What are we?-IILM GSM

I start with one simple question “WHAT ARE WE?”

For this I really don’t have a valid answer because we all are unique individuals and have a different thinking and thought process all together which might create a difference of opinions.

But our thoughts really different from each other’s?. What I think is that our thought processes are different but the thoughts we come up with are one way or the other, same, but with different angles attached to it, not much to bother about it though, just a thought. Writing down things above have deviated me from the original question.

We as human beings are a bunch of self-proclaimed, self-inflicted, self-ish beings. I am not trying to blame and condemn the whole species, no offence, but seeing it as a whole what are we trying to show each other, competition?, self-portrait?, better than one another?, or is it in the word of unique that we often trying to see the brighter side of world and its people end up seeing the world and its people as we see fit or we desire the way as it should be?

YOU DECIDE!!! As we all are UNIQUE individuals we must be having different opinions from each other, and those opinions I really want to know. So think about it for a minute with a clear mind as to “WHAT ARE WE?” and let me know of those thoughts in the comments box below this post.

Your thoughts awaited.

Blog by Aditya Chaturvedi for IILM GSM

Vision 2020,Knowledge Cell And IILM GSM

                                                                                             

“ Kisi cheez ko agar sache dil se chaho to puri kaynat tumhe usse milane me lag jati hai” 

(If you like something from the bottom of your heart with truth in your intentions,The whole cosmos starts helping you in realizing that Dream).

This was a dialogue I had picked up, somewhere in a metro from a colleague or a fellow travaller ,While Returning one Day from college to my Mayur Vihar residence.The actual realization of what it meant came a few days back ,when I Read Dr.Kalam’s book “Ignited Minds”,in which he divulges how the Vision of seeing India As a Major space power by Dr.Vikram Sarabhai was realized by his fellow scientists and successors long after, he left for heavenly abode, by Dr.Satish Dhawan and others at ISRO(The Indian nodal Space Agency- INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION).

Dr.Vikram Sarabhai,was one among the long list of National Heroes who came from India’s Scientific community, a visionary who gave up his entire lifetime raising the self esteem of a Nation which had just freed itself  from the bonds of Slavery .Dreaming of Taking it to Space with the best In the World,Dr Vikram Sarabhai made ISRO out of a Small laboratory he had.

Thus,when a man is so dedicated to his Vision,Everyone around helps  in realizing it even when he has made his final journey, as It happened with Dr.Sarabhai. A Vision much more holy is now shared by another national Hero The Missile Man of India-Dr.Kalam,a vision to Make India a Knowledge super power by 2020.Now This led me to a quest on why A man responsible for making Missiles and Defence Related Weapon systems of mass destruction under IGMDP(Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme) talk of making India a knowledge superpower,rather than a military one.

The Answer is Simple- India was considered as a JAGADGURU(Teacher of the World).No one knows this much better than me,Since I was born in the backdrop of where lies a holy communion of the World's  oldest University of Vikramshila (Magadh period) and the holy river Ganges.With Knowledge everything Else would follow.

So Is it not our moral,national or patriotic duty to Become that Resouce pool of 'dedicated to life' professionals who would help Realise Dr.Kalam’s Vision of India just like Dr.Satish Dhawan and his team of scientists made it their life motto to realize Dr.Sarabhai;s Space dream?

And Then It made me think,Why not have a Knowledge cell,why not motivate one another to the ultimate need of our Existance-of yours and mine

KNOWLEDGE

When we can Have an E-cell at IILM GSM,we can have a number of clubs dedicated to culture,fine arts,It,blogging,Finance,Marketing,HR,News,Editorial,why not amalgamate all of them together and make a KNOWLEGDE CELL.This could be a unique experiment where we would work in Unison,learn from one another and grow.

I believe There is no bigger an asset ever made than one of COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE.IILM GSM could become a unique example of  being the first to try this experiment of oneness.But then This is just a dream,a culmination of my thoughts of many a months now penned into words with an ACER LAPTOP Shared to you on blogging forums and facebook pages.

The next time you want to build some self confidence or find a sense of purpose,It comes at a very cheap price,Please do read

IGNITED MINDS

The book from my very limited understanding  constraint talks about some key things which I would like to Share with you,my readers,who I am morally answerable to for the time they spare to read my thoughts and beliefs  is as follows:

1.The Need to Dream:

“Dream,Dream,Dream for Dreams turn into desires and Desires turn into Actions”

-Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam

Like his other book” Wings of fire” Dr kalam Again reasons on the importance of dreaming big to achieve big.

2.The INDIAN EFFECT: This is a name I have self Coined to outline something Dr.Kalam Says as our Genetic Effect among us Indians to belittle our achievements.

He shares an experience he had when a child came and asked him If Pakistani Weapons were better than ours ,something the child said he had learnt from the Media.

3.The need for Role models:

Dr Kalam Feels that India as a nation needs to know ITS ROLE MODELS.Our teachers and Parents can be our role models when we are little kids,but then to make us believe in the vision of  someone else,A noble vision of seeing our nation grow envisioned by a Former President,we need to have role models.

Sadly,our print media and Tv Media has not covered the correct role models.Bollywood Movie Stars or Sports Icons can thrill you in their own ways,and they have a great effect on the youth but even without a shred of doubt,I can tell you,such role models can never make you Selfless,They can never push you to the core,They can never make you do the Impossible.

Forgive me for adding my realizations to What Dr Kalam said in his book but I think I must put you to some simple calculations I did to arrive at some statements I am going to make.

India has sadly not realized its role models:Our rich pool of scientists,academicians,economists,thinkers and Visionaries,industrialists and Civil Society legends.

Here is a very sad example of the State of affairs of INDIAN YOUTH AND INDIAN CITIZENS AS SHOWN BY MR.GOOGLE

Google Search Query                                                                                    

Shahrukh khan                                                                                    

 43,000,000 results (0.21 seconds)

Rahul Gandhi                                                                   

26,700,000 results (0.18 seconds) 

Dr.Vikram Sarabhai(Father of Indian Space research)                300,000 results (0.20 seconds) 

Dr.Varghese Kurien(Father of Milk Revolution –AMUL)           139,000 results (0.28 seconds) 

Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw(Hero of 1971 indo pak war)      107,000 results (0.17 seconds) 

Dr.Homi Jehangir Bhaba(Father of Nuclear Research-INDIA)                    52,300 results (0.43 seconds) 

My purpose is not to alter the Likings of a person,but to tell you,my readers that when You see these search results just look at the numbers and ask yourself

Tommorow ,or today Am I making sure my current and future generations are getting to know about the real heroes of India because if you do not ask yourself this today,your coming generation will go astray.

-Written by Anupam Dubey

(Creator of We the people of india blog and fb community as part of my initiative –BLOGGING FOR CHANGE-India A knowledge Superpower with Values of The Past 1000 Years)

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Corruption in India

Corruption is today a world-wide phenomenon. In our own country some people in high positions lave been charged for it.

A corrupt person is termed immoral, dishonest and unscrupulous in his dealings. His disregard for honesty, righteousness and truth results in his alienation from society. He is treated with contempt. But as erosion of values leads to decadence, remedies for the social malaise remain elusive, and so no amount of contempt can eradicate corruption which is a symptom of decadence.

Corruption is the most virulent when crises everywhere threaten the very existence of the society and the faith in life is shaken. It has always been there like tie leech, but when the system grows weaker and the boat flounders, it gets bolder and drains its victims of the last drops of their blood.

The older the system the weaker it grows and fails to solve the riddles of life that grows more complex every day. So men lose faith in it and let it drift down. At this point corruption takes over and plunges the entire society. After Second World War the old system with all its values was left in a shambles. The crippling effects of the war, the recession and depression, and uncertainties in a faithless world of maimed and moribund encouraged cynicism in a section of the population.

This section included the government officials dealing in essential commodities. They found the post-war conditions ideal for fishing in troubled waters and jetting richer. They formed a sort of vicious circle in which moral values and honest intentions no longer held valid. The flourishing black market in essential commodities, adulteration of even baby- food, bribery, fraud and economic, political and administrative manipulations with an eye on earning profits has brought untold misery to the people.

One would say the corruption in India has an ancient lineage; it is sanctified by tradition. The author of the Arthasastra made some remarks on government officials of his time which are relevant even today: "Just as it is impossible not to taste the honey or the poison that finds itself at the tip of the tongue, so it is impossible for a government servant not to eat up at least a bit of the king's revenue. These in the post­war world became only bolder while eating up government money and accepting bribes.

Today, when India is free, these officials representing all government departments are very close to the most corrupt businessmen who are too unscrupulous to let any opportunity of amassing profits slip. This collusion broadens the base of the vicious circle and corruption spreads 'like wild fire to engulf the entire society. The political and social guardians depend only too much on the richer communities and they look indulgently on while these communities hold the entire society and the government to ransom.

Corruption starts at the top and percolates down to the whole society. Such corruption cannot be confined to the towns alone. It is as widespread in the villages where the dishonest officials and the traders carry the germs of the disease. The tyranny of confusion and price rules the land and the people are helpless victims of corruption everywhere.