The Dance of Democracy
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Democracy is a form of government in which all eligible people have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives. Ideally, this includes equal (and more or less direct) participation in the proposal, development and passage of legislation into law.
If the above definition of democracy is to believed then India's standing as a democratic power stands reinforced by the current "Anna" revolution. People in this country are allowed to come out, protest and demand the law they want to be governed by. Also the "Revolution" itself is not above criticism. It has been inspected on a microscopic level to identify the caste, the religion and the ideological identities. It may have none, and then it may have some; the point is in India nothing is holy grail irrespective of the political power you command or the popular perception you are riding.
Agreed there have been aberration even in this movement and the action taken by the government but then I or for that matter no one believed India is perfect. We don't have to indulge in an armed struggle to bring about change. We can live to tell the story irrespective if we end up on the winning or the loosing side. India is democratic and that is what I am proud of.
If the above definition of democracy is to believed then India's standing as a democratic power stands reinforced by the current "Anna" revolution. People in this country are allowed to come out, protest and demand the law they want to be governed by. Also the "Revolution" itself is not above criticism. It has been inspected on a microscopic level to identify the caste, the religion and the ideological identities. It may have none, and then it may have some; the point is in India nothing is holy grail irrespective of the political power you command or the popular perception you are riding.
Agreed there have been aberration even in this movement and the action taken by the government but then I or for that matter no one believed India is perfect. We don't have to indulge in an armed struggle to bring about change. We can live to tell the story irrespective if we end up on the winning or the loosing side. India is democratic and that is what I am proud of.
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corruption,
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