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ChakreshMishra15stepguideforyoutomakeadifferenceinpolitics

15stepguideforyoutomakea
differenceinpolitics
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Iwrote
sometimes
backabout
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peoplein

democracies,especiallyinIndiakeepcomplainingandblamingpoliticsforeverythingwrong
intheirlife.Weshouldlookinsideourselvesandthinkifwearedoingourownpartinthis
complexpoliticalprocess.YoumusthaveheardBethechange,youwanttoseeintheworld
andDontaskwhatyourcountrycandoforyou,askwhatyoucandoforcountryblah
blah.Letusleavethosegreatpeopleatrestforsometimeandfigureoutwhatwecandofor
thisdemocracyinourownlittleways.Thisisafifteenstepguide,beginningfromeasiestto
moreinvolvedroleforGreatIndianPeople:
15.GoandVote:Thebestandeasiestwaytocontributetoyourcountryistogoandvotefor
candidateofyourchoice,notonlyinbigparliamentaryelections,butlocalNagarpalika
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Nagarnigampanchayatelectionsalso.Thisprocessistheonlywaytobringthegrassroot
changeinthemindsetofpopulous.SomecriticsarguethatIndianpeoplearenotusingtheir
ownrightsbecausetheygotitwithoutfight.Letusprovethemwrongandusethemost
powerfulweaponinthearenaofpolitics.Thesocalledliteratesectionofoursocietyisin
worstconditioninthisregard.Comeonpeople,electionhappensatmaxonceayear,youcan
find1hourinayearforsure.
14.Readnewspapers/magazinesregularly:Weneedtoupdateourknowledgebaseto
understandtherealproblemsandissuesfacedbyourcountry.Readanewspaperormagazine
regularly.Localpapersarebestforbeingbetterinformed.Thosewhohaveaccesstonetcan
usegooglenewsforonlinereading.Stopwastingtimeinfrontofstupidboxwatchingothers
lifeonTV.Liveyourownlife,watchnewsandvariousdiscussionsonTV.Youshouldknow
that15minofnewspaperkeepsstupidityawayfromyou.
13.Readgoodbooks:Averygoodhabit.Getagoodbookandjuststartreading,Iamsure
youwillenjoyit.Dontreadcheapnovelsbroughtfromrailwaystationbookstall.Books
diversifyourthoughtsandgivedifferentperspectiveonmanythings.Bestresultscanbe
obtainedbyreadingnonfictions.Fictionsaregoodforentertainmentbutnonfictionsare
essentials.Iknowmanyofmyfriendswhoalwayshaveonebookintheirpocket.
12.Discusscurrentissueswithyourfamily,friend,andcoworkers:Onceyouhaveacquired
someinsightinpolitical,economical,socialissues,itstimetopropagateit.Discussthecurrent
affairswithyourfamily,friendsandcoworker.Atthediningtable,inlunchtimeatyour
workplace,inclassroombackbenches,insocialgatherings,hellanywhereyoucanfindan
interestedperson.Involvepeoplebytellingthemsolutionstotheirownsmallproblemsand
guidethem.Thoughitdoesnotmakeanydirectimpact,butitdoespushthedemocracy
forward.Anydemocracyisasgoodasthethoughtprocessofpeople.
11.Writelettertoeditorofyourfavoritenewspaper:Everynewspaper,magazinehasa
kindofcolumnforletterstoeditor.Sendapostcardandexpressyourself.Believemethey
arewaitingforqualityletters.Youcansendthememailsalso.Itisthebestwaytoletthem
knowaboutyourfeelingsonanyissueorarticletheypublished.Youwillprobablyaskwhat
differencedoesthismake.Letmetellyou,allthelocalleadersreadthatnewspaper,even
primeministergetsdailyupdatefrommajornewspapers.Sobeheard,itwillnottakemuch
timefromyourorkuttingandchatting.
10.Maintainablogandexpressyourself:Ifyouarereadingthisarticlethenyoumusthave
accesstointernet.Startablog,ittakeverylittletimeandgivesyoualotofaudience.Itisvery
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easy.Gotowordpressandstartablogrightnow,ifyoudonthaveonetillnow.Anddont
forgettocommentonblogsyouread.Resolvenowthatyouwillcommentonthispostafter
readingthisarticleandsubscribetothisbloghere
9.Becitizenjournalist:Bigchannels,magazinesareconstantlylookingforcontent.Even
theypourcrapbecausetheydonthaveanythingtoshow.Takeastepforwardandmakea
videoaboutyourlocalproblemorwriteanarticle.Sendittoyourfavoritechannel.Sendingit
tolocalchannelhasbetterchancetogetpublishedorbroadcast.Becitizenjournalist.
8.Meetyourlocalleader:Ifyouhaveanyproblemlikeyourlocalsweeperisnotregular,
lightisgettingcuttoomuch,areadoesnothaveproperwaterfacility,goonsarestraying
around,thengoandmeetyourlocalleader.Theydontbite.Goingroupforyoursafety,if
probleminvolvesomebiggundaofyourarea.Leadersarethereforyou.Sometimeitmay
happenthattheywillnotlisten.Butwhoknows,youcanjustwipetheproblemoutofyour
areaorvillage.Manytimesleadersdonotdoanythingaboutaproblembecausetheythink
thatthereisnotenoughdemand.Sobeheard,itisyourrightafteralltoaskforwork.
7.Askquestionsatthetimeofelection:Atthetimeofelection,askquestionsaboutwhatthey
havedoneinthepastandevaluate.DontjustsayIwillvoteforyou.Askquestion,their
missionandvision.Thisisatimetheycannotsaynotoanyvoter.Dontvoteonthebasisof
casteorreligion.
6.Volunteerforelectionduty:Takeastepfurtherandvolunteerfortheelectionduty.Itis
sometimerisky,butcomeon,noonegoingtoshootyou,untilyouaresupportingoneof
candidate.Youcanpursueotherpeopletovote.Youcandistributevotingslips.Youcaneven
helpolderpeopletovote.Itwillbeaadventureandpicnicforyouandathingtorememberfor
lifetime.
5.Contributetoyourfavoriteparty:Ifyouwanttomakerealdifferencethentakeactivepart
inpolitics.Alltheabovestepswerepassiveparticipation.Youshouldstandupforwhatyou
believe.Donateandhelppartyyousupport.Pastetheirposterinyourlocality.Campaignfor
them.Thiswillincreaseyourweightinpartyafteralleverybodyneedsmoneyandmanpower.
Pursueyourfavoritecandidatetotakeupissuesthatmatterstoyou.Youwillbesurprisedto
knowthattherearemanypeopleinUSAwhostarttowritepostcardtotheircontactsassoon
aselectionsareannouncedtosupporttheirfavoriteparty.Iknewaoneoldmaninmyvillage
whotakeuphisbicycle,wearakurtaandkhaditopiandstarttocampaignforcongressatthe
electiontimewithoutanyprovocation.Theyaretherealgemswhomadedemocracypossible
inthiscountry.Letusnotletthisspiritdie,myfriends.
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4.JoinaNGO:TherearemanyNGOswhichareworkinginneedyareas,invillagesfor
bettermentofsociety.Goandregisteryourselfforsometimeofservice.Someofmyfriends
areutilizingtheirsummervacationsbyworkinginaNGOinRajasthan.Itisawork,youwill
rememberforyourlife.
3.Joinyourrespectiveassociation:Whetheryouareastudent,worker,teacher,
businessman,farmerorinanyotherprofession,thereareunions/associationsforyou.Take
partinthatprocessandcontributetoyourimmediateneighbor.Itisnotverycostlyandinturn
youwillgetalotofrespectfromyourcoworkers.Itisagreatfeelingthatyoucando
somethingforyourfriendsandtheirproblems.
2.Joinapoliticalparty:Itisnottheoverparticipationofbadpeoplethatharmthesociety,it
istheunderparticipationofgoodpeoplewhichcostsusdearly.Joinapoliticalpartyofyour
choice.Mostofthepartieshave10Rssubscriptiontobecomeaprimarymemberofparty.Do
subscribeandmakeadifference.Ifwewillnotcleanourownmessthenwhowill?
1.Runforalocaloffice:Itisveryeasytocommentonpoliticianswithoutunderstanding
difficultiesoftheiroffices.Standinanyelection.Iamnotsayingtorunforthepostof
presidentorMPtostartwith.Startsmall,runforlocalbodies.Runforyourwardmemberpost,
anypanchayatpost.Bringthebenefitofdemocracyanddevelopmenttonormalpeople.May
Forcebewithyou.
Donttellmethatyoudontcare.Damnit,youcare,Icare,allofuscare.Wearejustafraidof
losingourcomfortzone.ThatiswhyIamsaying,startsmall.Itisjustlikeexercise,youwill
notfeeltheneeduntilyoudoit.Sotakeababystepatimebaby.Pleasesuggestanythingelse
possibleforbeginnerthatImayhaveslippedincommentarea.

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