Conversation

Can India ever be a developed country if we don’t have any form of population control? “In a jungle, if the no. of animals exceed a set per sq km quota ... they usually perish” how come there is no such statistics for humans in the urban jungle.

A pickpocketeer is beaten up by the public, harassed by the police and thrown into jail for at least 6 months. His crime – stealing Rs. 50 or 100. How can a guy like Raja (of 2G scandal) get away with only resigning?

Does democracy need to be redefined? Should there be a minimum qualification to get voting rights. Do we need to rethink if an illiterate person who can be bought with a bottle of alcohol is able to make the ‘right’ choice?

Isn’t it important that every election candidate should have minimum college education?

Was Partition really necessary? Isn’t it a result of just power politics?

Should Nehru have taken the Kashmir issue to the UN? What did S Radhakrishnan think about this?

Before I knew it, I was at my destination.
Topics flowed easily as the road sped by. Sitting in an auto, this discussion was with my auto rickshaw driver about the issues plaguing modern India. Definitely one of the best conversations I have had in a while.