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Saturday, 10 April 2021

235 - An Unsung Hero of India,

(I just received this as a WhatsApp Forward and was so good I had to Blog it to share with the Junta )


A PROPHET IS NOT WITHOUT HONOR SAVE IN HIS OWN COUNTRY

Prophets seldom get recognised in their own Countries. 
‘Only in his hometown, among his relatives and in his own house is a prophet without honour’ .

Indian has one such Unsung Hero
Dr ManMohan Singh


He is one of the most qualified leader of the world.
Dr. ManMohan Singh was born on 26th September 1932 in a small village Gah of Punjab which is now
currently in Pakistan.

Qualifications:-

1. First place in BA(Hons) Punjab University 1952.

2. First place in MA (Economics) in Punjab University 1954.

3. Wright's prize for Distinguished performance at St. Johns College, Cambridge 1955.

4. Wright's prize for Distinguished performance at St. Johns College,Cambridge 1957.

5. D. Phil (Oxford), D. Litt (Honoris causa).

6. PhD in Economics from Oxford university with
research thesis entitled 'India's Export competitiveness'.

Career:-
1. Sr lecturer Economics 1957 - 1959.
2. Reader Economics 1959 -1963.
3. Prof Economics Punjab University 1963 - 1965.
4. Worked for UN 1966 -1969.
5. Prof International Trade Delhi School of Economics 1969 - 1971.
6. Chief Economic Advisor 1972 - 1976.
7. Honorary Prof Jawahar Lal Nehru University
1976.
8. Governor, Reserve Bank of India 1982 - 1985.
9. Deputy chairman of planning commission
1985 - 1987.
10. Secretary General of South Commission
Geneva Switzerland 1987 - 1990.
11. Advisor to PM of India on Economic Affairs
1990 - 1991.
12. Finance Minister of India 1991 - 1996.
13. Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha 1998-2004
14. 14th PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA 2004 - 2014

He is only the second Prime Minister after Jawaharlal Nehru who was re-elected after
completing his full. five-year term.

Achievements:-

1. Indians will remember him forever mainly for RTI
(Right to Information Act)

2. India rises from 10th to 2nd position and became
second largest economy in the World with GDP of
9% during his tenure as P.M.

3. Entire world got hit with 3 major recessions but he made our country to stand straight and less
affected.

4. Dr. ManMohan Singh was never a politician, he was pulled into this quagmire.

5. It was this man who liberalized the economy of India during the economic crisis which India suffered in 1991.

6. The then Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao appointed him as the Finance Minister in order
to get India out of this crisis.

7. During the next few years he carried out some
structural reforms the liberalized the Indian
economy. His measures proved successful in
order to overcome this crisis and this resulted in
increasing his reputation globally as ‘A reform
minded economist’.

8. Dr. Singh though never had won a seat in the
Lok Sabha election but people of India have
always had faith in him.

9. According to BBC, he “has enjoyed massive
popular support, not least because he was
seen by many as a clean politician untouched by
the taint of corruption that has run through many Indian administrations.”

10. During his tenure as a Finance Minister, he freed India from the License Raj which was the reason for India's slow economic growth and corruption in the economy for many decades.

11. It was his economic policy through which India became the ‘second fastest growing major economy in the world’ in the year 2009 when India got its highest ever GDP growth rate of 9%.

12. He replaced Sales tax by Value Added Tax in
the year 2005.

13. American economist Jeffrey Sachs praised
his and his government's initiative of starting the National Rural Health Mission which has mobilized half a million community health workers.

14. During his tenure, the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
was also started which includes starting schools all over the country especially in rural areas and introducing the mid-day meals.

15. Several improvements were made in the
Unlawful Activities Prevention Act  (UAPA)
and National Investigation Agency and Unique
Identification Authority of India were also created during his tenure.

16. The important National Rural Employment
Guarantee Act (NREGA) and the Right to
Information Act were passed by the Parliament during his tenure.

17. The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act and Right of Children to Free
and Compulsory Education Act include the other legislations that were started during his tenure.

18. His foreign policy helped India maintain good relations with countries such as Pakistan, Afghanistan, United States, China, Japan, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Israel and Russia.

What the world say's about Manmohan Singh:-

1. Obama: "When Singh speaks, world must
listen to him Singh's knowledge will be useful
for the entire world" in G-20 summit.

2. Chinese President: Dr. ManMohan Singh is a
renowned statesman.

3. Russian President Vladimir Putin: praised
him for the contribution to BRICS nations.

4. Dr. ManMohan Singh has been awarded as "World statesman Award".

5. ‘The Independent’ described him as “one of
the world’s most revered leaders” and “a man of uncommon decency and grace”.


6. The ‘Newsweek magazine’ recognized him as a world leader who is respected even by other heads of state and by other parties also, describing him as “the leader other leaders love.”

7. ‘Henry Kissinger’ described Singh as “a
statesman with vision, persistence and integrity”,and praised him for his “leadership,
which has been instrumental in the economic
transformation underway in India.”

8. Australian journalist Greg Sheridan praised Singh “as one of the greatest statesmen in Asian
history.”


9. He also received the World Statesman Award
in 2010
and was ranked 18 on the 2010 Forbes list of the world’s most powerful people.

10. He is even considered the best Prime Minister
India has ever had by many opposition leaders.

11. Dr. Singh was awarded the Doctor of Letters by the Punjab University in the year 1983 and an
Honorary Doctor of Law Degree by the University
of Alberta in the year 1997.

12. The University of Oxford awarded him an
honorary Doctor of Civil Law degree in July 2005
and the University of Cambridge followed with the same honour in the year 2006.

13. There is a PhD Scholarship after him,
the Dr. Manmohan Singh Scholarship which has been honored upon him by the St. John`s College.

14. In the year 2008, he was awarded the honorary
Doctor of Letters Degree by Banaras Hindu University and an honorary Doctorate Degree by University of Madras.

15. In the year 2010, he was awarded honorary
Doctorate Degree by King Saud University.

16. In the year 2013, he was awarded honorary
Doctorate Degree by Moscow State Institute
of International Relations.


17. Despite of endless no. of persons who barked
at him, he remained silent. He has often been mocked by the Indians as “The Silent P.M.” which is nothing but disrespect for a man of his stature.

18. In fact, he is ‘the highest qualified prime minister’ in the world. He is known for his integrity,honesty, knowledge and intelligence in economic and financial matters.


i. The most powerful quote:   "......................"
by Dr ManMohan Singh, which means 'Remain Silent & Do your duty' !

ii. History will be kind enough to Dr Manmohan
Singh.

iii. It will remember him as a Sikh who was nominated for prime ministership by a Christian Congress President and sworn in by a Muslim President in a country that is 82% Hindu.

iv. “History will be kinder to me than the
contemporary media and the opposition parties in Parliament”


Dr. ManMohan Singh.


👉He deserves Grand salute from all Indians