The Myth of Political Neutrality in India
You don’t have to be a political scientist to gauge the mood of people around you vis-à-vis politics. You don’t even need to carry out lengthy surveys and dial numbers to reach an informed opinion about what the community’s youth thinks when it comes to the contemporary politics. A plain and simple one to one conversation on matters pertaining to politics are enough to draw the conclusion that a large chunk of India’s youth - a section of the society that every political revolution counts upon - is today distant from the Indian polity to the extent that the spill over effects are now in the open. What was until now an implicit 'Rule' has - in this generation of increased social media presence and voicing of facts - become explicit – that politicians can get away with anything if the youth chooses to stay silent on the matter. The very same politicians would also run for cover if the bottled up anger/support of India’s young were to spill onto the streets. What's with th