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text-align: justify"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt">Pledge Festival --<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>2011<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> <o:p>&nbsp;</o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">Love your country and defeat terrorism is the theme that would reach out to each and every educational institution in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Delhi</st1:City></st1:place> . All educational institutions and Bar Associations<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>in the city would be requested to join this movement and say the pledge in unison on January 15, 2010. There will be cultural programmes that day in the evening with nationalism as the theme. Let January 15, 2011 be a day of peace, love and harmony.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">Pledge festival is also being celebrated at various places across the country. The modicum of this festival is open to all. The only precondition is that it must not offend anyone s religious sentiment as the festival is meant for promoting nationalism and emotional integration. Focus is clear- it must carry three messages- love your nation, hate corruption and defeat terrorism.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> <o:p>&nbsp;</o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">Educational institutions like Makhanlal Chatturvedi University of Mass Communication, <st1:city w:st="on">Bhopal</st1:city> , <st1:placename w:st="on">KIITS</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> , <st1:city w:st="on">Bhubaneswar</st1:city> , <st1:placename w:st="on">Amity</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> , <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Delhi</st1:place></st1:city> , Organisations like NNFI, Vision Foundation, Global Jurists, Harvard Club of India, Delhi Orissa Lawyers Association and Jago party have agreed to join hands.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> <o:p>&nbsp;</o:p> </span> </p> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center"> <strong><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; background: white; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> <o:p><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: none">&nbsp;</SPAN></o:p> </span></u></strong> </p> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center"> <strong><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; background: white; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> <o:p><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: none">&nbsp;</SPAN></o:p> </span></u></strong> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 108pt; text-indent: 36pt"> <strong><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; background: white; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">A B O U T U S<o:p></o:p></span></u></strong></p> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center"> <strong><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; background: white; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> <o:p><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: none">&nbsp;</SPAN></o:p> </span></u></strong> </p> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center"> <strong><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; background: white; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> <o:p><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: none">&nbsp;</SPAN></o:p> </span></u></strong> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 16pt; background: white; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> 2.0<span style="mso-tab-count: 1"> &nbsp; </span>ABOUT BUILD INDIA GROUP &amp; ITS ACTIVITY<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; background: white; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <o:p>&nbsp;</o:p> </span></strong> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">Build India Group (BIG), a <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Delhi</st1:City></st1:place> based civil society, is propounding an inexpensive and effective way of fighting terrorism and violence in the country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span> As a part of this campaign, BIG shall organize it fourth national event on the third Saturday of January, 2011 when students and lawyers in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Delhi</st1:City></st1:place> will be requested to say in unison a pledge of allegiance in their mother tongue to the Constitution of India and thus repose faith in the rule of law. If the government agrees with this proposal, it can spread across the length and breadth of the country. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> <o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> <o:p>&nbsp;</o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> PLEDGE- ENGLISH<br /> </span></i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> <br /> WE THE PEOPLE OF <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">INDIA</st1:country-region></st1:place> TODAY<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">DO SOLEMNLY PLEDGE OURSELVES<o:p></o:p></span></p></i> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt; line-height: 150%"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">TO THE SERVICE OF OUR NATION<br /> WITH HONESTY, SINCERITY AND COMMITMENT<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">ALWAYS KEEPING <o:p></o:p> </span></i> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">OUR NATION S INTEREST <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">PARAMOUNT</st1:City></st1:place> <o:p></o:p> </span></i> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">IN ALL THAT WE THINK DO OR SAY<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: 36pt; line-height: 150%"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">FOR THE GREATER GLORY OF THIS LAND<br /> <br /> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span>PLEDGE- HINDI<br style="mso-special-character: line-break" /> <br style="mso-special-character: line-break" /> </b> <o:p></o:p> </span></i> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt; line-height: 150%"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">HUM BHARAT KE LOG AAJ<br /> IMAANDARI, KARTAVYANISHTA<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt; line-height: 150%"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">AUR PRATIBADHATA KE SAATH<br /> APNI SOCH, KARM AUR KATHNI ME<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt; line-height: 150%"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">DESH KE HIT KO<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt; line-height: 150%"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">SARBOPARI RAKHTE <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">HUE</st1:City></st1:place> <br /> IIS BHUMI KE YASH HETU<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt; line-height: 150%"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">RASHTRA KE SEVA ME<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt; line-height: 150%"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">ANTAH KARANSE<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt; line-height: 150%"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">ATMARPIT KARTE HEIN.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> <br /> Pledge has been drafted as a mantra to promote Indian-ness. It is drafted in such a manner that it will not emotionally hurt any body. This has been tested in several educational institutions across the country and the recital of the pledge in any language in unison is just electrifying. (Please see <a href="http://www.buildindiagroup.org" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">www.buildindiagroup.org</span></a> for pledge in various languages).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> <o:p>&nbsp;</o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">The ultimate aim of the Build India Group is to involve all religious institutions across the country for the purpose of promoting Indian-ness in each and every Indian while unleashing a sense of hatred against terrorism and violence through a celebration called festival of commitment to the country. With drums beating and conches blowing from temples, bells from churches, sirens from mosques and all other religious institution joining the rendition, the auspicious moment shall be ushered in when people pledge their love and loyalty to the country.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> <o:p>&nbsp;</o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"> <o:p>&nbsp;</o:p> </span></b> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"> <o:p>&nbsp;</o:p> </span></b> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt">Formation of Build India Group<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> <o:p>&nbsp;</o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">Build India Group was formed in 2006 by Journalist-turned-lawyer Biraja Mahapatra<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>and seven others who brainstormed about the idea of pledge festival as a method of mass communication. Apart from Mahapatra, the others who had joined the group were HR Consultant Nabajyoti Das, Journalists Sudha Passi, Gautam Basu and Avtar Nehru, media consultant Pankaj Sukhija, Advocates Nishant Datta, Kiran Kumar Patra and Shanmuga Patro. In 2008, Biraja Mahapatra came out with a book titled MY CALL : For The Greater Glory Of This Land. This book gives the roadmap to the activity of the Build India Group. There was huge encouragement from lawyers, particularly Delhi High Court Bar Association, Central Administrative Tribunal Bar Association and Dwarka Bar Association to kick-start this programme as lawyers recited the pledge in English and Hindi in their respective campuses on Independence Day and Republic Day celebrations in 2008 and 2009. Over a period of last three years, Build India Group has organized several programmes and workshops on issues relating to corruption, terrorism and pledge festivals at Hindi Bhawan, Constitution Club, Indian International Centre, India Habitat Centre, Mavalankar Auditorium and Russian Cultural Centre in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Delhi</st1:City></st1:place> . Several educational institutions and Bar Associations across the country have also joined this movement. <o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> <o:p>&nbsp;</o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> <o:p>&nbsp;</o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt">Build <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region></st1:place> Concert:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> <br /> Build India Concert has been added in January 2010 to the programme of pledge festival. The programme envisioned by Advocate Rajeev Saxena and executed by Advocates Santosh Kumar Rout and Manoj Sharma and Singer Jai Kesarwani at Mavalankar Auditorium at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">New Delhi</st1:City></st1:place>  s Rafi Marg on January 16, 2010 was a huge success. This programme has been designed to promote child prodigies in music so that they could go around the country to promote nationalism. Child prodigy Abhay Goyle, who has been recognized as the youngest exponent on piano by Limca Book of Records, had along with Harjyot Kaur and Shirish Soni enthralled the audience. We are inspired to do it in a big way in our next programmes with nationalism as the main theme.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> <o:p>&nbsp;</o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> <o:p>&nbsp;</o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Hating politics is a crime against democracy</b>: <o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> <br /> Build India Group campaigns for introducing politics as a subject of management right at the school level so that each and every citizen understands the value of vote. The country needs leaders and statesmen, who must rise above the constituency-centric politics and work for the country as a whole. People will not hate politics if their legitimate expectations of food, health care, employment and<br /> education are available to them in their own milieu as a matter of fundamental right. It is essentially pointed towards proper management of resources at the Panchayat level.. Build India Group believes <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region></st1:place> needs a university of politics with unit area management system as its credo and the teachers in this institution should be experienced politicians while students should also be practicing politicians. As a step forward in this direction. Build India Group has already organized several seminars on  Hating Politics is a crime against democracy at several places including Bhubaneswar in Orissa, Delhi University campus and also recently at Russian cultural Centre, New Delhi, in which Hon ble Mr Justice A K &nbsp;Patnaik of the Supreme Court, Hon ble Mr Justice Kailash Gambhir and Hon ble Mr Justice P K Bhasin of the Delhi High Court, eminent lawyer Mr Ram Jethmalani, MP Govind Mishra, Media expert Mr Ashok Tandon had participated. <o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> <o:p>&nbsp;</o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt">Others who contributed to the activities of the Build India Group<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> <o:p>&nbsp;</o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">In various activities of the Build India Group, valuable contributions were also made by Additional Solicitor General Amarjit Singh Chandihoke, Supreme Court Bar association President Ram Jethmalani, former Supreme Court Bar Association President M N Krishnamani, Supreme Court Lawyers R K Khanna, P H Parekh, Pinaki Mishra, P N Mishra and K K Sharma, former Delhi Bar Council Chairman K C Mittal, Delhi High Court Bar Association Secretary D K Sharma,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Advocate Mukesh Anand, Rakesh Chitkara, Ramakant Gaur, Ravikesh Sinha, R K Handoo, Dr Umakanta Mishra, former PIO Director of Indian Institute of Mass Communication,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Prof B K Kuthiala, Vice Chancellor Makhan Lal Chatturvedi University of Mass Communication, Sanjiv Sanyal, economist and author, Dr Savita Datta, Director Distance learning in Delhi University, Associate Professor Janmejoy Khuntia, Col B K Dargon, Director Amity University, Delhi, Prof P J Naidu and Prof Kris Dev, Madras, Mrs Bushra Rani, Principal Aditya Birla Public School, Hirma, Gupta Prasad Panda, Mumbai, Vandana Arya, BITS Pilani, Priyadarshi Mishra, social activist, Bhubaneswar Sashanka Chudamani, Director, KIITS University, Bhubaneswar,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Manas Ranjan Mishra, Principal, College New Age, Bhubaneswar, St Vincent Public School, Berhampur, Orissa, Mrs Pradosh Ku Debi, Principal. City Prince Public School, Mahavir Public School, Delhi, social activist Promod Chawla, media expert Dr Umakant Mishra, Management Guru Ranjan Mahapatra, Poet Raksak Nayak, , journalist Basudev Mahapatra from Bhubaneswar, journalist Utpal Borpujari and writer Manas Ranjan Mahapatra among others at various programmes. It is because of their support, the programme is spreading across the country.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> <o:p>&nbsp;</o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt">Our literature:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> <o:p>&nbsp;</o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; text-align: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">1.<span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> &nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> My Call: For the greater glory of this land<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; text-align: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">2.<span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> &nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> Pledge in 15 languages (Pledge <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region></st1:place> )<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; text-align: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">3.<span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> &nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> The Campaigner- Annual souvenir<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> <o:p>&nbsp;</o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt">Our Website:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </span><a href="http://www.buildindiagroup.org/"> www.buildindiagroup.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> <o:p>&nbsp;</o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt">Our discussion forum:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> <o:p>&nbsp;</o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span><a href="mailto:build-india-group@googlegroups.com"> build-india-group@googlegroups.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> <o:p>&nbsp;</o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> <o:p>&nbsp;</o:p> </span></b> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> <o:p>&nbsp;</o:p> </span></b> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> <o:p>&nbsp;</o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">Biraja Mahapatra<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </span>Rajeev Saxena<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">President<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span>Chairman- campaign committee<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">Build India Group<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </span> Build India Group<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">9810935526<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </span>9810811180<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">Email- <a href="mailto:birajamahapatra@gmail.com">birajamahapatra@gmail.com</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </span><a href="mailto:rajeevsaxena.adv@gmail.com"> rajeevsaxena.adv@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> <o:p>&nbsp;</o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">Rakesh Chitkara<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </span>Pankaj Sukhija<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">Convener<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </span>Media-coordination<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">Build <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region></st1:place> group<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span>Build India Group<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">9891678009<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span>9810223446<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #888888; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="mailto:chitkara.rakesh@gmail.com">chitkara.rakesh@gmail.com</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span></span> </span><span class="apple-style-span"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="mailto:pankaj.sukhija@gmail.com"> pankaj.sukhija@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> <o:p>&nbsp;</o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">Mr Manoj Sharma<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span>Mr Ashwini K Dwivedi<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">Secretary<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span>Coordination-programme<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">Build India Group<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </span> Build India Group<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">9810071241<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span>9818685007<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><a href="mailto:manojsharma_advocate@yahoo.com">manojsharma_advocate@yahoo.com</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </span><a href="mailto:ashwinik.advocate@gmail.com"> ashwinik.advocate@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></span> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> <o:p>&nbsp;</o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> <o:p>&nbsp;</o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'">Please keep it in the blog<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'"> <o:p>&nbsp;</o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'"> <o:p>&nbsp;</o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 108pt; text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> THE PLEDGE FESTIVAL <o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> <o:p>&nbsp;</o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> Dear campaigners!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> <o:p>&nbsp;</o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region></st1:place> is a country of rituals. Millions of Indians reaffirm their faith in God every day in temples, mosques, churches and gurdwaras across the land. People love and worship Vishnu, Shiva, Allah, Jesus, Buddha, Mahavira and so many other gods and god men that I may not be able to complete the list. As human beings we love music, songs, bhajans, illumination, pictures and dance as a part of festivals. Traditionally we all love festivals. <o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span>I believe we celebrate two types of festivals. One we bask in glory as the saga of our achievements comes out alive in the form of opera or some other symbolic functions like we celebrate Dusshera or Janmashtami.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Such functions remind us what we can do for ourselves. It gives us lessons about victory of the good over the evil. The other type of festivals are a promise or commitment. For example, Raksha Bandhan festival, in which a brother commits protection to his sister, or Karva chauth in north <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region></st1:place> , wherein wives pledge absolute love and loyalty towards their husbands. Similarly, every religion has an occasion for commitment to the faith in some form or the other. The Muslims may observe Ramadan or the Catholics the Lent as a sign of commitment to the faith.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span>There is another festival of commitment that I will now talk about. Only, instead of commitment of individuals to their faith, families and near ones, I am seeking the same kind of commitment of Indians towards our nation. And this is a different kind of festival & it is not religious but truly secular festival. Yet we can celebrate it religiously and that too, for a great cause. A cause for the nation! This has to be a festival to be celebrated across the country, from the Andamans to Anantnag? And if we observe this festival with the sincerity of our hearts, this will be the biggest festival in our history & the biggest stepping stone for a future which will see greater glory for our country. A future of prosperity and transparency when temple bells and church chimes will ring in a resurgent <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region></st1:place> with every new dawn. <o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span>The main feature of this festival will involve Indians happily reaffirming their love and loyalty for  Bharat for only a minute by reciting this solemn Pledge? People from so many cultures and communities across the world demonstrate their love and loyalty to the soil to which they belong. We will do it but with a difference. <o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span>As we have discussed, most Indians are God-fearing. Many possibly worship this land as a goddess or benign mother. Indians of all religions do not mind bowing before the National Flag. Some kiss the soil of this land in veneration. Therefore, all Indians for that matter would not mind demonstrating their respect to the country in some fashion or the other. We in the Build India Group propose an oath in the form of a National Pledge and a ritual in the form of a National Festival. <o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </span>If a Pledge can be taken by all, or at least the overwhelming majority of, Indians, it will be a historic event. If such a Pledge can be taken as part of an institutionalised National Festival, it will be the greatest triumphal moment for <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region></st1:place> since the clock struck midnight on August 14, 1947.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span> <o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span>Such a Pledge, for obvious reasons keeping in mind India s diversity, has to be simple and lucid, and capable of being uniformly translated into all Indian languages so that the time taken to recite it is the same in any part of the country.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> The underlying philosophy of the Fundamental Duties in the Constitution does serve as the edifice of such a Pledge, with an abhorrence of terrorism and corruption as its focal theme. It should also exhort Indians to love their nation and do their duty to their best. Many may ask us what good will a National Pledge do? We would like to ask what good will it not? <o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> A National Pledge will be a major step in changing the collective Indian mindset towards the heinous ills that plague our nation. It can be the most effective vehicle to convey the message of hatred against corruption and terrorism. The Pledge will constantly remind us of our national and social duties, so much so that even a child will rebuke his father when he finds his father s actions lacking probity. Not only will it tangibly infuse patriotism but the shades of regimented discipline that it inherently carries will also build commitment among citizens just as the morning assembly seeks to teach the value of orderliness among schoolchildren. It will also bolster leadership qualities in our youth and instill in them a sense of nationalistic pride. <o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span>But how do we of the Build India Group go about institutionalising a National Pledge? Such a Pledge has to be taken in unison by the maximum number of Indians from all over the country. It is, therefore, imperative that a particular hour or a particular day is earmarked for this ceremonial recital of the National Pledge by our countrymen. We have decided to call this day the  National Pledge Day . On the first such National Pledge Day will we kickstart a campaign to hate terrorism and its sibling evils.<o:p></o:p></p></span> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span>The media will be key to this initiative. Television and the print media will be instrumental in bringing the Pledge into every Indian home just like it does with the Prime Minister s August 15 speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span> <o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> &nbsp; &nbsp; </span>The concept of a pledge is not new in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region></st1:place> . In every prayer that we recite everyday there is an inherent pledge that we make. But for the first time we will be having a public reaffirmation of a national missive. Hence the National Pledge will be taken concurrently and widely by the greatest number of individuals together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span> <o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span>A university teacher had once asked us to name a festival which is celebrated all over country by all people of all religions, castes and languages? A friend said it was the Gregorian New Year s Day. This applies internationally. On the other hand, we have two other exclusively Indian festivals, that of Independence Day and Republic Day. Both these days are unique. On 15th August 1947 more than 350 million Indians won the freedom to determine their destiny after centuries of foreign rule. And on 26th January 1950 more than 500 princely states officially aligned with the nascent republic to forge one great nation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span> <o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span>New Year s Day has no mode or ritual specific to it. There are only personalized conventions; one may send out greetings cards or choose to celebrate a holiday with a family outing. It s a day spent in thoughts of welcoming a new year of hope and dreams.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span> <o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span>A family wedding in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region></st1:place> also assumes festival contours. Relatives far and near gather at one place to celebrate and cement family ties. A wedding also serves as a benchmark of one s position in one s family circle. The gifts that we buy for the newly-wed couple are our way of reiterating this position. At other village functions the entire clan gets into celebratory mood. Here the occasion morphs into a carnival, a festival jamboree, involving the entire village and even beyond. Festivals essentially make up merge our identities into the collective and are occasions for mirth. One very significant aspect of a festival is that it provides a great opportunity to the participating people to bond among themselves. When marriage was solemnized into an enduring institution, humankind gave it the colour of a festival. While both partners promise undying faithfulness, their friends and kin celebrate the union in one great display of festive mirth.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span>Keeping in view the potent unifying force of the festival, Bal Gangadhar Tilak converted a festival into a social and political platform. The rousing call to unite and oust the British was given to the people of <st1:place w:st="on">Maharashtra</st1:place> on Ganesh Puja. In 1893 he extended the religious celebrations to all over the country to make the occasion a part of the campaign against British imperialism. Thus here we see a family and community festival assuming the dimensions of a national event.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span> <o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span>Another example that comes to my mind is an annual festival in Bargarh district of western Orissa. All of Bargarh, a nondescript township known for its fine-quality paddy, is transformed into a sprawling proscenium to recreate the myth of the slaying of Kansa by his nephew Lord Krishna. The city becomes the capital of Kansa and the people his subjects in a two-week-long colourful pageant called Dhanu yatra. No one is sure who started this unique festival which first happened in the early 20th Century after the British placed a garrison there. The purpose again was to create an event which will involve all residents so that a particular message can reach out to the maximum audience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span> <o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span>When Dhanu yatra was initiated, the British were depicted as Kansa. Citizens of Bargarh had devised a unique method to beat the British ban on nationalist propaganda. Every resident carried a whistle on him. Every time an Englishman beat up or insulted a native the latter would blow his whistle. Anyone hearing a whistle was required to blow his. Thus every resident was alerted within moments of something going wrong. This is how the festival began. The trick adopted by the people to communicate with was a huge success.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span> <o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </span>The British have left but the yatra continues till today in Bargarh as an integral part of its tradition. Consider this for a moment: Today we have more dangerous <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Kansas</st1:State></st1:place> in the form of corruption and terrorism. Such <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Kansas</st1:State></st1:place> have proliferated into all corners of the country. What if we all blow the whistle to alert every one to contemptuously demonstrate their hatred against these <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Kansas</st1:State></st1:place> of our times?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span> <o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span>In this land of religious festivals, there are no truly secular or nationalist festivals but for August 15 and January 26. The primary intent of celebrating these two days is to inculcate a sense of patriotism and unity among the people. These two days have been declared national holidays. The hoisting of the Tricolour on these two days is a symbolic activity to remind the people of their nationhood. As Sarojini Naidu put it,  under this flag, there is no difference between a prince and a peasant, between the rich and the poor, between man and women. <o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span>Many of us feel a tug in our hearts when we hear Vande Mataram being sung or see children carrying the Tricolour walk past with cries of Bharat Mata ki jai. At the same time, do we wonder often how may of us participate spontaneously in Republic Day and Independence Day events instead of being compelled to do so as part of a group or institution?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span> <o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span>Indians do not identify with these two celebrations at the individual level. Accept it or not, we do not feel the urge from within to participate in such programmes. These have become mere official dos that we have to get done with. Even in educational institutions many children attend such programmes twice every year simply because they have to or they do not wish to displease their teachers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span> <o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span>Had Indians empathized with these two  national festivals or made these family events that are participated in with pride, it would have immensely contributed towards inculcating a sense of being Indian in us. This pride could have been translated into solidarity with the nation and contributed to nation-building. But this has not happened. <o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span>I discussed the National Pledge with several friends, acquaintances and colleagues, and extensively with my excellent team of Campaigners. I also thought on how this Pledge could be linked to some kind of a ritual or festival with nationalistic flavour involving the entire country. Such a festival would be <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region></st1:place>  s one true National Festival. <o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span>The idea of a National Festival is to bring people together to sensitise them towards their motherland and dedicate themselves to its betterment. And if there ever was a time when we needed such a festival the most, it is now. I believe a National Festival should be organised simultaneously all over the country on a particular day during which every Indian would take the National Pledge in unison and commit himself to his country. <o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span>My Campaigner friends in the Build India Group agree that a National Festival with a National Pledge will indeed be a powerful instrument in building national unity. If you do not agree, ask yourself what the impact of such a festival is successfully organised and such a pledge meaningfully taken.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span> <o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span>In the years preceding our <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Independence</st1:City></st1:place> in 1947 almost every Indian newspaper had joined the campaign against British rule. The media has proliferated today in its reach and access. The Internet has also increased the speed of communication exponentially. If the media gets involved in propagating even a cracker of an idea, the message will reach millions of Indian homes instantaneously. That is the power of the media; and ours is a media-centric proposition. <o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span>To begin with, we can involve schools and educational institutions. We first can try with them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>The pledge will truly be a mass movement. If all conscious people in the country motivate their neighbours, friends or relatives to take the Pledge, the message can also be amplified to millions of others through the e-mail and by word of mouth. This would be an excellent beginning and the impact would be tangible indeed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span> <o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span>I am sure you would agree that this model is workable. Why should we not give it a try? One fine morning we will see citizens, office-goers, servicemen, students, housewives and children come out of their homes in an unrelenting wave of solemn purpose to take this pledge in unison at sites which will be hallowed by their patriotism. Such a moment would be the greatest moment for national unity in our history. <o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span>If the National Pledge is taken even once, the consequences will certainly be startling. And if the Pledge Festival can be institutionalised and observed with true patriotism and zeal, the nation shall be changed forever. Greater transparency in our national lives and a lessening of corruption due to a change in our mindsets is inevitable. An Indian who has pledged himself to the nation will think twice before he allows corruption to even cross his mind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span> <o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span>Dear campaigners, never must you once feel, while reading this book or discussing it, that we are spreading the message of loving our nation at the expense of hating others. When I respect my country will I not understand that others too respect theirs? The purpose of taking a National Pledge is to reiterate that our nation s interests are paramount for all of us. My country comes first, and I am proud to be its citizen. This principle applies to all men of the civilized world. Nationalism never implies that you hate another country. If you love your soil and your land, you love all humanity and the whole world. You hate only the bestial qualities in yourself. If we shut our eyes for even a moment and ask ourselves what bestial qualities we have, our conscience will answer us truthfully. Only when we learn to hate our bestial qualities will be become better human beings and, by extension, better and more worthy citizens. Perversion within oneself transforms us into thieves, fraudsters, rapists, murderers, hooligans, mafia men and even terrorists. And once we are one of these there is no coming back. The Pledge is the pill that can cure an entire gamut of social ailments. Let us then take it, and take it in unison! <o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span>If a victory by the young Indian cricket team at the Twenty20 World Cup can instill so much patriotic fervor and Indianness amongst us, imagine the lasting impact of a nationwide affirmation of Indianness made by all Indians. A National Festival can unleash similar euphoria, and with more lasting impact. Let all our celebrities, public icons and opinion-leaders from all fields  who command respect by virtue of their merit  take the lead in this unique mass movement. Let the media, the entertainment industry, the clergy and the governing class take the lead to endorse such a festival to the common man. And let the aam admi take it upon himself to treat this as doing his bit for the nation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span> <o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span>Taking the Pledge in unison will take less than a minute. The Pledge, however, has to be associated with some kind of festival for setting the stage. The modicum of such a festival can be left open to the opinion of the people. The one rider is that such a festival must be truly secular and in no way hurt the sentiments of any community or religion. This shall be a festival for all <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region></st1:place> , by every Indian and for all time to come.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span> <o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span>Friends and peers who have been enthused by the idea have come up with many suggestions. The National Festival has to be a secular festival, but it has to be observed religiously. Let the pledge be printed on a greeting card-sized paper that is flushed with the colours of the Tricolour. Let it be translated in all Indian languages. Let it adorn the porch of every household like a solemn pennant on the appointed day. Let it also be displayed in our homes, schools and offices as a totem that we take pride in. Let it reach every nook and corner. Let it enter our hearts and homes!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span> <o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span>At the stroke of the appointed hour, let the sirens and conches be blown, let the cymbals crash, drums beat and bells ring to augur the sanctimonious moment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span> <o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; &nbsp; </span>It is Pledge time!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span> <o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </span>Let every Indian fill his heart with pride and step out of his home to pay homage to the nation. Let us take the Pledge solemnly, and with our hearts and minds resolved to abide by it for the rest of our lives. 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