Tomorrow’s Citizens
Knowledge-Sweat-Perseverance
One cannot stop at thinking and asking questions. There is a need to act to solve the problems and that requires hard work and perseverance.
As President and earlier as a scientist, life has taught me the importance of three qualities; knowledge, sweat and perseverance.
Our country has a very bright future and all of us, especially the children. who will be the leaders of tomorrow have to work hard. The vision of a Developed India will not come on its own. It will not be gifted to us by someone but we have to work and work hard to achieve the goals which we have set for ourselves. It is only through sweat and toil that we will be able to make India stand proudly among the community of developed nations. If India is to become developed by 2020, it will do so only by riding on the shoulders of the young.
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Role of Students
A "Developed India" is no more a vision. The largest beneficiary of this dream when realized will be the young. Hence it is important that you contribute in its initial stages of realization and shape it to the best of your abilities within your academic and family confines. The biggest concern of the parents and the children in your age group is the job prospect after you complete your education. Without worrying about minor variations in the subjects of your pursuit, your opportunities and future will be brighter if you excel in whatever subject you undertake to study. At the frontier there are no borders.
The Employment opportunities of many, but when a person becomes very selective and wants only a government job, then there are tremendous constraints. If you open up your thoughts to entrepreneurship, design, industry, direct participation in agriculture with innovative ideas, making IT products, etc., the opportunities are unlimited. The most important thing for the young generation is to make up its mind to contribute in all sectors through the tools of knowledge and physical contribution.
One of the important indications of a developed nation is the literacy level. Educating a nation of a billion people is not a small task. It requires the participation of all the stakeholders starting from the young. Many of you are fortunate enough to attend good schools for a quality education. But many of your brothers and sisters are not that fortunate, particularly those from the villages.
A good sign of a developed nation is that “people who have” worked hard to bridge the divide between themselves and “those who have not.” One way of doing this is for your school to adopt a village near you. Each one of you could visit on holidays and contribute to the removal of illiteracy of a t least two people and light the quest for knowledge in them.
Further, children can plant at least ten trees either in the school campus or in their houses.
Himalayas, when I see the biodiversity of the North East and our islands and when I feel the warmth of the Western desert. I hear the voice of the youth asking. “When can I sing the song of India?” What can be the answer?
If the youth have to sing the song of India, India should become a developed country which is free from poverty, illiteracy and unemployment and is buoyant with economic prosperity, national security and internal harmony.
During the last four years. I have interacted with thousands of school children. Some of my friends had launched a website in my name, through which I exchange views, particularly with the young within the country and abroad. I had put forth two points on the website for the young to share their thoughts. The first point was: India has been a developing country for more than half a century, what will you do to make it a “Developed India?”
The second point was: When can I sing a song of India? There were some important suggestions that I received in response. One student from Meghalaya had responded, “I will become a teacher (rather a Professor of Engineering) since I am good at it, as well as enjoy teaching, and I believe that one of the best ways in which to serve any nation is to be either a professor or a soldier among many other professions.” “What a noble thoughts! Such beautiful thoughts can come only from a beautiful place like Meghalaya."
Another young girl from Kerala said, “A single flower makes no garland. I will make my countrymen develop love for the nation and work for making a garland of developed India.” A twenty-year-old boy from Goa responded, “I would become an electron and like an electron in the orbit I will work ceaselessly for my country from now onwards.”
With reference to the second point I had put forth, a young man from Atlanta says, “When India builds the capability to put sanction against any country if needed, then I will sing a song of India.” What the young man meant was that economic strength brings prosperity, accompanied by national strength.
The cross-section of the people of this young age group has an inspired mind to make the nation great. It is important to recognize that India has a population of 540 million young people. This is a big force. Creating a powerful vision for the nation which brings the force and energy of the young into action.
The Song of Youth
As a young citizen of India,
Armed with technology, knowledge
And love for my nation,
I realize, small aim is a crime.
I will work and sweat for a great vision,
The vision of transforming India
Into a developed nation,
Powered by economic strength with value system.
I am one of the citizen of a billion,
Only the vision will ignite the billion souls.
It has entered into me,
The ignited soul compared to any resource
Is the most powerful resource
On the earth, above the earth and under the earth.
I will keep the lamp of knowledge burning
To achieve the vision - Developed India.
If we work and sweat for the great vision with ignited minds, the transformation leading to the birth of a vibrant developed India will take place. This song, when sung in our own beautiful languages, will unite our minds and hearts.
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