India Needs ‘You’!!!!!!!!!!!
I am often asked—“why did you choose political science as your honours course when you had many other options” or “politics is a dirty game so why study it”? Well my answer is — Politics is not a dirty game—it’s the people involved in politics who have made it a dirty power game. “India is the largest democracy—we have been hearing and reading this line in our social science textbooks since childhood”. Apart from reading the line and writing it in exam have you ever wondered what it means? We have the largest democracy, the world’s biggest elections and the maximum number of parties (well, not too sure of whether it is a good or bad thing!!).
But what we do not have is– educated and deserving political leaders who can actually fulfil our desire of making India a developed nation? Politics plays a very important role in our daily lives. Our education, jobs, lifestyle, taxes, transport everything is influenced by political decisions. The youth has been exhorted numerable times to take up politics as a career and have been urged to proactively cast their votes and select a deserving candidate.
But the response is nothing close to great. You ask the youth of India about politics and there’s an answer straight on your face. Who wants to join politics? The youth in India do not look forward to politics as an option for their career and rightly so. There isn’t much to describe about the current state of Indian politics and its impact. Each of the big political scandals in the history of India would reiterate the fact that the present state of our political system refrains the motivated youth from entering into this tainted profession.
Yes, I know it is difficult to enter politics if you do not have a family backing, yes I know you would prefer sitting in an AC office and working in a MNC, yes I realise that it hardly matters about what is going on in the parliament, but still, if not “us”, then “who”? We need people beyond the Yadav’s, Gandhi’s and Thackery’s who have been ruling for decades. We are the future of the nation. It is high time that we actually do something for our country. Don’t you think you can bring in a “change”? Yes it is not easy but just ‘try’, just ‘start’ and things will fall into place. We can surely hope something out from the new age politicians like Rahul Gandhi and Sachin Pilot. Get into politics, work and make sure that the money and power doesn’t corrupt you and your goals. We need politicians who fulfil their promises. Youth power needs to take over. It is necessary that youngsters come out and vote and not consider voting day as another holiday for partying. We do not need politicians engaged in looting, degrading and distorting the integrity of the nation for their personal benefits. We don’t need illiterate representatives who indulge themselves in EVM tampering, intimidation, buying votes, switching parties, calling a bandh, launching unnecessary protests against film releases for publicity or protesting for ban on books.
We are in urgent need of educated youngsters with a stubborn clear mind, an influencing attitude and an urge to remove the ‘corruption’ aspect right from its roots. We have seen some of the example like the reaction of new India to Ayodhya verdict or the recently held CWG 2010. So please come out and lead to bring out a new revolution and fight against the ‘age old theories’ because only ‘YOU’ can. Our country needs good leaders; it needs energetic and passionate youth leaders who are not resilient to changes in their ideologies and who are brimming with new ideas wanting to do something for INDIA….something new, something productive………..It is a call of the 11th hour. If not NOW then NEVER………..
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Angana Das,
B.A. (Hons) 1st year, Political Science,
Indraprastha College For Women, DU
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xactly, v need our youth in politics not only to support it but actually to filter out all the filth produced by our ruling politicians…..they have sucked all the power and spirit from the very root of this country….
its the time for our youth to think beyond medical and engineering….
abhi
October 24, 2010 at 11:28 pm
Thanx a lot…i especially like ur line…yes it’s time to think beyong engineering, medicine and MBA…..
Angana Das
October 24, 2010 at 11:50 pm
yup. its time we stop cribbing and start working for the change we wish to see!
anwesha
October 24, 2010 at 11:49 pm
change…to bring in that a small start is to vote and vote for the deserving candidate…..
Angana Das
October 25, 2010 at 12:00 am
INDIA NEEDS ‘YOU’.In a Democracy the majority of Votes decide.The prevailing poverty, illiteracy cast religious urban / rural living divide and prevailing corruption in all levels of our society is so deep routed with clever politicians knowing how to divide& turn voters for there side at the time of elections to get Elected it is not going to be an easy task for any one Young or old to make a fundamental changed India needs.It is going to be an slow process but slowly every body is realizing the need for a change. Young Generation with some very capable Politicians & buissnessmen like Mr Rahul Gandhi,Sachin pilot Mukesh Ambani( Business) his wife N Ambani( Education)to name a few and many others are trying to bring up changes for the betterment of Indians. Change will come although it is very slow at present . The more we all young and old participate in Education & uplifting of living standard of our countrymen out rooting of corruption & divide between people,the sooner we will achieve an fundamental change in the voting pattern and in the governance and Administration for a better INDIA .
Dr Ashok Kumar Singhal
October 25, 2010 at 10:36 pm
the point you tried to prove was that youth should get involved in politics..
Acc to me.. youth is getting involved in the same.. new faces have been introduced by Gandhis, thackrey etc..
DU, PU, JNU , Jamia elections involve huge participation of youth..
Time has changed.. Young will rule the old soon..
Abhishek.Bindal
October 26, 2010 at 12:20 am
To Fight corruption Poverty illiteracy cast religion divide first…………….
Drashok Kumar Singhal
October 26, 2010 at 11:34 am
India needs us for : Root out Corruption. Poverty. Illiteracy . Caste and religion divide.Empowerment of Women Improve the self respect and civil courage of all our people.It all will change India to bring it in the TOP ORDER OF THE WORLD with or with out Young Politicians.
Drashok Kumar Singhal
October 26, 2010 at 11:35 am
Most of the communities in India (such as Bengali), are succumbed in ‘Culture of Poverty’(a theory introduced by an American anthropologist Oscar Lewis), irrespective of cl-ass or economic strata, lives in pavement or apartment. Nobody is at all ashamed of the deep-rooted corruption, decaying general quality of life, worst Politico-administrative system, weak mother language, continuous absorption of common space (mental as well as physical, both). We are becoming fathers & mothers only by self-procreation, mindlessly & blindfold. Simply depriving their(the children) fundamental rights of a decent, caring society, fearless & dignified living. Do not ever look for any other positive alternative behaviour (values) to perform human way of parenthood, i.e. deliberately co-parenting of those children those are born out of ignorance, real poverty. All of us are being driven only by the very animal instinct. If the Bengali people ever be able to bring that genuine freedom (from vicious cycle of ‘poverty’) in their own life/attitude, involve themselves in ‘Production of Space’ (Henri Lefebvre), at least initiate a movement by heart, decent & dedicated Politics will definitely come up. – Siddhartha Bandyopadhyay, 16/4, Girish Banerjee Lane, Howrah-711101.
Siddhartha
July 4, 2011 at 11:42 pm