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Is Democracy Real?

 IS DEMOCRACY REAL? (Analysis Part-1) "Of the people, for the people, by the people" is one famous line to define democracy in a general sense. Let's take an example of contemporary drama of democracy in North Korea, every five-year interval there is voting held in North Korea, that is held "by the people, of the people, and for the people" but there is only one contestant Kim Jong-Un whom they have to vote. So, Is this the real sense of democracy? only these famous quotes are not enough for a healthy democracy.  Stakeholder of democracy is not only people but our leaders also, which means representative, multiple levels of government, multiple party system to maintain balance, strong opposition and regular interaction between the government and the citizen. Recently India's rank in the democracy index deteriorates and ranked at 53rd in the "flawed democracy" category, so before giving the direct judgment on this I would like to draw your attention...