Do you think of politics as a career option?

The Prime Minister of the country says that India needs more young leaders. Many parties are rebuilding their parties by inducting and encouraging more youth. But do we really think of politics as a career option? Career in politics comes with its share of pressures. But the feeling of doing somethi

1.7K Views|Posted 2012-01-30 12:40:13

Started by Aneeket Barua

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Shaban | Guide-Level 11

2012-02-02 15:12:19

@||aru.chopra|| you are right in pointing out the reactions of people when discussed about politics as a career.

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Shaban | Guide-Level 11

2012-02-02 15:07:51

More and more youth should join politics, as it will lead to influx of new and innovative ideas, to bring about a positive change.

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Aru Chopra | Guide-Level 11

2012-02-02 15:00:50

But are they really true? Is politics as a career actually bad? Is it only a money game for politicians? For answer to question raised by me above, I would invite various experts for their contribution.

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Aru Chopra | Guide-Level 11

2012-02-02 14:59:33

'Politics as a career'? 'Have you gone insane'? 'You have lost your mind'? These are the most common reactions given by the people of India as Politics is considered as an unfavorable career choice. Sometimes the youth don't bother or the family forbids them from entering into politics or they simpl

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Ravindra | Beginner-Level 5

2012-02-01 20:11:49

we have to be the change that we want to change but arent ready to dirty our hands which needs to chnage

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Priyam

2012-01-31 17:13:53

absolutely correct

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Shaban | Guide-Level 11

2012-01-31 17:09:09

@||Priya|| well said, most of the youth today are attracted towards the lucrative jobs in big companies.

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Varun Sharma | Beginner-Level 4

2012-01-31 09:21:19

@Aneeket Thanks Aneeket for inviting me for discussion on a this topic. I agree with BMTY, I think politics can be a good career option but only in case if you have both career need plus some courage to serve for nation.If you think it as a money making policy then it should not be seen as career o

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Josha | Beginner-Level 1

2012-01-30 19:45:30

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Nikhlesh Mathur | Guide-Level 14

2012-01-30 17:57:15

Politics as a career option can be thought of only if it is organized in some way if not altogether and only when it is free from the effective use of muscle power and crime.

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Shaban | Guide-Level 11

2012-01-30 16:29:17

I would request @||Priya|| @||Pooja Kohli|| @||Vikas Naidu|| to share their valuable inputs.

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Shaban | Guide-Level 11

2012-01-30 16:25:09

Politics is a mean to serve people, work for them, and trying to remove the problems faced by them

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Shaban | Guide-Level 11

2012-01-30 16:23:35

Politics is one of the career option, bot most of the youth today take evasive action form politics.

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Aru Chopra | Guide-Level 11

2012-01-30 15:24:08

The destiny of the country is shaped by the youth hence they must fully participate in the political system of the country. Nobody knows how to enter politics as there is no well-defined procedure and path into politics has to be clear and transparent.

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Aru Chopra | Guide-Level 11

2012-01-30 15:23:54

With the Jan Lokpal and a hope that CBI might get some tooth, increased focus on transparency, people from all walks of life might just have a chance to look at politics as a realistic career option.

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Govind Sharma | Guide-Level 14

2012-01-30 13:54:20

There is lot of difference in preaching and practicing. If Prime Minister ask for young leader, why does he has all senior citizen who cannot take a single national interest decision instead of youth? Rahul Gandhi is not a youth at all (can somebody who is 40+ be named as youth?) I do not think so.

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Bhupesh | Contributor-Level 9

2012-01-30 13:44:22

Politics Can be a Career but not with same Expectations as it is for other Careers . If One thinks he can make changes by taking steps for a Group I feel Politics is the Place fro him . Particularly Advocates , Civil Servants and Military personnel have become great Politicians in the History.I fe

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Kamaraju Pulugurtha | Guide-Level 14

2012-01-30 13:31:52

there may be a doubt whether politics can be taken as as full-time job.in political parties,there are full-time workers and those who do office jobs.they have to be paid on some basis.these workers may have a similar kind of ideology and may be followers of parties.there is some employment coming fr

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Aneeket Barua | Guide-Level 11

2012-01-30 13:13:17

Also request @||Govind_S|| @||arun dev|| @||Gautam Joshi|| and others to share their views

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Aneeket Barua | Guide-Level 11

2012-01-30 13:12:30

We all have come across people who crib about the government for its policies or its decision on various situations, but we hardly think of being a part of the Political system to make it a better Nation. The sole purpose of starting this discussion is to get the views of our Experts, community mem

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