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 doesn’t 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.
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
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.
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
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