India, A democracy??

     I am confident that anyone would agree to the fact that India is a democracy. In fact, India is the biggest democracy in the world. Well, that's what we have been told till now as students. And it is one of the proud aspects when we call ourselves an Indian. But is it? Is India really a democracy? Did we truly overcome the 2500 years  of dynasty rule?  I am afraid that it's not the case. Though we have officially abolished the 'Raja' 'Maharaja' and all such royal titles it is an undeniable fact that we are still under the dynasty rule.  For some reason, even though the citizens have been given the option to rule by themselves, we still choose to be ruled the sons of daughters of the previous rulers.  

Sadly, this is not an individual scenario happening only in one part of the country. This phenomenon is as widely prevalent as poverty and illiteracy. Not only is this observed in 'The ruling class' but also in all strata and domains around the country. It is so common in all fields from politics and cricket to entertainment and all over the country from the centre to state.

     If a single family runs the country for more than 50 years... If a single family runs the country for four generations, is it still called democracy?  The predecessor is the one who gladly chose to split India into two halves so that he could rule his half and let his family reign for half a century. An incompetent who couldn't solve the Kashmir issue which still looms around the head of India. His successor, the famous person who almost became a dictator who finally had to pay for their deeds with blood. The grandchild of the predecessor who gave India the legacy of being ruled by an alien. Thus stands the story which in a few years would continue to grow as interesting as it had till now.

                An octogenarian living his last few months, the famous atheist who secretly prays to God near his home, the guy who couldn't even pay his house rent and had to run away from his home town to city but now owns billions ( and if asked how he got the wealth innocently replies that he obtained it by writing script for films), the leader who is supposed to be a living example but juggles between his wives, the party president who removes candidates and then reconciles depending on his whims is the leader who proudly said that his son would be his successor when there are grey hairs all around the conference hall waiting for a blocked chance. This sect of family reigns (once reigned) over one of the important states in the country.

                What is it that makes us run around the cyclic pit of dynasty rule even when we are given reigns to ourselves?