I do not seek miracles. Is access to good food, quality education, and hygienic living conditions for all a Utopian desire? Isn't basic respect for human rights and individual dignity a necessity? Shouldn't every person, irrespective of gender, religion, caste, or class, have equal access to rights and opportunities? And all this need not necessarily come with ‘development’. In other words, more skyscrapers, IT parks, or malls are not the solution. Development entails access to a certain way of life for all – good education, healthcare, and equal opportunities, among other basic human necessities. In a truly developed state every human life is valued and gets the required support to live as a free human being.
Now, how can I play a part in ensuring this? Who do I bring to power? Which party can promise me a state of equality and growth for all?
Unfortunately, this question can only lead to disappointment. What do you hope or expect for a nation of people which prioritizes construction of temples, churches or mosques over toilets, schools and homes. What do you do when you are only given options that do not meet your requirements; get disillusioned and shy away from the system?
There are stereotyped perceptions created by the media and the so-called ‘thinking’ interpreters of everything. If you are secular you can’t like BJP. If you are against corruption, you are with AAP. If you are so-called secular and think AAP is ineffective, you go with Congress. The rest of the parties are mostly region-based (in other words caste-based). These are the choices a regular Indian has.
I do not worry about the consequences of the choice I make. I worry about the lack of consequences of any choice I make. After all, aren't all choices exactly the same; only disguised as different entities to fool us, yet again?
Now, how can I play a part in ensuring this? Who do I bring to power? Which party can promise me a state of equality and growth for all?
Unfortunately, this question can only lead to disappointment. What do you hope or expect for a nation of people which prioritizes construction of temples, churches or mosques over toilets, schools and homes. What do you do when you are only given options that do not meet your requirements; get disillusioned and shy away from the system?
There are stereotyped perceptions created by the media and the so-called ‘thinking’ interpreters of everything. If you are secular you can’t like BJP. If you are against corruption, you are with AAP. If you are so-called secular and think AAP is ineffective, you go with Congress. The rest of the parties are mostly region-based (in other words caste-based). These are the choices a regular Indian has.
I do not worry about the consequences of the choice I make. I worry about the lack of consequences of any choice I make. After all, aren't all choices exactly the same; only disguised as different entities to fool us, yet again?
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