Shri
P.D. Kulkarni (Trustee) giving the inaugaral address during
fie foundation awards ceremony.
No
valuable and meningful achievement has ever taken place
overnight and without sacrifice. If we look at the size
of our nation and the conditions which prevailed when
we got independence, we must admit we have comparatively
strong infrastructure as against some oriental countries
and while doing so, we have maintained the basic democratic
structure.
Inspite
of restrictions, our Scientists,Economists and Engineers
have been making sustained progress to be self reliant,
our agriculturists to produce improved and increased food
production and our medicos are
not second to any other professionals.
In
its march the Foundation has consistently strived to select
on All India Basis deserving personalities from nook and
corner of the country, irrespective of the religion caste
and creed and discrimination, giving equal importance
to women, young persons, entrepreneurs and people in fourth
estate and most important, personalities at the top who
are beckoning and gleaming lights in Industrial and Humanities
sector who by their acumen are not only improving lives
around their field but making the country as a whole,
proud of their outstanding achievements.
With
the advantage of Information Technology and Computerization
which is entering in almost all areas, we are on the threshold
of paperless offices or rather office-less business where
we visualize e-commerce by doing functions in our own
homes on Internet and without going physically to the
office, thereby saving the human physical efforts, saving
petrol and reducing the traffic on roads and consequent
congestion. A day is not far when a click of a mouse will
perform almost all functions on internet and a revolution
will take place
in coming two/three decades.
While
this progress is welcome, we cannot overlook our social
and human responsibilities and here comes a very important
thought "all progress is meant not only for the sake
of progress but for the welfare of human beings."
This should be our guiding principle.
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