[rev-uh-loo-shuhn}

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     "A revolution (from the Latin revolutio, "a turn around") is a fundamental change in power or organizational structures that takes place in a relatively short period of time."
     Our country has a long history of struggles and revolutions. We might not have had the tea-parties of Boston, or blood-shedding upheavals as in Russia or France. But over the last 10 years, things have changed. We revolt for those negligible things that wouldn't change our everyday lives. A brief synopsis of our modern methods.

1. The Anna way - 10 years back, Anna stood for Rajnikanth and Anna Kournikova. Neither of them had much to revolt against. So the invention is credited to Hazare Sahab without any disclaimers. The method included snippets from of Anna Munna Bhai with Baba Ramdev playing circuit. Pick up a topic of choice, send across online petitions as a part of your MBA project. Poof! The revolt is on. Warning: Cost includes candle-lit marches.

2. Model Revolution - When grimacing scenes of India being trampled over the last 4 months became unbearable, we shut our eyes. Poonam Pandey decided to open them. Sadly, her disconcertingly undressed images were sent to the Indian dressing room at the beginning of the one-day series. If only, she had the tenacity to visit the English dressing room. A perfect method to revolt against any team that beats us. 
P.S: A new one has started to create funds for KBC  the Indian Hockey team that won at the Asian Championships.

3. Twitterevolution - I hate you (like I follow you). You don't like someone, here's the way to go.
a. Follow them on twitter.
b. Keep mentioning them till they follow you back.
c. Get their family, friends, neighbors to follow you.
d. Tell the world about he/she being the biggest dog/female dog.
eg: Chetan Bhagat, Raja Sen.

4. T-shirts:
a. "Being Human" - stands for ending the misery of the homeless out in the streets. 
b. A true incident. "Hey, long time. Nice T-shirt of yours." friend: "I know, really cool na. Picked it up from that store across the street." "Btw, who's the guy on it?". Friend: "Some basketball player I guess." Grimaces.


P.P.S - And everyone cribs about the commies ruling the world.

     “Those who hate most fervently must have once loved deeply; those who want to deny the world must have once embraced what they now set on fire.”

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