The Mind Creative AUGUST 2014 | Page 45

The Mind Creative With Avijit Sarkar A Foreword Recently India turned a new leaf in politics when Narendra Modi was elected as the new prime minister of the democratic nation. This was a tiding of joy not only for Indians in India but also for those who live outside the country. The joy (and utter relief) felt by non-resident Indians after Modi’s victory came to my notice when I heard on the grapevine that there were lunches being organised in Sydney, called “Narendra Modi Victory Celebration”. I am quite sure that Sydney is not alone in this respect and the same would have happened in most countries around the world. I refrained from going to these lunches simply because the calories imbibed during those celebrations might be harder to digest than Modi’s victory. However, the joy and the expectations that Modi has induced in people set me thinking. I feel that, unknowingly, Indians are loading Modi with massive burdens of hope. Modi has had a brilliant record (except for a few racial misgivings) in the state of Gujarat but at a national level the ball-game of politics is very different in that country. The world is watching as Modi settles in at the helm and decides to do his final “deadlift” to make India prosper. Here’s my take on the situation - Narendra Modi’s “Deadlift” 45