Welcome to this sessiondevoted to the

Development of a StrategyDevelopment of a Strategyfor Nation Buildingfor Nation Building

~ an approach

Hearty Welcome to youHearty Welcome to youfor attending this session

organized by

LEAD INDIALEAD INDIA

We are our

THOUGHTSTHOUGHTS

WeWeare are our our

??

What shall we do with ourWhat shall we do with our

Analytical,Analytical,Critical andCritical and

ConstructiveConstructiveTHINKING ABILITY ?THINKING ABILITY ?

Thinking, while thinking, about thinkingwill IMPROVE the quality of thinking and

more importantly, the quality of our LIFE.

We must use our thinking ability to achieveProgress, Peace, ProsperityProgress, Peace, Prosperity

for EVERYONE OF USfor EVERYONE OF US

WHEN YOU CHANGEWHEN YOU CHANGE YOUR THINKINGYOUR THINKING

YOU CHANGE YOURYOU CHANGE YOUR BELIEFSBELIEFS ~ ~

EXPECTATIONSEXPECTATIONS ~ ~ATTITUDE ATTITUDE ~~

BEHAVIOURBEHAVIOUR ~ ~PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE ~ ~

LIFE.LIFE.

What are the

PROBLEMSPROBLEMSour NATION our NATION is facing ?

Please note down 3 most important problems . . .

ProblemsProblems

MORE PROBLEMSMORE PROBLEMSandand

MANY MORE PROBLEMSMANY MORE PROBLEMS

What are the

PROBLEMSPROBLEMSthe citizens ofthe citizens of

our NATION our NATION are facing ?

Please note down 3 most important problems . . .

Is there any link, commonality or any Is there any link, commonality or any other identifiable relationship other identifiable relationship

between the problems between the problems of the Country and that of the Country and that

of the Individuals ?of the Individuals ?

Can the Country Can the Country developdevelop

without the development without the development of the Individuals ?of the Individuals ?

What is What is the CAUSE – the CAUSE – The ROOT CAUSE The ROOT CAUSE

of the problemsof the problemsbeing faced by thebeing faced by the

Nation Nation and as well as theand as well as the

Individuals ?Individuals ?

What is the root cause of our problems ?

Can we see anyCan we see anyCAUSE and EFFECT CAUSE and EFFECT

RELATIONSHIPRELATIONSHIP ??

Will this analysisWill this analysisand and

this sessionthis sessionhelp in any wayhelp in any way

in clarifying the issues in clarifying the issues and further in helping toand further in helping toimprove the situation ?improve the situation ?

Are we gettingAre we getting

MOTIVATED ?MOTIVATED ?or or

DEMOTIVATED ?DEMOTIVATED ?

AAP BADOAAP BADODESH KO BADAODESH KO BADAO

AAP AAP BADO ~BADO ~

DESH KO DESH KO BADAOBADAO

Today, we have a…

Questionable moral climate,

Lack of strong,

value-based up-bringing, and

Celebration of negative role models

The inequality,the inefficiency,the indifference,

the ineffectiveness . . .the growing poverty,

the exploding corruption,cheating, crime, violence, vulgarity,

ever-increasing pollution,~ not just in environment,

but in thought, word and action,decreasing standards,

declining values,weakening family ties,

get-quick-rich by any means attitude . . .

““I am not interested I am not interested in listening to in listening to

100 ways by which 100 ways by which

it it cannotcannot be done. be done.

Can you tell me Can you tell me one way one way

in which it in which it can be donecan be done? .”? .”

Sri A. P. J. Abdul KalamSri A. P. J. Abdul KalamFormer President of IndiaFormer President of India

in in “Vision to Mission” (2003)“Vision to Mission” (2003)

“As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality

persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.

Poverty is not natural. It is man-made and

it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings.

Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice,

the protection of a fundamental human right: the right to dignity and a decent life.”

Nelson Mandela“The Campaign to Make Poverty History”

“If you can’t explain it simplysimply, you don’t understand it well enough”

“Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugared water or, do you want do you want a chance to a chance to change the change the world world ?”?”

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“ “ Everybody today seems to be Everybody today seems to be in such a terrible rush, in such a terrible rush, anxious for greater developments anxious for greater developments and greater riches and so on, and greater riches and so on, ~ parents have very little time~ parents have very little time

for each other;for each other; parents have not much time parents have not much time

for their children; -for their children; -and in the home begins and in the home begins the disruption of peace of the world”the disruption of peace of the world”

Mother TheresaMother Theresa

“The hands that serve are holier than the lips that pray.”

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Action Action without study without study

is fatal.is fatal.

Study Study without action without action

is futile.is futile.

Mary BeardMary Beard

So, What shall we do now ?

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What can What can one person one person do ?do ?

What can What can one seed one seed do !?!do !?!

Let us endeavour to Let us endeavour to Light a lampLight a lamp, however small,, however small,instead of remaining inactive,instead of remaining inactive,cursing the enveloping darknesscursing the enveloping darkness

Let all of us get motivatedto work for a

BETTER TOMORROWBETTER TOMORROWfor

EVERYONE OF USEVERYONE OF US

Be committed to bringing outBe committed to bringing outyour best ~ always,your best ~ always,

and remember to improve it and remember to improve it continuously.continuously.

Some more ThoughtsSome more Thoughts

to ponderto ponder

before we move furtherbefore we move further

Are you concernedor will continue

to remain unconcerned ?

If you remain unconcerned, If you remain unconcerned, it results in it results in

non-thinking carelessness.non-thinking carelessness.

Being concerned, results in commitment.

No use No use

in having a in having a RELIGIONRELIGION

which you cannot use which you cannot use

in everyday life.in everyday life.

Quality must become our Quality must become our

RELIGIONRELIGION . .

How do you ensure How do you ensure

QUALITYQUALITY

in everything ? in everything ?

Try to get the best Try to get the best

out of everything – out of everything –

Yes, every one. Yes, every one.

Don’t be disheartened by a catalogue of

seemingly insurmountable difficulties and mounting problems. Open up and search for

uncommon solutions to solve

our complex problems.

What is needed is

integration of Science,

Spirituality and

Social Wisdom.

Surely, Surely,

you got so much you got so much

from the Society. from the Society.

Why not we commit ourselves Why not we commit ourselves

to give something back to give something back

to the society ?to the society ?

The future of our Society, The future of our Society,

any society for that matter,any society for that matter,

lies in developing lies in developing

a culture of honesty a culture of honesty which implies which implies

not encouraging not encouraging

a culture of dishonesty. a culture of dishonesty.

Deshamunu PreminchumannaManchiannadi PenchumannaVottimatalu KattipettoyGattimel

Talapettavoy

Love your MotherlandDo your bit to increase the GoodStop the habit of merely talkingContemplate on doing real Good

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