“The development of Bharat has a global context,” Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote on his way back to Delhi from Kanniyakumari after a 45-hour meditation retreat on Saturday. He said that “we must dedicate the next 25 years solely for the nation” creating strong foundation for future generations.
In his note entitled New Sankalp from Sadhana (new resolutions from reflections) prime minister Modi referred to the spiritual leader while meditating at Vivekananda Rock Memorial, where Swami Vivekananda had also done so and had seen “Bharat Mata”.
“For nation, Swami Vivekananda once stated we should dedicate next fifty years.” This call was made 50years later India got independence in 1947. We have the same golden chance now. Let us dedicate next twenty five years to our country only. Our efforts will create a strong foundation for the coming generation and centuries taking Bharat to new heights,” he wrote adding that when he meditated in Kanniyakumari, he felt detached yet could not help but think about his country and its future.
India’s unity is well symbolized by Kanniyakumari, being a place where several rivers meet with the sea and seas met at one point. As Thiruvalluvar, who composed Thirukkural, was hailed as Tamil poet-saint who erected a giant statue there, it is regarded as one of the crown jewels of beautiful Tamil language.
He dwelt at length upon what India as an ancient cradle of ideas had taught other nations guided by “Idam-na-mama” or “this is not mine”. Just like other countries that gained freedom after India sought its inspiration from its own freedom movement, developed countries were supported by India during COVID-19 crises, he noted.
According to him, this is also the best time for India’s development model to teach others: lifting 25 crore people out of poverty, delivering welfare to the masses without leakage, universalisation of digital public goods are few measures. Since that time the role of India has assumed a larger dimension globally after the G20 meet concluded in New Delhi.
“To move forward in the global scenario we will have to make several changes. Traditional thinking needs to be changed as far as reform is concerned. Bharat cannot limit reform to just economic reforms.” In every aspect of life we should proceed towards reforming them. By 2047 our reforms should also align with a “Viksit Bharat” aspirations, ” he wrote.
