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Wed Jan 14 07:04:32 GMT 2009

My question was sparked from a recent read of a fictional book called "White
Tiger" that I bought as it was predominantly displayed at the airport.
Interesting read where an Indian of lower caste describes his life and
escape as a servant. He certainly paints a pessimistic view of democracy in
rural areas consisting of votes being made on people's behalf. I am unsure
of the facts underlying the author's portrayal.

On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 3:41 AM, Doc Holiday <drydok at hotmail.com> wrote:

>
> From: Bradley Morris (bradleypmorris at gmail.com)
> > I would be interested to hear from those on the ground... how democratic
> the Indian democracy actually is
>
> --> I'd have to say, on the scale of 1-10, it's are around "warm"...Or, in
> other words, about as democratic as a piece of string is long...
>
> From: Mary Lumpkin (docmarance at yahoo.com)  > what does any of this have to
> do with trauma or critical care?
>
> From: Marc Matthews - MedPro MMC X (Marc_Matthews at medprodoctors.com)  >
> Agreed.
>
> --> Well, aren't we all chummy?People now agree with each other's
> questions!
>
> From: Gross, Ronald (Ronald.Gross at bhs.org)  > I am glad to see that I am
> not the only one who tends to bring politics and personal "opinion" onto
> this august site
>
> --> I'll join you on that.Although this is a list for people who have an
> interest in trauma, I think it is fair to use it to explore how "trauma
> people" view things outside trauma. With limits, of course. I think it also
> promotes friendly communications.
>
> Still, sometimes our international nature seems to bring on
> "competitions"... Quite fun to watch!
> Like the current one on who's the BIGGEST democracy, now also HOW MUCH
> democracy is democracy or even WHAT is democracy...
>
> As for India, at the origin of this thread, I am not "on the ground", but
> have met many physicians who come from India to the UK and have read a bit
> about it. I am not expert enough to assess how democratic it is even if
> there did exist a scale by which this could be measured, which I don't
> expect soon. However, on democratic issues, as on so many countless other
> things, especially in the medical realm, I have found myself very impressed
> with how that country keeps moving forward!
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