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...such man does pipe up: a half-blind tea seller named Gopal Pandey. Like Zelig in a dhoti, he has a walk-on part in every major upheaval of the past two decades. Eventually, Kartar Singh's party tries to capitalize on Gopal's iconic ordinariness by running him for Parliament. "Symbols," a jealous opponent observes, "are all some people have to eat and drink...
Likewise, Pandey is no mere invention. "In the 1990s, I read a newspaper article about a tailor in Calcutta who stood for every election," Saraf recalls. "He always lost but considered it his duty to run. I wondered, What if he won? There are a number of films, like Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, in which a golden-hearted fool has an awkward brush with the levers of government. Those films usually end with a warm and fuzzy feeling. Obviously, I do not hold Indian democracy to such high standards...
...unfortunate that Asian governments have no agenda that includes bringing a change in the quality of life to the vast segment of humanity living below the poverty line. There is great need to revive interest in scientific projects that really make a difference in people's lives. Arvind K. Pandey Allahabad, India...
...Piyush Pandey...
...decade in which India is synonymous with data-crunching homogeneity, Pandey has been an unwavering champion of the nation's creative potential. In the 1980s he went across India recording consumer tastes. More than 20 years later, as head of Ogilvy & Mather's India and South Asia offices, he can rest easy; his campaigns for such iconic brands as Fevicol and Cadbury are credited with changing India's advertising. "The work we've done has kind of been the leading light for the rest of the industry," says Pandey, 51. O&M agrees. Last month the firm appointed...