India Aspiration

India Aspiration

Equally significant is the eclipse of politicians as role models for this generation. Most go for the athletic-jock stereotypes such as Sachin Tendulkar or Rahul Dravid. Experts regard them as only fleeting models. It is a grim reflection of how bereft the nation is of towering political personalities. When the children interviewed did mention a national leader who inspired them, it was more often Mahatma Gandhi rather than Jawaharlal Nehru. Sociologist Andre Beteille thinks that Nehru's decline as a national figure is a result of a uniquely Indian reaction which holds the father somehow responsible for the sins of his heirs. Happily many of the children mention their parents or local leaders as people they look up to. It bestows on the parents a greater responsibility. Their actions are under constant scrutiny.
Equally significant is the eclipse of politicians as role models for this generation. Most go for the athletic-jock stereotypes such as Sachin Tendulkar or Rahul Dravid. Experts regard them as only fleeting models. It is a grim reflection of how bereft the nation is of towering political personalities. When the children interviewed did mention a national leader who inspired them, it was more often Mahatma Gandhi rather than Jawaharlal Nehru. Sociologist Andre Beteille thinks that Nehru's decline as a national figure is a result of a uniquely Indian reaction which holds the father somehow responsible for the sins of his heirs. Happily many of the children mention their parents or local leaders as people they look up to. It bestows on the parents a greater responsibility. Their actions are under constant scrutiny.
Equally significant is the eclipse of politicians as role models for this generation. Most go for the athletic-jock stereotypes such as Sachin Tendulkar or Rahul Dravid. Experts regard them as only fleeting models. It is a grim reflection of how bereft the nation is of towering political personalities. When the children interviewed did mention a...

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