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Democracyis the buzz word for our politicalsystem. But is it really so? Is it democracy

that a nation where a majority of population is below 40 elects a majority of people above

60 to power? re we really satisfied with the way our country is bein! !overned? "houldit not bother us that at the a!e people !enerally ta#e retirement and rest$ our politicians

actually become eli!ible to be at the helm of affairs? %hy is it so that people below &0

years are considered as political '#ids(?

)he country desperately needs some youn! leaders who personify ener!y$ enthusiasm$morality$ and dili!ence. *o doubt we have pro!ressed a lot in the last 6+ years but the

development pace would have been completely different had some youn! torchbearers

led this process of development.

t the time of independence$ ,andhicalled upon the youth to participate actively in the

freedom movement. -oun! leaders li#es*ehrucame to his rec#onin! and led the

movement. But this is not the case now. *owadays we have only a handful of youn!

leaders li#e ahul ,andhi$ "achin /ilot$ arun ,andhi etc$ but they are in the political

scenario because they belon! to influential political families. It is ne1t to impossible tofind a youn! leader with no political family bac#!round in the furor ofpolitics.

)here can be two reasons for this deplorable scene of Indian politics. 2ne may be that the

youth today are not interested in actively participatin! in the political field. )hey arecontent with what they are doin! and how the country is bein! !overned. But this reason

seems to hold no !round seein! the discontent shown by the youn!sters towards cases

li#e reservation$ 3essica lal murder case etc. )he youth of modernIndiaare aware of theproblems facin! our country and the world at lar!e. ,iven a chance they would be ready

to chan!e the political condition of the country for better.

"econd reason may be that youn! people are not !iven opportunities to prove themselvesclaimin! that they are not euipped with e1perience to participate actively in the!overnance of the country. )his reason seems to be more lo!ical seein! the monopoly of

old leaders in almost all the major political parties of the country. 2ld people should

realize that proper development can ta#e place only when they ma#e way for youn!erpeople to ta#e control of the activities.

)here are few thin!s which need to be clarified. 2ne that youn!sters do not mean people

who are +0 years old with no e1perience at all. -outh in this conte1t is meant to refer

people in their 50(s or early 40(s with a !ood mi1 of ener!y and e1perience. )wo$ it is notintended to mean that old people should leave the political scene and rest. %hat is wanted

is that they should be there but for !uidance because they are treasures of invaluablee1perience.

)here are a few thin!s which I would li#e to su!!est. )here should be a retirement a!efor politicians as well which may be around 6& years. )here should also be some

educational ualification for politicians. ow can we !ive those illiterates the #ey to our

country whom we can not !ive the #ey to our house? /eople with serious criminalbac#!round should not be allowed to contest elections.

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s for the youth of our country$ they can contribute in more ways than just contestin!

elections. 7uch can be done in areas li#e educatin! people$ raisin! awarenessabout

various social ills$ and many other areas.

%e can just wish that the ne1t time we !o to vote we find more names of youn!sters who

can ma#e our country a better place to live in.

%hat can be more noble and satisfyin! than leadin! your nation on the path of pro!ress?

8ven the challen!e of bein! the 982 of the bi!!est blue chip company will pale incomparison. )here is no reason why politics should not attract the best minds in the

country. )o be a politician$ one needs a vision$ intelli!ence and #nowled!e of political

processes$ combined with a hands:on approach to !rassroots problems. /olitics can teachyou as much as lectures in a closed hall can and can be as attractive a career option as any

other.

owever$ sadly$ politics today has earned its reputation for bein! a 'dirty field(. )he

newspapers are flooded with details of scams such as 9oal!ate$ +, and 9%, to name afew. In this parado1ical situation where law ma#ers have consistently become law:

brea#ers$ is it any surprise then that the vicious circle completes itself and that it is only

the law brea#ers who ualify to become the law ma#ers of the country?

In our society$ parents have traditionally !iven primacy to the conventional and lucrativecareer options ;en!ineers$ doctors or investment ban#ers

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9learly$ the youth plays a vital role as sta#eholders of what is probably the world(s

youn!est democracy. It is only lo!ical then that we need a lar!er number of youth in

political forums to represent the aspirations of this vast section of society. %hile we needthe e1perience and wisdom of seasoned politicians who are now in their twili!ht years$

the e1uberance of the youth$ their lateral thin#in! to !et thin!s done will offer a whole

new perspective to the many problems that the country faces today. But unfortunately$there are only two types of youth that participate in politics today$ what I li#e to call the

princelingsand the thuglings.

)heprincelingsare those who ma#e a career in politics because their fathers$

!randfathers or uncles did so. 6& per cent of the 7/s below 5& years and all of the 7/sbelow 50 years in India fall in this cate!ory. )hese wal# into politics on the le!acy of

their previous !eneration;s

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Ima!e 9redit@ Gindsay ).$ ernon$ )H

)he authors comments@

)his article is for those who want to do somethin! for the welfare of the world.

9orruption is very bi! problem. )his is also a reason for the poverty of the countries./eoples are becomin! !reedy because they want money and for this they are crossin!

their limits of bad wor#s.peoples are usin! different tric#sJcheats and they are losin!

honesty.t this time youn! peoples needs to beware.

)he youn! peoples have to see comin! !eneration so they should thin# about the

future .)hey needs to ta#e decision that they want a corruption free environment or not.)his is the duty of the youn! peoples to care about their future. )he older !eneration has

accepted defeat. ll hopes are pinned on the youn!er !eneration. "o$ they need to be

strict$ honest$ intelli!ent and !ood thin#er.

%e need to use the way of 7ahatma ,andhi.

For e1ample@ n ant reach to the trun# of the elephant slowly:slowly and it does notma#e the elephant to #now about this. "ame the youn! !eneration needs to do.

)hey needs to ma#e a !roup of some peoples to ta#e some step forward a!ainst thisproblem. %e have seen in urban areas that the social wor#ers are ta#in! some e1tra

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money to do any wor#$ in fact they are paid monthly income. "o$ a!ainst these problem

we should ma#e !roups and try to ma#e understand to the peoples. If they watch

somethin! bad or unacceptable for the betterment of the society then they should thin#and try to do somethin! their selves.

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and jobs and restrict their lives only to their NsecuredO jobs and settle there permanently.

)he perception of our !eneration about politics has !enerally been ne!ative. )hou!h we

have few youn! politicians$ they have not been allowed to stretch their win!s. )he

politicians need to open up and promote the youn! !eneration in the mainstream politics.

It is stereotype to thin# that only people with !ray hair can become successful politicians.

In >M$ )ony Blair retires at & while in our country the chief posts are mostly occupiedby the politicians above &0 years of a!e. )he youn!er !eneration doesn(t have any outlet

to show their principles of leadership. *ow as# the youth of India about the politics andthere(s an answer strai!ht on your face. %ho wants to join the politics?

But is turnin! away from the politics and maintainin! a distance form political class

really a solution?

9han!in! dysfunctional behaviour is difficult but not impossible. If we as a nation haveto move ahead and build the country of our dreams$ we have to use politics as a medium

to ensure that !overnment remains sensitive and accountable to the people. %e come

bac# to the same uestion. %ho will ta#e this country into the era of prosperity$economic !rowth$ sustained development and all round pro!ress?

It will have to be a collective effort. %e will have to wor# to!ether with a common !oal

in mind. %e have come a lon! way but journey by no means is over. It is important to

ma#e this !rowth sustainable. India has lar!e productive and youn! population as her

asset.

If we truly believe that the future of any country lies in the hands of the youth than we

need to ta#e a step forward. 2nly youth can chan!e the pace and width of the course of

our nation(s pro!ress and ma#e India a !lobal !iant. If we want to see a better India it(s

time to ta#e char!e. %e have to build a foundation now for a prosperous future. >nlessyouth feel concerned and !ets involved in politics at all sta!es$ we cannot e1pect a nation

to !row.

emember$ it is not !ood for a nation when its citizens only complain and e1pectsomeone else to fi1 their problems.

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-oun! people are in the process of buildin!$ but for that very reason they are the

incomplete. )hey are un#nown uantities frau!ht with limitless possibilities. -oun!

people brin! with them the winds of chan!e and reform$ and they are the possessors of anenormous and irrepressible vitality. )here is little that can eual the !reatness of youth P

. %e must realise that every youn! person that lives is to some e1tent fired by the

youthful passions coursin! throu!h his veins. If only firm direction and purpose can be!iven to these passions$ then there is absolutely no doubt that the youn! can learn to

contribute to the welfare of society and live lives that are meanin!ful. ;cited in 7tshali=

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