Some questions...some answers...

Not sure how many read and did not feel like reacting...got a few reactions on mail and some comments on the blog (people who are reading late....please read the previous post first!)
Thought let me collate the views and questions and my responses.
Thankfully most have welcomed the idea and feel it is doable! However they have expressed (rightly so?) a doubt whether it is sustainable and can we even build the momentum?
My views....it is a challenge, starting something is never easy. Lets start on a path and let the fellow passengers join! It is a definite challenge to maintain the interest and when the weekend rush is over and daily work pressure is back in action, it will require support of others...if for nothing else but just to goad me....I feel it is doable!

Is it a rash decision?
Rash or not is for all to decide. I do not think rash....foolhardy perhaps!

Do we think democracy suits us?
Well I feel democracy is the only option...we are too vast and diverse for dictatorship to succeed. And dictators...even benevolent ones have a very short shelf life...absolute power corrupts absolutely! So democracy it has to be!

Does our rules of democracy suit our demography?
Base level Yes. It requires an over haul, and some rules and norms definitely need to be junked and corrected, to make them more suitable to the times. But to change the same, you need to have people inside the system to do it.

Do we do enough ourselves?
I do not think so. We are too busy in setting our individual houses in order and trying to find ways to beat the system. I think time has to come to correct the system, so that people talk about following it, rather than beating it. We will have to "DO"

We should push for change in the way democracy is run for India.
Change the way our vote eligibility is defined!
Change the way democracy is a 51% game.
It shud never be a game of numbers,but of opinions and beliefs.
To change any rule, we need to be part of it. These need to be changed, but petitions, sending letters, writing about it is unfortunately not going to change. These needs to be part of agenda and aim towards our elected representatives should focus on, in order to improve things!

Finances....it will require a substantial money
Well the nomination filing fees is not very high...if I remember correctly it is only couple of thousands. After that is promotion expense. Viral marketing and awakening the passion of youth and word of mouth, is what I am counting on. Am hoping media will realise our worth and give us space. Am not really looking at a huge sums of money! It is not meant to make someone rich!

keep the thoughts following....ciao