Dear friends,
Here is the sample chapter of my award-winning
book, “Student Leaders: Growing From Students To CEOs” I have dedicated this book
to Swami Vivekananda on the eve of his 150th birth anniversary. Here
are the links to buy this book: http://www.amazon.in/Student-Leaders-Growing-Students-CEOs/dp/9351101630
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Introduction
“Take up one idea. Make that one idea
your life - think of it, dream of it; live on that idea. Let the brain,
muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave
every other idea alone. This is the way to success - that is the way great
spiritual giants are produced." – Swami Vivekananda
Welcome to Student Leaders: Growing From Students To CEOs. I have
authored this book to impart leadership skills in Indian students and groom
them as leaders. India has a huge population and there is need for building
leaders as per the size of population. However, we don’t find adequate
institutions and appropriate ambience to build leadership skills and abilities
in Indian students. Most of the
educational institutions don’t provide campus leadership training programs to
students. This book endeavors to create awareness about campus leadership
training and student leadership and to fill the gap by providing right ideas,
and insights to groom Indian students as leaders. I have a dream to see Indian
students as good citizens. I have a vision to train and groom Indian students
as great leaders. Hence, I have chosen the teaching profession as a career to
accomplish my vision. And I am excited to see this book in your hands!
I am passionate about Indian students
and youth. I play an instrumental role to shape Indian students as great
leaders. I am an ardent follower of Swami Vivekananda who was a symbol of youth
power and a youth icon. I have authored this book exclusively for Swami
Vivekananda on the eve of his 150th birth anniversary as a tribute
to this leadership legend. Therefore, I would like to begin this book with his
ideas and ideals.
Swami
Vivekananda’s Ideas and Ideals
In March 2013, I attended a seminar on
Swami Vivekananda to find out the latest developments and to know how his
messages are spread across the country. His birth anniversary is celebrated as
National Youth Day in India as a mark of respect to this youth legend. I read books about him 25 years ago and
acquired lots of knowledge and share it with my students regularly.
Swami Vivekananda is known to every
Indian, and most of the Indian youth follow his footsteps. His initial name was Narendra Nath Datta. He was
born in an affluent family in Kolkata on 12 January 1863. His father,
Vishwanath Datta, was a successful attorney with interests in a wide range of
subjects, and his mother, Bhuvaneshwari Devi.
He was a symbol of true spiritualism, secularism and modernism. He was the first leader to walk the whole of India
to connect with masses and inspire youth. Probably he was the first Indian
leader to address the audience as the brothers and sisters of the world. He was
the link between the past and present and bridge between the west and the east.
Swami Vivekananda implored Indian
youth to possess ‘muscles of iron’ and ‘nerves of steel’ to make India a great
country in the world. He was the proud
son of India who awakened great interest about India and Indians globally. He was a powerful orator whose address at the
World Parliament of Religions in Chicago catapulted him to fame in the US and
attracted many Americans and Europeans to Indian spiritual traditions. He conquered America without any bullet
through his preaching in the Chicago Conference. He voiced Vedanta as a vision for the
spiritual regeneration of India that was fighting for independence from the
British Empire.
Swami Vivekananda believed in
character building among the Indian youth. He preached to Indians to be
original and implored them to enhance concentration to achieve great success. He
emphasized not only on good Indians but also on strong Indians who can preserve
Indian civilization and values forever.
Currently the Indian youth are
enamored by western culture and technology and it is time for them to change
their mindset. It is unfortunate that they believe more in ‘cell-confidence’
rather than ‘self-confidence’. They must
emphasize on inspiration, intuition and innovation to grow India as a strong
nation. They must respect and love our culture and at the same time they must
take the best from the western culture as all cultures have unique features to
understand, emulate and absorb.
The Indian youth are ambitious and
hard working. They have lots of fire and passion but they lack the right
direction and guidance. They are carried away by negativity rather than
positivity. Hence, they need leadership educators who can handhold, guide and
groom them as great leaders.
As you love your mother you must love
your motherland. As you love your own brothers and sisters you must love all
Indian citizens as brothers and sisters. It is time for the Indian youth to
take up the challenge and lead from the front to make an economically vibrant
India.
The future of India is in your hands.
Swami Vivekananda dedicated his entire life to religious tolerance and
universal brotherhood. He emphasized on values among the Indian youth and, as a
result, he is remembered forever as a youth leader. He is a legend who lived
beyond his times and continues to live forever in the history of India. The
present youth must understand his ideas; appreciate his ideals; and apply his principles
and philosophies to create a vibrant and great India.
India is the world’s most youthful
nation. We need not only youth leaders but also youth-led leaders. When you awaken the youth you awaken India.
Therefore, all stakeholders including educators, parents, elders and NGOs must
guide the youth in the right direction to prepare them as good and strong
citizens and leaders so that they lead this nation with confidence to make
India a Super Power.
“Arise, Awake and Stop not until the
goal is reached” –Swami Vivekananda.
Pledge:
Believe in fraternity
and universal brotherhood.
I
Have a Dream
I have a dream that one day the Indian
youth will spread across the world and they will be in great demand globally.
I have a dream that the Indian youth
will become more responsible with a great attitude to take on the global
challenges.
I have a dream that the Indian youth
will bring back our past glory by putting India on the top of the world.
I have a dream that we Indians will
work and walk as brothers and sisters.
I have a dream that we Indians will look
at the commonalities, not the differences.
I have a dream that we Indians will
stay united and become role model for other citizens in the world.
I have a dream that the sun will not
set on Indians.
I have a dream that the Indian youth
will lead this country from the front and make it a Super Power in the world.
God bless India! Jai Hind!
References
Student Leaders: Growing From Students
To CEOs
Read my ‘Vision 2030 One Million Global
Leaders’ URL: http://professormsraovision2030.blogspot.in/2014/12/professor-m-s-raos-vision-2030-one_31.html
Life is great!
Professor M.S.Rao, India
Founder of MSR
Leadership Consultants India
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