While noticing these protests by the various sections of the student community I was on one hand thrilled to see the massive protests against the corrupt Arjun Singh and his meaningless actions, while on the other hand very much stunned by the way in which these very students were treated by the police. Though student protesters worldwide have always lead radical changes and sometimes revolutions in their countries there is one thing that separates us from all the other countries - A common medium or language of communication.
The range of languages and cultures in India is so large that is feels almost impossible to have a vociferous and motivating leader who can move the masses from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. The communication barriers are so high that it would be a mind blowing task to motivate the masses and pass on a common message to all of them without being lost in translation etc. It is such a daunting task to even dream about.
At the same time think of Hitler who through effective communication of his party's and indirectly his agenda managed to motivate the whole of Germany into various criminal acts, while beating the drums of nationalism and the Aryan bloodline. All this he achieved by effectively communicating his thoughts through Mein Kemf. Would that ever be possible here? Because that is what we need right now ie a full fledged revolt against the corrupt politicians and their families and weed them out of the fabric of new India. The students have risen and I hope all of us stand with them soon.
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