Rajiv Gandhi: His Vision of India of the 21St Century Science, Technology and National Development

Rajiv Gandhi, as Prime Minister of India, in 198489, brought with him a brightness and hope, as well as a believable vision of the 21st Centuryqualities then badly needed to speed up the process of achieving the technoeconomic development of India. He projected an image of modernity and infused a new confidence among people; this was marked by a vision largely technocritic and relying heavily on science and technology. He was stated to be a man in hurry, aspiring to make India a technologically advanced nation by the next two decades, with the inputs of modern science and technology. His name is synonymous with the ushering in of Computer Revolution in India. He gave a clarion call to the nation to take a quantum leap into the 21st century. It was his dream of modernizing India, of bringing her fully technologically, economically and socially into the new millennium. It was a dream of a strong, proud and united India, which march in to the 21st century with courage and confidence. He was a crusader of modern science and technology and elucidated his inspiring vision in clear and confident terms, often contradicting the dominant discourse of his mind and ideology, as well as his frankness and sincere zeal for the effective utilization of science and technology towards the welfare of making. He realized that modern science and technologycan play a useful role in social uplift, in creating a more open society, and in bringing India closer together. He was the creator of a vibrant force of change. He was an innovative mind attempting to redefine India?s role in the changing global environment. He believed in the growth of the individual, as well as of the nation. He did not live long enough to see his India of the 21st century, but India lives on to see his dreams. India is happening. The future beckons India to be prosperous.