GLOCAL Jan 2014 | Page 21

TRIBUTE Mao and modern China A tribute to the 120th Birthday of Mao Shahnawaj Bulbul The great leap forward policy was designed to achieve food sufficiency and security, the previous individual and separate farming system was replaced by collective farming system which resulted in massive famine, so many people died in food shortage. When the food grains were ready, till then hunger took the lives of the farmers. The flaws were hidden inside the policymaking which was later understood. 18 two of his major policies were- The great leap forward and the Cultural Revolution. Page This year Tiananmen Square has been decorated with flowers, to celebrate the ceremony of the 120th birthday of China‘s great leader Mao Tse Tung. As the founder leader of the modern China, he is not only respected by the China‘s new generation. Although they are not much aware of the Major doctrines of this great man, but their new spirit is the most significant driving force of the China‘s economic wheel. Mao is the popular, indeed charismatic leader of the Chinese revolution which eventually overthrew the Kuomintang. As a policy maker