India Poised: a video featuring Amitabh Bachchan. Here’s the transcript.
There are two Indias in this country. One India is straining at the leash, eager to spring forth and live up to all the adjectives that the world has been recently showering upon us.
The other India is the leash.
One India says “Give me a chance, and I’ll prove myself.”
The other India says “Prove yourself first, and maybe then, you’ll have a chance.”
One India lives in the optimism of our hearts.
The other India lurks in the scepticism of our minds.
One India wants.
The other India hopes.
One India leads.
The other India follows.
These conversions are on the rise. With each passing day, more and more people from the other India are coming over to this side. And quietly, while the world is not looking, a pulsating, dynamic India is emerging.
An India whose faith in success is far greater than its fear of failure.
An India that no longer boycotts foreign-made goods, but buys out the companies that makes them instead.
History, they say, is a bad motorist. It rarely ever signals its intentions when it’s taking a turn.
This is that rarely ever moment. History is turning a page.
For over half a century, our nation has sprung, stumbled, run, fallen, rolled over, got up and dusted ourself, and cantered, sometimes lurched on.
But now, in our sixtieth year as a free nation, the ride has brought us to the edge of time’s great precipice.
And one India, a tiny little voice at the back of the head, is looking down at the bottom of the ravine, and hesitating. The other India is looking up at the sky and saying, “It’s time to fly.”
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the video was fentastic, both in hindi as well as english, when i listen it first time i was shocked that this thing i was realising before 1 month ago and now appricate this video so much
This was really great. I heard it on a desi radio channnel ini Toronto Canada…..I loved it and decided to search for it…. Thank you for putting it up……I am going to passthe link to many….
Can someone please put the lyric for shankar mahadevan’s versio.. Phalak pakad… please
Excellent lyrics, Words flowing from deep-rooted sesitivity of the poet, Masterly rendered by the born actor in his deep, resonant voice creating the precise impact. HATS OFF.
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hats off to the words they r written n said so wonderfully tht they touches the inner heart n soul……… salute once again
All this India Poised nonsense is pure marketing bullshit
Mr.Bacchan is fantastic,and the way hes prested it ,its jus wow!!!!!
it s good
Very Inspiring.
very inspiring & fantastic job done by amitabh bachhan
very inspiring..too goodddddddd
It´s not only inspiring it´s been writen with love and pride, with humble & honest words. It reaches the heart & the soul.
@Concerned it is only a hard heart that isnt moved by these lovely words