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As I look around I see the crumbling ruins of a proud civilization strewn like a vast heap of futility. And yet I shall not commit the grievous sin of losing faith in Man. I would rather look forward to the opening of a new chapter in his history after the cataclysm is over and the atmosphere rendered clean with the spirit of service and sacrifice. Perhaps that dawn will come from this horizon, from the East where the sun rises. A day will come when unvanquished Man will retrace his path of conquest, despite all barriers, to win back his lost human heritage.- See more at: http://www.thebetterindia.com/11894/greatest-speeches-indians-most-inspirational/#sthash.aL25sT7l.dpuf
Excerpt-
As I look around I see the crumbling ruins of a proud civilization strewn like a vast heap of futility. And yet I shall not commit the grievous sin of losing faith in Man. I would rather look forward to the opening of a new chapter in his history after the cataclysm is over and the atmosphere rendered clean with the spirit of service and sacrifice. Perhaps that dawn will come from this horizon, from the East where the sun rises. A day will come when unvanquished Man will retrace his path of conquest, despite all barriers, to win back his lost human heritage.- See more at: http://www.thebetterindia.com/11894/greatest-speeches-indians-most-inspirational/#sthash.aL25sT7l.dpuf
Rabindra Tagore, Excerpt from speech at Santiniketan in April 1941 was his last speech. Tagore had been unwell for some time, yet his words were very moving - crisis of civilization-
As I look around I see the crumbling ruins of a proud civilization strewn like a vast heap of futility. And yet I shall not commit the grievous sin of losing faith in Man. I would rather look forward to the opening of a new chapter in his history after the cataclysm is over and the atmosphere rendered clean with the spirit of service and sacrifice. Perhaps that dawn will come from this horizon, from the East where the sun rises. A day will come when unvanquished Man will retrace his path of conquest, despite all barriers, to win back his lost human heritage.
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose----Give me blood and I will give you freedom” speech –
“Give me blood and I will give you freedom” These words became the anthem for the youth during India’s struggle for independence. --- Excerpt from his speech at Azad Maidan:
We should have but one desire today- the desire to die so that India may live- the desire to face a martyr’s death, so that the path to freedom may be paved with the martyr’s blood. Friends! my comrades in the War of Liberation! Today I demand of you one thing, above all. I demand of you blood. It is blood alone that can avenge the blood that the enemy has split. It is blood alone that can pay the price of freedom. Give me blood and I promise you freedom.
Narayana Murthy’s Speech --The speech by Narayana Murthy at Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management on the role of Western values in contemporary Indian society is one of his most powerful speeches of all time.Excerpt- Most of our behaviour comes from greed, lack of self-confidence, lack of confidence in the nation, and lack of respect for the society. To borrow Gandhi’s words: There is enough in this world for everyone’s need, but not enough for everyone’s greed. Let us work towards a society where we would do unto others what we would have others do unto us. Let us all be responsible citizens who make our country a great place to live
As I look around I see the crumbling ruins of a proud civilization strewn like a vast heap of futility. And yet I shall not commit the grievous sin of losing faith in Man. I would rather look forward to the opening of a new chapter in his history after the cataclysm is over and the atmosphere rendered clean with the spirit of service and sacrifice. Perhaps that dawn will come from this horizon, from the East where the sun rises. A day will come when unvanquished Man will retrace his path of conquest, despite all barriers, to win back his lost human heritage.
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose----Give me blood and I will give you freedom” speech –
“Give me blood and I will give you freedom” These words became the anthem for the youth during India’s struggle for independence. --- Excerpt from his speech at Azad Maidan:
We should have but one desire today- the desire to die so that India may live- the desire to face a martyr’s death, so that the path to freedom may be paved with the martyr’s blood. Friends! my comrades in the War of Liberation! Today I demand of you one thing, above all. I demand of you blood. It is blood alone that can avenge the blood that the enemy has split. It is blood alone that can pay the price of freedom. Give me blood and I promise you freedom.
Narayana Murthy’s Speech --The speech by Narayana Murthy at Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management on the role of Western values in contemporary Indian society is one of his most powerful speeches of all time.Excerpt- Most of our behaviour comes from greed, lack of self-confidence, lack of confidence in the nation, and lack of respect for the society. To borrow Gandhi’s words: There is enough in this world for everyone’s need, but not enough for everyone’s greed. Let us work towards a society where we would do unto others what we would have others do unto us. Let us all be responsible citizens who make our country a great place to live
This is one of the stories which highly motivates me.. the true value ..of things which matter the most in life..
Mahatma Gandhi
went from city to city, village to village collecting funds for the
Charkha Sangh. During one of his tours he addressed a meeting in
Orissa. After his speech a poor old woman got up. She was bent with
age, her hair was grey and her clothes were in tatters. The volunteers
tried to stop her, but she fought her way to the place where Gandhiji
was sitting. "I must see
him," she insisted and
going up to Gandhiji touched his feet. Then from the folds of her sari
she brought out a copper coin and placed it at his feet. Gandhiji
picked up the copper coin and put it away carefully. The Charkha Sangh
funds were under the charge of Jamnalal Bajaj. He asked Gandhiji for
the coin but Gandhiji refused.
"I keep cheques worth thousands of rupees for the Charkha Sangh,"
Jamnalal Bajaj said laughingly "yet you won't trust me with a
copper coin." "This copper coin is worth much
more than those thousands,"
Gandhiji said. "If a man
has several lakhs and he gives away a thousand or two, it doesn't mean
much. But this coin was perhaps all that the poor woman possessed. She
gave me all she had. That
was very generous of her. What a great sacrifice she made. That is why
I value this copper coin more than a crore of rupees
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