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Today’s news in a Malayalam daily was shocking to me. Kerala as much as it is known by “God’s own country”, “100% literate” statements; another one was “Politically Hyperactive” even the youth. Not everyone was an IIT/IIM dreamer, in fact majority were not and were most interested in understanding/forming a political opinion – which I thought was a great quality to have as a citizen of India. But now seems that about 41% of youth had never participated in Rallies or other;

Youth in Kerala losing interest in social activism:Survey

Thiruvananthapuram: A recent survey by CPI-M’s youth wing, DYFI, has indicated that the youth in Kerala, considered to be a ‘politically hyperactive’ state, seem to be losing interest in social activism.

According to the survey, 41.41 per cent of the youth had never participated in rallies, demonstrations and protests in
their life.

Significantly, those in the 15-20 age group was found most disinterested in joining public life while men and women in
the 21-40 age group were more socially and politically minded.
A total of 1450 young women and men from across the state were interviewed as part of the survey focusing on a host of
issues concerning the youth.

Another one is about farming and Youth don’t feel it as adequate for a living. I think times are changing and often I tend to think of Kerala as it used to be;

When I was a school going guy, this political view is like your birth religion. Everyone who is a Hindu is a Hindu because he was born to Hindu parents That was the situation, if your area is having more of Congress (including your family), you naturally get into the Congress side, I mean that is how I saw it work there.  The same happened to me as well and as and when I got to read a lot about Communism, I was an immediate fan and was an active ‘Chota-Politician’ there. Later there was this dilemma, the things doesn’t seem to match and works like in a Hollywood Movie – A friend’s friend is a friend and an enemy’s enemy is a friend.

1. State level   – In Kerala, both Congress and Communist parties would fight vigorously.

2. Nation level – Both these parties are friends and try to form a volatile government.

So what is the whole point of fighting at State Level – I mean, it is never a healthy fight, but then political fights are never meant to be I guess.

It kinda looked like everyone is just power hungry not for power but to make more money than the most prominent enemy! So for now, I remain with my own and never get into anything, instead of reading some of the great-minds in the form of books written by them or on them.