POWER OF YOUTH

India is a country of over one billion population and fortunately 50 per cent of the citizens form the proud youth community. We, the youth are at the prime of the nations health, full of energy and are a storehouse of power. At the threshold of fast technological and economic development, India needs healthy, focused and vibrant youth to raise the present scenario of India. It is generally believed that due to the high percentage of youth, the development will be rapid, the adoption of technology and other modern methods of protection shall be widespread. Dr. Karan Singh, in his famous article Youth and tasks ahead highlights the importance of youth in nation building. This youth power can be properly channelized to make the best out of it. So, which branches of the economy needs the youth power?? Defense, politics, technological advancement groups would make the top of the list, but why be choosy, youth can make their mark in any field, let it be sports or media, fashion or innovation. All of us know that youth is the age when we are fit physically and mentally. Despite technological developments in weapons, the fight in war remains a matter of physical endurance. Our youth must be taught a priori to be patriotic to the country; make them a part of NCCs and YRCs. After all the task of defending a country lies with the youth, the younger the stronger. Next up is politics, the feelings of religion, caste and creed must be eradicated from the mind and the seed of unity must be planted. India is the biggest democracy in the world, where the power of speech and expression from the citizens is of highest priority. The government must realize that it is important for Indias future to induct the youth in the democratic process at an early age. After all it is the youth who ultimately will become the stalwarts in politics and one day will hold the reins of democracy in their hands. Today, we live in a globalized world. Trade and business opportunities have grown like never before. There have been great advancements in various aspects of education, learning, science, communication and technology. Here, the work of the youth must be to gain knowledge of these advancements so that they do not lag behind the people of other advanced countries. We are actually fortunate because we have tremendous sources for learning unlike our elders who had to depend only on books. As individuals we should know the fact that when we develop not only our family benefits from it but our whole society and community in which we live in. Did we ever guess we could do so much, yes we could, one youth community in some small region can actually start a revolution, that is how the eelam tamils problem in Sri Lanka came to our conscience in Tamil Nadu that made changes in UN decisions too. We do matter!!

The power of youth is unquestioned in sports too, however sport is where most of the physical strength gets to use. Our sports icons Sachin Tendulkar, Vishwanath Anand, Dhanaraj Pillai and Jaspral Rana have shown they are the best in the world. In the field of media, let it be screenplay roles or music, our youth have etched their places in the hearts of people. A R Rahman, the golden globe awardee, Aishwarya Rai Bachan, the world renowned actress one among those who brought pride to the country in their young age. In the world of fashion, Rina Dhaka, Ritu Berry and Vallaya have achieved international fame. Their creations are in great demand all over the world. Even the advanced countries from America and Europe are eager to bring the Indian engineers, doctors, business managers and technologists on their soil. Our young entrepreneurs have made successful forays into international markets. The power of youth is unequivocal. When the storehouse is brought to use, challenges can be met and won. We are the nations future, the strongest backbone that can never be broken. Be heard, be strong, be proud, we are here to make a change, we are here to rearrange.