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ID(India Dreaming)

This is one of the best satire i have read of late, so posting it here . http://www.hindustantimes.com/ID-India-Dreaming/H1-Article1-515996.aspx It is  by Manas Chakravarty, Hindustan times(Editorial-7th March 2010) , Hindustan times site deletes the old articles , so i am also posting the complete text here (for future reference ;-) ) As Aam Aadmi (AA) cradled his new-born daughter in his arms, he had a wonderful dream about her future. He pictured her skipping happily down the village roads built under the PMGSY (Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana) to a school run either under the SSA (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan) or the NMFL (National Mission for Female Literacy). She would be enjoying a sumptuous lunch at school, thanks to the MDMS (Mid-Day Meal Scheme). AA wondered whether he had got that right — the scheme didn’t sound grand enough. Maybe it was the Rahul Gandhi MDMS, he had better find that out. He then debated whether he should send his daughter to a school under the KGBVS