Talking of democracy, were you surprised by the rejection of Hilary Clinton in favour of Barack Obama?

I was; I would have thought the race barrier would have been stronger than the gender barrier. Obama offers a lot of hope, but I wonder what will happen when the elections come. If Obama wins, I will really be surprised but be happy that America has changed.

Yes, women have ruled democracies in South Asia, but we shouldn’t forget those women have been part of a hierarchical society. And caste plays a significant part. In a country like India, the feeling is: a Brahmin woman is better than a lower caste male.

We don’t mind a woman ruling us as long as she is of a higher caste. The biggest thing would be if Mayawati becomes the Prime Minister. More.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.