Politics - A Business or a Profession

Abstract

Politics in our day-to-day understanding is an all comprehensive term. Mostly it has been used to mean state Politics that includes structure and functioning of a State as well as its correlation with other states. Politics is used as a science of state or an academic discipline which is not competent to change the image of politics, and, which is understood as an activity centering around power and very often devoid of principles. The paper examines the meaning of the term ‘politics’ and further explains how it has became a business or whether it has turned into a profession. By and large, people in India consider Politics as ‘dirt’. This paper brings into light those facts which support this perception and further brings into light a few examples which prove this perception as just a misconception. The aim of this paper is to know in depth the concept of Politics in India. In India, dynastic Politics have existed from the days India was not even fully Independent. Post Independence Era has seen kiths and kins of late famous political figures, who have entered politics in spite of not being capable of handling public administration. The paper examines this aspect in deep and further brings into light certain cases of dynastic politics in India and the pros and cons of its existence. The paper further gives suggestions to improve the current scenario of Indian Politics.

Keywords: dynasty, independence, politics, power, state