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Arundhati Roy- heavenly body on a earthy India

The below link was published in a region centric, oldschool thought & one side aligned newspaper about Jan LokPal and phenomenan Anna. The Link below where she dwells in detail- http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/article2379704.ece I would like to counter as much to my knowledge on how her argument fails to grasp the popular sentiment and her idea of corportization of even fasts 1. She belittles the idea of protesting against the evils in society- yes one needs to debate which is bigger evil- communalism, naxalism, corporate cronyism, bureaucratic excesses, unequal spread of wealth- all well said but does she have a magic wand which we are now asking Dr. Singh??????????????????. Aruna Roy, Medha Patkar, many more have taken to streets for justice why havent they been able to create a magic? Mallika Sarabhai, a danseuse and critic against Modi stood for elections why has she lost? is she corrupt? Why has people stopped voting in large numbers in Urban India when rural people thro

My First Click................electing my leader

Wow what a relief i felt since i heard the beep go, i was in no mood to let go the button. My intentions are all clear and set; Vote out the corrupt/ infantile/ nepotism ridden/ Parochial government ruling just to make people lazy and a shade worse than a working person's characteristics. Ever since they were voted for power their intentions have become clearer each passing day. I stay in suburban Chennai and the roads and overflowing garbage is bygone stink with it story, beautifying places which are not habitated and neglecting residential areas is a serious problem with government management. I was intended to vote for change to Sarath Babu's or Dr. JP's party but didnt find their candidates in my place. Hence opted for lesser evil in fray; atleast the next govt. begins pain test for the previous regime. Atleast someone shows the previous regime its rightful place.

Determination

Determination to achieve something close to heart and even closer to mind   But things which stop the flow are very things which needs to be moderated   -- Satish I share my living, for i have got what i want.