Elections bring up memories. One of them is a quotable quote delivered by Dominique de Villepin in 2002, when he was visiting India as France’s foreign minister. When asked what it felt like to trounce.
No surprise that only 38% of 18-year-olds bothered to register as voters. They respond to a good contest or a cause. Both are missing in these elections Only 38% of the freshly minted 18-year-olds have.
When the old rural economy collapses it also brings down patriarchy, or the traditional authority of male family elders. Yet, because the household still expects men to be providers, they are sent out to cities.
Hindu men in their 20s & 30s have refashioned worship: less ritualistic, more experiential Young Hindus have made it known that matters of worship are too serious to be left in the withered hands of.
Rumour is Artificial Intelligence (AI) will soon overwhelm Human Intelligence (HI). We fear marauding machines trampling us with iron heels and commanding us with toneless sounds. This, however, is not about to happen for two.