Just a definition that i extracted for an essay competiotion with the same title as the title of the blog.But hope it makes enough sense in defining both very seems to be similar words.To quote the difference between the attitude of the statesman towards politics a small example of the father of India is enough.He could become the father of India because though he knew politics he was a teetotaller from the excstasy of politics.He is a well known example i can give to define there was statesmen(stateswomen too) in India.

Read the following lines about Abraham Lincoln whose name is taken for the failures that occurred in his life before he became the president who knew the horrors of slavery as well the glories of victory.

" He was merciful and profound, and it was not necessary for
him, to read the history of the world to know that liberty and
slavery could not live in the same nation, or in the same brain.
Lincoln was a statesman. And there is this difference between a politician and a statesman. A politician schemes and works in every way to make the people do something for him. A statesman wishes to do something for the people. With him place and power are means to an end, and the end is the good of his country."

I quoted these lines to say that the main brain in power should know the flow of thoughs and feelings in every country man.The requirement of his country should be decided by that brain which has a vision and the experience to bridge it up.The "sitting on the power chair should be secondary when compared to standing for the country and people."Five years of trial and error beaurocracy and the bribing the voters for the verdict in their favour trend has to reduce.

The politicians really don't find much time to think about country or people because they become so busy in making something for the rest of their life and feel that they live in people's mind with their photos in the newspaper and TV channels.And whenever there is a meeting on some important issues the sarcastic definition of "conference" applies very well for our parliament meetings viz.

"Conference"=The confusion of one person*the number of persons present.Though some politicians don't consider the country as theirs when it comes to contribute something they very nicely consider the upper and lower houses,the sofas,chairs and whatever is there as their own.

I wish the Indian politics has not yet got the proper brain and proper heart with proper thought.Our politicians should realise that in Ram rajya there was no mandir for Rama but even the squirrels helped Rama when he wanted to build a bridge to Lanka.Its the good leader who can set an example for the fellow countrypeople is required.The country will be obliged if any single soul in politics gets the power to lead the people's minds than their votes.

The people with power should realize that politics in India is quite polluted and cleaning should start.No matter by one or many.Manmohan Singh if he can think from his own brain,Rahul if he thinks also similar to his father apart from looking similar to his father,enthusiastic Varun if his Ram bhakthi is transformed into Deshbhakthi will be better choices till the best comes up for the country.

I dream it with the hope that one day some best is going to happen in the near future.Because hopes are rejuvenating by seeing the youngsters group in politics.May be young soul and old brain will work in unison like it worked during Maurya dynasty;Chanakya the brain and Chandraguptha the executer.