Young brigade of India want to be anything but a politician. Ask any Chhotu, Sonu, Pinki or Pappu or their parents, they either want to become a Doctor, or Engineer or and IAS officer, but nobody wants to be a politician.

This fact can be attributed to the myth which says that all politicians are scamsters and a hyena in the garb of deer. Some also think that you need to be born in a political family to have an easy entry into the field. Also, the parents do not consider politics as a viable career option.

The youth of the country, which keeps ruing about the bad state of the country, need to take a bold step and take on the work of cleaning the politics of the country. One way to do it is to become a responsible civil society member, the other, which is more recommended, is to join politics.

It can be done just like AAP president Arvind Kejriwal or Jayprakash Narayan of Loksatta party, both former IAS officers. Another example can be of Natwar Singh of Congress Party who was an IFS officer. Ravishankar Prasad of BJP is a lawyer while KP Thakur of the same party is a doctor. Even actors like Shatrughna Singha and Hema Malini joined politics.

In the young brigade, Naveen Jindal of Congress is scion of Jindal steels. He in fact is credited with fighting the government in Supreme Court for letting every Indian hoist the national flag at their home or office with the same pride as politicians or administrators of the country.

The best thing about politics is that it can be joined at any time of your life and at any point of your education.

Although the people of India would love a highly educated representative for themselves, but to become a politician or to contest an election to become, MLA, MLC or MP doesn’t have any required education criteria. The Constitution of India lays down only the minimum age for contesting elections, which is 25 years, but there is no minimum education prescribed.

A politician is not only a representative of the people; he is also an administrator and a lawmaker. So the education falls into ‘desired’ criteria but it’s not ‘mandatory’.

Best is the politician who understands people’s pain, problem and provides a solution. Works for them and voices their concern when in Corporation, or Assembly or Parliament.

In order to keep up with the popular choice, i.e. better educated politicians, here is a step by step guide to college students to join politics and make it a full time career.

1. Take Political Science as your subject choice in graduation. Although you can also study economics or sociology, but understanding of political science is  a must.

2. Read good books on politics. Understanding your country is a must and understanding it in the view of political scenarios is recommended. Suggested read: biography of MK Gandhi – My experiments with truth, Jawaharlal Nehru’s Discovery of India, Ramchandra Guha’s India after Gandhi and Kautilya’s Arthashastra. Reading foreign thinkers like Karl Marx, Hegel and Thoureau etc is also recommended.

3. Join a student body which represents your idea of India and supports student-friendly policies. This is an important step and this is how many present day popular politicians ascended in political arena. Lalu Prasad Yadav, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Ravishankar Prasad were all part of the student movement led by JP during Emergency.

4. Join a debating society or group to hone your oratory skills. Good oratory and popular politics go hand in hand. Take for example our former prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee.

5. Start analyzing political scenarios of the country for your understanding and express your ideas in party meetings.

6. A good leader is one who can be a good team member. Participate and give your full to the team works.

7. Build your leadership qualities by listening to good leaders and understanding their ideologies.

8. Contest elections. This is your test and sure shot way to rise. As a test it will tell you about your leadership qualities, will bring out your strengths and your weaknesses. It will also help you in strategizing your further actions for the party.

9. Keep your friends close, your enemy closer. Keeping an eye on the opposing views always will help you devise better policies and actions. It will also give you an edge above your opponent.

10. Always keep your integrity intact. This is a way to rise in politics without any blots.

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Youth should be in politics – Most people, in today’s times, treat politics as a bad word. It is assumed that the ones, who are interested in getting into politics, want to get into it for the money and power involved in it.

Even if an young individual I interested in politics, he or she is dissuaded by their parents as they see it as a dirty and murky world not fitting for decent people.

Here are 7 reasons why the youth should be in politics.

Youth should be in politics –

1. Be the change

Be the change you wish to see in this world, said Mahatma Gandhi. Instead of complaining about things that are wrong with your country, you must try to do something about it as an individual. The most effective way to do it is to get into politics as it will put you into a position of power and authority to do so.

2. Politics needs some freshness

Most of the politicians, especially the ones who are ruling the roost, are in the prime of their age. This is one of the reasons why a lot of policies implemented by the politicians seem jaded or outdated. To bring in a wave of freshness and novelty in politics, it is imperative for young people, with fresh ideas, t get in vo7lcved in it.

3. Voicing the youth

If there are no young politicians in active politics, who will voice the concerns and issues of the youth? One needs people who are very much in touch with the youth of the country and strongly identify with their issues and problems. Being in power will give them a good chance to bring about a change in this direction.

4. There are some good examples

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is known for his movie star good looks and charisma apart from being a leader that representsliberalism, started out very young in politics and today, he is the leader one of the most vibrant countries in the world. He has set a good example of how a young leader can turn things aroundfor an entire generation.

5. Change in perception

If there is a misconception about politics being dirty and filled with criminal minded people, then that perception can be changed only when some young people take an initiative and participate in active politics. It is not possible for that perception if some young people keep shying away from getting into politics.

6. Youth needs to take charge

There are several countries where the majority of the population consists of the youth. In India, the world’s biggest country, more than sixty per cent of the people are under the age of thirty. When such large population of a country consists of young people, it is important for them to select representatives who can bring their issues and problems to the fore.

These are the reasons why youth should be in politics – The afore mentioned reasons make a strong case as to why young people need to step into politics. There is no doubt about the fact that politics and politicians carry a bad reputation but there is always a chance to turn things around.

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