Ananlyzing..
The biggest democratic election in the world is about to begin in a couple of months in India. Coalitions are being formed, age old relations are being changed based on demography, agendas are being set, educated folks are slowly waking up to the importance of voting, and lastly there is a slow momentum gain amongst youngster to vote and make choices that is going to effect their life.
But when I start to compare the recent presidential elections here in United States with what we are going through in India its hard to come up with a single leader who is even as remotely motivating as Obama. When did we last have a leader who mobilized the whole nation to a common cause? (The only leader i can think of is Vajpayee)
Why does India lack good leaders? One of the traits that makes someone a Leader is public speaking, and we have no one in our political arena that is an exceptional Public speaker (Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Reagan some of the great presidents in US were good public speakers) I believe a good public speaker can inspire, motivate and mobilize people. They can break the regional and language barriers to reach out to larger mass. They can make religion differences or demographic differences a non-issue. Wish India had more of such public speakers!
So how do we change our age old rotting political scene in India and find our next great leader? The first step would be to start voting. This is the only way we can weed out the under performing, uneducated criminals who pose to be leaders and guardians of our society. Secondly, more educated people should start getting involved in the electoral process (Lead India winner, Mishra, joined the BJP and other finalists joined BSP, congress etc - signal of a good start). This will help us formulate better policies, start developmental projects that are effective and serve a purpose, and encourage other educated people to not shun away from active politics. Lastly improve our education system making it affordable and reachable to every child. A educated society knows its rights and its responsibilities and won't be fooled by false promises and bipartisan agendas set by politicians.
I hope that one day I will part of movement that changes the political scene in India and redefines India - a lofty goal but achievable for sure!
But when I start to compare the recent presidential elections here in United States with what we are going through in India its hard to come up with a single leader who is even as remotely motivating as Obama. When did we last have a leader who mobilized the whole nation to a common cause? (The only leader i can think of is Vajpayee)
Why does India lack good leaders? One of the traits that makes someone a Leader is public speaking, and we have no one in our political arena that is an exceptional Public speaker (Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Reagan some of the great presidents in US were good public speakers) I believe a good public speaker can inspire, motivate and mobilize people. They can break the regional and language barriers to reach out to larger mass. They can make religion differences or demographic differences a non-issue. Wish India had more of such public speakers!
So how do we change our age old rotting political scene in India and find our next great leader? The first step would be to start voting. This is the only way we can weed out the under performing, uneducated criminals who pose to be leaders and guardians of our society. Secondly, more educated people should start getting involved in the electoral process (Lead India winner, Mishra, joined the BJP and other finalists joined BSP, congress etc - signal of a good start). This will help us formulate better policies, start developmental projects that are effective and serve a purpose, and encourage other educated people to not shun away from active politics. Lastly improve our education system making it affordable and reachable to every child. A educated society knows its rights and its responsibilities and won't be fooled by false promises and bipartisan agendas set by politicians.
I hope that one day I will part of movement that changes the political scene in India and redefines India - a lofty goal but achievable for sure!
posted by Siva at 7:13 PM
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