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determination. History evidences that it at times India has been self-reliant, believed its integrity and
forwarded taking no any foreign guidance; it has created history. Its being Aatmanirbhar that will make
India survive this world, because we know Survival is only for the Fittest. But how shall we achieve it? How if
shedding all foreign dependencies? The simple answer to this lies in the word ‘Aatmanirbhar’ itself. Making
self-reliant India does never mean cutting all foreign links and being isolationist; because in that way we’ll
end up in nothing but mere backwardness, sorrow and discrimination. We need to be self-reliant, in-a-way,
keeping at par with the Global standards; so-that India as a nation rises from all negativities becoming the

leading power, with one-and-only vision of “Aatmanirbhar Bharat”. Aatmanirbhar is the call for a confident
India, which can rest on its strength and contribute to the Global along-with being “Vocal for the Local”.

So let’s not limit our vision, looking the sky is very high to reach and build ourselves from within. Hence its a
collective-call to all, to be self-reliant, even amidst thousand problems; because ‘he who can listen to music
in the midst of noise can achieve great things’. Let’s make it a Revolution and let no luring derail us from
the vision. Many will stand against, mocking of how can a Nation like us having such internal diversity,
shed-off all its dependencies and at this stage, having been in the system so long .Let’s not get disheartened

and ready ourselves to strike-back, because, this is the land of great sons and daughters, who have
contributed to the glory of the nation; and now its the same Nation hoping to fight for the right. Let’s prove
the critics wrong, making them understand, this is new India, her children are we and together can put all
our creations, making it a superpower with the call “Aatmanirbhar”. Let the world see-this is new India,
don’t expect us sitting with begging-bowls, hoping to get a penny.

It’s true its difficult but never impossible. Although perfection is never attainable but if we chase perfection
we can catch excellence. Let the world see how we remake India on the grounds of Swadeshi and

Aatmanirbhar.

यथा चित्तं तथा र्वािो यथा र्वािस्तथा क्रिया ।।

- As is the mind, so is the speech; as is the speech so is the action.