Nepotism ! As it unwinds..

Nepotism is the new buzzword which has triggered a war of words on social media with some defending and some going extra mile to let the world know how have they suffered. 

Nepotism is an age old tradition going across cultures, geographies, monarchies and in modern world even inflicting the corporate world.

Nepotism, as bad as it sounds, there’s always an unknown side to it and no human is spared without using it. The important factor to understand that whether it is a harmful nepotism or harmless. 

Nepotism knowingly or unknowingly begins in the childhood. Whether it’s schools, your neighbourhood, one will find a parent promoting his or her own child unknowingly   (/sometimes knowingly) hampering the talent of other kids. As parent or as a child, one fights it’s out and either proves a point or moves away to different avenues. Nepotism continues!

Nepotism need not originate from an individual and can be socially driven. A normal child of a talented parent sometimes will find it hard to come to terms with own potential. If one goes back into history of sports, an interesting story of Sir Donald Bradman’s son makes us realise that, we as a society stretch ourselves too far. His son chose to change his surname to Bradson dumping the legacy of the greatest ever or someone like Liam Botham who retired in early twenties to move to Rugby from Cricket. Many such examples in  normal walks of life can be quoted wherein the next generation has chosen its own path. But, Nepotism continues!

Nepotism, if it was the way our ancient nobleman propagated, the same has not changed in today’s corporate. What has changed, is its course and now it goes beyond family roots. Favouritism can be the new synonym to keep the control under your own pedestal. Survival of the fittest is still the rule and the one who copes up, stays back or can choose to move out. Nepotism continues! 

Nepotism, the word turns foul when it starts impacting the very existence of other individual. Promoting your own progeny or chosen one is fine but postering them without an iota of credibility and that too at the cost of others is harmful. Kingdoms were replaced with democracies, caste based professions made its own way towards skill based society. However, those who haven’t understood these ethos of life, still suffer with agenda of own and many a time we come across leaders with no credibility pushed on the society. Nepotism continues! 

Nepotism, as it means will keep coming at you and one has to find own means to survive with it. What matters is the fact, that it should not come at a cost of spoiling a childhood, snatching a promising life or most importantly compromising nation’s interest. As like ages, Nepotism continues!

Nepotism, as it means is here to stay. Harmful or harmless is our choice.

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Disclaimer: The article is a personal observation about nepotism and does not talk about any individual or a family.