Road-no.5

 The other day I asked one of my friends who the President of India is. He responded, "Some woman. She has a long name."  Maybe the problem isn't really the democracy or any one political party; maybe it's the fact that we know the names of some actors' 10 girlfriends, some dude's new favourite colour, but not the people who run our country. I'm not here to tell you who to vote for or which party is right. I'm going to write about being aware. Aware of our surroundings, responsibilities, and rights. There is one thing I'm going to clear up- protesting for a basic human right in 21st-century India doesn't make us unpatriotic or traitors. Protesting doesn't mean we love or respect India any less. Many young people are out on the streets fighting and protesting because we love our country and want it to get better for ourselves and the generations that follow. Protesting doesn't make us haters. We purely just want to make sure the efforts ...