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INDIA 2020

India 2020: A Vision for the New Millennium (published 1998 ISBN 0670882712 is a book, written by former President of India A P J Abdul Kalam, though before his tenure, and Y. S. Rajan.

[edit] Introduction

The book examines in depth the weakness and the strength of India, as a nation, and offers a vision of how India can emerge to be among the world's first four economic powers by 2020. Armed with a powerful opening, It is yet another example of Abdul Kalam's dedication and vision for India. The Book is dedicated to a young girl whom Kalam met and asked as "what is your dream" for which the young girl replied "I want to live in a developed India"

[edit] Chapters

The book's 300 pages are divided into 12 chapters

What Other Countries Envision for Themselves
Evolution of Technology Vision 2020
Food, Agriculture and Processing
Materials and the Future
Chemical Industries and Our Biological Wealth
Manufacturing for the Future
Services As People's Wealth
Strategies Industries
Health Care for All
The Enabling Infrastructure
Realizing the Vision

[edit] A quote

"A developed India by 2020, or even earlier, is not a dream. It need not be a mere vision in the minds of many Indians. It is a mission we can all take up - and succeed." - A P J Abdul Kalam.

The vision has inspired a young group of people to start a movement which has been named DreamIndia2020 (http://www.dreamindia2020.org/). This has been pioneered by a group of young professionals who share the vision given by Dr. Kalam and are trying to realize this through their little but yet significant efforts.