The dilemma of increasing citizen dependency and declining Parliamentary democracy?
📰 Primepost
27 Sep 2021
For 28 years I have been going from New Delhi to my native village, Mudunur in krishna district, at least once a year to visit three schools and interact with children and teachers. When I also visit atleast 2 or 3 other villages around and give away scholarships to girl students in particular. One of the primary school was built by me three decades ago in Harijanawada. Much earlier I had built Mahila Mandal in my mother’s memory and had set up children library both in high school and elementary school in memory of my father. At a time when many are migrating out of villages, I have decided to do the opposite as I cherish my origins. I am building now a modest house in the village pulling down a hundred-year-old one. From my these long years of grass root connections, I sum up the current moods of people which do not get reflected in electoral outcome. These include frustration based anxieties, decline in trust and confidence, a feeling of helplessness and uncertainty. Such feelings are wide across in a bandwagon way. That is how many young are seeking to get away from origins exploring opportunities elsewhere, far away.