Three Cheers for Democracy

Today they had the truck drivers jamming the motorways and the CBD area in major cities in New Zealand to protest against the hike in road users taxes by diesel vehicles.

This is the first time I have seen such a coordinated approach In NZ. Coming from the biggest democracy in the world I have I guess taken for granted the right to express .

We have always been encouraged to speak our minds . Thats what democracy is all about. Freedom of expression .

I am extremely proud to have had the privilege of growing up In India learing to coexist with people speaking 29 differerent languages not to mention the numerous dialects .


Keith Bellows, VP - National Geographic Society :

"There are some parts of the world that, once visited, get into your heart and won’t go. For me, India is such a place. When I first visited, I was stunned by the richness of the land, by its lush beauty and exotic architecture, by its ability to overload the senses with the pure, concentrated intensity of its colors, smells, tastes, and sounds... I had been seeing the world in black & white and, when brought face-to-face with India, experienced everything re-rendered in brilliant technicolor."


Mark Twain: "India has two million gods, and worships them all. In religion all other countries are paupers; India is the only millionaire."


A Rough Guide to India:
"It is impossible not to be astonished by India. Nowhere on Earth does humanity present itself in such a dizzying, creative burst of cultures and religions, races and tongues. Enriched by successive waves of migration and marauders from distant lands, every one of them left an indelible imprint which was absorbed into the Indian way of life. Every aspect of the country presents itself on a massive, exaggerated scale, worthy in comparison only to the superlative mountains that overshadow it. It is this variety which provides a breathtaking ensemble for experiences that is uniquely Indian. Perhaps the only thing more difficult than to be indifferent to India would be to describe or understand India completely. There are perhaps very few nations in the world with the enormous variety that India has to offer. Modern day India represents the largest democracy in the world with a seamless picture of unity in diversity unparalleled anywhere else."