The Great Digital Divide

Another instance of the great digital divide. A UN study reports that, in India, there are more cellphones now than toilets (http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report_india-has-more-cellphones-than-toilets-says-un-report_1371632). While not totally unexpected, it is a telling statistic which points to the need to bridge the ever widening divide within the Indian society. Clearly, India is shining but not for everyone. When will the wealth trickle down? Will the age-old social fabric sustain in the face of the resultant internal strife? I am not sure but I hope so. But there is one thing I am sure about---a non-democratic political system is not an option.