Like hundreds of people, I too went to Jantar Mantar, where Anna Hazare is on an indefinite fast protest. Like many of those people going to Jantar Mantar, I too am not an activist, neither a journalist nor an intellectual. I would not describe myself as a “concerned citizen” either - just a young professional.

But now I am beginning to think like 'a concerned citizen'.

It was the first time I attended a protest, and I was very excited. Moving around in the large crowd, I heard many questions being asked, things discussed and even answered. I met many new people with different perspectives towards this big event happening in our country and the man behind this, Anna Hazare.

A 73-year-old man is fasting to make the country free - from corruption. When I heard about all this from different media, I thought it must be a lot like so many political and politicised events that happen in our country. But it is different.

When I went there with my colleagues (who happen to be journalists), my first reaction was: what a boring place! Most people seemed interested in getting featured in TV coverage since there were so many TV journalists there with their OB vans.

But, slowly, as I saw more and heard more, I noticed others who were there to genuinely support the cause. We waited for around an hour and then the man himself appeared on the dais - Anna Hazare! After fasting for three days, he still looked so energetic that his appearance charged up the whole place. The whole crowd shouted slogans in his support and then marchers arrived from the India Gate, with candle lights in their hands.

People of all ages got united, shouting anti-corruption slogans, singing patriotic songs. What I felt then is hard to explained in words. The crowd went mad and I felt proud, suddenly – proud to be an Indian, proud to be a part of this protest.

It is different because there is no politician, no political influence. I support Anna Hazare and his cause.

Why should we tolerate corruption? I don’t want to spend my hard-earned money on someone in the system who already gets paid to perform his job.

Thursday evening at Jantar Mantar experience was transformative, to say the least. I will say that we can bring in this change, we all have that fire in us. These politicians are just our representatives, not god. We are the one who will decide what law we want in our country for the betterment of our society.