Yuva!!!

Recently on a Lazy Saturday afternoon, I caught up with a relatively new Hindi movie-Yuva. I had seen the movie when it was released 5-6 years ago but it managed to grab my attention again. The central theme of the movie was young minds in Indian Politics.
With the ongoing general elections, I connected better with the movie’s ideology and hence began a thought process that made me pen this down. I would love to see more young minds in politics; but what really defines a young mind?
As I come across articles that talk about this, it seems as though a Young Mind is a youth in line with what today’s generation’s wants- a 30 year old something in comparison to a 50 year old.
Now this is where my understanding takes a full stop! How does this concept make sense; what I believe India needs is, a politician who can reach out to both the youth and the not so youth.
I love the tag name- largest democratic nation in the world, but it seems as though this has also been a hindrance. In this whole process of adopting the best concepts from the top nations we seemed to have been short sighted. And of course let me not go down the corruption path. Don’t get me wrong but I respect people with Government jobs and I feel for them when I hear that they feed a family on Rs.2-3K per month – which is ridiculous for the amount of tax people pay. If one was to open a local newspaper (online for me) almost every page highlights the gap between the legislation and implementation
Basically I don’t think I care it’s a 30 or an 80 year old politician, I want a better country to live in; and yes I am frustrated!!!