“India needs leaders who are humane and not selfish. We need
leaders who will only work for the benefit of the people and bring about a
change in the mindset of all of us who think that our country is corrupt. The
biggest problem right now is religious intolerance in our country.”
ALICIA
FERNANDES,
geography
student, Chandor
Yes India should be safe and Indian citizens too! There should
be immediate actions and precautions to be taken on terror attacks like the
recent one. Plus women in the country should be safe and given proper self
defense training free of cost to avoid the physical and sexual harassment.
Children below the age of 14 years to be given education and freedom from child
labor in certain parts of the country
Every individual should be given equal and better employment
opportunities as per their qualifications and talent! And it’s rightly said
“Padega India, Badega India”.
India is a developing country and many metro cities have already
been developed well, but some places are either wrongly developed and some yet
to be developed like infrastructure, roads, hospitals, MNC’s and better
surrounding to live peacefully in.
The government has already taken some steps where they provide
loans and schemes favoring start ups and entrepreneurs. Now even the tax stabs
have been increased, that benefits an individual.
I don’t know about MORE but equal opportunities to all; foreign or
NRI all should be considered for job opportunities
– ALLWYN RAJ, Sales Executive,
Panjim
Job Opportunities for sure. It’s an obvious statement that India
needs to provide better employment for people and it all begins from education.
That’s how jobs are invented in the market. That’s how more companies flourish,
and that is how the need for employees increases giving every individual a
better employment opportunity.
I believe giving opportunities for Foreign returned students is
necessary. People go abroad and study they get a better and more developed sort
of sight and views about things. They must have learnt effective things and may
want to spread it here for the betterment of our country. So why not give them
a chance? They might have the experience that most of us won’t we can learn
more and function things differently
-RAFAEL
DA COSTA, GRADUATE,
Hotel
Management, Margao
India needs to be safer for women and children. Even though we
claim about women empowerment and safety programs I don’t feel safe with so
many rapes, sexual harassment, kidnappings and murders happening around. Also
there are thousands of youth out there who are highly qualified but are usually
unemployed or are under paid. Better employment opportunities have to be created
for them.
Nowadays people are more interested in starting their own
business, so it can be really helpful from the side of government to give
financial or technical assistance if needed.
-PRACHI
NAIK,
Student
Don Bosco College, Panjim
“My dream for my country is to be a super power with peace,
prosperity and development, where people’s mindsets are transformed to embrace
the depths of humanity without fear or favour, without the boundaries of race,
religion, colour or culture. A land which is not raped of its natural resources
nor is there a destruction of its environment for narrow selfish goals. A
country where the resources of its mind, muscle and men work for scientific
pursuits and develop skills to alleviate hunger, disease and poverty. I pray to
the Risen Lord that my dream may come true.”
LUKE DE MELLO, student,
Ambajim-Fatorda
“A safe India would be a good place to start. Safety as a whole
– job, physical security, safety against discrimination. Also, in the name of
development, everything’s being destroyed. Smarter ways of achieving this
development must be explored first.”
LYSANNE
FERNANDES,
software
engineer, Borda-Margao
“We are in a phase where the country is rapidly growing but
we’re running out of natural resources to sustain that growth. Growth is vital,
but we need proper planning to make it sustainable. Our cities are rotting and
being destroyed by garbage and pollution. Better planning will automatically
lead to better living conditions and better employment opportunities. Too much
of our time is spent arguing over petty issues while larger problems are
ignored. Our goals and ambition needs to be bigger than just ourselves.”
NATHANIEL
DA COSTA,
Football Development Manager, Porvorim
Inputs : Neshwin
Almeida & Nicole Remedios
To be contd: We have spoken to
many more youth . The conversation will continue in our Tuesday edition, on the
day of polling
