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new, where success is never guaranteed; but we know all that glitters is not gold. Maybe
there's momentary success in adopting other thoughts, but in and in, we are pushing ourselves

a hundred years back, in respect to what it should have been.

Today when India is at 75, the global picture as a nation can be clearly viewed. We have
progressed a lot in the past few years and taken strides in overall development. Nearly every
sector, we have touched and set up milestones. Be it becoming world’s fourth strongest Nation
in terms of Army, to kissing the Mars in its first attempt; everywhere India has emerged as a
nation amongst nations. But whatever great success we achieved as a nation, was possible
only because we believe in us, Swadeshi was our vision and we envisioned to proceed with full
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 backwardness of
discrimination, illiteracy, poor-health and ignorance, to be a 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, pouring
in our mind- ‘the sky is not the limit’ ; and conquer that sky. 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 to
contribute towards being 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.

Its 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.