Due to inept policies and irresponsible behavior, leaders of independent India has discouraged the society since India got independence. With perpetual denial of rights and promises the mango people of India are in a real sorry state.
The financially sound middle class which surfaced after the economic reforms of 90's is restless asking that why their leaders not providing them an atmosphere like California and New York. Almost every corporate and industrialist in India are irascible because they are trussed into red tape ism of govt. quarters. The middle-lower, lower and poor stratum of society that constitutes majority to India's population are reluctant to participate in the mainstream as they believe that their leaders are cheating them despite knowing the fact it's their vote that empowers this democracy.
At present, a large constituent of society especially youths are looking for gutsy leaders, and this has been expressive especially since the inception of social activist Anna Hazare at national plank(post August, 2011). The followed up power-packed demostration on the streets of national capital, other metros and big cities at regular interval for various causes had this inherent message. But our political forces deliberately ignored to recognise the fact. Since our political parties has no drive at all. Irrespective of party line they fails to present a hero, an ideal to this big nation. There is a severe drought of leader(s). This state made people gets distracted from the mainstream politics and made them reluctant to whole democratic process which is the most dangerous phenomenon for a democratic nation like India.
We often blames media for mindlessly following bollywood Khan's and alike stories. Our youth are crazy behind them. But right before blaming them we are answerable to them. Actually youths today are are groping in dark to find an ideal. This lack of leadership scenario was first witnessed during 1966-67 when people began to vote against the incumbent government. Congress got the maximum jolt as it was ruling most of the states then. It was a high time when the second line of leadership from socialist faction, unsatisfied congress leaders presented better alternatives. Later on Ram Manohar Lohia, Jaiprakash Narayan and alikes shook the nation by youth energy. The movement helps emerge Janta Party to power but under the burden of over intellectualism the myth of second independence got busted. The non-congress polarisation scattered.
Again, in 1989-90s, under the umbrella of social justice a large faction of society seems congregated. It was a completely afresh idea for the independent idea. It got negative publicity and society gets divided into caste system as provisions of Mandal commission surfaced. It was the time when there was unprecedented scarcity of leadership at national dais. Rajiv Goswami was a commerce student at the Deshbandhu College, Delhi University who attempted self-immolation to protest against Prime Minister V.P. Singh's implementation of the Mandal Commission recommendations for job reservations for backward castes in India. In October, 1990 Goswami spearheaded a formidable movement against the Mandal Commission and his act of self-immolation led to larger protests and a series of self-immolations by college students throughout India. Following years were exceptionally unstable and the society was bifurcated on the line of upper-lower caste on widest note.
With all these flashback one things is quite clear that an independent India lack good leader with few exceptionally bright activist enlighten the political plank time to time. But in true sense better people denies politics and politicians denies betterment. This trend lead our society into a backward state. From social justice to casteism, from regionalism to secularism and non-congress polarisation has never let development become a agenda. Even after 66 years election are contested with promises of drinking water, roads, electricity. And these all under the mascot of caste and religion. Now on the eve of another democratic fest due in 2014, youths need to set their agenda to fight against, on the backdrop of travesty of democracy India has been witnessing for quite long.
