Elections are absolutely necessary for democracy in every country, but the poor often become witness to the show of power in the name of balloting, eminent scholar and Padma Bhusan awardee Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak.Chakravorty Spivak, a Padma Bhusan recipient and Professor at Columbia University, delivered a speech on the future of books, on the inaugural day of the Kolkata Literature Festival being held on the premises of 45th International Kolkata Book Fair on Friday and later interacted with media.