Dr. Abdul Kalam's Speech in Hyderabad (don't ignore, please read)

August 16, 2009

Dr. Abdul Kalam's Speech in Hyderabad

Why is the media here so negative?

Why are we in India so embarrassed to recognize our own strengths, our

achievements? We are such a great nation. We have so many amazing success

stories but we refuse acknowledge them--- Why?

We are the first in milk production.

We are number one in Remote sensing satellites.

We are the second largest producer of wheat.

We are the second largest producer of rice.

Look at Dr. Sudarshan , he has transferred the tribal village into a

self-sustaining, self-driving unit.

There are millions of such achievements but our media is only obsessed in the

bad news and failures and disasters.

I was in Tel Aviv once and I was reading the Israeli newspaper. It was the day

after a lot of attacks and bombardments and deaths had taken place. The Hamas

had struck.. But the front page of the newspaper had the picture of a Jewish

gentleman who in five years had transformed his desert into an orchid and a

granary. It was this inspiring picture that everyone woke up to. The gory

details of killings, bombardments, deaths, were inside in the newspaper, buried

among other news.

In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime.

Why are we so NEGATIVE?

Another question: Why are we, as a nation so obsessed with foreign things? We

want foreign T. Vs, we want foreign shirts. We want foreign technology.

Why this obsession with everything imported. Do we not realize that self-respect

comes with self-reliance? I was in Hyderabad giving this lecture,when a 14 year

old girl asked me for my autograph. I asked her what her goal in life is. She

replied: I want to live in a developed India . For her, you and I will have to

build this developed India . You must proclaim. India is not an under-developed

nation; it is a highly developed nation.

Do you have 10 minutes? Allow me to come back with a vengeance.

Got 10 minutes for your country? If yes, then read; otherwise, choice is yours.

YOU say that our government is inefficient.

YOU say that our laws are too old.

YOU say that the municipality does not pick up the garbage.

YOU say that the phones don't work, the railways are a joke,

The airline is the worst in the world, mails never reach their destination.

YOU say that our country has been fed to the dogs and is the absolute pits.

YOU say, say and say.. What do YOU do about it?

Take a person on his way to Singapore . Give him a name - YOURS. Give him aface

- YOURS. YOU walk out of the airport and you are at your International best. In

Singapore you don't throw cigarette butts on the roads or eat in the stores. YOU

are as proud of their Underground links as they are. You pay $5 (approx. Rs. 60)

to drive through Orchard Road (equivalent of Mahim Causeway or Pedder Road )

between 5 PM and 8 PM. YOU come back to the parking lot to punch your parking

ticket if you have over stayed in a restaurant or a shopping mall irrespective

of your status identity... In Singapore you don't say anything, DO YOU?

YOU wouldn't dare to eat in public during Ramadan, in Dubai .

YOU would not dare to go out without your head covered in Jeddah .

YOU would not dare to buy an employee of the telephone exchange in London at 10

pounds ( Rs.650) a month to, 'see to it that my STD and ISD calls are billed to

someone else.'

YOU would not dare to speed beyond 55 mph (88 km/h) in Washington and then tell

the traffic cop,'Jaanta hai main kaun hoon (Do you know who I am?). I am so and

so's son. Take your two bucks and get lost.'

YOU wouldn't chuck an empty coconut shell anywhere other than the garbage pail

on the beaches in Australia and New

Zealand .

Why don't YOU spit Paan on the streets of Tokyo ? Why don't YOU use examination

jockeys or buy fake certificates in Boston ??? We are still talking of the same

YOU.

YOU who can respect and conform to a foreign system in other countries but

cannot in your own. You who will throw papers and cigarettes on the road the

moment you touch Indian ground. If you can be an involved and appreciative

citizen in an alien country, why cannot you be the same here in India ?

Once in an interview, the famous Ex-municipal commissioner of Bombay , Mr.

Tinaikar , had a point to make. 'Rich people's dogs are walked on the streets to

leave their affluent droppings all over the place,' he said. 'And then the same

people turn around to criticize and blame the authorities for inefficiency and

dirty pavements. What do they expect the

officers to do? Go down with a broom every time their dog feels the pressure in

his bowels? In America every dog owner has to clean up after his pet has done

the job. Same in Japan . Will the Indian citizen do that here?' He's right. We

go to the polls to choose a government and after that forfeit all

responsibility.

We sit back wanting to be pampered and expect the government to do everything

for us whilst our contribution is totally negative. We expect the government to

clean up but we are not going to stop chucking garbage all over the place nor

are we going to stop to pick a up a stray piece of paper and throw it in the

bin.

We expect the railways to provide clean bathrooms but we are not going to learn

the proper use of bathrooms.

We want Indian Airlines and Air India to provide the best of food and toiletries

but we are not going to stop pilfering at the least opportunity.

This applies even to the staff who is known not to pass on the service to the

public.. When it comes to burning social issues like those related towomen,

dowry, girl child! and others, we make loud drawing room protestations and

continue to do the reverse at home. Our excuse?

'It's the whole system which has to change, how will it matter if I alone forego

my sons' rights to a dowry.' So who's going to change the system? What does a

system consist of ? Very conveniently for us it consists of our neighbours,

other households, other cities, other communities and the government. But

definitely not me and YOU.

When it comes to us actually making a positive contribution to the system we

lock ourselves along with our families into a safe cocoon and look into the

distance at countries far away and wait for a Mr.Clean to come along & work

miracles for us with a majestic sweep of his hand or we leave the country and

run away. Like lazy cowards hounded by our fears we run to America to bask in

their glory and praise their system. When New York becomes insecure we run to

England . When England experiences unemployment, we take the next flight out

to the Gulf. When the Gulf is war struck, we demand to be rescued and brought

home by the Indian government. Everybody is out to abuse and rape the country.

Nobody thinks of feeding the system. Our conscience is mortgaged to money.

Dear Indians, The article is highly thought inductive, calls for a greatdeal of

introspection and pricks one's conscience too.... I am echoing J. F. Kennedy 's

words to his fellow Americans to relate to Indians.....

'ASK WHAT WE CAN DO FOR INDIA

AND DO WHAT HAS TO BE DONE TO MAKE INDIA

WHAT AMERICA AND OTHER WESTERN COUNTRIES ARE TODAY'

Lets do what India needs from us.

Forward this mail to each Indian for a change instead of sending Jokes or junk

mails.

Thank you,

Dr. Abdul Kalaam

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August 16, 2009

Dear Sheel, Members

this is true our media likes aping the west and show the worst side of India,

may be trying to compete with them for a award or tow surely none deserve it

look at how NDTV and its clones one with a LEFT slant, anti Hindu, anti US slant

all the time all positive things done in Gujrat were even dismissed

well during partition 8 lak people died, many laks of women were raped while

fleeing Pak either comited sucide or converted to islam and stayed back both

seikhs and Hindus

rajiv became PM with the death of over 3,500 siekhs, India has seen so many

religious , caste, language wars why single out one or two events, whatever

happened in past is bad but by one or tow incidents coloring them refuse to give

evena eye or ear to how development took place why cant they objectively show

the same.

all the once part of NDTV reporters now head diff channels cover any news item

like how radio commentry on hocky matches or horse races r done too much of hype

and personal biased views, discussions betweenthe board and ground

no reporters just story presenters, judges asume viewrs r dumb

how much time do they show indian cultuire other than cinema? art , traditions,

diversity of India, diff parts such a wide country nothing to show case, ethnic

cusine, arts, martial arts, crafts, musich, dance, medicine nothing and no

development at all anywhere?

just promote one family or tow members even if todlers....

prashant

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