Agreed that Primary education is the “starting Point” for growth and progress, the question still remains,” Who will start and How?” People in Power are not interested in eduacating the masses, moreover, they(Arjun Singh & Co.) are shoving more spokes in the wheel of the education system. In such a scenario, where do you break the vicious circle? Or do you think the time has not yet ripened for “action” ?

Just because a party has been in power for long does not necessarily mean we should belittle them at the drop of the hat. And moreover, to prove that A is better doesn’t necessarily have to involve saying B is worse! If A is better, it’d show up anyway!

Yes, Congress didn’t perform very well during all its rule/raj. But look at the *team they’ve got. No, not in terms of public aura. In terms of qualifications. Lets vote for individuals and not parties. Just look at the criminal records of BJP vs Congress candidates for 1st phase poll and pic would be clearer!

India had enormous potential. A huge population of 350 million people, fertile river deltas, huge stores of natural resources, a deep culture and rich heritage — the list goes on. But it all went down the tubes. India actually lost ground, it fell behind others who started much later. The Asian tigers lept ahead while the Indian elephant was fed tranquilzers.

Today it is a nation of over a billion people, half of them illiterate, malnourished, impoverished and hopeless. If not the Congress party, which party is to blame for this disaster?

In India, a lot of educated people don’t vote. In fact rural turnouts are higher than urban turnouts. Even in cities, slum dwellers probably vote more than middle class people, who are well-educated. So the education hypothesis by itself is necessary, but not sufficient. Education makes one smart, but also has the potential to induce cynicism and apathy in tbe absence of real power to change.