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A Thought for Today…
“So long as the millions live
in hunger and ignorance, I
hold every man a traitor, who
having been educated at
their expense, pays not the
least heed to them”
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A little bit of History...
The annual revenues of Aurangzeb in 1659-
1701 are said to have been more than 10
times those of his contemporary Louis XIV
By the early 18th c., India had 22.6% of world’s
GDP
Satyameva-Jayate.org * Source: India Today, March 31, 2008 Cover Story “Leadership for the 21st century” 3
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A little bit of History...
In 1830s, Bengal alone had 100,000 schools
and a fairly advanced indigenous medical
system that included inoculation against small-
pox*
The literary rate in India before the British (c.
18th century) was higher than that in England*
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A little bit of History...
The number system and the very powerful
concept of zero
Takshashila: World’s first university (700 BC),
offering more than 60 subjects to students from
all over the world
Aryabhatta: First to explain the spherical
shape, size ,diameter, rotation & speed of
Earth - in 499 AD
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A little bit of History...
MahaRishi Sushruta (c 600 BC): Conducted
complicated surgeries like caesareans, artificial
limbs, fractures and plastic surgery
Usage of anaesthesia was well known
Over 125 surgical equipments were in use
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India, 2010…
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India, 2010…
Poor, dangerous, ungovernable…
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What happened?
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What happened?
How did things come to such a pass?
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What happened?
How did things come to such a pass?
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What happened?
Poor, dangerous, ungovernable…
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What happened?
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Not everything is lost..
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India, 2010…
Rising, shining, thriving…
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Another way of looking..
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The World in 2050…
Forecast GDP ($ trillions)
2010 2050
China 3.0 44.5
United States 13.3 35.2
India 0.9 27.8
Japan 4.6 6.7
Brazil 0.7 6.1
Russia 0.8 5.9
United Kingdom 1.9 3.8
Germany 2.2 3.6
France 1.5 3.1
Italy 1.3 2.1
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But…
Nothing in the life of a nation is inevitable
Remember Former Soviet Union
Remember the British Empire
We are at the crossroads
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India, 2050
The most populous country on the planet
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India, 2050
The most populous country on the planet with
A vast frustrated, restive and deprived
population
OR
The largest pool of talent anywhere in the
world
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India, 2050
A shining example of a successful democracy
OR
A country on the edge of chaos
facing insurgencies in borders regions
…and breakdown of law and order
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India, 2050
The second-largest economy in the world
OR
An economy being choked due to
infrastructure bottlenecks
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Remember…
Nothing in the life of a nation is inevitable
We are at the crossroads
…and the outcome will depend on one
critical factor
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Leadership…
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Leadership
If not you, then who?
If not now, then when?
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What can you do?
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The 3 “I”s…
Get Interested
Get Informed
Get Involved
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Getting Informed…
The Alternative Media…
Blogs
Forums and portals
nationalinterest.in
www.bharat-rakshak.com/
satyameva-jayate.org/Links/
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Getting Involved…
Connect with the “real” India
Join hands
With others groups, associations and
individuals
Prepare for a political career
Financial independence
Networks and relationships
Policy and related matters
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Questions, Comments...
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