RE:What should a young bright graduate do ?

[mariwala@lclark.edu]

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     On the heels of this email, I cannot restrain myself... I'm an
undergraduate student doing a double major in business-economics and
international affairs. I plan to get a dual degree in the same at the
graduate level. It has always been my ambition to be a politician. However,
of late my relatives have been dissuading me, giving me 'reality checks,
saying it will be doubly tough for a female. I have met an MP and spoken to
him about some issues. I was also protesting at Seattle last year. However,
this is all I have done. Any advice on how to prepare/further my ambitions?
I have also been considering the foreign service. Can anyone tell me if one
has to give some sort of civil service examinations ?
thank you,
Rajvi Mariwala.


At 05:35 PM 7/17/00 -0700, you wrote:
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>Dear Sabyasachi,
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>I am sure you have many great options to choose from, and everyone of these
>options such as joining IAS or becoming an enterpreneur are great, and there
>are people of either kind in this forum who will have words of advise for
you.
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>However, a radical idea comes to my mind, and I want to challenge you with
>that.
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>You said an IAS may not get as much a chance to do something about society by
>being officially a servent of his/her bosses who are politicians. I am sure
>IAS members in this forum can still explain you a thousand ways as to how you
>can still do a great service by being an IAS officer.
>
>How about trying to be a politician? Surprised, aren't you! Yes I suggest
this
>seriously as one of the options young bright graduates of India should
>consider. It takes more courage, commitment, intellect and dedication to be a
>real leader, still face skeptic nation and masses, and yet constantly strive
>to change our society, our nation, advance the cause of our democracy the
>right way.
>
>I don't suppose you will seriously consider this option because, as I
said, it
>really is a radical choice for someone like you in India. But I hope to see
>that change some day. But if you do choose it, then you are going to need
>support from people all over.
>
>Whatever is your belief or perspective on policies, as long as I am assured
>that you as individual are honest, sincere and dedicated individual committed
>to the fundamental principles of democracy of our nation, I will
personally do
>everything within my powers to be of whatever help in getting your career off
>the ground, and so will IPI I suppose.
>
>Good luck.
>
>Umesh Tiwari
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Rajvi Mariwala
President, International Students of Lewis & Clark College.
768-8551, mariwala@lclark.edu


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