Whenever I drive around the city, I consider that the legislation can do lot better than what’s always said in rhetoric about development. When I witness the traffic chaos, the hawking beggars, the overflowing sewers, the traffic-rule offenders, it boils my blood to do something to the people, to instill better sense, to let display humanity and empathy. At times the rage builds in me giving thoughts that my dear country could better be ruled by a tyrant/dictator.
When I was a child, I heard that the trains ran punctual during the emergency period imposed by Mrs. Indira Gandhi. If this was to be true then we’re better off governed/ruled by a tyrant or a dictator rather than an elected representative/legislative. Now, as I enter into my third decade of survival, I truly wish to contribute towards my fellow Indians, to add a sense of trust towards our politicians and the political system; above all an image makeover of India.
I know that India is not what we witness in the cities and the urban space. I was lucky enough to witness first-hand, thanks to the political roots of our family. It’s a long history that my grand father had partook in the Indian Independence movement and was regarded a great figure in the local community. Though, he was not a greater aspirant, he remained in active role for almost thirty years serving the near-by villages. The next generation of my family, my maternal uncle stood against my grand father’s close friend and mentor to enhance himself into a grander role.
He rose in stature to influence at the state-level politics and shone as a star for over two decades. A few miscalculations though quiet expensive, put him in the back seat and simultaneously my cousin has taken lead. All these don’t speak of any credentials about me but through this I gained an immense exposure and experience: an experience of the people, their troubles, their aspirations, their contentment and also the mistakes my own family members did.
I’ve had quiet an expensive and modern education to take up some of the exciting/interesting corporate jobs. As I ponder upon my future, I increasingly nurture my aspirations in politics and my observation led me to believe that most of our politicians never really understood the role. I reckon that most never had seen it as a career and so made some damaging moves that dearly hurt them.
In corporate we would look at each role to shape up/enhance our career and never make moves that are unaligned with the larger part, I guess most politicians hurt their careers with hind sighted approach. My exposure during the elections at varying degrees of the electoral strategy, election campaigns at ward, village, constituency level and interactions with the campaigners to the foot soldier provided me a greater insight into the aspirations at each layer.
The fortunes of a leader depend on balancing these with his personal ones, where it is difficult to bring in the consistency. This blog is to reach out in exploring much beyond these… and achieve the balance.
“Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.” ~ Plato.
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