My Faith is in the Younger Generation, the Modern Generation. They will work out the whole problem, like Lions.”
– Swami Vivekananda

India is a Young Nation. A Nation hungry to succeed, changes the status quo of the world, breaks the old imaginary shackles our previous generation was brought up with. Youth has the zeal to succeed, the vigor to bring a new change and a dynamic vision to build a sustainable tomorrow.

Our relentless endeavors in pursuit of excellence is a testimony to the fact that young minds can turn things around and bring limitless progress. Home to more than 80000 Start-Ups now, our nation is brimming with a never before Self-Confidence to win over the world with Innovation & Technology.

As our Hon’ble Prime Minister, Narendra Modi often quotes, “More than 65% of our population is below the age of 35 years, a very interesting aspect of this Age Demographic is that, we are born post 1985, and India started its Economic Liberalization journey 1991 onwards, hence by the time we came to our senses and started evaluating the world, there were minimal barriers for us. While failure used to be a taboo for the previous generation, it doesn’t impact us that much, we are indeed fearless and reboot quickly even if we face some roadblocks. It helps that the Government today has recognised this and is trying to match its steps with us. Be it the Start-Up Ecosystem or providing Manufacturing Impetus through PLI’s (Production Linked Incentives) and other Schemes along with being the Service Backbone to the World, we are attacking all possible Status-Quos’ and growing at a very rapid pace.

This Generation is Omni available on Social Media. While it has been a huge job creator for us, Social Media has also Democratized Information Availability. News & Views today are no longer restricted to 15-20 News Editors of India who could influence the Nation as per their agendas. Today you have access to all possible perspectives at the click of the button and there is an opportunity to curate your own mindset as desired. What more, all related minds have their micro communities online to further knowledge & information.

Today, India is strategically positioned to Lead the world. We are hosting G20 & SCO Summits this year. It is a huge opportunity to Showcase New India to the world. We have come a long way from showcasing Snake Charming Skills to now the World’s Tallest Statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at banks of River Narmada.

It’s time for the World to sit up and notice, it is not only in our interest to maintain ties with the world but also in their interest to keep us in good humor!
Moreover the World, Young Indians are here!

Alok Gupta
(The Writer is Chair, CII – Young Indians, Delhi Chapter and Director, Graphisads Ltd. – Leading Company in Advertising & Marketing Industry)