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His  Evolution Theory   More Relevant in Today’s Strike-Torn World

Dharmendra Azad

New Delhi | Monday | 21 April 2025

In the 19th century, when numerous religious stories claimed that life was a special creation of some god, Charles Darwin, holding the torch of science, showed us a path to truly understand ourselves and the world around us. He established that all of us — humans, animals, birds, plants, microbes — are links in the same chain of evolution. No one is superior by birth, no one inferior. We are all children of the same biological process.

Darwin’s theory of evolution is not an opinion — it is a scientific reality.

The journey he began in 1831 aboard the HMS Beagle was not merely geographical — it was the start of an intellectual revolution, a scientific approach to understanding evolution. Observing the differences in the beaks of birds on the Galápagos Islands, he concluded that living beings are not static; they adapt and change according to their environment. From this, he proposed the theory of Natural Selection — the organism best suited to its environment survives and passes on its traits to the next generation.

This idea was not just a scientific conclusion — it was a direct challenge to religious authority and claims of racial or caste superiority. Darwin showed that no one is a “special being sent from above.” Race, caste, religion, gender, colour — all are social constructs, not biological truths. From nature’s perspective, we are all equal, and all beings have equal rights to this Earth.

And what is happening in India today?

When Darwin’s theory is removed from school curricula,

 

Article at a Glance
In the 19th century, Charles Darwin revolutionised our understanding of life and evolution, asserting that all living beings—humans, animals, and plants—are interconnected through a shared evolutionary process.
 His theory of Natural Selection, developed during his voyage on the HMS Beagle, posits that organisms adapt to their environments, challenging notions of superiority based on race, caste, or religion. Darwin's insights emphasise that these social constructs lack a biological basis, promoting the idea of equality among all beings.
 However, contemporary attempts in India to remove Darwin's theory from educational curricula and replace it with religious narratives threaten scientific reasoning and human dignity. Such actions reinforce outdated social hierarchies and suppress critical thinking. Embracing Darwin's legacy is essential for advocating equality and respect for all, reminding us that the Earth belongs to everyone, regardless of caste, religion, or class.

When children are taught that “we were created by Brahma or some deity,”

This is not just an attack on Darwin —

It is an attack on reason, on science, and human dignity.

Governments that try to replace science with religious myths

are laying the foundation for a society where scientific thinking is suppressed,

where the caste system is reinforced by calling it the “result of past life karma.”

where people are not allowed to break free from the swamp of religion, caste, and blind faith.

But Darwin’s scientific legacy is a light against this darkness.

Darwin reminds us that

no person is higher, no person is lower,

no one is great by birth, and no one is cursed by birth.

We are all fellow travellers on the same evolutionary journey — equal children of nature.

To remember Darwin today is to join the scientific struggle.

It is to carry forward the tradition of reason, equality, and awareness

that calls for equal rights and respect

for every child, every creature, every community on this planet.

Because this Earth does not belong to any one caste, religion, or class —

This Earth belongs to all.

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