Who are we kidding?

There's such a dearth of visionaries in Indian politics. Under-represented communities have to settle for the next best thing... megalomaniacs with a severe chip on their shoulder who ruthlessly claw their way to the top. Once they reach the top they don't seem to know what to do. Having political representation is undoubtedly a quintessential aspect of social mobility but what are we settling for? At the expense of what?

Its not as if this peculiar malady has escaped the other stratas of India's chaotic billions. Getting access to power by hook or by crook comes first. When the time comes to execute power, most of India's politicians fail the peter parker test. What they are great at, is acting offended. What professionals! Their most common refuge is to act incensed at the 'violation' of their culture of which they know scant little. Culture and religion (read Hinduism) are such efficient masks for inefficiency, the lack of talent and colossal apathy. It's a shame that so many supposed future leaders of India are firm worshipers at the altar of identity politics. They don't spare us their rhetoric even during times of crisis.

Hinduism as a religion has ceased to exist. All thats left in its place are caste and shallow morality. When I hear about the kind of caste related atrocities that occur in India I can't help feeling that Hinduism wasn't all that ahead of its time like so many people claim it was, if its fathers found it necessary to differentiate people on the basis of their work, what they ate and their colour. Apartheid takes place in India. It's somehow managed to remain one of India's best kept secrets. The world community is still quite oblivious to the inhuman treatment of dalits in India. If you're a part of the upper caste and you don't think you're biased think twice. Racism is ingrained in everyone in India.

I still believe in Indian democracy. There are some really good people waiting for a chance to make some real change. For them to make a difference in our fickle society requires us to be patient so as to let their decisions bear fruit.

If you've read this post and you're Indian then you've already typecast me as belonging to a particular community. My only answer to you is to say that I don't belong anywhere and I don't want to belong anywhere. Identity is a myth. We're all same.