पाटणकर उवाच

We call this nation of ours as a democracy, a rule for the people, by the people and of the people. The constitution of India is also "given to the people by themselves", meaning that it has not been given by any king or prince. Nobody has a "divine right" to rule the people except they themselves. However, is it a reality?  Mahatma Gandhi essayed a big role in deepening of democratic roots in the country, to the last man or woman. He ensured that people trust in the system even if they have had nothing to eat for days, no medical care for the sick, schools for the children or justice for the marginalized. It is creditable that people have not revolted and broken the system into anarchy despite decades of misgovernance, lavish displays of wealth against abject poverty, India faring so low on various hunger, malnutrition and happiness indexes. (India ranked 102 out of 112 countries in the global hunger index) It is creditable that democratic roots...