Long time ago I uses to stay awake at night to listen to speeches by people like JFK, Dr. Radhakrishnan and similar iconic figures. I remember the days when, on 25th January, I always listened to Dr. Radhkrishnan's speech and stood at attention when they played the national anthem after that.
Slowly and steadily the charm of these speeches have, in my mind, gone down as leaders after that did not have the charisma or the strength of their words and, of course, diction. I am not ashamed to say I have not heard even a single speech of our current President, Ms. Patil.
A friend of mine recently forwarded a link to a speech made by Sashi Tharoor at TED. I am not a great admirer of Sashi, but I thought this speech of his was superb. He has spoken with knowledge. He has acknowledged the issues we have as a country, but has spoken with courage that we are following a path to becoming a super power that no other country can ever emulate.
After a long time, I again stood up and said Jai Hind!
Enjoy the speech at
Shashi Tharoor: Why nations should pursue "soft" power | Video on TED.com
Cheers
Slowly and steadily the charm of these speeches have, in my mind, gone down as leaders after that did not have the charisma or the strength of their words and, of course, diction. I am not ashamed to say I have not heard even a single speech of our current President, Ms. Patil.
A friend of mine recently forwarded a link to a speech made by Sashi Tharoor at TED. I am not a great admirer of Sashi, but I thought this speech of his was superb. He has spoken with knowledge. He has acknowledged the issues we have as a country, but has spoken with courage that we are following a path to becoming a super power that no other country can ever emulate.
After a long time, I again stood up and said Jai Hind!
Enjoy the speech at
Shashi Tharoor: Why nations should pursue "soft" power | Video on TED.com
Cheers