Remember, remember

Remember, remember the Fifth of November,

Gunpowder, treason and plot.

I see no reason why gunpowder, treason

Should ever be forgot.

On 5 November, 1605, a conspiracy to kill King James I was unearthed in the cellars of the House of Parliament when a man, Guy Fawkes, was caught with several barrels of gunpowder. Fawkes, along with his co-conspirators, was subsequently tried as traitors for plotting against the government. He was hung, drawn and quartered as punishment.

The next year onwards, the day was a celebration of sorts: It became to be known as Guy Fawkes Day. They hung him again every year since then as they burnt his effigies, made bonfires and celebrated with fireworks. Sometime during the turn of the century, the celebration was forgotten along with the man, who at least tried to defy an establishment single-mindedly.

Guy Fawkes may have been some random person to have tried to do something and failed. But today, over four centuries later there is another man, another figure who defied odds and now stands testimony to 'impossible is nothing'.

On November 5, 2008, Barack Hussein Obama became another Guy Fawkes. The difference -- a significant one at that -- Obama will always be the harbinger of change.

He has given "Change We Can" motto a new dimension. Hail Obama and change