The Great Indian Family
Raajneeti- a super hit which set the cash registers ringing in bollywood. It catapulted into the big league using murky plots with a ‘godfather ‘ inspired aristocratic authority. The vendetta meted out in capturing political power squirmed the onlookers but it highlighted a major problem in the political arena- DYNASTIC POLITICS .democracy is plagued by the evil called dynasty politics. The concept of dynastic politics which inherently runs throughout the film has some real insipiration.. Look around places like 10 janpath…..need we say more…….
Democracy is a government which is elected by the people and most importantly for the people. It redresses the grievances of people and give a voice to their demands, their dreams for a better nation. To accommodate these features, fair elections form the very foundations of democracy. To manipulate them would be termed as a crime against nation that is so dear to us. And dynastic politics is doing just that. By favoring the immediate members of family and gifting them ‘party tickets’ to contest elections , the political families are limiting the transfer of political power . The young, dynamic people consumed with a dedication to uplift the nation have casually been sidelined . Their merit and honesty are not given befitting respect thereby undermining their contribution.
The dynastic party elucidates the presence of the entire family in political arena. The patriarch of political powerhouses is the torch bearers. The meteoric rise of these can be attributed to their grit and determination and of course to their active grey cells. They are the recipients of people’s trust. But the baton is passed to their Armani clad sons and photogenic daughters. One important question that burns in the midst of political hegemony ‘are they justified doing so’ and most importantly ‘are they eligible for it’. The mammoth responsibility bequeathed to them is due to their purple blood not for their staunch devotion to peoples’ affairs.
Dynastic politics nullifies people’s power .a country where the parliament meet is comparable to family gathering cannot be rightfully called a democracy. Just put it as a subtle form of aristocracy. To have the reins of your country in the hands of one single unit is catastrophic.
The Armani clad sons and photogenic daughters should realize that this is our nation , our motherland , our India not some god forsaken luxury toy to toss around. And its better if we make them aware of this fact………
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Shivangi Saxena
NSIT
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a good topic to choose……..and it is nice to see new members bringing in some fresh perspectives…….but shivangi, i would like to give an advice, it is upto u whether u take it seriously or not………but try to reduce the use of tough words, u know not all viewers have a big word stock, use simple words………but again nice article
pranay
November 9, 2010 at 9:52 pm
a very well written article! the vocabulary used seems perfectly suitable!
Sushmita Samaddar
November 9, 2010 at 10:39 pm
well a nice topic..
according to you govt should give chance to other young politicians despite giving chances to their children.. well i guess when children are playing a good role.. why take chances..
rahul gandhi, priyanka gandhi.. is the best example.. recently thackreys brought their son in politics, jyoti rao sindhiya, dipendar hudda
new faces like sachin pilot also possess the willingness to bring the change..
Abhishek.Bindal
November 9, 2010 at 10:50 pm
Please think twice before u call son of Bal thackeray or Sachin Pilot himself, potential leaders. They are nothing more than a bunch of losers simply following their forefather’s footsteps. Tell me what good has Sachin Pilot or sindhiya brought to this country…u cnt name one……or what good will aditya thackeray fetch to this nation rather than simply carryng frwrd the legacy of anti-North Indians( or anti-valentine’s day or anti-Hindi usage or anti-ingenuous pakistan artists…etc) just lyk his grand father…
Instead it is a notable fact that dese so called”Youth Icons” or those” willing to bring abt some change” were d onez who supported movements like reservations. They are simply feigning to b youth icons….Actually dey hv no substance at all…they are there bcz dey are destined to be there.
We need youth that is neutral and dat wich comes frm d masses and nt from dese brats..!!!
What makes u think sons of Lalu Yadav or Paswan or Deshmukh or neone for that matter, shall have a genuine inclination towards servng their nation when deir fathers din have one…!!!
aditi verma
November 10, 2010 at 12:26 am
Interesting thought. But you are forgetting one important characteristic of democracy-people get they government they elect. If people of India continually vote in the leaders of the party you are talking about,then maybe dynastic politics isn’t an issue for most of the people. The more important question this raises is- what does this tell us about our society as whole? Do we, the people of india, really value merit over family ties? Isn’t nepotism widely rampant in all aspects of our society? Aren’t we largely stuck in a feudal mindset?
Siddharth
November 11, 2010 at 8:39 pm
@aditi: very true. but is our youth ready to be an active participant in politics? You or me are not really that ready to break the custom. then who will? i guess then we have no choice but to accept these “potential leaders”
@siddhart: nepotism is rampant and how!!! but if tomorrow our parents/family members offer us a favor, a small form of nepotism, say for example provide internships in their companies, will you say no?
anwesha
November 13, 2010 at 8:23 pm
Well that was exactly what I meant when I said that we as a society have a largely feudal mindset. Sure, you can argue that you or me would take a job/internship offered by our families, but isn’t this sort family favour different from favouring somebody in politics? Aren’t leaders more responsible than common people? Isn’t there that famous adage-with great power comes great responsibility.
Obviously, people make a system and there sensibilities are reflected in it, but only because everybody does it doesn’t make it right. In the end, we have to struggle constantly to achieve high a moral character.
Siddharth
November 14, 2010 at 8:53 pm
Shivangni,
Who cares what you say? In Democracy power lies with the mass. Voters. Most of them Illiterate Poverty stricken living to exist only.A corruption pone country with high ranking of 87.Very sad. Big Talks & bigger writings publications. Too many of them.It is good that in this country our motherland we can freely talk and discuss to find out a solution? but should it be endless?It seems like that at present no one Individually can find a solution we have to rely on a wonder may be it is Rahul Gandhi Or some one else from Family Dynasty Called Nehru Gandhi……………
Dr Ashok Kumar Singhal
November 14, 2010 at 8:01 pm