Now, what?
The past few weeks saw the closure of elections in America. It was a polarizing election, with controversial candidates on both sides. One thing is certain - democracy is alive and kicking. This is evident when people have the freedom to express their views, the right to disagree and hold the government accountable in whatever ways they can. In some ways, it was like " deja-vu " - having grown up in India and being part of the minority community. There is an increased sense of being an outsider, looking in - and feeling that the majority population barely tolerates you, and doesn't really identify with you. It is a feeling of " put up or shut up ". I remember an incident in college, and having a school administrator point out to me that I wasn't really an Indian citizen, because I had a Christian name. I remember being called " pav waali ", with the assumption that Christians survive on a diet of bread. I remember the Mumbai riots, where h