Has the Youth Consciousness
Gone Astray?
There is an essential requirement for the
development of refi ned political consciousness
in the youth. The events occurring in the present
time are extremely serious and disruptive. May
it be the party politics or the politics of the
students - the plight of both is now a cause of
concern, which requires profound introspection,
as both are in a confused state today. Apart from
a few exceptions, the students’ politics has lost
its direction and is devoid of a proper channel.
Even this could be tolerated, but now things
have reached such a point that the students of
the higher educational institutions have begun
to raise anti-national slogans in the name of
freedom of expression and all this, merely to be
in the limelight. This situation is very dangerous.
Today some of the so-called student leaders are
looking for their ideals in terrorists and the way
in which they are being glorifi ed is defi nitely a
cause of deep concern.
The politics of today, leaving a few exceptions,
appears to be an assemblage of conspirators,
whose sole objective is to acquire infl uence and
political power. For attaining it, they are ready
to indulge in any type of conspiracy. They want
power at any cost, even if they have to take the
support of those terrorists and unwanted powers
who dream of further partitioning our motherland.
After witnessing their activities, the laymen today
have forgotten the real meaning of politics.
In the public life today, politics is considered a
synonym of conspiracy, shrewdness, trickery and
deception. When anyone is found to indulge in
such malefi c deeds, he is said to be doing politics.
However, the real implication of politics is far
away from its prevalent form. Actually, politics is
a system of making the national and international
relations well organized and easy. It has its own
values and ethics, which are inspired by the lofty
ideals of universal welfare and happiness. The
political phase of pre-independent India began
under the inspiration and infl uence of these ideals.
At that time, the idealists like Gopal Krishna
Gokhale, Mahatma Gandhi, Madan Mohan
Malviya, Lokmanya Tilak, Sarojini Naidu,
Bhikhaji Cama, etc entered the fi eld of politics.
The objective of these nationalists was the
establishment of higher ideals, supreme values
and higher criterions; and they sacrifi ced all their
pleasures for the sake of motherland. They gave
up their personal comforts and aspirations in
national interest and based all their activities for
the attainment of independence.
These eminent personalities had nothing of
their own. They devoted all their belongings to
the nation. For them, every breath chanted the
voice of independence; every heartbeat began
an unending fl ow of sacrifi cial sentiments for the
nation. But it is sad that such a glorious period
now appears to have come to an end. Today,
neither are there such values nor such youth who
could follow them. Patriots like Subramaniam
Bharti and Subhash Chandra Bose are hard to
fi nd. Where are those devout nationalists, who
happily gave up everything for the emancipation
of their country from colonial and its cultural
upliftment?
Today the way in which the student leaders in the
higher educational institutions are insulting their
own country and appreciating other nations has
given rise to extremely dangerous circumstances,
which need profound thinking. In the recent
past, the slogans were raised in a controversial
program organized by the Students Union of a
renowned University of Delhi. They were so
objectionable and condemnable that they could
not even be expressed in words. The students had
organized the event to oppose the death sentence
awarded to the culprit who was involved in the
attack on the parliament of their own country
and were demanding the status of martyr for him
and other terrorists. In the program, slogans were
raised openly for dividing and partitioning our
country. These confused students were thinking
that whatever they were doing in the name of
freedom of expression would be appreciated and
praised. Moreover, numerous news channels,
because of their personal political self-interest,
presented them as great leaders, instead of
showing them the correct path.
Some of the so-called intellectuals even
appreciated their condemnable deeds. They
were made the center of politics and efforts
were even being made to remove the dividing
line that exists between patriotism and treason.
When these students got bail, along with a strict
warning from the court, efforts were made to
portray them as heroes. This unfortunate event
even became the headlines of the newspapers.
For some of the news channels, this became
a hot topic and so they appreciated the event.
It would have been far better if someone had
explained to them that one should be in the
headlines for his noble and auspicious deeds
and for following his national duties, rather than
for raising anti-national slogans.
In this context, the example of Ranjit Singh is
worth mentioning. This student made such a
marvelous achievement in the fi eld of student
politics that it is a tight slap on the faces of the
deviated student leaders. Ranjit is the son of Dilip
Singh, a resident of Dhundhala village of Sojat
Tehsil of Pali district in Rajasthan. He is a student
of second year of law in the Brunel University of
London. He has been elected to the international
student chair. His brilliant speeches based on logic
and facts and his responsible attitude earned for
him the support of the students of many countries,
who played a crucial role in ensuring his victory.
Speeches are not enough but it is essential to
set an agenda to implement the plans. Ranjit
spoke only that which could be implemented.
He used his caliber very profi ciently and spoke
frankly. Even the students of countries like
Russia, England, Canada, etc highly appreciated
his speech, which was a glimpse of indianness.
The victory of Ranjit is a strong answer to the
treacherous students working on anti-national
agenda, who only create cacophony on the basis
of religion, caste and classes, and those who try
to humiliate their own nation, appreciate our
enemies and endorse the terrorists as great leaders
(who do not even hesitate in cruelly assassinating
the helpless, women, old and children). The
victory of Ranjit Singh Rathore is suffi cient to
move those traitors who glorify those terrorist
who are the staunch enemies of humanity and are
infamous for their destructive activities. It is the
dream of Ranjit that the malice prevalent in the
Indian politics should be removed and refi ned;
and the glory of our nation should be restored at
the global level. India should regain its position
of being the mentor of the world (Jagadguru).
There are numerous youths in India who think
like Ranjit Singh and are demonstrating the courage of shining like torches even in this
polluted political scenario. No doubt, today the
circumstances are depressing and this is the
reality of the present political scenario, but the
responsibility of reversing this trend lies on the
youth power. Some steps have already been taken
in this context in the recent elections to the Lok
Sabha. The increasing number of youth who
have been elected as parliamentarians is a good
indication. It is encouraging because these young
parliamentarians, belonging to various parties,
have risen above their political allegiance and
demonstrated nationalism. However, even this is
true that most of them are the successors of their
own political legacy.
Even when politics is not playing an active role
in giving a proper direction to the potentials of
the youth, the Yug Nirman mission is playing
a crucial role in this regard. The young talents
should therefore align themselves with the
activities of this movement. Those who are
already participating in the programs of this
movement should motivate others to move
forward on this path. A point which should be
clarifi ed here is that to become a part of the Vichar
Kranti Abhiyan (Thought Revolution) does not
mean to move on the roads carrying placards.
But, its real implication is the comprehensive
transformation of one’s personality, which
could inspire numerous other youths. If the
youth of our nation could draw this thought
power from the thought revolution and make
efforts for the development and refi nement of
the political consciousness, then substantial
changes could be brought in the present scenario
and the deviated youth could be turned into a
constructive work force.