Published date: 2010-10-10
Leadership League, Perspective, The Himalayantimes
Gagan Thapa has hit the limelight again. The prominent youth leader of the Nepali Congress (NC) won the central committee elections with highest number of votes. This is a historical achievement — for someone representing the young generation and has outshined familiar, experienced and established names in the oldest, and the second largest party after the Constitutional Assembly election. More significant, is the fact that he does not belong to any political family.
NC has often been criticised because most of its leaders are aged while the young ones in the party are lagging far behind in terms of leadership. Even those who represent the youth in the party are lot older than those in other parties.
There are few striking points about youth leadership in Nepal’s political parties. As the party gets older, the leadership torch hardly gets transferred. Finally the popularity of the party declines among the younger generation and general youth.
Thapa getting shuffled in the pack and his rise as a political youth leader seems to resemble what is happening in our society in general. The generation diversity in society, workplace, family and politics is hardly ever addressed in Nepal. Along with the development of a modern education system and specialisation, the need to address this generational diversity in every segment of our society has emerged as a dire necessity.
Generational diversity is necessary for development and without contribution from every generation, holistic development is not possible. In Thapa’s case, he now shoulders high expectations of the party cadres as well as the general population. The general mass is expecting much from him to change the age-old NC system. It will be a milestone if he is successful in addressing the generational diversity and coherence within NC.
Leadership League, Perspective, The Himalayantimes
Gagan Thapa has hit the limelight again. The prominent youth leader of the Nepali Congress (NC) won the central committee elections with highest number of votes. This is a historical achievement — for someone representing the young generation and has outshined familiar, experienced and established names in the oldest, and the second largest party after the Constitutional Assembly election. More significant, is the fact that he does not belong to any political family.
NC has often been criticised because most of its leaders are aged while the young ones in the party are lagging far behind in terms of leadership. Even those who represent the youth in the party are lot older than those in other parties.
There are few striking points about youth leadership in Nepal’s political parties. As the party gets older, the leadership torch hardly gets transferred. Finally the popularity of the party declines among the younger generation and general youth.
Thapa getting shuffled in the pack and his rise as a political youth leader seems to resemble what is happening in our society in general. The generation diversity in society, workplace, family and politics is hardly ever addressed in Nepal. Along with the development of a modern education system and specialisation, the need to address this generational diversity in every segment of our society has emerged as a dire necessity.
Generational diversity is necessary for development and without contribution from every generation, holistic development is not possible. In Thapa’s case, he now shoulders high expectations of the party cadres as well as the general population. The general mass is expecting much from him to change the age-old NC system. It will be a milestone if he is successful in addressing the generational diversity and coherence within NC.
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