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Safety Vs Livelihood

The current political situation in the country seems to be a pandora's box; no matter what the cause is, every political party is trying to encash every issue which appears on the table without even going to the depth of what’s right or what’s wrong. For example: Electricity issue in Delhi, every party is in the line to use it as a tool to malign the other one; BJP in the center blames Congress and AAP for not managing resources well, Congress which had been for 15 years in power would blame both the AAP for not having done when in Govt and blaming BJP for not doing enough now, and the nascent AAP would use the same rhetoric for blaming both Congress and BJP to be allies in the power deterioration situation. Another interesting cause now comes up of the e-rickshaws in Delhi. With the recent notification issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, E-rickshaws currently plying in the city were rendered illegal. The livelihood of almost the two crore e-rickshaw

Democracy in the Nerves

               The modern science confirms the gene theory. There is something that’s in the genes and is automatically inherited no matter what the conditions are. The actual manifestation of the gene depends on the conducive environment it receives. Since long time, seeing all the latest developments of the Indian political system I am all the more convinced now that Democracy, Peaceful Struggle against Injustice and Self Correction is something in the Indian genes. Each country has its own history and a culture and so is ours. But the amalgamation of the varied diversified cultures, traditions and values that the Indian society at large has taken is just awe-strucking.                 Aryans, Dravidians, Mongolians, Afganis, Parsis, Europeans, Mughals, Indigenous Tribals……………………..and the list is endless. If asked as to what is the native breed in India, I think it’s just just not possible to name any one. The very concept of Hindustani or Indian (in more modern terms) is t