We owe the present to the daring though and action of the youth of yesteryears and the contours of the future will be drawn the way the youth today thinks and acts.Youth constitute about 34% of the total Indian population and it is the duty of the family, the society, the educational institutions, and the media and on top of all, the political leadership to mould them in such a way that the entire country becomes proud of them. Youth power can be neglected at our own peril. For youth can make or mar society. Their creative potential is as immense as their destructive potential. Guide them well right from mother’s lap to the corridors of the university, guiding them at every step, pulling them up every time they err, just with a smile and stick if required, and appreciating for what they are and sparing time and money for them. All this will go a long way in making them an invaluable young human capital for the present and the future. Aren’t we proud of our engineers, doctors, scientists, administrators, journalists, software professionals, nurses, sportspersons, film stars, models and lakhs of others from other disciplines who have made India young and vibrant? The educated youth working overseas as NRI’s or otherwise makes the rest of world proud of India. Thus youth properly guided and provided opportunities’ of growth can be catalyst for the all round growth of the nation. Conversely where misguided, unemployed or brainwashed, they can tear apart the society. You can’t find a heinous expression of youth gone astray than in the global phenomenon of violence. Many trace the roots of terrorism and youth violence to the growing unemployment and the alienation of youth from society. The youth might find a world of hypocrites around them, a world that preaches ethics, but indulges in all sorts of socially and ethically unacceptable human behavior. The dichotomy between precept and practice is too galling for them. As for the millions of youngsters, educated, semi-skilled and illiterate, nothing can be more demoralizing than the gnawing feeling that they are of no use to themselves, the family and the community. This is the crippling feeling nursed by the growing army of unemployed and underemployed in the country. Many struggle and struggle return crestfallen after seeing the ‘no vacant’ boards, many migrate to big cities and take up odd jobs for living, and a few lucky organize their own enterprises. But bulk of them is left high and dry. Frustration and alienation lead to drug abuse, drug peddling and to other anti-social activities. One might very well ask, are we doing enough for our youth? The answer could be yes and no. we have a separate department for youth and sports, but having the separate department doesn’t promise the youth all they need. The national youth policy is indeed a milestone in that the state has a vision of how to make youth contribute in a better way to make the nation strong. Talent lies abundant measure in our youth. What is required is tapping it the proper way. We have shown to the world that we have some of the best brains. Youngsters of different disciplines can be seen working in different parts of the world contributing their mite to the countries they reside in and bringing glory to the country from which they have migrated to. Let us do everything possible to tap the youth power in our country to make India more prosperous in every field.
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Youth Power | SpeakBindas
Sunday Date 30-4-10
Just utter their names – Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Priyanka Chopra, Leander Paes, Sania Mirza, Saina Nehwal, Abhinav Bindra and you get buoyed up. These are the names that invoke the indomitable human spirit, souls born to win whatever be the odds. And, indeed, there could be hundreds upon thousands of other unknown heroes and heroines who have left their imprints on the sands of time.
We owe the present to the daring though and action of the youth of yesteryears and the contours of the future will be drawn the way the youth today thinks and acts.Youth constitute about 34% of the total Indian population and it is the duty of the family, the society, the educational institutions, and the media and on top of all, the political leadership to mould them in such a way that the entire country becomes proud of them. Youth power can be neglected at our own peril. For youth can make or mar society. Their creative potential is as immense as their destructive potential. Guide them well right from mother’s lap to the corridors of the university, guiding them at every step, pulling them up every time they err, just with a smile and stick if required, and appreciating for what they are and sparing time and money for them. All this will go a long way in making them an invaluable young human capital for the present and the future. Aren’t we proud of our engineers, doctors, scientists, administrators, journalists, software professionals, nurses, sportspersons, film stars, models and lakhs of others from other disciplines who have made India young and vibrant? The educated youth working overseas as NRI’s or otherwise makes the rest of world proud of India. Thus youth properly guided and provided opportunities’ of growth can be catalyst for the all round growth of the nation. Conversely where misguided, unemployed or brainwashed, they can tear apart the society. You can’t find a heinous expression of youth gone astray than in the global phenomenon of violence. Many trace the roots of terrorism and youth violence to the growing unemployment and the alienation of youth from society. The youth might find a world of hypocrites around them, a world that preaches ethics, but indulges in all sorts of socially and ethically unacceptable human behavior. The dichotomy between precept and practice is too galling for them. As for the millions of youngsters, educated, semi-skilled and illiterate, nothing can be more demoralizing than the gnawing feeling that they are of no use to themselves, the family and the community. This is the crippling feeling nursed by the growing army of unemployed and underemployed in the country. Many struggle and struggle return crestfallen after seeing the ‘no vacant’ boards, many migrate to big cities and take up odd jobs for living, and a few lucky organize their own enterprises. But bulk of them is left high and dry. Frustration and alienation lead to drug abuse, drug peddling and to other anti-social activities. One might very well ask, are we doing enough for our youth? The answer could be yes and no. we have a separate department for youth and sports, but having the separate department doesn’t promise the youth all they need. The national youth policy is indeed a milestone in that the state has a vision of how to make youth contribute in a better way to make the nation strong. Talent lies abundant measure in our youth. What is required is tapping it the proper way. We have shown to the world that we have some of the best brains. Youngsters of different disciplines can be seen working in different parts of the world contributing their mite to the countries they reside in and bringing glory to the country from which they have migrated to. Let us do everything possible to tap the youth power in our country to make India more prosperous in every field.
We owe the present to the daring though and action of the youth of yesteryears and the contours of the future will be drawn the way the youth today thinks and acts.Youth constitute about 34% of the total Indian population and it is the duty of the family, the society, the educational institutions, and the media and on top of all, the political leadership to mould them in such a way that the entire country becomes proud of them. Youth power can be neglected at our own peril. For youth can make or mar society. Their creative potential is as immense as their destructive potential. Guide them well right from mother’s lap to the corridors of the university, guiding them at every step, pulling them up every time they err, just with a smile and stick if required, and appreciating for what they are and sparing time and money for them. All this will go a long way in making them an invaluable young human capital for the present and the future. Aren’t we proud of our engineers, doctors, scientists, administrators, journalists, software professionals, nurses, sportspersons, film stars, models and lakhs of others from other disciplines who have made India young and vibrant? The educated youth working overseas as NRI’s or otherwise makes the rest of world proud of India. Thus youth properly guided and provided opportunities’ of growth can be catalyst for the all round growth of the nation. Conversely where misguided, unemployed or brainwashed, they can tear apart the society. You can’t find a heinous expression of youth gone astray than in the global phenomenon of violence. Many trace the roots of terrorism and youth violence to the growing unemployment and the alienation of youth from society. The youth might find a world of hypocrites around them, a world that preaches ethics, but indulges in all sorts of socially and ethically unacceptable human behavior. The dichotomy between precept and practice is too galling for them. As for the millions of youngsters, educated, semi-skilled and illiterate, nothing can be more demoralizing than the gnawing feeling that they are of no use to themselves, the family and the community. This is the crippling feeling nursed by the growing army of unemployed and underemployed in the country. Many struggle and struggle return crestfallen after seeing the ‘no vacant’ boards, many migrate to big cities and take up odd jobs for living, and a few lucky organize their own enterprises. But bulk of them is left high and dry. Frustration and alienation lead to drug abuse, drug peddling and to other anti-social activities. One might very well ask, are we doing enough for our youth? The answer could be yes and no. we have a separate department for youth and sports, but having the separate department doesn’t promise the youth all they need. The national youth policy is indeed a milestone in that the state has a vision of how to make youth contribute in a better way to make the nation strong. Talent lies abundant measure in our youth. What is required is tapping it the proper way. We have shown to the world that we have some of the best brains. Youngsters of different disciplines can be seen working in different parts of the world contributing their mite to the countries they reside in and bringing glory to the country from which they have migrated to. Let us do everything possible to tap the youth power in our country to make India more prosperous in every field.
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