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Mahatma's soul in Obama

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It feels great to be an Indian. I belong to the land of Mahatma Gandhi. A man who is idolised all over the world for the change he brought to India. He fought against all the odds to earn freedom for India from colonial rule. I saw the making of Mahatma at the age of 13 and have still not forgotten a single scene of the movie. I remember , I was all in tears while watching the movie.. It wasn't an emotional drama. It was the story of our legend who gave his blood and sweat to make our country an independent nation. Look at India. Yes its my country, where there is no racial discrimination, no ethnic discrimination. You are not known by your religion, you are known as an Indian. Yes , an Indian. A black man will now become president of a predominantly white America. It was a tough fight between John McCain and Barack Obama. A black man in White House?-A headline seen on most of the international and Indian news channels . The results are out Barack Obama won the US presidential poll...