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of scientists and technologists is focussed on specific missions
                 driven by goals relevant to the common man. How is this dream
                 to be made real?


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                  Dear learner, how can Dr Abdul Kalam’s dream be realized?

                      We need to realize that missions are always bigger than
                 organizations, just as organizations are always bigger than the
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                 individuals who run them. Missions need effort and the mind
                 provides the purpose. Seen this way, consider, which department
                 or ministry will take man to Mars and build a habitat there? Can
                 200,000 MW of electric power be generated by isolated efforts
                 in thermal, hydroelectric, nuclear and non-conventional sectors
                 without an integrated effort? Can the second green revolution
                 happen without agricultural scientists, biotechnologists and
                 irrigation experts working together? Without proper diagnostic
                 facilities in clinics and affordable drugs reaching our masses, our
                 biotechnology laboratories and medical councils will continue to
                 perpetuate each others’ survival without serving the purpose of
                 their existence: to set in place the most advanced medical facili-
                 ties and make these available to the people at reasonable prices.


                      I have dwelt upon my own experiences that made me aware
                 of the energy field which is created by a vision. It is a power
                 that arises from deep within you. This power is the basis for the
                 movement towards excellence we saw at the time of indepen-
                 dence. I have been touched by this power on many occasions
                 while facing a challenge. Pre-independence India reverberated
                 with it. It helped us humble a mighty empire.

                      Jamshedji Nusserwanji Tata brought the steel industry to
                 India even though the British rulers were not favourably dis-
                 posed to the idea. Acharya P. C. Ray nurtured the chemical and
                 pharmaceutical industries. We saw the birth of many great insti-
                 tutions like the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, started by
                 J. N. Tata, the Banaras Hindu University established by Pandit
                 Madan  Mohan Malaviya, and Aligarh Muslim University set up

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