Dr. Abdul Kalam's Speech in Hyderabad

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INDIA...

Dr. Abdul Kalam's Speech in Hyderabad

*Please read this article by giving 10 minutes from your busy life.
Really good.... ** *

* The President of India DR. A. P. J. 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,

vikram aur betaal modern story

Let's read the story fully and truly introspect and, if
convinced, forward this to as many people as possible to create a
"wave" of public
opinion across India!!

 Once there lived an old and pious man, renowned for his honesty. One
day his neighbor, a rich merchant comes to him with a request. The
merchant was leaving
on a voyage and wants the old man to safeguard his wealth, until his
return. The old man agrees and with God as witness promises to protect
and safeguard
the merchant's wealth.

The old man then entrusts the safe keep of the merchant's wealth to
his son, from whom he takes an oath of propriety and honesty. Slowly
the son starts
dipping into the merchants wealth, people notice this and warn the old
man of the son's misdeeds. The old man calls his son asks him to
explain, he also
reminds him of his oath on following the right path. The son rubbishes
the accusations as rumors and the idle gossip of jealous people, who
could bear
to see his prosperity.

The old man accepts the son's explanation and things go on as before.

The merchant returns and demands his wealth. The old man calls his
son, who hands over a quarter of the merchant's wealth saying that is
all there was.
The merchant realizing that he has been cheated approaches the King.
The King listens to the merchant's complaint and summons the old man.
The old man
comes to the court with his son and handing him over to the King says
"your majesty, the merchant is right. My son has confessed to the
crime. Please punish
him."

The king has the son flogged and imprisoned. He then praises the old
mans honesty and dismisses the case. But the merchant demands
punishment for the old
man saying, "I have still not received justice.I had entrusted my
wealth to the old man which he swore by God to safeguard. The old
man's integrity is
intact, but what of me, I have been robbed of my life's savings, and
made a pauper. It was the old man's decision to entrust my wealth the
son for safe
keeping. As far as I am concerned the old man is the culprit, and
should be punished.

The king is astounded by this demand. The old man, was neither a party
to the theft nor did he benefit from it. In fact, he had sent his son
to jail. Yet,
the merchant was asking for the old man's punishment.

The Vetaal asks Vikramaditya, "What should be the Kings decision."

Vikramaditya's replies, "Though the old man is innocent of the actual
theft, he is guilty of dereliction of duty. The son's crime was a
straight forward
one, the old man's was a graver crime. He did nothing to protect the
merchant's wealth. Far from being vigilant he failed to take action
even when he was
warned of his son's misdeeds. Because of his laxity the merchant is
condemned to a life of penury. He should be punished."

India 2010, Dr. Manmohan Singh, esteemed economist, former Governor of
RBI, Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission, former Finance Minister,
a man whose
personal ethics and integrity are unblemished, takes oath to protect
and safeguard the Nation and its assets. He appoints Raja, as hisCabinet Minister
for IT & Telecom.

Raja the Telecom Minister has with him keys to the 2G spectrum a
finite and precious National asset. Raja flouts all rules of propriety
and transparency
in Government, and in violation of his oath of office, sells the
spectrum at a throw away price of Rs.1651 crore.

 1. DoT with Raja at its helm issues an astounding 120 UAS licenses in
a single day, January 10, 2008. A feat unsurpassed in the history of
Government
anywhere in the world. Suspiciously 85 of these licenses are issued to
companies which suppressed facts, disclosed incomplete
 information and submitted fictitious documents.

 2. In issuing these licenses neither the High Powered Telecom
Commission, which was expressly set up for this nor the Finance
Ministry or the Ministry
of Law and Justice are consulted. Vital decisions are taken without
being deliberated and discussed at inter ministerial forums.

3. In sharp deviation of business practice, the cut off date for
receiving applications gets advanced from Oct 1, 2007 to Sept 25,
2007, violating all
canons of fair play and ethics.

4. Real estate companies which till date of application had no
interest in Telecom are allotted Licenses and spectrum ahead of
genuine applicants. These
then go on to reap windfalls from foreign players by selling equity.

Unlike the story, this heist of a precious national asset is carried
out in full view of Dr. Manmohan Singh and his cabinet
colleagues.Newspapers across
the country cry out at this outrage in front page headlines.

The Indian Constitution grants the Prime Minister absolute power in
running the country. He is the head of the Government and the Union
Cabinet functions
at his pleasure. As per the Transaction of Business Rules the Prime
Minister has the unrestricted right to demand and get any file, any
record from any
Ministry. Dr. Man Mohan Singh could have at any time stopped this
heist of a National asset, yet he chose to remain silent. The
Minister's failure to exercise
his constitutional rights has caused irreparable loss to the Nation.

Dr. Singh did not profit personally from Raja's shenigans, but his
failure to act, to honor the oath of office, to protect and safeguard
the nation and
its wealth is unforgivable. Like the old man, he has sacked Raja from
his ministerial berth, but does his culpability end there.

The people of India had entrusted their faith and the future of the
Nation in Dr. Manmohan Singh, believing him to be a man of integrity
and honesty, and
not to Raja. Does dismissing Raja absolve Dr. Singh or like the old
man is he guilty of dereliction of duty and failure to safeguard the
Nation and its
citizens. Does he deserve punishment?

It is for the Indian citizen to decide, whether Dr. Singh is guilty.



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Lyrics To Abhaey Singh – Talk It Out.

Lyrics To Abhaey Singh – Talk It Out.”

[Abhaey Singh - Talk It Out]

Prologue
Madam Speaker
My honourable opposition
Members of the house
Let me make it clear
At the very outset of this debate
That our position is not based on ideology
But instead on that which constitutes the foundation
Of any civil society

First Stanza
There’s an elementary thought
A very simple aim
It hits us very hard when viewed, with blunt disdain
It’s a sentiment we’ve drawn from a very ancient age
Takes us forward through the past, with our roots it does engage
It’s our mission, an ambition, a simple aspiration
To propagate the virtue of civil debate
Where respect to aggression does, invalidate

Now there are some people who just don’t care about that
But we live it, we breathe it, and we never underrate it
Because we believe
That when there are problems
You know, conflicts to solve
We must, the past absolve
And to dialogue resolve

That’s the only reason, the motive that we
Have turned this debate into a melody
See we try so very hard to put on a show
And get other people to twig, and to know
Professional debating’s a boon for us all
Can captivate as much as in a concert hall
Our belief in this is as passionate as compassionate
‘N as undoubted, as it is sacred

We need t’-see dialogue reaching far greater heights
It’s a real man’s technique, to diffuse without fight
It’s a creed for us debaters, our love and respite
We simply don’t like displays of crude might
So turn off the heat, let brain cells meet
And keep it sweet, just like this beat
In other words
Don’t agitate, just debate
On that point, madam speaker

First Chorus
Talk it out, talk it out and just debate it
Kabhi lardna nahi (Hindi: don’t ever fight)
Use dialogue and just go face it
Pyar se darna nahin (Hindi: don’t fear the path of love)
Get talking, just go ahead and do it
That was Hindi, let’s try French
Rhapsodize, verbalise, communicate it
C’est une chanson pour le monde (French: it’s a song for the world)
Get wise, talk it out and just debate it
C’est la loi pour chaque homme (French: it’s the law for every man)

Second Stanza
When you’re representing people, legislator or MP
You’ve got to learn debating, be as civil as can be
There can never be good reason for you to ever shout
And it’s nothing less than criminal if you ever do walk out
Throw a mic or a chair and you’ve shown that you’re a lout
An egotistical deserter, unworthy of any clout
SO
Never underestimate how much this all your voters hate

And let me make it clear, and there’s a simple message here (talk it out, talk it out)
Source: LYBIO.net
That in what we sometimes take for granted, our democracy (talk it out, talk it out)
The heartbeat, the bedrock of civil society (talk it out, talk it out)
You’ve got to stick to what the rules are, the law of the land
In which the role of dialogue, plays a vastly crucial hand

That’s why we’re proud proponents of this rarer form of art
In a message that we’re rapping directly from the heart
We are absolutely fearless when armed with nothing more
Than perpetual conviction to take it to the floor
That is the debater’s floor
Over here, there is no gore
Just thoughtfulness, passion and sanity
And a trade in the currency of, mutuality

So if you want to see a fight of altogether new proportions
Or you’re feeling dumbed down by idiocy in hefty portions
Do a search on the world wide web
What (Jeremy) Clarkson calls the interweb
The search words are ‘The Indian Debating Union’ (talk it out, talk it out)
You may see something cool, something really very new
Via streaming, on YouTube, our videos you can view
Blog them, link them, Myspace, your space
Shov’it in each and every face
Link us in on Twitter, Weibo
Text your friends through Ibibo
And click that like button on Facebook too
So that your mates can see how we always try to
Talk it out
Did you like that Madam Speaker, the bit about web 3.0 ?

(talk it out, talk it out)
(talk it out, talk it out)

Second Chorus
Talk it out, talk it out, and just debate it
Pyaar da kehna aihi (Punjabi: that’s the call of love)
Embrace it, as if you’re gonna mate it
Ai-te changa sahi (Punjabi: that’s a good thing)
Good karma, just don’t invalidate it
From Punjabi a Espanol
Use dialogue, subvert th’jerks who hate it
Un mensaje para el mundo (Spanish: a message for the world)
Talk it out, have a chat, ‘n just debate it
Un esfuerzo estupendo! (Spanish: a wonderful force)

Pack it in, fighting’s out, eradicate it

I hereby rest my case