Silence.. it is often the only response left in a child after a horrific trauma and a scar is forever left in him. Child sexual abuse, a topic seldom discussed at home and if a child does tell his/her parents about the incident which is tearing his/her soul.. often parents fail to believe in them. 53% of our population have faced child sexual abuse atleast once in their childhood, i.e. one in every two child is a victim.

This trauma, this shame, this crime forever stays with them and haunts them in their adult life. Ironically, often it is those people who are trusted by the family, their close friends are the ones who carry out the abuse. Abuse here is rape, forcibly kissing, touching of private parts, showcase of obscene images, videos.

Age is no bar for these pedophiliacs (Pedophiliacs are those people who engage in child sexual abuse, who get sexual pleasure from a child). Whether you’re a mere 2 year old or a 10 year old child, child sexual abuse takes place often within one’s own house, amidst your loved ones.  Stats show that one just girls, but also boys are a victim in this crime.

Interestingly, when the stats are so high, and one in every two child is a victim, in India there is no law against this heinous crime. Our dear politicians are so busy in trivial matters such as cartoons of 1960’s that such an important matter is still in debates in Lok Sabha.

Counselors and psychologists say that these victims often face double victimization, wherein the society looks down upon them, and often they are left in their cocoon crying out their pain in silence. Children often fail to report this to their parents as they feel that their parents will not listen and believe them. Silence becomes a form of self-preservation for a child, as the thought that their parents will not believe them is more traumatic then rape itself. Which is true at as well to an extend- when in India parents fail to talk openly about sex with their kids, children do not know the right words to explain their situation. Also, once confronted with the truth, adults often fail to act effectively due to the stigma attached to it by the society.

The main crux of the matter is that such a situation does occur in households, irrespective of class or religion. Children are vulnerable and are often exploited.  After an extensive research, Dr Rajat Mitra, Child Psychologists says that most of the sex offenders show no remorse or guilt regarding the incident and they often believe that the child actually enjoy the rape. These sex offenders are no different from you and me- they look the same and in fact are very charming in their nature.

1098 is the number of child line, a helpline number for child sexual abuse. This ia s 24 hour service, wherein any child who feels that they are the victims of are in some danger, they can contact this center through this number, and someone from the center will come to visit them within an hour. this service and helpline number is available in many cities and towns as well.

However, one important aspect which was left untouched during the showcase of Aamir Khan’s Satyamev Jayate was the raw fact that even father’s are often responsible for child sexual abuse. Sadly, there are many stories wherein a father is also a sex offender and commits rape or sexual abuse or advances towards their own children.

We need to acknowledge our children and need to believe in them when they tell us about these things. We need to talk to them about sexual abuse and need to gain their confidence. Child sexual abuse is a crime against humanity, it can impair one’s life, lead them in the world of drugs and alcohol to subdue the pain, can make them cold and vulnerable towards formation of future relationships. Child sexual crime is a very serious issue and we need to hold hands and fight against it.

Aamir Khan’s debut TV Show Satyamev Jayate, received extremely positive reviews from both critics and the common man. Keeping in line with the show’s motto, ‘The truth shall prevail’, Aamir Khan met Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot to discuss the issue of female foeticide which was the focus of the first episode of the show.

Following the meeting, the Rajasthan government and the Jaipur district administration swung into action, cancelling the licenses of 5 sonography centres.

What is shocking about this whole matter is the fact that the Government had to wait for a TV Show to expose the matter for it to take action. Wasn’t the government aware, before the show was aired, about the prevalence of Female foeticide in the state? The answer would be obviously yes, given Rajasthan’s despairingly low Male:Female sex ratio of 1000:888, which the policy-makers would definitely be aware of. While this does not seem a large number, like Aamir said on the show, when you consider lakhs and crores of children, you realise the magnitude of the issue.

Yet again, this showcases the lackadaisical attitude of our politicians who wait for someone to remind them to take action; who wait for someone to say ‘Jaago Re’.

While the common man has to be reminded about these issues, it shouldn’t be the same in the case of politicians and bureaucrats. It is their duty to remind, not to be reminded!

Female infanticide.. A topic about which people seldom talk about, and even if they do the crux of the matter is often left unexposed. Female infanticide is not just the death of a girl child within the womb of the mother itself, but also it is the death of the love, the warmth, the motherhood which nurtures a child.

Why is it that people still desire a male child? Today, when female is acing the race in every field of life, when girls are often the support of their parents, when they have the capability to take care of not just the household work but also maintain a successful career, why is men still preferred in a society?

The situation now at hand is getting worse as the days go by. The boy to girl ratio is now declining at such a rampant speed that men are no longer able to a woman to marry. Now, this is leading to crime wherein open selling-buying of girls are now entertained in various cities.

If girls are not allowed to be born, then how will a lineage continue? Crores of women face subjugation everyday, face the pressure to get a sex-scan done as soon as their trimester gets completed, face the aggression and torture from their husband and in-laws in case a female genital is detected.

Often, women are austresized for not being able to bear a male child. I have heard of accounts wherein the woman have being barred from all social occasions for bringing a bad omen or for carrying the burden of a cursed womb. And another trend which is on the rise is that the husband will abandon her and marry another girl.

One important factor to ponder upon is that, women is not responsible for the sex of the child. She is just a carrier, a nurturer.. The person responsible for the sex of the child is the husband.. The sex of the unborn is determined on the basis of the type of sperm which fuses with the egg in the ovum.

Indian government has officially banned all sex determination tests and scan, yet this process is still carried out at large in our society. The reason behind this, is the growing need for it in the market. This crime is nurtured by the society, the in-laws who in their desire for a male grandchild, are ready to set ablaze their own daughter-in-law, the husband, who will beat their wife and torture her mentally and physically, the environment which looks down upon a women who has a girl child.

And this crime is not an offspring of the villages and rural areas but that of urban and ‘so called’ advanced societies. Educated fools are the ones who feed this growing weed and are responsible for the downfall of the girl:boy ratio.

It’s high time, the tide is now at its peak.. If we don’t act together against this growing menace, then the entire human face is going to face extinction soon. If every one of us influence at least one family outside our own, if we start by educating and helping our maid servant and those who serve us, we have taken a step to better our world, our child’s future.

This article would be incomplete, without one special mention: Aamir Khan’s Satyamev Jayate. His show is an inspiration and I sincerely hope that people do participate and help to actually bring about a change. One advise to all who are sceptical: if you can’t a step forward to do something, then at least don’t pull back or put down those who are trying to actually do something.

Mohanlal’s ‘salt n pepper’ looks were awesome,so were his mannerims and dialogue delivery.The whole design of his character was awesome,especially his passion towards Chess. Director/Scriptwriter B.Unnikrishnan has written down some crisp dialogues,specially for the Lal fans out there and those dialogues were well recieved by the audience.Background music did add charm to the whole movie,also the performance from the co-stars especially Jagathy Sreekumar,Priyamani,Naren n Anoop Menon.
‘Aaranu Nee’ song was completely misplaced,but the first song which was a melody was good to hear.Deepak Dev”s this composition has already found its place among the chartbusters.

Some dialogues towards the end of the movie and also the not so fast first half might make you feel bored.Other than that,i couldn’t figure out much negatives and i enjoyed the whole 126 minutes.

Personal Opinion:Folks out there,do give it a try.You won’t be disappointed..

The author is available in twitter as @georgemridul

Mother is not a word, not a noun; it is but an emotion that is never so commonly found. She is the first teacher, the worst enemy and then the darling friend. A woman, an idol, the Gibraltar’s rock and the one whose soothing touch makes the world a better place to live in. She is the softest one, yet she is the strongest when it comes to her children. She’ll be the one who silently sheds a tear over her fevered child yet she is the one who can bend mountains if needed. She is Shakti, she is love, she is sacrifice, she is inspiration, she is from where life starts and thus she is truly revered.

On the occasion of Mother’s day, Mutiny celebrates the spirit of motherhood and invites all mothers to send us  their picture with Sagarika Chakraborty’s book, “A Calendar Too Crowded”. 

A Calendar Too Crowded is Sagarika Chakraborty’s debut novel and more about the book can be found at its FB page  or at her blog (www.endowedwithmetis.wordpress.com)

This book celebrates the womanhood, the raw nature of being a female and the essence, the underlying spirit which constitutes a woman.

Do send us a picture of your mother or your own (if you are a mother yourself) with the book to mutinyindia@gmail.com and you might just get featured on our blog.

Rules and Regulations:

1. The snaps should be emailed to mutinyindia@gmail.com in jpg format only
2. The file size should not exceed 2MB
3. The last date of the contest is May 15, 2012.
4. Judges decision will be final with regard to selection of the snaps to be featured on mutiny.
5. The website www.mutiny.in will hold the copyright of the snaps received.

When 19 year old Loitam Richard , a student of Acharya NRV school of architecture was found lying in a pool of blood in his hostel room on 18th April, college authorities and police blamed his death on a minor road accident he had suffered a few days ago and drug abuse. However, Eye witnesses clearly state that Loitam was assaulted by two students repeatedly causing him severe injuries to the face and head. Blood tests have revealed no trace of drugs in Richard’s blood and friends say that the accident was a minor one, one that could not have led to his death.

It has been almost 3 weeks since his gruesome murder but nobody has been arrested or held accountable. His killers are scot-free while his parents grieve the death of a son whom they described as ‘the perfect son they could have had’. Newspapers and channels irresponsible continue reporting innacurate versions of what actually happened on the fateful night of 18th April.

If  you believe in truth and justice, it is time to make your voice heard. Sign the petition addressed to the President of India, the Chief Minister of Karnataka and Manipur, Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission, Commissioner of Police, Bangalore and the Dean of Loitam’s college. Help deliver justice to the memory of Loitam Richard by signing the petition whose link is given below.

JUSTICE FOR LOITAM RICHARD

When I saw www.flipkart.com’s bestseller list crowded with Indian fiction and these books receiving nothing less than 5 star reviews from readers, I was extremely curious.

So, I went to my local book store and randomly picked up ‘I am broke, love me’ by Animesh Verma, an IITian(Oh no! Not again.)The cover proclaimed, “From the bestselling author of Love, life and dream on: An IITians story of romance.” I looked at some more books, but decided to buy this one for no particular reason.

By the time I had finished the first 8 pages, I was shocked, appalled and disgusted, all at the same time. There are 70 grammatical, factual and spelling errors in the first few pages itself and I wouldn’t be surprised if you find more. Even the grammatically correct sentences would be trashed by any editor worth his salt as ‘crass.’ Here’s an excerpt that will tell you what I am talking about:
“I never wanted to leave United States as I knew this was the place where I could have earned hell lot of money and fame too. I took my seat in the the plane; the hot American air hostess brought some beer.”

I wonder how the book got printed without a stringent process of editing. Apparently, the publishers of this book are quite popular in literary circles for their Rs.100 books that are printed on cheap paper, are written poorly, but yet turn out to be bestsellers.

There are a very limited number of new authors who break away from the ‘IIT-love-office’ genre. Yet, these extremely well written, captivating tales never manage to outsell books such as ‘I am broke…’

Though every one cannot be a Salman Rushdie or a Vikram Seth, the ability to write grammatically correct sentences in English is a must for every writer. And it is definitely the responsibility of the publisher to ensure the book goes through a stringent process of editing and evaluation.

One thing that can filter out such books would be the elimination of receiving unsolicited manuscripts on the part of the publisher like in other countries. The presence of literary agents in the industry would definitely help the average Indian reader read better books.

Last decade of twentieth century marked the beginning of two Eras in India. 1) IT Era/Computer Era  2)Mobile Era.Both computer and mobile have become a part of our life, the latter leading in front, as its cost is less compared to computer. Of course, there are so many advantages for mobile phones. But are we Indians really matured enough to handle that electronic gadget perfectly?

Consider our life, thirty –forty years back. That was the time , when a person leave to gulf or a distant place for a job, it took even months to get a reply. Till the first letter, everyone would be tensed.They had to handle it as there was no other choice for them. From that period, we had really moved forward. Today, if a person from a state, say Kerala leave to another state or country, he/she can call within minutes after reaching there. Such a huge change has come up in last two decades. But does that started to affect mind of humans? Is our mind becoming weak? Even a 5 minute delay in call can cause huge stress for many people.

Another side effect , that has recently developed is the overlapping of personal and official life. Earlier, once when u leave office, person would be free till next day morning. But today, even at home you can see office conferences and other office works.And when they go to office, they will be worried with family matters, which they couldn’t take care of on previous day.  This situation is more dominant among IT employees. What really happening at the end is , parents doesn’t get time to look their children properly and child, who grows up by seeing such things will never feel much love or attachment to family. They will also quarrel to get a mobile even at school level. Parents are usually quite happy to gift  even an ipad or android with so many features. Once children get mobile  at a totally immature age, everyone know what will happen.

A change that I noticed in last few years is the lack of mingling in the society. Last week I had a train trip. There was a group of college students sitting near me. But none of them were talking ,or even looking at each other. Instead, everyone was busy with phone .Either talking, or googling or keeping headset in ears. There was a time that everyone enjoyed such trips with friends. But now, the pleasure trips  are getting reduced. Instead we can see a set of humans with mobiles.That is the entire world for them. Even in hostels, you can’t see fights or chit chats among college students like earlier. Instead we can see only a few souls in different dark corners of hostel building with a mobile, talking to ‘someone special’. Children don’t mind leaving parents for a day. But they can’t even imagine a day without mobile phone. Most of us are becoming addict to it. When we visit many middle and upper class families, you can even see parents sitting in one floor and children on the other floor of home, talking to someone.Even children and parents won’t share much things.

Let me add one more point. We can see people going to temples, churches and mosques for praying. Everyone wants some peace of mind. But even inside the holy place, a few won’t switch off phone. Even in prayers,half of their mind would be on mobile, whether it is ringing or not. If you can’t even focus on a prayer which last for hardly 5 minutes, how can you expect some peace of mind?

The most important effect of mobile in today’s world is attack on our privacy. For the first time in the history of civilization, humans lost privacy. You can’t even tell, when you will be captured by someone’s camera. It has started to become a fun for people to capture other person’s private videos and upload them on internet. But, those who take that pictures and videos  just remember one thing-The same can happen to even your mother, sister, wife or daughter.

Mobile(and other electronic equipments) was invented to make our life simpler. But what really happening is it is making life more complicated. Now, I want to ask the first question again. Are we really matured enough to handle such a good electronic device? In my opinion, it is really good for a matured society like Europeans, who maintain a perfect balance between personal and official life. But for us, I think it is not, if we are not going to use it ‘perfectly’. We really need to realize the use of mobile correctly. I wish for a day where mobile will be used only for good purposes and it will become just another machine, rather than a body part of humans.

Sagarika Chakraborthy throws light on those issues which people have now taken as a part of everyday life, which people have learned to accept it as 'given'.

Sagarika Chakraborty, a lawyer by profession and qualification, published ‘A Calendar too crowded’ in March 2012. This novel is something to which she relates to, something which is very personal and at the same time some universal. All women cry out in pain, scream in silence and speak in emotions, and this ‘woman’ is captured by her in the novel in the form of short stories.

Sargarika talks to Shruti Kedia, in an exclusive interview and gives us a glimpse of her world, her thought process, her stand on the society and her journey towards ‘A calendar too crowded’.

Do we really need these symbolic celebrations of womanhood when we are going to sit back and watch millions of women suffer?

Symbolic celebrations in the form of talks, creating awareness, spreading the word – YES! Saying that, but celebrations that involve me gifting my mother a bunch of flowers on Mother’s Day and the very next day rebuking her for not having made a good dish for lunch – well that is exactly what I condemn through my actions in daily life and my book.

I fail to understand but, why should we sit back and watch millions of women suffer when our democracy gives us the biggest gift of all – the freedom of speech and expression. The pen has always been mightier than the sword and with social media on the rise ignorance should be the next ‘polio’ which we should pledge to oust from the society. The power lies with us – the way we want to utilize it shows where we stand.

What was your underlying thought for writing this book? Any personal experiences which is reflected in the book?

The underlying thought was basically angst and irk for a long time. Being a lawyer I have seen atrocities, both subtle and explicit, being covered by the fourth estate, law commission reports etc. but then what? After a few days of publication they all gather dust in memories and literally – thus I always felt that there’s a greater medium of spreading awareness and shedding light, through stories. For my grandmother always used to say that stories linger on the most in our minds & long after they have been read they smell still fresh.

Yes, almost all stories have a personal connect and are based on what I have experienced or what I have heard from people. A few of them indeed are more personal and are based on the relationships I have shared with various people – my grandmother, my sister, the little child I taught whose mother didn’t want her to become a prostitute like her, to name a few.

Which is your favourite story/ poem from the book? Why?

“When the Ganges ran dry” – is undoubtedly my favorite story (it is filed under the month of March). The entire story revolves around a granddaughter telling her experiences sitting beside her dying grandmother. She is back to her roots after ages and now looking around her changed household she wonders how her comatose grandmother would have reacted had she seen those very changes. Being extremely close to my grandmother the story has not only been written from the heart but also tugs memories of a childhood breezed by. It still brings tears to my eyes as I miss my grandmother recounting the experiences narrated in there.  

The characters.. the leading ladies of your stories does not have a name. Was this is a conscious decision? And why?

Albeit, it was a conscious decision and am very proud of it, despite a lot of readers telling me they would have preferred names. I however was always clear that my book will be all  about voices. It should encourage the readers to recall a face they have encountered in their lives and connect the voice of the story to that face. So that long after they have read the story, the voice lives on through that face in their lives.

Urban women have been always portrayed in the shades of grey. People claim that women are progressing today, and they are at par with men, as women are now accepted in their working women ‘avtaar’. What do you feel? Have women broken the shackles of the haunting past in a man’s world?

Women – urban or rural, previous generation or us, are nothing but humans and just like our other differently genital’ed counterpart have shades of grey. No one is perfect, every human being comes with their own short comings – so why shouldn’t we? And why this ardent need to project ourselves as perfect angels when in reality we are those who learn through our follies?

Why should our progress be determined by the fact that whether we are “working women” or not– I strongly think that is a wrong parameter! Progress is all about changing mindsets and if mindsets do not change for women in general it’s a black day. Be it stay at home moms or a female CEO, guess the true progress avatar is never referring her as the ‘weaker sex’! With regard to breaking shackles I feel we have taken a step forward but there are forces pulling us backwards two steps for every such a forward footprint. The concept of glass ceiling at workplaces, the attitudes towards stay at home mothers still need a lot of awareness and polishing before we truly arrive.

By the way it’s NOT a Man’s World it’s just a world where we have let the society decide who is to rule. In reality it’s nothing but a jungle where the fittest survive, it’s upto us now to hit the gym

Has education helped in the betterment of the female sex? With modernization and the opportunities while are available today, are women truly in a better position?

If you mean “degrees” by the word education, then let me refer you to a line from the book which I live by – “If education is to sign your name, literacy is to know what it stands for!” Thus I feel that no matter how educated we are on paper, we are not literate till the time we know our rights and respect the rights of those around us. Would you call a female boss who discriminates against her female colleague for the latter smokes as educated? She’s all that you say – modernized, belongs to the era of opportunities  yet I would say she’s mentally caught in a worse trap than that construction worker who shares a smoke with her daughter-in-law – for she understands habits!

Thus, I feel it doesn’t matter how educated you are! What truly matters is how literate you are about what the society should entail and what it should not!

In my personal opinion, women are the same in both rural and urban areas. They continue to suffer in silence, enduring the wrath of men in villages and in urban areas, they suffer under ‘sophisticated’ cover-up situations where names are different but beneath the facade things remain the same. What is your opinion on this?

Behind the heaviest curtains lie the greatest of all scars. My story Pandora’s Box (filed under July) is actually a take on all those elite homes that support girl child before the world, but behind the doors there is the harsh truth of craving for the male progeny till the last breath. Thus, what you said is indeed very true.

To cover the down trodden takes no effort for the rickety doors give away the truth easily, the screams that the lofty teak doors hide are but scarier when actually heard!

Do you consider yourself a feminist? Is there anyone who has inspired you?

I am NOT a feminist. I have cried hoarse time and again that I am not a feminist in writing or in thought and my book is all about woman and womanhood. It’s not that I have anything against feminism – I cannot afford to have when it’s a label that no matter how much I have shrugged it off, has found its way to stick to my name! In fact I support feminism, but don’t think I shall consider myself to be one till our society is clear about the definition of “feminism”. Today feminism is all about male bashing – have an advertisement where the husband asks the wife to find him a pair of socks, come out the blog posts on how it is a degrading ad for women – portraying them as slaves etc. To me this sort of male bashing is NOT feminism. Feminism is standing up for women’s rights in all forms, but not taking away her feminity or criticizing the roles she chooses to enter into. Till we arrive at that consensus am happy to stay away from that tag!

My mother and my grandmother have been my greatest inspirations. The former has taught me to have a list of priority people in life and only be bothered about what they think – it has indeed helped a recluse like me become strong and contended in a big way. The latter has shaped my life, people say I think like her, need I say more?

‘Slut walk’ is the current wave which has hit India. Do you support such events?

I do, whole heartedly, but then again I would be more proud if the same continues despite not being supported by the media and being restricted to a day. Through my book I condemn all “date based and single day” activities – for then we look at commercializing them or tagging them for media attention – they then lose their cause, the crux. Everything must have a continuous voice I feel – an impactful start is indeed good but then it is more often a fizzle when it gets too much attention at the start.

After the success of “A calendar too crowded”, we await your next venture; any thoughts on your second novel?

Thank you, for awaiting the next venture, it’s so heartwarming to know that! My next fiction venture is under research and since I spend months researching about stories before I pen them it’ll take some time. Saying that, to give a glimpse it’s about the Indian education system, yet another topic I hold close and have a lot of things to speak about.

This novel is a must read for all. The USP of this novel is the sensitivity with which each issue faced by women are dealt with. From abortion, marital rape to dowry issues, ‘A Calendar too crowded’ is a slice of Blueberry cheese cake which will leave you mesmerized, a tingling feeling of wanting more. A book which is echoes the silence of a women’s pleas, a delight.

As we all know, India is the biggest democratic country in the world and we are really proud of it.What is democracy?  We have freedom to select our leaders through a process called election and a democratic government is a government –  of the people, by the people and for the people. Now I want to ask the question. Are we really democratic? I am not asking whether there is the election in our country. Election is something which is quite common and will occur depending on support and withdrawal  of local parties. In last 15 years we faced five Parliament elections,3 assembly elections and 3 Panchayat elections(Assembly and Panchayat election count varies from state to state.) . But I am asking about the real democracy. Do we have a government – of the people? By the people ? and for the people? I think the time has come now to scan each part of democracy.

 By the people :In a  democratic country, everyone knows that leaders should be elected by the people. But did we really elect anyone who are  in power today? I agree that we have 543 MPs(Member of Parliament) in Lok Sabha. But how many of them are ministers? Most of our ministers are from Rajya Sabha, who are not directly elected by people. I think India is the only ’democratic  country’ in the world which has a prime minister who has never won an election.Congress must be really thankful to Dr. B .R.Ambedkar, who provided this loop-hole.

As all of us know, our honourable prime minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh has never won an election.He became prime minister through Rajya Sabha.  The same case is applicable to our Defence Minister – A K Antony,  External Affairs Minister – S.M.Krishna, Health Minister : Ghulam Nabi Azad, Overseas Indian Affairs Minister – Vayalar Ravi,Rural Development Minister -Jayaram Ramesh and Shipping Minister- G K Vasan and a few more. In other words,most of the ministers who are in power are not selected by common man. Still we say India is democratic and we elected our government.No one has doubt regarding the ability of any of our ministers.All are really talented. Then why can’t they face an election and prove that they are eligible for the post.But today what is happening? A parallel government. We elect one set of people. Party elect another set of people and finally the latter set will rule the fools, sorry the common people(both are same in this scenario).So we can clearly say that this is not a government which is elected ‘completely’ by people.

Of the people : Well , this is something that we really need to think. We got a government of the people. Yes, they are humans in physical appearance. But are they really doing anything like humans?So many cases :murder case, mining case, rape cases and other criminal cases(this includes not only central government politicians, but also various local government politicians which are from all parties.Mining mafia  is always party independent.All parties have equal share.) How can humans behave like this?

For the people : This is the most important section as far as a nation is considered. What people need is a good leader. Personally saying I don’t think people will be angry for a non elected person , if he is doing good for the nation. We have some examples infront of us. There were a few good leaders who came through back door, but did something good for people in their nation. But when it comes to our country things are always different. Petrol price hike, Tatra case, 2 G Case,Commonwealth games,mining mafia and so many other things are happening across the nation and still government remains silent.

How many of us can really accept that ours’ is a government for the people? If the word  people is only meant to relatives of politicians(2 G Scams, Common Wealth , Mining ) , then we can say that this is a government for the people.

So, can we really say that India is a democratic country? I request everyone to think and act from next elections so that we can make India a real democratic country.