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Mediocre Middle Class

Only 50% of Mumbai and Bangalore showed up to vote. Crumbling infrastructure, increasing migration and lack of development should have agitated many an urban educated voter. 

47 lakh votes were sent via SMS by Mumbaikars to select the winner of Big Boss Season 7 but only 44 lakh votes were cast to elect a national government. Why the apathy ? 

But then my mind questions - In the history of the world, when has the middle class brought about a revolution ? When has the middle class challenged the status quo ? 

The fact is that the middle class is the biggest beneficiary of the 'status-quo'. Middle class mindset is to make 'peace' with the status quo. 

It all begins with our middle class up bringing - we are taught that we are the torch bearers of 'values' and hence need to work hard, be honest and struggle to rise within the system. Goal of a middle class life is to struggle and get established in the system. The system provides security and stability - the ultimate destination of a middle class life.

The middle class is a lot like our PM - Manmohan Singh - educated, hard working and honest. The middle class saw a mirror image of themselves in Manmohan Singh and voted for him in 2009. True to his middle class mindset, Manmohan made peace with the system and why not for he was secure and stable as a PM. He saw no need to do anything different.

We can get rid of the Manmohan Singh government but what about the mindset that ailed him and continues to ail the growing middle class in India. For the vision of Ek Bharat, Shresth Bharat to be realised, more than the government , its our mindset that needs to change. 

Lets begin to change the mindset, the first step is to get out and vote 







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Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India

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