Being young is great. The world is at your feet. The opportunities are limitless. The mind and body are in the best of health. So what bogs us down ? Lack of knowledge! Hefty competition! Or government’s negligence!
The inexperienced youth is unsure of his ultimate goals. He does not have that courage to follow his heart. What if he goes wrong ? Citing this confusion, the youth first likes to ensure a decent job for himself. He jumps into clichéd areas of engineering, arts, medical sciences et al. Many of us must have done graduation only for the sake of it. We are not expected to follow unprecedented dreams which may propel us into a never ending struggle for existence. The case is particularly true for families with their purse strings tied.
The youth is confronted with huge competition wherever he go and whatever he choose. Just minute differences in scores decide best colleges for some lucky few. Do so many of us not possess the talent ? Certainly not. The government has not build enough good colleges to nurture the vast pool of talent. Many of the private colleges are woefully short of infrastructure. Moreover, numerous fields popping up to give specialization have not been proportionally represented. The youth is searching for a career outside.
For those who dream big, there is no provision to provide assistance in their entrepreneurship. People wait for the announcement of a new hero, rather than helping him become one. Ideas we have, but few are transformed into actions. The youth needs fillip, the politicians aren’t ready. A pathetic representation of youth in the parliament doesn’t help anyway.
It’s encouraging that increasing globalization and India’s participation has created jobs. But a vast population is still left in the lurch. We can witness the uneducated and unemployed youth becoming a puppet of selfish politicians. Brainwashed, he is eager to sacrifice his life or kill anybody to fulfill his party’s motives. The reason: he is not making a decent living. Why ? The villages of India are not equipped with good schools and teachers. A child goes to school, comes back without any learnings. When he grows up, he is rendered incompetent for graduation and ofcourse, a permanent source of income. As a result, he has no option but to search for easier path. The politicians gleefully provide temporarily, albeit satisfying their own objectives.
Considering the inability of the fund allocated to reach upto the last mile, it will be an exaggeration to hope graduate level education for one and all. Inspite of that fact, village youths can be engaged in constructive activities. They can be recruited in skill based blue collar jobs in Small and Medium Enterprises. SMEs are based out of villages which will be value for money. They must be trained by the govt. for this endeavor. These activities are already in place, but less in number. The focus seems to be dwindling.
Women, an important component of youth, has been showing promises in different fields. The special few who have made name deserve credit. But still, there is lesser sharing of responsibilities vis-à-vis men. Most of the young Indian women are housewives. They have failed to implement the knowledge attained through various specialized courses. They have explained their minds to feel happy in their spouse’ achievements. They need to be empowered by their husband. He needs to take initiative to realize his wife’s strengths. Similar is the case with young girls whose parents must come forward and encourage her to pursue her goals.
The inexperienced youth is unsure of his ultimate goals. He does not have that courage to follow his heart. What if he goes wrong ? Citing this confusion, the youth first likes to ensure a decent job for himself. He jumps into clichéd areas of engineering, arts, medical sciences et al. Many of us must have done graduation only for the sake of it. We are not expected to follow unprecedented dreams which may propel us into a never ending struggle for existence. The case is particularly true for families with their purse strings tied.
The youth is confronted with huge competition wherever he go and whatever he choose. Just minute differences in scores decide best colleges for some lucky few. Do so many of us not possess the talent ? Certainly not. The government has not build enough good colleges to nurture the vast pool of talent. Many of the private colleges are woefully short of infrastructure. Moreover, numerous fields popping up to give specialization have not been proportionally represented. The youth is searching for a career outside.
For those who dream big, there is no provision to provide assistance in their entrepreneurship. People wait for the announcement of a new hero, rather than helping him become one. Ideas we have, but few are transformed into actions. The youth needs fillip, the politicians aren’t ready. A pathetic representation of youth in the parliament doesn’t help anyway.
It’s encouraging that increasing globalization and India’s participation has created jobs. But a vast population is still left in the lurch. We can witness the uneducated and unemployed youth becoming a puppet of selfish politicians. Brainwashed, he is eager to sacrifice his life or kill anybody to fulfill his party’s motives. The reason: he is not making a decent living. Why ? The villages of India are not equipped with good schools and teachers. A child goes to school, comes back without any learnings. When he grows up, he is rendered incompetent for graduation and ofcourse, a permanent source of income. As a result, he has no option but to search for easier path. The politicians gleefully provide temporarily, albeit satisfying their own objectives.
Considering the inability of the fund allocated to reach upto the last mile, it will be an exaggeration to hope graduate level education for one and all. Inspite of that fact, village youths can be engaged in constructive activities. They can be recruited in skill based blue collar jobs in Small and Medium Enterprises. SMEs are based out of villages which will be value for money. They must be trained by the govt. for this endeavor. These activities are already in place, but less in number. The focus seems to be dwindling.
Women, an important component of youth, has been showing promises in different fields. The special few who have made name deserve credit. But still, there is lesser sharing of responsibilities vis-à-vis men. Most of the young Indian women are housewives. They have failed to implement the knowledge attained through various specialized courses. They have explained their minds to feel happy in their spouse’ achievements. They need to be empowered by their husband. He needs to take initiative to realize his wife’s strengths. Similar is the case with young girls whose parents must come forward and encourage her to pursue her goals.
Situation is poignant in villages. There are some where girls are treated as a burden on the family. When married, they are forced to conceive child and molested if baby girl is born. The behavior is tantamount to treating her as a baby making machine. Separate awareness for education of girl child already has been a government initiative, but its not practiced in many areas.
An important facet to bring about youth empowerment is to make them believe in their strengths and then make them trust in each other’s strengths. There are many tasks which can be undertaken in a group or more specifically, a team. For example, the youth can take the responsibility of ensuring sanitation in his village. An organization can be formed and the government can award cleanliness contracts to the same. Other initiatives like awareness campaigns can be organized in collaboration with the youth. These trust based measures will indeed lit that elusive self-confidence in our village youth and inspire him to perform quality work for society.
Whenever the situations are perceived to have created losers, empowerment has reignited the path towards success. Its imperative that the ignition is sustained over a longer duration and the illnesses eradicates from the society.
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