Rajeev, Kudos .. what a well written piece of work..I would have been more happier if you would have ommitted the religion piece to the article .. but sadly it is the crux. Couple of weeks back i was reading a book called the future of freedom written by Fareed Zakaria ..Fareed had some good arguments although he had critized his motherland about Godhra and Babri ..And our friend had forgotten the facts that Indian democracy does not give prefrance to any religion unlike the so called American Democracy oops I should say christian democracy .. I agree your thoughts on everything .. but would be more happy if learned people like you keep religion out .. I am born Hindu but prefer to be spirtualistic ..Religion is the biggest evil to seperate one man from another