"Ask not what the country can do for you but what you can do for your country." - JFK. I'm 26 years old and I've never voted. My grandma on the other hand never missed going for an election and casting her vote. What changed over the generation?
I am going crazy looking at the lkadvani.in ad all over my site. I'm not a BJP supporter but got me thinking, in 2009 I should vote. I went to jaagore.com and registered myself to be a part of the 1 Billion who will change from . The information on this site is phenomenal. From how to get registered to information about whom to vote for. First time voters have a page just for themselves which answers some of the following questions :
* I am registering for the first time. Where do I begin?
* What documents do I need to register for the first time?
* I am a college student. What documents do I need to register?
* I am a college student studying outside my native city. Should I register from my place of study or from my native place?
* I've just turned 18. Can I register to vote?
However I'm still unable to find the comparative manifestos of the various parties on this site. I visited a few party sites below which have pretty decent information:
Its time for people to wake up and take the future in your hand. Yes we can make a difference. If you don't believe the power of one watch this.
I couldn't resist adding this to the article. I love the new Idea ad, power to the common man being the central theme. You must check out their site with interesting issues raised by the people and with votes and forums to discuss these issues.
And here is my favorite Idea ad.
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WE can't blame the new generation for being inactive when it comes to voting. They rather look for job which is understandable.
@xanindia - I understand the current market scenario and the recession isn't doing anyone any good. Having said that your vote will determine your course of life in the next 4 years. So going to vote is essential too, it will determine whether the job interview that you are going to tomorrow will be there tomorrow or not.
Voting is absolutely crucial for change in a democratic society. I have long desired for Indians to elect qualified leaders for our country. When I mean by qualified is their achievements in academics and community work. Community work does play a large part in western politics and academic subjects like law, political science are necessary to govern a country properly. Its sad to see that actors both in South and North have become MPs and are foolishly running for elections in their respective states, they are actors not leaders!!