Interesting Read: A Small Commentary About

Young Politicians In India.

India is one of those countries that have revered politicians have almost
gained cult status rather than an image of being a public servant. Right
from the beginning, most of the politicians have been old men in their
fifties and sixties or above. The young ones have been in their late forties.
That is why one of the stereotypes of politicians in India has been old
men (and also women), wearing the traditional garb or the Swadeshi
inspired dhoti and Kurta or the traditional saree. However, this doesnt
seem to stay forever.


With the changing times, the demographics of the politics are also
changing. For the last few decades, especially since the 2000s, India has
witnessed the rise of young politicians in its political sphere. These
politicians, unlike their older counterparts are not the usual old hags in
nearing their end, but more of people in younger age groups who are
keen to do something. However, the irony here is that these young
Indian politicians are not really young but middle aged men and
women who have entered politics only after observing their senior
family members play the games. This brings us to yet another fact about
these so called young politicians.
Most of these, in fact, all of them are not new or independent entrants
into the vast and the brutal jungle called Indian Politics, but are rather
successors to their parents who have been hunting (or getting hunted)
here for decades. One can say that they have gained that political mileage
and position not by their own hard work or independent efforts, but by
the blessings of heirloom. There is a ton of such examples in the Indian
political scenario to witness. In fact, even those who are not into politics
as a subject of interest, will be able to tell you the names of these so
called young politicians.
Additionally, there is a great misconception about this relatively young
demographic of politicos in India. Many people assume that since they
are young, their mentality and thought process would differ greatly from
the mainstream old politicians and hence they will be the ones who will
talk the language of progress, rather than engaging in cheap caste and
communal based vote bank gimmicks and populist nonsense. This is so
far from the truth, given that they are just carrying the banner of their
predecessors further. So in a way, they are just the younger versions of
their parents and not any reformist revolutionaries.

Here is a quick mention of few young politicians in India.
Rahul Gandhi: Also known as Pappu or Rahul Baba with parody,
Rahul Gandhi brings up the image of a born with a silver spoon in
the mouth spoilt but ignorant brat who not only knows zilch about
the country, but also lacks basic common sense.
Agatha Sangma: She is the daughter of a prominent politician and
Lok Sabha speaker P.A Sangma is U.K educated and has shown
interest towards rural development.
Akhilesh Yadav: Yet another product of dynastic politics, Akhilesh
Yadav is the son of the Mulayam Singh Yadav and is equally inept in
ruling the massive state of U.P