Hope in New Generation

Fali Nariman, widely recognised as India's finest Constitutional lawyer, once said: 'When V R Krishna Iyer speaks, the nation listens.'
Justice V R Krishna Iyer is now 91 years old

Here's what he has to say in an interview to rediff

Do you have hope in the new generation of India?

That is my only hope. Let us hope the generation will do something about bringing radical changes in Independent India. Ambedkar once said: 'Every generation is a new nation.' So this new generation of India may be a new nation with new ideas.

India cannot be changed by old men like me. But certainly India can be changed by the new generation. I have hope in them. We need a transformation, which has to be through the young. The young are going to be in a majority shortly in India. Let us take the young into our fold and make them feel India is ours.

Do you think, the youth is letting the country down in a big way? If there is nothing wrong, then why is there no active youth forum in our country. Why are there only a few people working in social sector. Why do we keep denouncing the government, and still don't care enough to vote. Can we really change? How

Any answers?