This is a very nicely written article and explains all aspects of yoga, its evolution, and the current stand taken by Baba Ramdev.

It is indeed true that politics is a dirty playground, one in which the most cunning and corrupt elements of our society have climbed. There is no mainstream clean political party which has not committed some injustice or killed people in its growth. It is also true that people in their individual capacities or in form of associations or organizations can bring about change without any help from the government. Politics is a necessary evil.

However, any such change will be a lot less than what the government can say. So for example, a few good people can go to the remote parts of Thane district and find a solution for the starvation deaths. But it will be a lot more effective if a Right to food bill or a similar law is passed in the state legislature as it will put the state machinery at work, from Vidarbha to Konkan.

By participating in the protests agains the Central govt., Baba Ramdev does not have the same aura. It may even be possible that he is using the black money issue for political gains. However if he succeeds in bringing even a fraction of the money, he would have done more good than any sitting MP.

Thanks for reading.
Sreenivasan