THE YOUTH OF INDIATHE YOUTH OF INDIAON THE QUEST FOR ON THE QUEST FOR

TRUE FREEDOMTRUE FREEDOM

BY: MANAVENDRA DAVARBY: MANAVENDRA DAVARN.I.T. KURUKSHETRAN.I.T. KURUKSHETRA

THE PARADOX WE CALL INDIA !

INDIA vs. INDIAINDIA vs. INDIA

IMPRESSIVE GDP IMPRESSIVE GDP GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATE

OVERFLOWING OVERFLOWING FOREX RESERVES FOREX RESERVES

ON THE ROAD TO ON THE ROAD TO BE A REGIONAL BE A REGIONAL SUPERPOWER.SUPERPOWER.

IITs, IIMs IITs, IIMs RESPECTED THE RESPECTED THE WORLD OVER.WORLD OVER.

21% RURAL POOR 21% RURAL POOR ARE SEVERLY ARE SEVERLY MALNOURISHED.MALNOURISHED.

5.1M INDIANS ARE 5.1M INDIANS ARE HIV+.HIV+.

150M HOUSEHOLDS 150M HOUSEHOLDS HAVE NO ELEC.HAVE NO ELEC.

100M HAVE NO 100M HAVE NO WATER SUPPLY.WATER SUPPLY.

VALUE OF HUMAN LIFE

WHAT WENT WRONG?WHAT WENT WRONG?

‘‘EGO OF THE EDUCATED’.EGO OF THE EDUCATED’.

ALL THAT IS NECESSARY FOR EVIL TO ALL THAT IS NECESSARY FOR EVIL TO SUCCEED IS THAT GOOD MEN DO SUCCEED IS THAT GOOD MEN DO NOTHING.NOTHING.

AN AGE IS CALLED DARK,NOT AN AGE IS CALLED DARK,NOT BECAUSE THE LIGHT FAILS TO SHINE, BECAUSE THE LIGHT FAILS TO SHINE, BUT BECAUSE THE PEOPLE FAIL TO BUT BECAUSE THE PEOPLE FAIL TO SEE IT.SEE IT.

A THREE-PRONGED APPROACHA THREE-PRONGED APPROACH

BUILDING A STRONG,DEDICATED AND BUILDING A STRONG,DEDICATED AND EFFICIENT NETWORK OF THE YOUTH. EFFICIENT NETWORK OF THE YOUTH. PROMOTE ‘PROMOTE ‘VARNA VYAVASTHAVARNA VYAVASTHA’.’.WORK AT THE GRASSROOT LEVEL. WORK AT THE GRASSROOT LEVEL. INDIA NEEDS FOOT SOLDIERS.INDIA NEEDS FOOT SOLDIERS.FOCUS ON LONG-TERM.LETS NOT FOCUS ON LONG-TERM.LETS NOT EXPECT INSTANT GRATIFICATION.EXPECT INSTANT GRATIFICATION.

CORRUPTION :CORRUPTION :THE HYDRA-HEADED MONSTERTHE HYDRA-HEADED MONSTER

Monetary value = Rs. Monetary value = Rs. 21068 crores.(TI intl.)21068 crores.(TI intl.)

Police most Corrupt, Police most Corrupt, followed by Judiciary.followed by Judiciary.

Kerala least corrupt, Kerala least corrupt, Bihar the most.Bihar the most.

Lack of citizen Lack of citizen participation, participation, transparency and transparency and grievance redressal grievance redressal mechanisms.mechanisms.

COMBATING CORRUPTIONCOMBATING CORRUPTION

DAVID vs. GOLIATH?DAVID vs. GOLIATH? CVC – we can help.CVC – we can help. RTI – a sigh of relief.RTI – a sigh of relief. Need to further further e-governance.Need to further further e-governance. A strong network of the youth would resist A strong network of the youth would resist

political pressure, provide a platform for political pressure, provide a platform for exchange of ideas and would provide exchange of ideas and would provide encouragement & inspiration.encouragement & inspiration.

ILLITERACY

• Literacy Rate < 66% (males), 38%(females).• EACH ONE , TEACH ONE ?• High dropout rate. QUALITY?• Child labour is a big barrier. Link with life skills.

Fine arts, anyone?• NLM and Mid-Day meals : active citizen

participation needed.• Literacy India, Shikshak Samakhya – leading the

way.

HEALTHCARE & SANITATIONHEALTHCARE & SANITATION

Only 18% of rural Only 18% of rural population has population has adequate sanitation adequate sanitation facilities.facilities.

2.2 million infants die 2.2 million infants die every year.every year.

0.5 million die from 0.5 million die from TB alone.TB alone.

5.5 million Indians are 5.5 million Indians are HIV+.HIV+.

THE COUNTRY NEEDS THE COUNTRY NEEDS VITAMINSVITAMINS

MASS AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS.MASS AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS. LETS REACH THE BOTTOM OF THE LETS REACH THE BOTTOM OF THE

PYRAMID.PYRAMID. MEDICAL STUDENTS AND FACULTY MEDICAL STUDENTS AND FACULTY

NEED TO TAKE INITIATIVE.NEED TO TAKE INITIATIVE. VISIT A RURAL AREA EVERY WEEK.VISIT A RURAL AREA EVERY WEEK.

UNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT

40M UNEMPLOYED IN INDIA.40M UNEMPLOYED IN INDIA. OUT OF 3.6M GRADUATES EVERY OUT OF 3.6M GRADUATES EVERY

YEAR, ONLY 0.9M ARE EMPLOYABLE.YEAR, ONLY 0.9M ARE EMPLOYABLE. AGRICULTURE ACCOUNTS FOR LESS AGRICULTURE ACCOUNTS FOR LESS

THAN ONE-FOURTH OF NATIONAL THAN ONE-FOURTH OF NATIONAL INCOME.INCOME.

CRUMBLING RURAL CRUMBLING RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE CAUSING INFRASTRUCTURE CAUSING DISTRESS MIGRATION.DISTRESS MIGRATION.

EMPOWERING THROUGH EMPOWERING THROUGH EMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT

VOCATIONAL TRAINING NEEDED FOR VOCATIONAL TRAINING NEEDED FOR SUSTAINENCE. eg. Handicrafts, masonry, SUSTAINENCE. eg. Handicrafts, masonry, agri-based businesses.agri-based businesses.

LINK LITERACY WITH LIFE-SKILLS.LINK LITERACY WITH LIFE-SKILLS. NURTURE THE RURAL ECONOMY.NURTURE THE RURAL ECONOMY. MICROCREDIT,COOPERATIVE MICROCREDIT,COOPERATIVE

FARMING, SSIs etc. NEED TO BE FARMING, SSIs etc. NEED TO BE NURTURED.NURTURED.

WOMEN IN INDIA

• FEMALE FOETICIDE

• DELHI : THE RAPE CAPITAL ?

• EVE-TEASING,MOLESTATION,DOWRY DEATHS,CHILD MARRIAGES……THE LIST GOES ON.

• WHEN WOULD WE LEARN TO RESPECT THE MOTHER GODDESS?

WORSHIPPING ‘MOTHER’ INDIA

• NURTURING GENDER EQUALITY.

• SPECIAL SCHEMES TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT AND NURTURE SHGs.

• EFFICIENT GRIEVANCE-REDRESSAL FORUMS. GIRL STUDENTS OF THE NETWORK NEED TO PLAY A ROLE.

• EFFICIENT RWAs NEEDED.

A FEW EXAMPLESA FEW EXAMPLES

Leading the wayLeading the way

AMUL-THE TASTE OF INDIA

• A 2200 CRORE ENTERPRISE.

• ENRICHING THE LIVES OF 2.12 MILLION RURAL PEOPLE.

• WOMEN PLAY A MAJOR PART IN COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION.

• TRENDSETTING COOPERATIVE MODEL.

• e-initiatives TO EDUCATE FARMERS.

ITC e-choupal

• LAUNCHED IN 1999.

• FARMERS GET 2.5% MORE.

• ELIMINATES MIDDLEMEN.

• FARMERS GET TO KNOW OF PRESENT MARKET PRICES.

• GENERATING LITERACY AND MARKET-UNDERSTANDING.

“FIRST THEY IGNORE YOU.

THEN THEY LAUGH AT YOU.

THEN THEY FIGHT YOU.THEN YOU WIN.”

-Mahatma Gandhi

THANK YOU !THANK YOU !

NOW LETS GET TO WORK.NOW LETS GET TO WORK.