Intellectual Bankruptcy

By: Prem Prasad Sigdel

The meaning of scholars is to provide the best ways and ideas to the public so that they would be the follower of them; or that would enhance the society in the future. Scholars must be able to guide the society and the nation to the right path. Unfortunately, the knowledge which the scholars have got is useless in our society.

We can find the counter culture in our society so people have been fighting one another of being competent or to prove their supremacy. Besides they aren’t ready to accept others’ ideas though it may be valuable. Hence, they have been losing their faith due to bankruptcy. The ideas are pertaining to both sides of the politicians and the scholars. The scholars don’t accept the existence of the politicians neither the politicians to the scholars. We can find conflict between and among them. Thus the country is in the whirlwind of criticisms and confusions.

The scholars have also full of prejudice due to political inclination that their ideas should be respected or the philosophy what they have shared should be fully implemented. On the other hand, the politicians, who are the player of dirty game, would like to influence the scholars. So the ideas of them always contradict with the scholars and the country is facing the problem. The culture of inclusive and precise decision making hasn’t been developed in our country yet. Every side tries to influence the decision. They think that their hand should always be up rather than the opponent. They can’t consent for the maximum benefit of the country.

It happens due to the little knowledge what they have got. Little knowledge is always dangerous. The tussle between the communist and the capitalist is much interesting in this matter. They have been guided with the philosophy of political leaders to secure only their future. So the division of scholars is tragic; the country can’t take benefit from them; and it is useless. Rather than advising the leaders scholars have run after the petty benefit of their family. They scholars have also been guided with the leaders in this matter that they have been thinking for their family rather than the society or the nation. So their knowledge is private only. Despite the philosophy of knowledge economy, the scholars have kept their knowledge and ideas secret, private and useless.

So we have found intellectual bankruptcy in the Nepalese context. On the other hand, our culture has been shaped accordingly as we have few literate people in the past. So the development of education should be the first and foremost priority in our country. If the society hasn’t been educated, we can’t get maximum benefit from the people. So the context should be changed or the scholars should be put ahead and they should have been guided with fairness.