Building People Towards a Better India was the title of a presentation made at Bhavan's Vivekananda College, Sainikpuri, Hyderabad.

2. BUILDING PEOPLE TOWARDS A BETTER INDIA

3. BHAVAN’S VIVEKANANDA COLLGE BUILDING PEOPLE TOWARDS A BETTER INDIA Prof. V. Viswanadham MEDHA 2008

5. WHY BUILD A BETTER INDIA ? CAN WE BUILD A BETTER INDIA, WITHOUT VALUES ?

6. 3 Types of Political-Economic Scenes Suffering Economy Surviving Economy Sustaining Economy Mature/Stable Market Economy Stagnant/Chaotic Economy Mature/Stable Liberal Democracy Political Disorder

8. Building a Better India Competencies Competitive Advantage Nation / State’s Competitiveness People Institutions Entire Nation / Individual States

9. 1. WHERE ARE WE NOW? 2. WHERE DO WE WANT TO GO ? 3. HOW WILL WE GET THERE ? WAKE UP ! TAKE UP ! MAKE UP ! COME UP ! WHETHER AN INDIVIDUAL, OR AN INSTITUTION, OR A NATION . . .

10. W.W.W. WHAT WE WANT ? WHY WE WANT ? WHAT WENT WRONG ? WHAT WON'T WORK ? WHAT WILL WORK ? WHO WILL WORK ? WHY WORK WELL ? WHAT WORKS WELL ? WORK ! WORK !! WORK !!! WINE WEALTH WOMEN WORK IS WORSHIP 3 Ws

11. ? WHY VALUES ARE NEEDED FOR LIFE ? VALUES ? WHY VALUES ? WHAT IS LIFE ? WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF LIFE ? WHAT ARE HUMAN VALUES ?

12. ? HOW TO BUILD PEOPLE TOWARDS A BETTER INDIA ? WHO ARE PEOPLE ? WHY BE CONCERNED ABOUT PEOPLE ? HOW TO BUILD PEOPLE ? WHY A BETTER INDIA ?

13. WHAT IS THE PRESENT STATE OF AFFAIRS ? WHAT CAN BE DONE ? HOW IT CAN BE DONE ? Because of me . . . or, In spite of me ? EACH ONE OF US SHOULD REFLECT . . .

14. THE INEQUALITY, THE INEFFICIENCY, THE INDIFFERENCE, THE INEFFECTIVENESS . . . THE GROWING POVERTY, THE EXPLODING CORRUPTION, CHEATING, CRIME, VIOLENCE, VULGARITY, EVER-INCREASING POLLUTION, ~ NOT JUST IN ENVIRONMENT, BUT IN THOUGHT, WORD AND ACTION, DECREASING STANDARDS, DECLINING VALUES, WEAKNENING FAMILY TIES, GET-QUICK-RICH BY ANY MEANS ATTITUDE . . . HAS LACK OF CONCERN FOR VALUES ANYTHING TO DO WITH THESE STATE OF AFFAIRS ?

15. PEOPLE ARE NOT HESITATING . . . TO TELL LIES TO CHEAT TO DO ANYTHING FOR MONEY TO THINK OF UNFAIR THINGS TO COMMIT A CRIME TO COMMIT SINS TO REMAIN A SILENT SPECTATOR TO BE EVEN A PARTNER IN THE CRIME DO YOU NEED VALUES OR NOT ?

16. INDIA IS AMONGST THE MOST CORRUPT NATIONS ARE YOU PROUD ? ?????

17. Moral Courage We need commitment to uphold the highest principles, and remaining loyal to these principles, even when they seem unpopular or inconvenient. Always doing the right thing. … being less selfish

18. Mission Competence commitment to be the most competent individual you can be in your professional and personal conduct. Apply that competence to help all others to accomplish our important mission.

19. Values ~ Integrity, service, excellence, honor, courage, commitment, loyalty, duty and respect.

20. HAS CHARACTER ANYTHING TO DO WITH BUILDING PEOPLE TOWARDS A BETTER INDIA ? C = R RESPONSES RESPONSIBILITIES RELATIONSHIPS

21. HAS QUALITY ANYTHING TO DO WITH BUILDING PEOPLE TOWARDS A BETTER INDIA ?

22. POLITICS PRINCIPLES SCIENCE HUMANITY COMMERCE MORALITY WEALTH WORK WORSHIP COMPASSION PLEASURE CONSCIENCE EDUCATION CHARACTER 7 WITH OR WITHOUT

23. “ EVERYBODY TODAY SEEMS TO BE IN SUCH A TERRIBLE RUSH, ANXIOUS FOR GREATER DEVELOPMENTS AND GREATER RICHES AND SO ON, ~ PARENTS HAVE VERY LITTLE TIME FOR EACH OTHER; PARENTS HAVE NOT MUCH TIME FOR THEIR CHILDREN; - AND IN THE HOME BEGINS THE DISRUPTION OF PEACE OF THE WORLD” MOTHER THERESA

24. THE MAIN PURPOSE OF LIFE IS TO LIVE RIGHTLY, THINK RIGHTLY AND ACT RIGHTLY MAHATMA GANDHI

25. A TRAGEDY MUST NOT BREAK US BUT ONLY STRENGTHEN OUR RESOLVE TO FIGHT EVEN HARDER A P J ABDUL KALAM

26. " WE MUST HAVE LIFE-BUILDING, MAN-MAKING, CHARACTER-MAKING ASSIMILATION OF IDEAS." " WE WANT THAT EDUCATION BY WHICH CHARACTER IS FORMED, STRENGTH OF MIND IS INCREASED, THE INTELLECT IS EXPANDED AND BY WHICH ONE CAN STAND ON ONE'S OWN FEET. " " STRENGTH IS LIFE WEAKNESS IS DEATH " ? ? ?

27. " BE GOOD AND DO GOOD " - SWAMI VIVEKANANDA GET INSPIRED GET STARTED WHEN DO YOU WANT TO BEGIN ?

28. HOPE YOU HAVE ENJOYED THIS PRESENTATION. DO YOU FEEL MOTIVATED TO DO SOMETHING ? PUT SOMETHING INTO PRACTICE, FROM TO-DAY. THANKS A LOT, FOR THE PATIENT LISTENING. PROF. V. VISWANADHAM. [ 040 – 2722 3383 ]