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Who do People work for?

Ms. Madhuri Gupta the 53 year old member of the Indian IFS - Indian Foreign Service was recently arrested for allegedly spying and providing information to Pakistan. Most Indians were aghast, many wondered, how could she have indulged in such unpatriotic activities? Ms. Madhuri claims that she did not receive any financial benefit but did it only to take revenge against her bosses in the IFS, who treated her badly. This raises several big questions ; 1. What do we Indians understand and believe is India ? 2. What is patriotism in today's world.? 3. Who do people work for? It would take too long to go into all the points therefore here are some thoughts on the last point. • Try to meet your elected representative in Government. Is he or she even approachable? • Visit a government office, do they appear to be the servants of the citizens? • What about many organisations, do they exist for the customer? • Look at employees, how often do they work for and in the interest of their organ...