GREAT THOUGHTS OF SIR. M

VISVESHVARAYA

COMPILED BY: G.S SHASHIDHARA

(gsshashidhar1@gmail.com)

“REMEMBER, YOUR WORKMAY BE ONLY TO SWEEP ARAILWAY CROSSING, BUT ITIS YOUR DUTY TO KEEP IT SOCLEAN THAT NO OTHERCROSSING IN THE WORLD ISAS CLEAN AS YOURS.”

“TO GIVE REAL SERVICE, YOU MUST ADD SOMETHING WHICH CANNOT BE BOUGHT OR MEASURED WITH MONEY”

“TO MAKE OUR COUNTRYGREAT, SELF-SUPPORTINGAND STRONG, WORK HARD,WORK HARDER WORK WITHEFFICIENCY, WORK IN A CO-OPERATIVE SPIRIT ANDWORK WITH A TEAM SPIRIT.

“ONE OF THE MAIN OBJECTS OFEDUCATION IS TO TRAIN THERECIPIENT FOR THE BATTLE OF LIFE.THE GREATEST DRAWBACK INEDUCATION IS THE OMISSION TOGIVE PRACTICAL TRAINING IN THEUSE OF MACHINE TOOLS NEEDEDFOR INDUSTRIALIZATION.”

“REMEMBER THE RACE IS FORTHE SKILLED AND THESTRONG, WE CANNOT HOPETO SUCCEED IF WE CONTINUETO WORK WITH ANTIQUATEDTOOLS AND FOLLOW OLDFASHION BUSINESSMETHODS.”

NO ONE PERSON CANSHAPE THE LIFE OFANOTHER. YOUR SUCCESSAND HAPPINESS DEPENDSUPON YOUR OWN SELF.

“SUCCESS IN ANY PROFESSION ORTRADE IS DUE LARGELY TO THECAPACITY INDIVIDUALITY, INTEGRITY,FORESIGHT, HARD WORK OF THEPERSON WHO UNDERTAKES IT AND ITDEPENDS ON MAN’S OWNEXERTIONS.”

“NO ONE PERSON CAN SHAPETHE LIFE OF ANOTHER. YOURSUCCESS AND HAPPINESSDEPENDS UPON YOUR OWNSELF. THINK FOR YOURSELFAND HAVE A PLAN OF LIFE.

THE WAY TO BUILD A NATION ISTO BUILD A GOOD CITIZEN. THEMAJORITY OF THE CITIZENSSHOULD BE EFFICIENT OF GOODCHARACTER AND POSSESS AREASONABLY HIGH SENSE OF

DUTY.

HARD WORK PERFORMEDIN A DISCIPLINED MANNERWILL IN MOST CASES KEEPTHE WORKER FIT ANDALSO PROLONG HIS LIFE.

EFFICIENT MANAGERS, WELLEQUIPPED INDUSTRIES, TRAINEDTECHNOLOGISTS AND SKILLEDWORKMEN CONSTITUTED THETRUE WEALTH OF THE NATION

IF THE INTELLIGENCE OF OURPEOPLE IS KEPT UNDEVELOPED,SKILL UNTRAINED, ACTIVITIESUNSTIMULATED, THESTANDARD OF LIVING WILLREMAIN LOW AND THE COUNTRYWILL CONTINUE TO BEPOPULATED BY IGNORANT

MASSES.

NATION WIDE THINKING,NATION WIDE PLANNINGAND NATION WIDE ACTIONARE THE THREE GREATESSENTIALS TO PREVENTNATION WIDE CRISIS FORFUTURE GENERATIONS TOSTRUGGLE THROUGH.

SUCCESS IN LIFE MAY BEATTRIBUTED TORIGOROUS SELFDISCIPLINE, PUNCTUALITY,REGULAR HABITS ANDSYSTEMATIC WORK.

INCREASINGLY EFFICIENT WORK,PROGRESSIVELY HARDER WORK,PERIODICALLY PLANNED ANDDISCIPLINED WORK, COURTESYTOWARDS FELLOW WORKERSAND SERVANTS ARE THE FOURPOINT PROGRAMME FOR THENATIONAL RECONSTRUCTION OF

INDIA.

THINK AND ACT INSTITUTIONALLY,THINK IN TERMS OF NATION, PRACTICESELF HELP, PRACTICE TEAM WORK,CULTIVATE TEAM WORK, KNOW THATKNOWLEDGE IS POWER, INCREASEPRODUCTION, RESTRICT IMPORT ,SUPPORT INDIAN INDUSTRIES,MAINTAIN EFFICIENT STANDARDS ARETHE TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR THEEFFICIENCY OF THE CITIZENS.

UNEMPLOYMENT ANDPOVERTY WOULD BECONSIDERABLY DIMINISHED,THE PEOPLE WOULD BEREAPING BENEFITS OFPLANNED DEVELOPMENT ANDWELL SET IN ITS MARCH ONTHE PATH OF PROGRESS AND

PROSPERITY.

THE SECRET OF LONG LIFEAND HEALTH; “HARD WORK,DISCIPLINED HABITS, MODESTY,IN LUXURY,CONTENTMENT AND

CHEERFULNESS”.

INCREASED EFFICIENCY,THROUGH MODERNISATIONAND WORK ARE THE GOSPELTHAT SHOULD BE PREACHEDAND PRACTICED. EASE-LOVINGNATURE, APATHY ANDSLACKNESS ARE THE CURSES.

ONE OF THE MAIN OBJECTS OFEDUCATION IS TO TRAIN THERECIPIENT FOR THE BATTLE OF LIFE.THE GREATESTDRAW BACK IN EDUCATION IS THEOMISSION TO GIVE PRACTICALTRAINING IN THE USE OFMACHINE TOOLSNEEDED FOR INDUSTRIALISATION.

NO GREAT IMPROVEMENT CAN BEAFFECTED WITHOUT DEFINITEIDEALS AND ORGANIZATIONS.

“INVESTIGATE,EDUCATE, ORGANIZE” SHOULD BEOUR WATCH WORDS IF WE ARETO QUICKER THE LIFE PULSE OFTHE PEOPLE AND TRAIN THEM FORA LARGER AND FULLER LIFE.

OBSERVING THE CONDITIONS,RESOLVED TO PLAN, PROMOTEAND ENCOURAGEDEVELOPMENT CHIEFLY INEDUCATION, INDUSTRIES,COMMENCE AND PUBLICWORKS TO ENABLE THE PEOPLETO WORK WELL, EARN WELLAND LIVE WELL.

FIVE YEAR PLANS HAVE COME TOBE POPULAR ON ACCOUNT OFTHE KNOWN REVOLUTIONARYDEVELOPMENTS WHICH MAYALSO REVISED AS CHANGES INCIRCUMSTANCES NECESSITATEFROM YEAR TO YEAR.

EDUCATION IS THE SOVERIGNREMEDY FOR ALL ECONOMICILLS. PROGRESS IN EVERYCOUNTRY DEPENDSMAINLY ON THE EDUCATIONOF ITS PEOPLE, WITHOUTEDUCATION, WE ARE ANATION OF CHILDREN.

‘NATION BUILDING’, ‘RURALINDUSTRIALISATION’,‘RECONSTRUCTING INDIA’,“PLANNED ECONOMY FOR INDIA”WERE THE PUBLICATIONS MAINLYRESPONSIBLE TO MAKE THEPEOPLE OF INDIA PLAN

CONSCIOUS.

GENIUS IS 10% INSPIRATIONAND 90% PERSPIRATION, ‘PLANYOUR WORK AND WORKYOUR PLAN’, GOD HELP THOSEWHO HELP THEMSELVES.ALWAYS WORK HARD,‘INDUSTRIALISE OR PERISH”.NOTE BOOKS AND PENCILSINSEPARABLE COMPANIONSETC, WERE THE GUIDINGSLOGANS AND PRINCIPLES.

IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OFTHE COUNTRY SO AS TO MAKEIT ECONOMICALLYPROSPEROUS, SCIENTIFICALLYPROGRESSIVE, INDUSTRIALLYSOUND AND EDUCATIONALLYWELL ADVANCED.

NATIONAL PLANNINGCOMMISSION WILL USE ALL ITSPOWERS TO ENSURE THATCOUNTRY IS GOING INECONOMIC STRENGTH ANDNATIONAL EFFICIENCY FROMSTAGE TO STAGE.

EFFICIENCY, CHARACTER,PLANNED AND DISCIPLINEDAND EFFICIENT WORK INTHE LONG RUN LEAD TOHIGH WORKING CAPACITY,COMFORTABLE LIVING AND

LONGEVITY.

EVERY MAN WHO HASBECOME GREAT OWES HISACHIEVEMENTS TOINCESSANT TOIL, AND THEPHILOSOPHY IN INDIA ISDIFFERENT, IT LACKSAMBITION AND HUSTLE.

REMEMBER THE RACE IS FORTHE SKILLED AND THESTRONG, WE CANNOTHOPE TO SUCCEED IF WECONTINUE TO WORK WITHANTIQUATED TOOLS ANDFOLLOW OLD FASHIONBUSINESS METHODS.

SUCCESS IN ANY PROFESSIONOR TRADE IS DUE LARGELY TOTHE CAPACITY INDIVIDUALITY,INTEGRITY, FORESIGHT, HARDWORK OF THE PERSON WHOUNDERTAKES IT AND ITDEPENDS ON MAN’S OWN

EXERTIONS.

IF YOU BUY WHAT YOUDO NOT NEED, YOUWILL NEED WHAT YOUCANNOT BUY ANDTHEREFORE THE PERSONWHO SPENDS MORETHAN HE EARNS IS A

FOOL.

NO ONE PERSON CANSHAPE THE LIFE OFANOTHER. YOUR SUCCESSAND HAPPINESS DEPENDSUPON YOUROWN SELF. THINK FORYOURSELF AND HAVE APLAN OF LIFE.

DO NOT AGREE TO DOANY WORK UNLESS YOUARE SURE YOU HAVECOURAGE TO DO IT. BUTWHEN YOU EXPECT A TASK,DO NOT EVER FAIL TOCARRY IT OUT. EVERY THINGSHOULD BE DONE ON TIME.

IN EVOLVING A KEENECONOMIC ORGANIZATIONFOR OUR INDUSTRIALDEVELOPMENT THERESHOULD BE NEITHER TOOMUCH OF AUTOCRACY NORTOO MUCH OF DEMOCRACY.

A PERSON WHO DID NOTLOOK AFTER HIMSELF BYKEEPING HIS DRESS NEATCOULD NOT BE EXPECTEDTO BE EFFICIENT IN HISDUTIES. THEREFORE TO BEWELL DRESSED IS TO BEWELL DISCIPLINED.

THANK YOU