With Droupadi Murmu going to occupy the highest office of the country, India has made yet another great stride towards empowerment of the apparently most downtrodden section of society that she belongs to. Her irresistible rise is also an inspiration for all those constituting in crores, aspiring to do something big in life, and are somewhere in the process of nation building.
Ever since the Narendra Modi-led government came into power at the Centre, several pre-conceived and established social, political and cultural notions have been shaken with an indefatigably driven zeal to build the nation and society. By altering the established framework of governance and bringing far-reaching changes like never before, this development has also debunked the latent and hierarchical narratives of the Indian society.
Droupadi Murmu’s elevation to the top job has reaffirmed the idea of honouring the neglected sections of society by strengthening the bond between different communities for national unity and social harmony. What may have been unthinkable for the majority of the family-led parties ruling the political firmament for decades, has come to reality. Murmu is not just a lady belonging to the tribal community, rather she represents a strong community that fought even against the oppressive British government for their motherland.
Now putting the community on an equal footing with mainstream Indian society, the development has much more powerful political, social and cultural connotations, which promise to demolish a discriminatory tribal versus non-tribal binary constructed long before first by British colonial rulers and later bolstered by successive political establishments in several parts of the country.
In the last 8 years, a number of efforts and initiatives have been taken to bridge the physical gaps between different regions and communities, especially with the north-eastern and other such neglected zones of the country. This presidential election is an emotional move to bring around 8.2% of the population and about 10.42 crore in number as per the 2011 Census, closer to the heart of the country. At the same time, this outreach to tribal is also inspired by the notion of acknowledging diversity with their individuality being equally respected with long-term cultural and social dividends well beyond the more immediate political and electoral gains.
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