2012...Tipping point for India
Everyone I talk to tells me that 2012 was not a good year. The never-ending scams, persistently high inflation, the slowdown in industrial activity, lay-offs, the impact of global events, and towards the end, the savage rape of a young girl. The gravity is not lost on me, but I still hold a different view, I believe it’s was a watershed year for India. It may have not have been a great year in an economic sense, but probably the best in a social sense. This year could be termed as the year of the awakening of the average Indian powered by the energy of the young. Citizens gave a titanic jolt to the ineffective political class by making its roar felt. I am certain that this year will serve as a tipping point in the modern history of this nation. India has undergone colossal change over decades and obviously so have Indians. With the urbanization of India, the struggle and aspiration of an average Indian changed as well. New social strata called the urban (middle) cl...