Is India a democratic country?

Hi,

I know the tilte will surprise you but sometimes I feel so. I opened my eyes in a democratic country and I really proud to be an Indian. My parents tought me that we all are same here and have rights to live like others. I started my life in a same way. I have never found any difference between the names Zoheb & Ramesh. But suddenly this society showed me the difference. They tought me that Zoheb means 'Muslim' and Ramesh means 'Hindu'.

I realised this truth when I stared searching a rented flat before my marriage. People talked me so nicely and almost agreed to give me flat on rent untill they hadn't heard my name... Zoheb. They confirmed my name by asking ... 'Is it Rohit or Shobhit?'. When I spelled my name as Z O H E B, then I faced this new India who is reprsenting himself as a democratic country in this world. I only got a flat on rent when I got a Muslim flat owner. After a year in that flat now coz of some reason I am searching a flat on rent again. And now I am facing this problem again with lots on development in the definition of this democratic country. Now even property dealers are refusing to entain me only because of being a Muslim.

Me & my wife both are Software Engineers. We are perfectly eligible to take any flat on rent as any other people like Ramesh, Ravi, Divakar etc are.. But I am not getting it. I am a kind of person who stands up on hearing national anthemn and who used to pray for Indian Cricket Team's victory in India Vs Pakistan match while offering namaz and I am getting this back for being a 100% Indian.

Now, this is time for India to think about it who is fighting against Afghanistan, Iraq etc. on the name of Democracy.