What does democracy mean to me?

Just as this question is propped before my eyes, I do what most people would do in their attempt to answer it, just for an ignition start: a Wikipedia search of the term "Democracy". As expected, I read the first line carefully and end up reading just that. The definition can't be clearer.
Democracy in its purest or most ideal form would be a society in which all adult citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives. A number of words in the singlet strike me hard, causing a hodgepodge of political views and personal beliefs and the actual reality. The part that I, in particular, can't take my eyes off is this—"...in its purest or most ideal form would be..."

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"ADVIA!" — A Short Story by Sigrun Srivastav

Hi friends! This post is to share with you all an extremely beautiful and touching story that I first read back then in 7th standard. I'd like to tell you that it is a book named "A moment Of Truth" by Sigrun Srivastava containing "true stories from around the world" that brought me to it. The book was a prize, and thus an even more prized possession. The stories in it, lucidly written for children but drenched with emotions and life nonetheless, were awe-inspiring. But the best of them all is "Advia!". It was while reading "The Kite Runner" recently that I recalled faint memories of the book and "Advia!" as both the stories are based in Taliban occupied Afghanistan. It sends shivers down the spines to think what kind of a life commoners there would be living. Won't say more.

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Love, Miracle and Adventure: Three life changing experiences

      Love, adventure and miracle: can there be anyone sans experiences of three such fantastic realms of life? Following are three priceless anecdotes that I saw flashing in my mind when these words came in front of my eyes. Needless to say, they are true and in fact, marked as fond remembrances in the form of pictures clicked by our first camera—the conventional "reel-wala" camera—an invaluable commodity for us in those days.

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