India dreams of becoming a developed country by 2047. It is not impossible to achieve this big and ambitious dream but it is definitely very difficult; almost near impossible if all the players don’t do their parts properly. The biggest difficulty in this is the mind-set of Indian citizens and that situation is very peculiar.
A strange belief has developed in the Indian psyche, which considers traders and big businessmen as criminals and capital as wrong and sometimes sinful. Poverty has been glorified in Indian texts (however, poverty was glorified for the Brahmans, the knowledge preachers and the teaching community). Not only this, the Indian media as well as the society have developed a tendency to give a clean chit to criminals based on caste and region. Corruption has become such a dignified act that it is now the new normal to come out of the vicious circle of poverty. Not only this, even in terrorists, the family background of terrorists and who is a teacher's son often becomes a topic of national discussion!
India's GDP may become 50 trillion dollars, and per capita income may even exceed that of America, but as long as India keeps looking for criminals among traders and big businessmen and a teacher's son among terrorists, it is impossible for India to become a truly developed country.
Not considering success in business and capital as a crime, but only the tool of development and inclusiveness, can make India a developed country. And if India fails to increase its GDP to more than $50 trillion and give right and proper vocational education to her young citizens by 2050, then India will have to pay the price of it by becoming a weak and country of old citizens after 2070.
And yes, marry your children on time and encourage them to have children, because a society of old citizens can neither progress in science nor the economy. They even fail to guard their borders from encroachments! If you want, you can check the details of India's history and demography from 1200 to 1900! And you will be surprised to know that India wasted this precious time in defending its border and culture from continuous attacks and cultural onslaughts, which eventually made India a place of old citizens, women in the kitchen and small kids who prioritised securing borders! And as a result, the kids were trained as soldiers rather than a teacher, trader or scientist!
It is entrepreneurship that can empower India and enable it to become a developed country. The dependence of the people on government jobs is killing the nation and its all possible growth opportunities are knocking on the doors of India. So India first needs to change its psyche towards traders, businessmen and capital. They need to treat them respectfully so that there is a positive environment for entrepreneurship.
India has to immediately stop all the negative news against the entrepreneurs, traders and businessmen that are always being played on the news channels and social media. India requires many more courageous businessmen who are ready to take risks while investing in capacities, skills and technologies of the future. India needs many businessmen like Ambani and Adani, and business houses like Tata and Birla to become a developed and great nation. And if India fails to change the environment towards entrepreneurship, India will surely miss the bus which waiting at the bus stop!
A strange belief has developed in the Indian psyche, which considers traders and big businessmen as criminals and capital as wrong and sometimes sinful. Poverty has been glorified in Indian texts (however, poverty was glorified for the Brahmans, the knowledge preachers and the teaching community). Not only this, the Indian media as well as the society have developed a tendency to give a clean chit to criminals based on caste and region. Corruption has become such a dignified act that it is now the new normal to come out of the vicious circle of poverty. Not only this, even in terrorists, the family background of terrorists and who is a teacher's son often becomes a topic of national discussion!
India's GDP may become 50 trillion dollars, and per capita income may even exceed that of America, but as long as India keeps looking for criminals among traders and big businessmen and a teacher's son among terrorists, it is impossible for India to become a truly developed country.
Not considering success in business and capital as a crime, but only the tool of development and inclusiveness, can make India a developed country. And if India fails to increase its GDP to more than $50 trillion and give right and proper vocational education to her young citizens by 2050, then India will have to pay the price of it by becoming a weak and country of old citizens after 2070.
And yes, marry your children on time and encourage them to have children, because a society of old citizens can neither progress in science nor the economy. They even fail to guard their borders from encroachments! If you want, you can check the details of India's history and demography from 1200 to 1900! And you will be surprised to know that India wasted this precious time in defending its border and culture from continuous attacks and cultural onslaughts, which eventually made India a place of old citizens, women in the kitchen and small kids who prioritised securing borders! And as a result, the kids were trained as soldiers rather than a teacher, trader or scientist!
It is entrepreneurship that can empower India and enable it to become a developed country. The dependence of the people on government jobs is killing the nation and its all possible growth opportunities are knocking on the doors of India. So India first needs to change its psyche towards traders, businessmen and capital. They need to treat them respectfully so that there is a positive environment for entrepreneurship.
India has to immediately stop all the negative news against the entrepreneurs, traders and businessmen that are always being played on the news channels and social media. India requires many more courageous businessmen who are ready to take risks while investing in capacities, skills and technologies of the future. India needs many businessmen like Ambani and Adani, and business houses like Tata and Birla to become a developed and great nation. And if India fails to change the environment towards entrepreneurship, India will surely miss the bus which waiting at the bus stop!
Rajeev K Upadhyay
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