Zoo Station

For the longest time, I have argued with friends that the time was ripe in India for the formation of a liberal party (liberal in the traditional sense) that kept a safe distance from the bigotry of the right and the lunatic socialism of the left. Nothing major, just a party that probably would have to stay urban to start with, but would tap into a lot of goodwill and money. I even once wrote to P. Chidambaram asking him why he didnt think of launching something along those lines, especially since he had a strong political base. Needless to say, he did not respond. Unlike Jairam Ramesh, Chidambaram is not very responsive to e-mail, I think.

So, it was considerable surprise that I read Satya's post about the formation of a liberal party in India. The website for the Liberal Party of India is here and its objectives are here. Yes, it's terribly designed and they need to hire a good designer for starts.

I could write a lot more about the party, but Satya does a better job. If these guys are serious about this, I might actually join them.