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Ratan Tata's words of inspiration
August 26, 2008
On India: I am proud of my country. But we need to unite to make a unified India, free of communalism and casteism. We need to build India into a land of equal opportunity for all. We can be a truly great nation if we set our sights high and deliver to the people the fruits of continued growth, prosperity and equal opportunity.
On trust: We do very little amongst ourselves. We trust each other little. Unless we become India Incorporated we may not succeed in becoming a global entity.
On change: My feeling is that in a developing country such as India we should, perhaps, be more active in shedding some of the old baggage and embracing new opportunities. That's easier said than done, because of people, emotions and an unwillingness to change, or be confronted with the question: why me?
On the vision for India: The vision I have for India in the next decade is of a nation with vastly improved connectivity in communications providing education, personal interaction, e-commerce, and telephony contact for the overwhelming mass of its people. I see our country being connected through major highway networks, thus shrinking the time required to move goods to the marketplace. I see our consumers exercising an unprecedented degree of choice, with the Indian marketplace becoming a vibrantly competitive arena, fully integrated with the world. Equally, I foresee that the ambitions of the Indian entrepreneur will not be confined to domestic boundaries and our immensely valuable human capital will leave its mark in the global marketplace.
On employment: We have to create more jobs, we have to create levels of education, provide basic necessities, drinking water etc. These are the tasks ahead of us. I think that there should be a commitment that this needs to be done, not just statements; but we need to be on the ground and make this happen. Otherwise, we are a tremendous country, with great talent, great raw materials and natural resources; we can be a very successful country.
Image: Ratan Tata addressing a press conference in Kolkata, on August 22, 2008. | Photograph: Deshakalyan Chowdhury/AFP/Getty Images
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