Films usually portray the face of the country much more effectively than any other media. When it is Bollywood,the term use should be, most effective medium. If we look into the trend of movies, from early 80′ to 90s, the main theme would be very much the same – Unemployment. There was a time when engineers who passed out even from reputed institutions face this big question. What now???
Now, Do any of us watch a movie now a days where the hero is unemployed? Nope! The situation has changed entirely.
The IT field is blooming and India is reaping its fruits. The economic development have gone up to a whooping 9.5% . The per capita income of an average Indian have doubled. All these changes have come upon due to what we call the “IT Revolution”. Yes, it IS us, the technocrats who have played the pivotal role in bringing our country up to what we have today. But is that enough?? Again, the answer is no.
We do have various strategists, Infrastructure development wizards and awesome leaders up on top. But there is still this deficiency of Technocrats.
When the facility, and the feasibility of utilization of advanced technologies is high, it is our.. Our Nation’s responsibility to exploit to the maximum extend. When it is our turn to ride the winds of change, We do need technocrats up on top to lead us through. But, I do fear that we’re quite in short of people who are equally well versed in both technology and politics.
Then what is preventing us from this advancements? Well, The answer is plain. As soon as a person pass out from a reputed institution, if he is smart enough to smile and sensible enough to play smart, the MNC’s will be after him offering lakhs.
Famous leaders among the students, take the founder of IEEE LINK, Er. Prijoe Phillip Komattu, who received the most reputed Larry K Wilson award for the best student member of IEEE around the globe, is now probably sitting idly in front of his system in TCS, probably chatting to an old friend. What do we have here??
It is TALENT WASTED.
People with immense potential, wasted up as system junkies, just because the offer was too sweet to be turned down.
Secondly, we do still have this equation of old times.. Politics=Corruption=Bad Reputation. Please!! Its is not so! You want to be clean, You’ll be clean. You want to be transparent, You’ll be transparent. Nothing is going to stop you from being that. Nothing IS going to stop you.
Now, there could be this doubt. Why Technocrats? I’ll tell you. Who designed Konkan Railway?? A project turned down by half a dozen foreign companies, telling the project is not feasible due to drastic climatic variations!! Its was by a great man, Er. E Sridharan. It is to be noted that he heads the Delhi metro, The only railway system around the globe which is ISO certified. Now He, is a technocrat.
What is happening in kerala? Down here, people are screaming, telling a metro would divide the Ernakulam city! What happened to Express Highway? Again, people and the opposition screaming, “please donot divide kerala!!” The single pathetic have hampered the hope of millions, a hope for development. This is where we need technocrats in the ruling sector. This is where we need people who are not new to the technologies available. This is the time that we need to put ourselves on top.
I would like to quote the words of the best technocrat-politician India have ever produced, Dr. A P J Abdul Kalaam sir.
It is upto one’s mind, to set his limits. My dear friends in arms, what i expect from you, is to remove the box. Shatter the limits. Think free, Fly free.
This, was delivered on the fist annual meeting of Lok Paritran, A brave venture of a few IIT graduates to enter politics. They were appreciated not because they were IITians. But they showed guts to enter the unknown waters. For they showed guts to turn down the job offers and to devote themselves to noble cause. The development of our country.
Lets join hands with them IITians, to lead our people. We are needed. Terribly needed up there on top. Lets get to work. Jai hind.
