Bhubaneswar, Feb. 14 -- Away from the political dramas being played out in newsrooms of India's television channels and in front of cameras of reporters, one political personality is sweating it out on the road, literally. He is none other than Rahul Gandhi, regarded as the future of Indian politics by the grand old party (Indian National Congress) and considered the enfant terrible of Indian politics by his bete noire BJP, India's ruling party.

Notwithstanding the lofty aims of the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra (BJNY) parroted by Mr. Gandhi and his followers, the inspirations behind undertaking this arduous political march from the east of India (Manipur) to the west (Maharashtra) are many. But for the discerning watchers of Indian politics, t...