Cycles of change

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The pendulum has swung back. After India's independence Bengal had a rightist government till 1977. So that was a 30 year period.

Then we had a leftist government for the next 34 years.

Although it is not really possible to fit an equation with only two data points, that is all we have today. Let us wait and see whether it takes the next three decades for the pendulum to complete its oscillation.

Nature teaches us that there are cycles in all phenomena. Its only a matter of perspective to be able to perceive it. For processes that take a long time to swing from one extreme to the other, we may be fooled into believing that things are constant and everything is hunky dory. Instead of being complacent, it is always better to accept that change is the constant everywhere. It is a tough lesson that some people are learning the hard way.

With this momentous change, let us hope that Bengal emerges as the winner.

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