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© 2012 Sanjeev Sabhlok's revolutionary blog
Returned back from Mumbai after three wonderful days, each moment spent in the most productive manner possible – either meeting wonderful people, reading, writing, or taking hundreds of photographs during my taxi travels/ walks across Mumbai. (I hope to post some of these photos in due course – time permitting.)
(Sadly ! I just lost about 3 paragraphs that I had typed, and have no time to repeat.)
Let me say only this for now that I’m convinced that India’s future lies squarely in the hands of FTI leaders – the ONLY educated residents of India who are CITIZENS, the rest being servile colonial intellectuals – people who live in India but belong to another place, another time. NOT Indians.
FTI has only about 50 to 60 active members at this stage (the total membership is 150+), but these are some of the most capable Indians, and the ONLY citizens of India (apart from the real people on the ground – the "ordinary" Indians who are both voters and leaders). These are people who have decide to take responsibility for their OWN nation and have both the vision for India's future, as well as capacity to work as a team.
In the coming days I’ll talk more about the conference and associated meetings that I had, but let me just note for now that I was enormously pleased at the standard of the discussions at the conference – and the spirit of teamwork demonstrated. This conference has confirmed to me that FTI has arrived. And if it can't succeed in changing India, then NO ONE ELSE CAN.
I am convinced – beyond the slightest doubt - that FTI members will provide India with its greatest leaders of the 21th century.
There is still time for the hollow 'liberals' of India – those who merely preach but REFUSE to engage with India as citizens – to join or otherwise support FTI. Do it! Become the leader that you were born to be.
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This is my response to your article.
“An Open Letter to Sanjeev Sabhlok”
http://www.tatsatbanerjee.in/2012/02/open-letter-to-sanjeev-sabhlok.html
Thanks, Tatsat. I can sense your scepticism! It is good to be a sceptic. Please find fault in me. I appreciate that.
But note that it is I (not you) who attended the FTI conference and met FTI leaders. So I know what I’m talking about. I’ve met thousands of ‘educated’ Indians in my life and none with clearer sense of purpose and vision.
So please await patiently for results.
This is the seed of change, not the change. The change that no one has been able to bring about for 65 years.
This involves two things (a) self-selection of outstanding leaders and (b) facilitating the growth and maturation of these leaders. Given the DESPERATE shortage of leaders in India, this is going to be a slow (but steady) process.
Everything in our life has a deadline(including the life itself). Can you please say me when you can send at least five MP in parliament?
If you don’t set your deadline, then it will be something like playing world cup football being a member of Indian National Football Team. They(AIFA) also claims that they are undergoing a “slow but steady” process.
Tatsat, can you tell me when you’ll send 5 good MPs to parliament?
Young man, there is no difference between you and me on this point: the extreme shortage of leaders in India. The only difference is that I’m doing something about it, you are merely sitting on the sidelines and criticising like a colonial intellectual with ‘holier-than-thou’ attitude.
I can’t create leaders out of thin air but I can ask YOU (just as I ask every ‘educated’ person I meet who complains about India): are YOU a leader? If not why not get back to reading/writing your books or watching cricket/movies?
Be a man of action, and LEAD, Tatsat – IF YOU CAN.
Don’t ask me. I might well be a dud. But how does one know that you are not a dud – as well!? Let’s see the result of your efforts.
Please stop wasting time on idle talk. Either DO or keep your peace.
Dear Tatsat,
I deplore badly your poor reading of the idea/concept of the Sabhlok. FTI is just a pretext for the GREAT change that we, the citizens intend. So long you yourself do not intend this change you are unlikely to be a good citizen. If you are a leader/good citizen then ACT accordingly till IT IS ACHIEVED, BE DESPERATE FOR IT. That thing need not be essentially FTI. Instead FTI will be your ideology depending on the principles you follow. There is IAC as well. You can follow it either, but you have to DO it SUCCESSFULLY. FTI is following its own way and exhorting the people like you JUST TO ACT SUCCESSFULLY and for that is offering a platform called FTI. You may choose another platform. Which platform would be successful or desirable is altogether a different issue.
So dear ACT and we will be with you as well.
Dear Sir,
Yes, there is no difference between you and me on this point: India should be modified. BUT NEITHER I AM DOING SOMETHING SUBSTANTIAL, NOR YOU.The only difference between you and me is that I agree, still I’ve done nothing but you are not ready to agree this(but record shows it).
You’ve complained that I am ” merely sitting on the sidelines and criticising like a colonial intellectual with ‘holier-than-thou’ attitude.” Yes, you are not very wrong. But Sir, aren’t you doing the same thing? Please question yourself.
Sir is the general public allowed to come for conferences? I live in Mumbai. I was searching the FTI website for any meetings/conferences schedules but didn’t find any. I would’ve loved to attend one of your conference in mumbai.
Allwyn, FTI conference is purely for FTI members. If you join FTI then you can participate. We are not yet propagating the message to the people. This is a preparatory stage.