What a fantastic journey it has been. India has made enormous progress in the last 73 years since Independence. Education levels have gone up, standard of living has gone up, we have access to better health care. We have better roads, some of the world's best airports, lowest cost digital connectivity. Pharma, IT, Banking are some of the sectors where we are leaders in the world. We have reached MARS, created our own Silicon Valley. From Sports to Bollywood, we continue to grow across all spheres. From a power deficient nation to clinching the leadership position in solar power. Your grandparents are living testimony to the evolution of India from a land which was once stripped of all its riches, to a flourishing nation now, look around North, South, East, West, you can see the prosperity everywhere. India is a land of entrepreneurs who have created world class businesses in different segments. Indian Diaspora spread across the world is enhancing our soft power. Not only do we get highest remittances from them, but Indians abroad are leading world's top most companies too.
We have come a long way and yet this is only the beginning, there are areas where we continue to be in the work in progress status. Still many people continue to live in abject poverty, our education system churns out new unemployable youth year on year, medical facilities are yet to reach every nook and corner of the country. Corruption still continues, we remain on tenterhooks at our borders, with poor air quality and high pollution we continue to treat nature shabbily and the pandemic above all, continue to be our challenges.
Yet as Madhavan said famously in Rang de Basanti, “Koi bhi Desh Perfect Nahi Hota, Usse Perfect Banana padta hai” As Indians it is our duty to work together to reach this goal of perfection for our country. There is always scope to do better.
We, Financial Distributors, can do our part in changing the fortunes of our country, through our little contribution in the financial services industry. While India and Indians continue to grow, we are going to play a pivotal role in the growth of the country for years ahead. With our right advice, we need to motivate more and more traditional investors to channelise their savings into modern and better financial products. This not only ensures that we will help them prosper and achieve their dreams, they will also benefit maximum from the tremendous growth story waiting to unfold in the years to come. On the other hand this money invested in financial assets, takes care of the needs of our dynamic entrepreneurs hungry for capital. A win win situation overall. With proper risk coverage, we can ensure millions of families do not get financially affected when an unforeseen crisis hits them.
Just imagine, if in the next 10-15 years, you are able to reach out to 1,000 investors and lets assume they are going to create wealth of Rs. 1 Cr each, it will be you who will play an instrumental role in creating wealth of Rs 1,000 Cr for the country, changing the lives of 1000 families. If one partner can do that, think about the power of thousands of partners doing it together. A steady, consistent effort from our end, can have such a huge impact in forthcoming years that we cannot even imagine today. Let's bring about a wave of change which will free our fellow citizens from financial shackles and lead us to becoming a developed nation,
Another dialogue from Rang De Basanti, this time from Amir Khan is apt for the situation, “Zindagi jeene ke do tareeke hai, ek, jo ho raha he hone do, bardasht karte raho, Ya phir duja, Zimmedari Uthao usse badalne Ki”. So, come on all the partners. Lets take the responsibility this independence day to pass on this “amrit” of financial independence each day every day to at least 2 of our fellow Indians and help them reshape their lives and dreams. Let's all do it together to build a better, stronger, beautiful India.
Vande Mataram. Jai Hind.
Written by: Mr. Husaini Kanchwala, Head of Investments, NJ Group.
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