Are we hypocrites?

This blog I am compelled to write, for I find it quite ridiculous and highly hypocritical that we Indians are rooting for, are gung-ho and almost jumping with joy that one Mr. Barack Obama has won the presidential race in USA.

I can understand if Indians living in the US of A root / vote / are upbeat about it cos the man has come to power on the oldest political gimmick - Change. It sure means something to them. But Indians living in India? Strange.

They call it 'living the American Dream'. Yes, good for USA, that it has at last transcended its racial beliefs and believed that change was good. Indeed, the country is in a quagmire which it has to get out of soon, more for its own benefit and that of the world.

The point here is, how many of us Indians, know even who the President of India is, much less dissect the speeches, views and opinions made by the President. We dont care who comes and sits in Rashtrapathi Bhavan. Many of my peers followed the presidential campaign so closely / intently making me wonder if they were on the campaign team.

Rather than look inside and wonder where we are, we are looking out of the window to see hows the world outside. Do we really care who sits in the oval office, are the policies being made for Indians living in India. NO.

Then, why this blatant hypocrisy, we don't want to know what the politicians are doing, what policies they make, we have never cared to listen to a PM / Presidential speech during Independence / Republic day respectively. Most of us dont even venture out to cast our vote but enjoy the holiday. We Indians sure have to start looking inward than stare glassy eyed at what is happening in the rest of the world.