Education before power
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Dr Debapriya Mukherjee
From long experience of working closely with young students and observing the wider social environment, one disturbing tendency has become increasingly visible. Individuals who fail to cultivate creativity, intellectual curiosity, or meaningful professional skills sometimes view politics as an easy refuge.
Instead of investing effort in education, innovation, or constructive engagement with society’s real problems, they are drawn toward political spaces where visibility and influence may be obtained without demonstrating genuine competence or intellectual contribution. This trend raises serious concerns about the long-term quality of leadership and the direction in which public life may be heading, of course there may be exception.
In principle, politics should attract individuals with vision, imagination, and a deep commitment to public welfare.
Leadership requires the capacity to analyse complex problems, understand social realities, and design policies that advance collective progress.
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From long experience of working closely with young students and observing the wider social environment, one disturbing tendency has become increasingly visible. Individuals who fail to cultivate creativity, intellectual curiosity, or meaningful professional skills sometimes view politics as an easy refuge.
Instead of investing effort in education, innovation, or constructive engagement with society’s real problems, they are drawn toward political spaces where visibility and influence may be obtained without demonstrating genuine competence or intellectual contribution. This trend raises serious concerns about the long-term quality of leadership and the direction in which public life may be heading, of course there may be exception.
In principle, politics should attract individuals with vision, imagination, and a deep commitment to public welfare.
Leadership requires the capacity to analyse complex problems, understand social realities, and design policies that advance collective progress.
(To be contd)