Different type of party!

When ppl ask me “what is IIT KGP?” I answer “IIT KGP means Inspired, Idealistic Thinking in a Kewl Gorgeous Paradise”! These ideas are in full application in the new political party that has been formed by ex-IIT-ians, dubbed LokParitran (check out their rocking website).

Finally, a party that will inspire and not discourage masses from improving their lots in this game called life! Yaar, we needed something like this to get the youths charged up! Sadly, corruption has reared its ugly head in Indian politics again thanx to the infusion of the Italian element. When even a sober gentleman like Amitabh Bachchan has spoken out against Sonia Gandhi, do we need to say more?!

Kudos to Chandrashekhar, Tanmay and Amit for throwing away their multi-lakh salaries and working for the humanity!! What is the story behind these guyz?? They were humble folk like you and me, but they nourished a dream – a dream to make Mother India proud and praise-worthy once again. Interesting fact: all of these guyz are coming from a rural backdrop, and they are very much abreast of the suffering of the commons. They all made one good decision – they went for engineering to IIT KGP! No looking back thereafter, I guess!

Obviously, going will not be smooth for them. In this 24-by-7, fast-food, eat-and-throw economy, getting ordinary masses involved is not at all easy coz most of the ppl are working night-shift in call-centers and cannot be easily contacted. Meaning LokParitran will have to launch a strong campaign to rope in these guys, and pitch their talk to them. And why should these youths heed the advice?? They are earning much more than the poor villagers, talking in stylish accents on the phone all day, and not caring anyone! But if they can be convinced, then definitely the game is up for the crooked politicians!!

Guyz, to celebrate this event, I am holding a small fund-raising potluck on the 19^th of August in my apartment in Edison (237 Walnut Street, Apt 12). All are welcome, and moreover you are invited to bring any kind of cuisine you love. Myself am planning to make some dal makhani. The agenda is to have a small discussion on "Grassroots Movement in India", and cook up some brainstorms and good slogans for the new party. Let’s show them we are dynamic agents of change, and not bathing in our own angst, talking cynically all day and writing dirty books like Jhumpa Lahiri, just to make a fast buck!