The author, Ravindra Padalkar, is a Mechanical Engineer from the College of Engineering, Pune, Maharashtra. He has worked in various Pump Companies and superannuated in 2006. Has a book, Centrifugal Pumps – Pump Types, to his credit. He feels proud to be an Indian and wishes to improve the situation in the country and wants to see India as the most important country in the world. He is a voracious reader trying to become a writer. Born in Independent India. Has seen political families ruling the country at the Centre as well in States. Their functioning really hurts a true Indian and gives very rare moments of pride.