I read in business daily quite often, and even the conferences and seminars I attend also talks about it. This is not new, all of us know it now that -- India is a young economy, because more than 60 % of its population is youth. I also totally agree with the cencus reports. But I doubt on something which is highly showcased in all these reports. They also say with great confidence that India will be a knowledge economy; India will be in the top 3 economies by 2020. VISION 2020!!!!
The economic development of any nation depends and reflect by the way its people live their life, the way they advance further. But I want to know something here.....
"CAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HAPPEN WITHOUT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT?"
We are ranking in the top 3-5 positions when it comes to Rising real estate prices, CPI and WPI Index and a lot. But all these are vague figures, because the same ranking agencies rank us way below 130 out of some 180 nations on the "HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX" - HDI. Why???? Because 60 % of India resides in villages. Just imagine friends----
Is the population of children more in cities, where the cost of living is high and affordability of having more than 1-2 child(ren) is less; or it is more in villages where due to lack of education the family size is 6 (4 kids) on an average? I am sure like wise me you don't have a second thought about this. Let's think a little more deeper and dwell upon it. If this is the case, how is that we will be able to achieve what has been forecasted; and even if we do so, will it be a HOLISTIC development, or one way? Again the answer is simple. Is it what we are aspiring to achieve? When we talk about the common man feeling the heat of inflation, do we involve those who dont get more than even $ 2 per day. Marketing Indian Guru C K Prahlad rightly talks about the Bottom of the Pyramid people, but unfortunately he also only talks about it from the marketing perspective, not from the development perspective.....
So what are those lines on which we educated, earning, well settled people in life, should think upon? The legacy of Swami Vivekananda is such that even in the 21st century, he is recognised as the Youth icon. I qoute him, "If I get 100 dedicated youngesters, I will change the face of India". Mind you friends, he never said anything on the basis of some cencus reports. HE DREAMT ABOUT A YOUTH ORIENTED COUNTRY IN THE 19th CENTURY AND HAD THE VISION FOR INDIA 2020. How does that feel to you???
I get a shivver down to my spine when I think that inspite of all world ranking systems, our country will not be able to achieve a holistic growth. We talk about India being a socialist economy. It means every one getting fairly good access to resources available. "If you think it's happening, please wake up!" For a matter of fact, the rich and poor divide is increasing every moment with the graph of Indian and Global stock indices. The rich is getting more and more richer and the greed seems to be endless. They do something on the name of Corporate Social Resposibility, but I say, what about - INDIVIDUAL SOCIAL RESPONSIBILTY? Do we always need a coporate house to do something. Can't we, in our individual capacity do something about social upliftment? Cant we spare out some TIME (Samaydaan) or MONEY (Ansh daan) or EFFORTS (Shramdaan)? The fact is -- "WE ALL CAN?" Some of you must be doing it. But if we really want to achieve the vision-- we should put in collective efforts. I have joined one such movement (All World Gayatri Pariwar- http://www.awgp.org/). Have you????
If you want your mother nation to GROW uni-dimensional, sit and do what you are doing, but if you want it to DEVELOP overall, get up and seek for opportunities to help the needy. Join hands and build a great nation, because we are those youngesters which Swami Vivekanada wanted. Never forget that the whole system is surviving on "GIVE and TAKE".
Let us achieve the Vision 2020 of Vivekananda, not economist version of vision 2020. Thank you :)
The economic development of any nation depends and reflect by the way its people live their life, the way they advance further. But I want to know something here.....
"CAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HAPPEN WITHOUT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT?"
We are ranking in the top 3-5 positions when it comes to Rising real estate prices, CPI and WPI Index and a lot. But all these are vague figures, because the same ranking agencies rank us way below 130 out of some 180 nations on the "HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX" - HDI. Why???? Because 60 % of India resides in villages. Just imagine friends----
Is the population of children more in cities, where the cost of living is high and affordability of having more than 1-2 child(ren) is less; or it is more in villages where due to lack of education the family size is 6 (4 kids) on an average? I am sure like wise me you don't have a second thought about this. Let's think a little more deeper and dwell upon it. If this is the case, how is that we will be able to achieve what has been forecasted; and even if we do so, will it be a HOLISTIC development, or one way? Again the answer is simple. Is it what we are aspiring to achieve? When we talk about the common man feeling the heat of inflation, do we involve those who dont get more than even $ 2 per day. Marketing Indian Guru C K Prahlad rightly talks about the Bottom of the Pyramid people, but unfortunately he also only talks about it from the marketing perspective, not from the development perspective.....
So what are those lines on which we educated, earning, well settled people in life, should think upon? The legacy of Swami Vivekananda is such that even in the 21st century, he is recognised as the Youth icon. I qoute him, "If I get 100 dedicated youngesters, I will change the face of India". Mind you friends, he never said anything on the basis of some cencus reports. HE DREAMT ABOUT A YOUTH ORIENTED COUNTRY IN THE 19th CENTURY AND HAD THE VISION FOR INDIA 2020. How does that feel to you???
I get a shivver down to my spine when I think that inspite of all world ranking systems, our country will not be able to achieve a holistic growth. We talk about India being a socialist economy. It means every one getting fairly good access to resources available. "If you think it's happening, please wake up!" For a matter of fact, the rich and poor divide is increasing every moment with the graph of Indian and Global stock indices. The rich is getting more and more richer and the greed seems to be endless. They do something on the name of Corporate Social Resposibility, but I say, what about - INDIVIDUAL SOCIAL RESPONSIBILTY? Do we always need a coporate house to do something. Can't we, in our individual capacity do something about social upliftment? Cant we spare out some TIME (Samaydaan) or MONEY (Ansh daan) or EFFORTS (Shramdaan)? The fact is -- "WE ALL CAN?" Some of you must be doing it. But if we really want to achieve the vision-- we should put in collective efforts. I have joined one such movement (All World Gayatri Pariwar- http://www.awgp.org/). Have you????
If you want your mother nation to GROW uni-dimensional, sit and do what you are doing, but if you want it to DEVELOP overall, get up and seek for opportunities to help the needy. Join hands and build a great nation, because we are those youngesters which Swami Vivekanada wanted. Never forget that the whole system is surviving on "GIVE and TAKE".
Let us achieve the Vision 2020 of Vivekananda, not economist version of vision 2020. Thank you :)
1 comment:
Dear Brother,
U rightly mentioned about all those aspects which are considered as per our nation. Vision 2020 By Dr. Kalam or India @ 75 By C.K Prahalad is what which is depicting indian economical growth. Although u know it very well why corporte houses are inspired to have corporate social responsibility programmes.
But than dear brother its matter of fact of feelings and specially that too of a real Brahmin.
I have recently read one article in Akhand Jyoti-1989 about the story of Sikandar visiting india and returning empty handed coz of Chanakaya & Daandaayaan (Later known as Dayosthenese.
So brother those who can have compronise with their worldly desires and those who can see the waves of change and become the part of time sprit who is continously striving for change are only to be the milestones for the same. U may call them few of those sought by Vivekananda.
Regards'
Hari,
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