Elections are around the corner.

Well, every time you put on the news there is talk about elections. There was an article the other day about how a majority of the countries in the world will be holding elections in 2009. While an overdose of news channels has made us insensitive to many issues, this was one thing that seemed to linger in my head.

We crib; we curse; we complain that the government doesn’t do anything. But if you really go to look at it, nothing will change until we change. An awesome video on the subject was brought out by the TOI lead India team.



Another effort in this direction is the Jaago Re campaign . Started by Tata tea they help you deal will all the bureaucracy surrounding registering as a voter. They are people on a mission. So much so that they got a video made by the band Thermal and a Quarter. Nothing great but still a step in the right direction.



However, it reminds me of two videos the power of one and Micheal Jackson’s Man in the mirror.




As MJ (who, by the way, is on a comeback tour in England) says in the song:

I'm Starting With The Man In The Mirror
I'm Asking Him To Change His Ways
And No Message Could Have Been Any Clearer
If You Wanna Make The World A Better Place
Take A Look At Yourself, And Then Make A Change

So what are you waiting for? Jaago Re .