In
bookish term it is nice to say the
youths are awakening, but in
practical sense, do we realize that;
what a precious moment, study and
concentration the students are
wasting? Having actively
participated during Mandal-1, I can
understand the trauma the brilliant
students are going through.
The politicians failed to provide
basic amenities after 60 years of
Independence, play innovative and
cheap way to mask their failures.
While in crisis they instigate
"renaming of a city" or "Reservation
Tactics" or target "particular
community". Overall India is cheap
and corrupt 'Demon-cracy'. Even
British realized this fact and
raised concerns during India's
liberation that they are handling
over country to corrupt and mean
politicians. - Tarakeswar Dubey -
May 19, 2006
Let
us try and analyze what it is
exactly which made the youth of
India claim that this reservation
issue has enabled the youth to wake
up from 50 years of sleep.
So far so good, it does seem that
the youth of India is sleeping – at
this point it should be fair for
thousands who study and do well, can
be taken as representatives of
Indian youths. And one fine morning,
they decide that they have really
awakened and hence decide to go on
strike which cause trouble to
patients who are already suffering
and alleviate their pain. This is
blackmail or extortion. It may be
praiseworthy for few to jeopardize
the whole medical system and
tomorrow they will jeopardize the
railway and day after tomorrow they
will jeopardize airlines. Is this a
appreciable and responsible act?
The awakened educated youth never
goes to vote and now suddenly has
realized that doing all this
melodrama will change the things.
With the power of elections in
democracy like India, may be they
woke up on the wrong side of the
bed. Striking and causing loss to
exchequer is like spreading terror
and terrorism and is bad. In the
long run who will suffer, our
country.
While recognizing that India is the
country of Gandhi who authored the
theory of Satyagraha, and then
launched a movement, even a mass
movement, that he hoped to ground in
the principles of Satyagraha, but we
Indian youths do not understand the
distinction between 'ideas' and
'action' to obtrude upon his message
to the country, and as a consequence
the most enduring aspects of
Gandhi's thought escape when we go
for strike. Gandhi's achievement lay
in embracing an 'inclusive' vision,
a philosophy devoid of a distinction
between the 'Self and the ‘Other’.
Why don’t we intend to improve our
country right from the basics? Do
anything and everything to help the
country improve, become cleaner and
better. If we try to participate in
development of country, we should
join some society in our hometown to
fight against corruption, illiteracy
poverty or complain against broken
roads, lack of basic amenities, so
that others can also get inspired
and do the same in their hometowns.
Is going for strike the only way
India can be improved? We should not
consider ourselves weak or
powerless. If we are a responsible
citizen and a true Indian, then we
have the power to make a difference.
Strike is not a solution.
We should change ourselves to change
the country. - Narayan Prasad -
May 19, 2006
The
students protest against the
suspicious and malign actions of the
central government is really
commendable. The youths of India is
now thinking in the progressive
terms and is ready to come out of
their shells for good causes. In
past, we have seen, the same youth
brigade coming out for maha-rallies,
laathi-rallies and others which were
organized by political groups only
for their own motives, to get votes
and power. The impression was that,
the frustrated, unemployed crowd
could gather anywhere for any cause,
whether or not related with them.
They had been shouting 'ZINDABAD',
MURDABAD' mindlessly and the cunning
politician were taking undue
advantage of the fragile attitude of
the youth force. The only
inspirations for the youth were
caste, community and other regional
issues. The then youth have now
became a little older and cursing
themselves for the deeds they had
done. They came to know, although
late, that they were acting like
puppets whose strings were being
controlled by some corrupt
politicians.
That sense of deceit has made the
new generation more alert and
conscious and we are watching first
agitation of its kind, which doesn't
have any so-called leader. This
movement is self-ignited and every
person is participating by heart.
Every individual attached with this
movement is a leader. This may be
called the real PEOPLE-AGITATION
where no mouthpieces are there. If
the same attitude is maintained over
all important issues in future, we
may see more responsible and honest
governance. This is quite clear from
the current moves by the central
government which has now decided to
rethink the reservation policy and
increase the number of seats in
medical and engineering
organizations.
But, here, I would like to caution
my young friends, that never
underestimate the cunning
politicians. They are as cunning as
fox and as cruel as lion. They would
find some ways to demoralize the
agitation. For that, some actions
have already been taken. I have
watched a news clip that says the
Mumbai agitation and laathi-charge
was managed by professional event
managers. Now, this act may let a
section think otherwise. Moreover,
government - motivated groups are
posing as pro-reservation groups and
started coming out on roads in
support of the policy. This has been
done to ignite clashes and division
of the society. I would like to
request all the sections of the
society to keep their calm. The pro-
and anti- reservation voices should
be raised, if required, but mutual
friendship and brotherhood must be
maintained. If the people can keep
their cool, it would be a defeat for
the ugly game-planners. My best
wishes to the writer and the 'RANG
DE BASANTI' youth. - Ravish
Kumar, Hyderabad - May 19, 2006
In
Northeast even the OBC students are
rallying against reservation, but in
Tamil Nadu, which has 70%
reservation in its colleges, the
doctors are rallying to support
reservation. No doubt they will do
this because without reservation
these doctors won't have enrolled
themselves in medical colleges. Now
they support reservation so that
their children, grand children
although being economically improved
will take the ladder of reservation
and make easy pass-through and make
gimmick to their poor general class
neighbors.
I just received a mail from my
friend that software professionals
around 6000 to 8000 are going for a
daylong march from 10 am to 5 pm on
21st May in Pune to protest the
reservation.
Truly, youths in India are awakening
at the same time I curse Govt as its
policy hampering the studies and
mindsets of students. Thanks to the
summer vacation in the colleges, just realize what will happen once
students get back to study. There will
be more ghetto and riot like
situation throughout the campuses. -
Tarakeswar Dubey - May 19, 2006 |
