1. A call to the Nation On the 62 nd Independence Day

2. 62 years have gone by…

3. We have achieved a lot…

4. 1 st Rank in Satellites, Diamonds, and Space

5. 2 nd Rank in Agriculture (Arable land) & Diary industry

6. 4 th Rank in IT, Communications, and Missiles

7. 4 th Rank in Purchasing Power (Source: CIA World fact Book)

8. But…..

9. Refer UNDP Human Development Report 2008…

10. 132 nd in Human Development…..

11. 84 th Rank in mortality rate surviving past age 40

12. 97 th Rank in Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older)

13. 49 th Rank in Access to a quality water source

14. 134 th Rank in Children underweight for age (% ages 0-5)

15. 126 th Rank in terms of gender divide in Primary School enrolments (Girl Child enrolments are very low)

16. 2 nd Rank in Number of Terrorist attacks (Source: Times of India)

17. 85 th Rank in Governance Transparency (Corruption & Scams)

18. The list is endless…Challenges still remain

19. Think!

20. By being good citizens of this country…

21. “Can we do something about it, while we move forward in our life?”

22. “A call to the Nation”

23. From our People’s President Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam

24. “Aap Badho Desh ko Badhao” You lead yourself and the country

25. We have seen our first National Movement for “Independence”

26. Now, Dr. Kalam calls you to participate in the Second National Movement for “Development”

27. Participate in the 2 nd National Movement to make India a Developed Country by 2020

28. India will be a young country with more than 50% Indians under the age of 29 years by 2020

29. A movement is born to lead the youth of India with a vision to become a “Developed Country” by 2020

30. Lead India 2020 2 nd National Movement for Development

31. At its core, the movement emphasizes the need for holistic education for the all round development of an individual.

32. The Lead India 2020 foundation organizes learning camps targeted at the 12-24 year old youth segment

33. Through our "Aap Badho Desh Ko Badhao" training program, we aim to overcome the shortcomings of the education system and help fulfill our stated objective of "holistic development of the individual”.

34. So far, the movement has reached out to more than 4.5 Lakh youth over the last five years, thanks to the support of Government of Andhra Pradesh

35. Meet some of our Lead India 2020 empowered Youth Leaders…

36. Srikanth, the visually challenged boy, has received admission and full tuition waiver at MIT for his undergraduate studies. Individuals and organizations are supporting him all the way, his is an interesting story. Through Lead India, a group of people in the USA have raised funds and are waiting to receive him. His case was brought to the attention of a Board Member of MIT. He just got his VISA and will be leaving for Boston shortly.

37. Sailaja Teaching her father. Although her father said that he didn’t have time to learn, she taught him to read and write. Lead India change agents have made 768 adults literate.

38. Ramanjaneya Raju A Lead India Youth Leader turned entrepreneur The “Digital Empowerment for Rural Youth Livelihood” project was successfully executed in 18 villages of West Godavari with community support. Dr. Kalam noted that the project had the scope to empower rural youth.

39. And Many more…

40. “This great vision is to alleviate poverty, illiteracy and unemployment. When the minds of the people of our country are unified and fused towards this vision, the dormant potentiality will manifest itself as a mammoth power leading to a happy and prosperous India of a billion plus people”. -Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam.

41. Lead India 2020 wishes you all Happy 62nd Independence Day Lead India Join the Movement by writing to leadindia2020@gmail.com Visit us at www.leadindia2020.org Lead India 2020 Foundation, Oasis School of Excellence, Raidurg, Hyderabad