The Knowledge Society
A.P.J.Abdul
Kalam
The recipient of Bharat Ratna,
Dr A.P.J.Abdul Kalam is the former president of India.”The Knowledge Society”
is an extract taken from his popular and famous book “Ignited Minds”. He
received many honorary awards like Bharat
Ratna, Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan.”Wings of Fire and India 2020”,”A
Vision For The New Millennium” are some of his works. In this lesson, Kalam
emphasizes that poverty can be rooted out only by striking a balance between
the past heritage and present day knowledge. Kalam opines that India can reach
the pinnacles of prosperity and glory by scrupulously following certain
principles and applying modern technology.
Kalam opines that India
is essentially a land of knowledge and it must rediscover itself its past
legacy. No doubt, the foreign invasions and the colonial rule weakened India
considerably. Knowledge has many forms and it is available at many places. It
is available in academic institutions, at work places, from learning skills
such as from artists, craftsmen, hakims, philosophers and saints and it is
available from our heritage and history epics too.
Kalam says that Knowledge
has always been the prime mover of prosperity and power. In India we had the
tradition of transforming knowledge from guru to shishya and from the writings
of the foreign travelers who visited Ancient Indian Universities like Nalanda. During
the last century the world has changed from being an agricultural society to an
industrial society. Thus technology played a vital role in the development of
the society. While, in the 21st century, knowledge has become the
primary production resource instead of capital and labour. Education, health-care
and agriculture are taken ahead in the knowledge society. It promotes high
productivity and rural prosperity. It helps even to create new avenues for
employment..
The multiple technologies
and appropriate management structures must work together to generate a
knowledge society. India has left its impression in Information Technology and
it will be much more developed in the years to come. Thus it adds a new feather
to knowledge society. As a second component, young and dynamic leaders are
required for establishing knowledge society. The most important mission for the
knowledge society is India should become a super power by the year 2010.
If societal
transformation and wealth generation are the two important parameters to make India
as knowledge society, a third dimension has come to transform India itself into
a super power. Kalam says that our communication network and information generators
must be protected from electronic attacks. It involves a tremendous
responsibility. It is very important that our knowledge and culture too help us
this great task of making India a super power.
Meanings:-
emphasize = stress something as
important
heritage = practices that are
handed down from the past by tradition
pinnacle = the highest level or
degree
prosperity = an economic state of
growth with rising profits and full
employment
glory = a state of high
honor
scrupulously = with extreme care
legacy = money or something
that one receive from after someone dies
invasion = stepping into a
place/region/country in a forceful way
epic = a long narrative poem telling
of a hero’s deeds
hakim = a Muslim
physician(medical practitioner)
colonial rule = the rule of a country which
exploitates, imposes its authority
towards
a weaker country
transformation = change in form, appearance, or
nature of something
avenues = a line of approach;
sources
adding a new feather = adding a new advantage (to something)
parameter = any factor that defines
a system and determines its
performance
tremendous = extreme in degree or
extent or impact
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