Are Youngsters today participating in Nation building??

Not to speak of youngsters any body cannot participate in nation building if they do not have the properties in them like as honesty, work culture, an innocent heart, transperency, proper education, sound character etc....... Today's youngsters are mad for money , faishion, chiep popularity. They even  do not hesitate to earn money by doing wrong. In such a situation the thought and approach by BHARAT SWABHIMAN led by Baba Ramdev is the only  a ray of hope which can give right direction to the younsters so that they could participate in  nation building. We must support Baba Ram Dev and follow his footprints.

No.........Not by any parameter....and they are not the least at fault.

And just in case you are wondering, why?

A whole generation of parents have failed to respect and value ethics and resultantly turned the youth to respect money over values, educate oneself somehow for earning and pay all attention to self. Money from a resource like many others has been pushed to occupy position of GOAL. Means is not so important this class has taught their children.

At times it appears independence from foreign rule, for many Indians was akin to a cake and everyone who could get within reach wanted to finish it "SHARING AND MAKING MANY MORE WAS NEVER" in thought.

Some do realise and try to course correct upon attaining maturity yet the Rat race syndrome overtakes. The direct outcome is most amongst us expect someone else to do acts like nation building, safeguards and provision of highest standard of services for us simply because we think we can pay for it.

Check the numbers in NCC from 1960's to today and compare with population it will provide a lot of answers. 

Most of us are at best self servicing individuals.

Are Youngsters today participating in Nation building??...in fact you should be asking  are Youngsters today participating in family building, value building, nature building ...if  the answer to the above questions ...is a 'yes' then a nation is automatically  built... I for one believe " it is not that America built roads rather it was the roads that built  America"...but sadly today's America is much different than what it really stood for .... I think they are also becoming like Indians...BEWARE OF THE  great Indian VIRUS ...it infects even healthy bodies. 

Hi Disha,
I do agree with u
Youngsters are busy with ther personal ambitions/life.
They have no time for politics
Only the youngster who has political background are only in (Money Making)Politics. The old leaders proclaim: "We are fetching youngster(their kids, relatives) into politics"

dear all, i agree with the issues put forth by disha - even if the younger lot made it a point to avoid destroying what we have it will be a big contribution towards building. whereas we are right in not blaming them for not building due to environment etc etc, can we safely say they are not blame worthy for the destruction of what we have (not necessarily physical destruction). am not suggesting that only the younger destroy - the elders are as guilty - but if the younger lot makes it a point and sets the example for the "even younger" lot, we'll be a far greater developed force than one bumping along.

It’s a common sight on television – politicians loudly and rudely insulting one another. The unite only when there are the matter of their salary and perks hike. In front of the cameras on political talk shows, and even in  parliament, many political leaders tend to act more like uncouth street vendors than public figures.I yearned to ask them how they would explain their antics to their children and grandchildren.

Unfortunately, in India teachers hate politics; educated class hate politics; the common man hates politics too. They look down upon politics as if it is a “scoundrel’s job”. And these bunch of scoundrel can do nothing for nation but to involve themselves in corruption, and in their salay increase, and to make themselves  above law and for that they even go for the change in the fundamental right of the constitution.

These poltician need to know that theu need effective training to help helps build india's reputations, win allies and do sell more services for the nation

Our politicians could take a page from the corporate training manual. I’d like to see politicians receive the same type of skills training that private enterprises are using to develop first-class executives.

If they did, both they and the people they serve would ultimately benefited. Untill that don’t utter that young… is not participating in building nation.

s.ballu sir they are thinking smartly about everything except their nation & their poor brothers. they are interested in girls, beer bar, bank balance not in social service & patriotism

hi satish They are bringing 500 dollers are making profit of foreign country by 5000 dollars . thats why they are hiring us. we always do work for other nation to become rich.not for our country. hoe many s/w engineer pays tax honestly? helps poor people? comes out of their Air conditional room & goes to village to see situation of tribes ?

Hello shreela did you really think like that . is our generation character is so pure as our previous one. are they having that courage as was possesed by savarkar,bhagatsingh & rajguru ? are they prefer to work for india by rejecting thousands of carore rupees offers by america like A.P.J abdul kalam ?

think twice

Youth and idealism have traditionally been associated. No longer is it true that today's youth are fired with enthusiasm for nation-building. And we, the elder generation are responsible for instilling a sense of cynicism among the younger generation. We have drilled into them ideas of materialism and self-centeredness over selflessness and service to the nation. 

THERE ARE PRIMARILY 3 CHANNELS TO PARTICIPATE IN NATION BUILDING THAT I SEE:

1. Participate in the governing by going through IAS / IPS / ICS etc and become a part of the beaurocracy.

2. Be a private individual and participate in nation building related projects as and when you talent fits.

3. Stand up for what you believe to be correct and start by practising the correct method - example offer no bribes / dont take short cuts to get things done in govt etc

As you can see the order in which i have given is increasingly difficult. From the practical to the idealistic. Equally unfortunately the idealistic is what this country has needed for the last 2 generations. - Say NO to all the wrong things. That is the one thing that is not happening fast enough or in large enough numbers. In their desire to achieve a station in life, youngsters are making the same mistake their parents and grandparents did. Take short cuts to get there!

Real nation building will happen only when idealistic notions first take root and a value based system is practised by the vast majority (instead of the minority it is today). When that happens..........look out...India's real potential will be unleashed upon the international scene. It is a million times more than the potential we have demonstrated so far.

Youngsters are the back born of our country and hence they should understand this and should come forward to participate in our nation building. It will be better to think what we have contributed to our nation and not what the nation contributed. Opportunities are here to utilize effectively and the existing opportunities are required to be exploited fully.

Well Ms.Disha Roy, your opinion is also right and thanks for the referral.

It is nice to see some intersting debates like this and thanks Disha... You are right that the present generations youth are giving more importance to their own lifestyle and they are not doing any thing to the nation. Exceptions may be there. But in general I can say mojority of youths are not even thinking about it..

Thanks for referral, Disha. I support your views, but I want to say something regarding this, as today's young generation have hardly seen good things happening in front of them.

Also I want to say something, which may start a new debate ! Is it a result of nuclear family? As both parents are engaged in their career & hardly spent quality time with their children?

Please clear my point. Anybody?

I am in agreement with your point of view. If you go in details you will find down the line some where the young Gandhi is attached and lets face the fact he is trying to bring in young generation to the business of politics so his young collegues and that how you have seen a gathering of young generation in Delhi.

As of now our youngstars are not at all interested in building the nation except building themselves which is correct anyway.

Mr Rahul Gandhi is aiming even half a percent of young generation joins him his target is accheived.

Dear Ketan,

Regret to interrupt yet the cited money goes to coffers of 0.01percent and almost 66percent are struggling very hard for a square meal once a day.So is this nation for only 0.01percent may I ask? 

Dear Friends,

Let us stop judging through debatable projected ECONOMIC INDICES, as a human ought to be treated as human first which was lacking and is receding throughout and thoroughly.   

Nicely expressed Sudipta,

Yet have a question, if you would likt answer.

ARE WE EXPECTING SOMEONE TO EMERGE FROM ANOTHER PLANET TO COME AND COURSE CORRECT FOR US?

Hey Nitin and others thanks for participating in the debate, And I am on the no side just because I haven't seen youngsters take up the responsibility as such and they do always the routine stuff day in and out and will not come out of their zone to things differently, the risk taking attribute is very low and want to play safe all the time...If the youth is together they can change things within in no time but that is not happening, the leadership qualities is very less among youngsters or they restrict themselves and do not go that extra bit, they get satisfied very easily I don't see the hunger in them do something out of the box kind of a thing and pretty much it will remain the same for sometime to come...And I can tell  you this pretty well as being a faculty at a college I see all kinds of students and I know how things are out there....there should be a overhaul interms of what we are teaching them to make youngsters participate in building the nation and our system is not that friendly to take initiatives like these........

Many youngsters may want to participate in nation building but at the grass roots level, there are very few youngsters who are actually participating in visibly building the nation. The conferences which are held are mainly for the urban group and the reach in the rural areas is limited. If the opportunities are skewed, it is difficult for the youth to focus on nation building while there are so many other problems that need to be addressed....

This may be partially alleviated by constantly building awareness on nation building and regular reinforcement of these concepts by giving opportunities for the youth to contribute toward the growth of the nation.....

The lead article's conclusion is too simplistic. In a nation of over a billion and counting, a sample of a few hundreds do not represent the real state. There are millions of youth who are uneducated, underemployed, wrongly employed, and unemployed. These are the people who are the frustrated class who are ready to take part in any protest ,agitation etc. They are the ones sought out by politicians to carry out their nefarious schemes. The cream of our youth still keep going away to other countries for greener pastures. To succed in our country one has to go with the ethos of corruption, inefficiency, nepotism, flattery etc etc. In this atmosphere how can one say that the youth are nation building? The only youth that are nationbuilding are the ones we see on celluloid in a fantasy world.The ones who are really building the nation are the industrialists, in spite of all the hurdles of red tape

a very few youngsters participate in nation building as most of them are so busy in enjoying the full priviledge of freedom in their life and the condition is such that if you ask about the current president of india , i garentee that most of the youngster will fail to answer.

I cannot confidently say NO , but neither can I confidently say YES.

Nation building can come from a few sources :

1.  You are an entrepreneur , whose business ideas can give employment to others , and in the process add to the country's wealth. e.g. Tata , Birla , Ambani ,...

2.  You are a social worker who believes in helping those who are not so fortunate as you. e.g. Baba Amte

3.  You are a technocrat who can contribute your expertise in the cause of the country. e.g. Homi Bhabha , Visvesvaraya ,...

4.  You go into politics , since that is the only way you can get into the seat of power , from where you can contribute towards the welfare of your countrymen.

5.  You go into the services such as the IAS , so that you can do your bit for the people of this country.

Of course , if you are gifted in any other area , you can probably bring credit to this country , thereby helping to build this country. Today's newspaper carries reports about how Indian badminton is on a resurgence due to the achievements of Naina Sehwal. Vishwanathan Anand can certainly claim to have influenced thousands of youngsters to take up chess as a career option.

Now how many of our youngsters today are choosing any of the above options when they come out of college ?

The youth of 80s & 90s were more associated with the issues of society....the present day youth are more associated with entertainment and enjoyment. Today's youth, no doubt, are more confident lot and more constructive....but, they have become more self-oriented.