I posed a question to my friends, who is their role model these days?
Most of them were at loss, questioning whether is there such a thing left anymore. I wondered, was their lack of knowledge or lack of faith that made them answer this.
I made my own checklist as I read about people and the lives they lived. I remember an old proverb, that life should be like a candle, even though you burn, others get the light.
JRD for humility and honesty
Baba Amte - sacrifice
G R Khairnar - standing rooted to the ground for what he believed in
Vikram Batra - The man whom almost made me join the army and Anita actually did.
Girish Wagh - The man behind the cheapest car in India and in the world. I can't help remembering the man behind K-car or the ever-green Mustang. Can we give him the same status as that of Lee Iacocca? Grish Wagh was give just three requirements for the new vehicle: It should be low-cost, adhere to regulatory requirements, and achieve performance targets such as fuel efficiency and acceleration capacity. And lo what did he and his team achieve!!! Are we celebrating, are we proud? Probably not, probably yes. (Head noding, the Indian way). Yes, that's the maybe world, where we thrive in the halo region. Why do I mention him here? Its not just the Tata's whom I adore, he has made me proud, the nation proud.
I mention him here, as Tatas battle the Singur crisis and now would have their factory set up in Gujarat. Governments should have been more liberal, forthcoming and fast to let Tata's set up their factory and help the nation create when the world keep's wondering, how?
