The British have left. They have gone. It is nice to keep using there language. But it is a pain to keep following the rules they made to control the natives. While the British left India more than six decades ago; we follow outdated rules & regulations written by the British (to control the Slaves). Our Bureaucrats truly follow the dictum, “Hum Angrez ke zamane ke afsar hai.!” We have inherited from our former colonial masters an edifice of “prior approvals” required from the state for too many economic activities. We are also burdened with a tradition of opaque rules with the caveat that “notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, the collector/commissioner/secretary/minister can provide an approval if he…thinks it proper”. And there’s the rub! Opacity and discretion! Our erstwhile rulers found it a useful tool to ‘control’ us and to make sure their favorites (usually British companies) got the coveted approvals. It is high time we as free citizens change the system. O...