India, Jan. 25 -- India marks its 16th National Voters' Day today - a celebration second only to general elections in our democratic calendar. Across the nation, millions of citizens will receive their voter identity cards at nearly one million booth-level functions, with a significant proportion being young people who have just turned eighteen. Few know that this transformative initiative emerged from an unscripted moment at a civil society gathering in Bhubaneswar in late September 2010, when a young participant stood up and observed: "Turning eighteen deserves celebration. We should dedicate at least one day annually to honour this milestone of democratic citizenship." The idea resonated instantly with me, and National Voters' Day was ...