YuVa Shakti…

The optimistic view that India will overtake China in a short span of time is purely based on the fact that India’s population is young whereas the population of China is ageing. It is estimated that around 70% of the country’s population is composed of the youth, that is, population under the age group of 35 but above 20. In whichever dimension one looks, the focus seems to be on the youth. There are young talent hunts, daring shows involving and targeting the youth and off course the youth icons being the heartthrobs and idols of many a young. It was good listening to Shahrukh Khan when he said that today Indian award winners, particularly awards abroad, need not be a guru in his field. It is more among the younger generation that is bringing the accolades to the country, whether it is the sportstars or for that matter the entertainers.
However, one field which always uses an innovation or a raw product in the most disgusting and selfish manner possible is the very illusionary but familiar field of politics. Every political party is trying to project a young leader of its own no matter what his or her capabilities and potentials are. It is good that when almost everyone is banking on the youth power, the youth too have an adequate representation among the decision makers. This is not a concern at all but what is really of concern is the emergence of the ‘so called’ leaders who try to gain cheap popularity by trying to incite the young minds by means of public speeches and so heavy are the hands of the ‘big guns’ behind them that they escape from all possible criminal actions, sooner or later.
I would not like to take the names because taking names in criticism can backfire many a times than in times of praise, particularly in a ‘democracy’ like India. Most of us must be aware of the remarks passed on by a lesser known sibling of probably the most influential political family of India. He has been putting up explanations that he did not direct his remarks against any particular community and his remarks were entirely his personal. But the question is why on earth you need to call a press conference or for that matter release a public video expressing your ‘personal’ feelings and perception. Why on earth you need to proclaim yourself as the last samurai of a particular community when the entire country and the world is reeling under the financial crisis. Not long ago in the commercial capital we saw the emergence of a lesser known leader who took it all alone to carry the so called legacy and pride his uncle had brought in. No wonder by invoking the young minds, he was able to create a niche in the media as well as their news. What are these leaders teaching to the youth?
Why on earth don’t they think it is their responsibility to show the path to the young because they are more privileged, thanks to the wonderful established blood networks they have. Why are they not thinking of ideas to encounter the job cut problem and consoling the young whom they proclaim to represent? Why do these people keep mum on financial decision making in a growing economy like India? Why do these people favour muscle power over will power?
The answer I believe is in their way of thinking. Physically, they might represent the young face of an Indian but surely their thinking is guided and directed by those same old mentalities and perceptions about the common Indian. So it is high time the common Indian delivers his or her verdict against these people in the coming general elections.
It is time to show these people their destinations which can be best summarized with what Sachin Tendulkar as a boy (aged 16) in Pakistan had to face from the crowd,
GO HOME AND DRINK MILK…