IITians As A Political Leaders

IITians As Political Leader

The way some of the existing political leaders, playing with the sentiments of the educated lot in the country, is a shame for the Indian democracy. I failed to understand why such a futuristic country has such a pathetic politicians like Arjun Singh. I am shocked when he questions the constitutional rights of Knowledge Commission. How can he make fool of everyone? He may garner few credits here and there but it may be a matter of time. India is rising and it will not tolerate such shameless assertion of 19th century philosophy when it was easy to divide people on caste and religion basis. India will overcome such atrocities on this land of Buddha.

Just few decades before, in 1970s and 1980s, India had a very big sore issue of brain drain, the migration of its intellectual capital to the developing world. The case of brain drain has not gone in the drain altogether, but the brain has been preserved. These preserved brains have not only given the recognition of Indian mind through Nobel Prizes, but today when they have looked back towards this nation with affections or attachments; it has changed the whole paradigm of civilization. Dr R. A. Mashelkar, commonly known as Dangerous Optimist, points out that one such person with the brilliance when comes back to this country, will be equivalent to 100 existing people here. India is lucky to have such a population of 20 million across the world in the length and breadth of this earth. They are going to change the future not Arjun.

Modern Arjun is handicap when he does not bother even Krishna in the form of knowledge commission. How modern Arjun is getting wisdom? He can not survive long in this war. Today, it is unfortunate that foreigners or the people of developed countries know the potential of this country more than we Indians. Our leadership may be hesitant to generate confidence in the technocrats, planner and visionaries, but the world is realizing the potentials. Today, many developed countries are ready and interested to invest in our engineers and scientists including setting up Research and Development centres. It is hardly known to few even today, the world finest design of minutest chip is being done in Silicon Valley of India. The design of the most advanced cars of the world is taking place here. Few big companies of the world have shown inclination to move their major research and production wing to this country.

In the last few centuries of oppression, India has lost its own wisdom domain or trivializes the whole issue of initiatives. In 18th century, we worked hard on the path of liberation. The Sati Pratha, caste system, Dalit discriminations and other anomalies of society were handled for the benefit of human beings in general. In the last century, we mastered ourselves in copying from all across the world whether it is appliance, system, music, and culture or even dresses. Last centuries, I call it Xerox Century of India. Today’s in politics, some disgruntled people are following the age old methods to earn credit. India is awakening. It will not tolerate nonsense. For sometime, you can crush the voice through police atrocities but it will not go for long. The old politicians have to die fast. They have to be replaced by some brains. No body can keep them behind.
Five IITians, all in their 20s, have decided to take up mainstream politics. The youths, based in Jodhpur, will be in the city to campaign for their national party, “ Paritrana’’ , which was launched in Jodhpur on Friday. “Giving up handsome pay packages, comfort of family and support of friends wasn’t that easy,’’ says Tanmay Rajpurohit, the national president of the party and B Tech in aerospace from IIT Bombay followed by an MS from GeorgiaTech and double masters in arts. “But my inner voice told me that I should invest my efforts in my country rather than making my pockets heavier,’’ said Ajit Ashwalayan Shukla, vice president of the party. “People think we are crazy so much so that our families have also failed to understand our motto, but we won’t give up,’’ he added.

I am happy that new brains will be able to provide some solace at this difficult time to the educated of this country. The core team of “Paritrana’ ’ comprises Rajpurohit , Shukla, Amit Beesen, also the vice president and a B Tech (Mechanical) from IIT Bombay and a LLB graduate, Chandrashekhar (national treasurer), B Tech (computer science) from IIT Kanpur, Bharat Sundaram, the PRO of the party and B Tech from IIT Kanpur and PhD in electronics from Melbourne. “Paritrana means complete relief from the various causes of distress, and that is what we want to do for our people,’’ added Chandrashekhar. Low funds have not discouraged them in their efforts of holding door-to-door campaigns in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and parts of Maharashtra. “We strongly feel that the politicians of today are no longer the voice of the common man but instead they voice their own personal agendas through which they can fetch maximum votes,’’ said Shukla.
“We are not here for the power game. We are here to deal with the grassroots issues of each and every small village that we come across,’’ added Shukla. The zeal and burning desire of the five youngsters sounds sincere. “I believe that we are just five ordinary boys from the middle class family with no godfathers in politics but have dared to come forward and fight for our rights,’’ said Chandrashekhar. “And we will succeed in it,’’ he added. After the launch of the party at the Suchana Kendra in Jodhpur, the party members, as a part of their promotional campaign will tour Jodhpur, Udaipur, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Chennai.

They are moving all across country for last few months. They were active in last assembly elections. They are the real hope. In addition to these people, there are other rising companies who are ready to shoulder responsibilities to take this country in the right direction. Every body wants to take the poor in right direction but very few who knows the right direction. You have to have knowledge, respect and experience. Hope in times to come police brutality on anti-quota protestors in Mumbai will be revenged by wisdom. I hope all backward, scheduled castes and scheduled tribes will come ahead in against reservation. This country needs wisdom, freedom, opportunities rather than reservation and subsidies. Rise awake those reserved people!