Dear Parents,

All my students know that I am a great admirer of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. I thought of penning down how he inspires me and in the process inspire you all and the tomorrow's citizens our students. I believe in his belief that if India is to become developed by 2020, it will do so only by riding on the shoulders of the young. Children and youth are the picture of a nation's future. They are our hope for tomorrow. The youth in India constitutes a sizeable, vibrant and resourceful segment of our society which has a burning desire to scale, greater heights. If their energies are properly channeled, they will unleash a momentum that would propel the nation on the fast track to development.

A nation is great because of the way its people think. Particularly the young population of India must have big aim. Small aim is a crime. It seems as if the present academic system is giving students a lot of workload, it should not prevent them from being creative. It doesn't prevent them from working hard to acquire knowledge. Hard work and perseverance are beautiful angels and dreams are the movers in quest for excellence. It is not a disgrace to not reach the stars, but it is a disgrace to have no stars to reach for.

Our country has a very bright future and all of us, especially the children, who will be the leaders of tomorrow have to work hard. The vision of a Developed India will not come on its own. It will not be gifted to us by someone but we have to work and work hard to achieve the goals which we have set for ourselves. It is only through sweat and toil that we will be able to make India stand proudly among the comity of developed nations. One cannot stop at thinking and asking questions. There is need to solve the problems and that requires hard work and perseverance. We need to take the oath that we will have courage to put in all our hard work, and d perseverance to make this dream come true . However we also should take the oath that we shall have righteousness in our heart all this time as we know that righteousness in one's heart brings harmony in the family, which in turn brings order in the nation and peace in the world. Let the Tomorrow's citizens the Today's Youth sing this 'song of youth' which Dr Kalam has written (only partly written here)-

"I will work and sweat for a great vision, The vision of transforming India into a developed nation, Only the vision will ignite the billion souls. The ignited soul compared to any resource is the most powerful resource On the earth, above the earth and under the earth."

If we work and sweat for the great vision with ignited minds, the transformation leading to the birth of a vibrant Developed India will take place.

Ashutosh Tripathi
Director KPS,
Raipur