Many years ago, a friend in school remarked, at the end of a heated discussion on the future of Indian democracy, that no youngster in India from a "good" background aspired to the position of Prime Minister - when planning his/her career. The implication was that Indian democracy would remain the playground of the opportunists.
I was reminded of this conversation from my own childhood while watching an interview on NDTV recently.The anchor was interviewing a topper of one of the board exams. When asked about what he aspired to do in his career, the young boy remarked that he desired to enter politics as it was a way of serving society. If this indeed reflects the desire of more of India's educated youth, we can only be more sanguine of the future of Indian democracy.
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