Gerald D'Cunha

  A while ago, I was having my mid-morning ‘cutting’ at a nearby tapri . That’s the place, I, often, get to hear some serious discussions/debates   - about politics, religion, or life at large… often, some finest dialogues, and, even, the choicest expletives! This morning, I was ‘privileged’ to overhear some serious discussion over the latest Maharashtra politics. The paanwala and, apparently, his regular customer, a rickshaw-wala . The paanwala , who seemed to be a North Indian, sounded extremely excited and satisfied about the development… He wanted the MVA government to collapse. The Rickshaw-wala – apparently, a Maharashtrian – was angry at the political development. He was feeling cheated and was cursing his heart out on those leaders, who, he thought, were betrayers… He was blaming BJP for engineering all the drama… “Ye sab game hai; saare chor ha i.” He was fuming with frustration and disappointment. The chaiwala, a Rajasthani middle-aged man – who gets to witness...

“ Greed is not a financial issue. It's a heart issue.” -       Andy Stanley   “T he three most important ways to lead people,” said Albert Schweitzer, “ are by example… by example… by example.” “Go out and vote, if you really want our Society to change for the better… Vote out the corrupt. Vote in the honest.” Yes, this was how we all are ‘hoodwinked’ to come out and vote, every time an election comes up – be it National, State or Corporation election. For democracy to survive, elections have to take place. We all have to come out and elect our candidates… These candidates are supposed to lead us. Yes, by example! And, now, let’s look around us – what an example! What an ideal! What a leadership! If tomorrow an election is held, will you go out and vote – leave alone for ‘these’ leaders? They assume we are fools! Maybe they are right. We are fools, because we were more of someone’s blind ‘bakths’  than int...