I read this speech and bowed in the direction in which this great man lives.Had this man born before 3000 years he would have been hailed as a saint/prophet.See the patriotism and self confidence that flows from his heart.See how he blends India's history with its future.
A group of 5-6 people in our ex-company had taken vow not to throw away garbage waste paper on the roads, spit / urinate in the streets and we have been following that for quite a few years now. But it doesn't create much attention in my home. When I tell my sister / mother not to throw away a paper on the road, they simply don't budge. How do we educate such people??
One of the things I learned in my 7 years in US is that these things need to be taught from childhood. Since my son was born and brought up in US for 3 years, he understands now that he should be throwing things around in roads and should be putting it in trash cans and he follows that also. Its just a habit for him and probably he dont realize that he is doing a good thing. My only worry is that our 'education' should not make him lose this habit. So my suggestion is to teach the kids from a early stage and it will at least make sure that we bring up a generation that is different from the current one(and older ones) and eventually leads to a better India for all.
our education was one of the excellent ... but all degradation started becoz of our unquestioning acceptance of a system brought out by "Lord macaulay"... thinkers in those era were so obsessed with western thoughts that they accepted whatever the british said...
yes macaulay system had its own merits.. it helped in the spread of education.... but on the flip side we started losing our values....
That is why Swami Vivekananda said.."Education must be man Making ".... So let us reinvent our education system....
summa kurai sollikinu irukkaradhula no use...... kalathila irangi velai seiyyanum.....
In my opinion the parents must change first. Most of the parents are not aware that they should avoid polythene bags and should not excrete in public places or dump garbage on the roads.
In Chennai, inbetween the Thiruvanmiyur signal and the IT expressway, you can see lots of children performing early morning duties ( ofcource all day ) on the road side.
On one side we are laying express way. On the otherside, people dont know basic sanity.