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A local song that translates into “Keep quiet, don’t make a noise, the minister is sleeping” went viral in Uttarakhand, bringing home the point that the comforts of the ruling class were much more important than the aspirations with which the state was carved out of Uttar Pradesh (UP) on November 9, 2000. The song, released in the initial years of the formation of the state, reflects only a partial reality now as much water has flowed into the Gangotri-Yamunotri since then.
For instance, Uttarakhand’s economy gradually moved from below 1 per cent of India’s economy when the state was
