Book on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s relationship with Sikh internationally released by NID Foundation at Chicago
PM Modi
encouraged India to dream big, showed dreams come true if pursued with
determination: Indian Ambassador to US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu
Book on Prime
Minister Narendra Modi’s relationship with Sikh internationally released by NID
Foundation at Chicago
Today, entire world is looking at modern India to bring peace across the
globe: Gurudev Sri Sri Ravishankar
CHICAGO: Prime
Minister Narendra Modi has encouraged the entire India to dream big and has
shown the world that dreams can be achieved if pursued with determination and
persistence, said Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Indian Ambassador to the USA, at the
international launch of two books on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at ‘Vishwa
Sadbhavana’ event organised by the NID Foundation at the City of Chicago, the
United States of America.
Eminent people from the USA and Indian Diaspora including
Thought Leaders, Entrepreneurs, members of US Senate, Corporate leaders,
educationists, Spiritual Leaders, including senior US senator Ron Johnson, Indian
spiritual leader Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Dr Debbie Ford, Chancellor, University of
Wisconsin-Parkside, Robin Vos, Speaker of Wisconsin State Assembly, S.
Satnam Singh Sandhu, Chief Patron, NID Foundation and Chancellor, Chandigarh
University, prominent American businessman Darshan Singh Dhaliwal and Indian
Member of Parliament Hans Raj Hans.
Addressing the gathering, Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu
said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visionary approach, his leadership
qualities and above all his humility and love for humanity has established him
as a global leader in true senses.
“As the head of 1.4 billion citizens, our Prime Minister has
encouraged each of us to dream big. In a real sense, he has gone on and has shown
us that these dreams can be achieved if pursued with determination and
persistence as seen in India’s rise on the global map. Let us all continue to
dream big and work passionately towards achieving those dreams,” he exhorted
the members of the Indian diaspora in the audience.
Noting that the Indo-US partnership has only been
strengthened with PM Modi at the helm of India’s affairs, Ambassador Sandhu
said, “The Prime Minister understands the potential of India-US relationship
and has played an important role in building the trust between the two
countries. In the USA, the PM saw a very close friend and a strong partner,
critical to transforming the dreams and the development aspirations of nearly
1.4 billion Indians into reality. PM Modi has shaped this relationship with his
firm vision and showed that tangible outcomes are possible with focussed and
regular actions. The United States has designated India as a Major Defense
Partner, which is the basis for our strong collaboration in Defence and
strategic sector. India and the USA do more bilateral military exercises with
each other, today than with any other country.”
Noting that India of the present is the country of young
people, Ambassador Sandhu said, “50% of nearly 1.4 billion Indian people are 26
years old or below and they are the best friends of the USA in India, because
these young people have positivity and energy. They look at the USA in a very
positive way. More than 2,00,000 Indian students are studying in the USA and
2/3rd of them are in the STEM areas, bringing unmatched value and strength to
the USA.”
Ambassador Sandhu said that Modi has been impacting the
global decisions in developed nations and at the same time been the strong
voice of developing nations.
“Be it the act of providing the entire world with Covid-19 vaccines, relief
missions in countries such as Afghanistan or hand holding nations in education
or space research; be it his stance during COP26 Global Leaders' Summit in
Glasgow or during World Economic Forum’s Davos Summit, Narendra Modi has truly
shown the world the way forward,” said the Ambassador.
Ambassador Sandhu, along with spiritual leader Sri Sri
Ravishankar also internationally released two books depicting Prime Minister
Narendra Modi’s unique and hugely successful governance, and his love and
affection for humanity in general and Indians in particular, irrespective of
region or religion.
Brought out by NID Foundation, the book ‘Heartfelt-The
Legacy Of Faith’ documents Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji’s belief in the
Sikh Guru’s and their teachings, and his earnest efforts for enabling justice
and prosperity and delivering upon the long-overdue mainstays of the Sikh
community. The other book, ‘Modi@20: Dreams Meet Delivery’ by famed Oncologist
in America Dr Bharat Barai, is a compilation of chapters by intellectual and
domain experts, providing with an expansive exploration into the fundamental
transformation of Gujarat and India over the last 20 year due to his unique
kind of Governance.
First to be organised offshore, the Vishwa Sadbhavana was
the latest in the series of such events organised by the NID foundation and
picks up from the legacy of last event held at New Delhi in April this year,
wherein a contingent of 138 highly decorated Sikhs from India and abroad met
the Hon'ble Prime Minister at his official residence.
In his
address, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravishankar said that Sadbhavana means wellness,
well-being, and uniting people and Sadbhavana is what this world needs the most
today.
Hailing
Prime Minister Narendra Modi for various initiatives taken by him in the past
eight years, Sri Sri said, “India has gone under a sea of change. From
infrastructure development, to attending to the poorest of the poor sections of
the society, from the ease of doing business and many other initiatives, the
progress and development undertaken by the Prime Minister are phenomenal. I
appeal to those of you who have not visited India in the past few years, to
please come back and see the new, modern India.”
Sri Sri,
who was the guest of honour at the event, underlined the Vishwa Sadbhavana
event as ‘something noteworthy’ and said that the event has come at a time when
the entire world is looking at modern India to bring peace across the globe.
“The event
has come after 2 years of Covid-19 pandemic. In the past two years, there has
been a lot of uncertainty, fear and violence in the world. At times like these,
one needs hope of life and our Prime Minister is bringing that hope of life to
every community, every section of the society, every religious group,” said the
founder of Art of Living.
Sri Sri
said that Sikh community has been the backbone of Indian culture and that
everyone must try to imbibe the valour and compassion that is unique to Sikh
community.
“In
India, there is a thought, an idea prevalent in the society that a Sikh is the
most reliable person. He will lay down his life but will protect you. The Sikh
community has been at the forefront in serving society. Even if you see, Sikh
community’s greetings ‘Sat Sri Akal’ is one of the greatest greetings. It calls
for the Truth and Dharma to be maintained, and calls for us to believe in the
power of the divine, and see this power of beauty and wisdom in everyone,” he
added.
Sri Sri
hailed the NID foundation for coming up with the book ‘Heartfelt: The Legacy of
Faith’ which he said will bring to light to our society the great achievements
of the current government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra
Modi.
“The
book brings to the light some of the most landmark decisions of PM Modi for
Sikh community which are long due which have been as depicted accurately in the
book, be it the compensation to the victims of 1984 anti-Sikh riots or
fulfilling the decades-pending demand of Sikh of opening the Kartarpur
Corridor, be it translation of Guru Nanak Bani in 15 other languages to take
Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s ideology and teachings to the masses or protection of Sikh
heritage in Pakistan. I congratulate NID foundation and Satnam Singh Sandhu,
who along with providing education to thousands of young people through
Chandigarh University, have been spreading the spirit of Sadbhavana.”
“Let us
all be united in Sadbhavana, have that oneness in our hearts and valour in our
mind to face the challenges that we have in our world and help all those who
are in need of help. Peace, both inner and outer, is our mantra. As held by all
the 10 Sikh Gurus, there can’t be outer peace without inner peace,” said Sri
Sri.
Speaking on the occasion, Ron Johnson noted that the US-Indo
bilateral relationships have attained new depth and momentum ever since Prime
Minister Narendra Modi has come to power in India.
“The USA has always considered India as its natural ally.
There is so much that the two countries are doing together and will continue to
do together. The two countries are continuously deepening the major defence
partnership, encouraging economic engagement, and expanding the partnership on
global health, pandemic preparedness, and critical and emerging technologies,”
said the senior senator from Wisconsin.
Noting that freedom
to its people and protection of their freedom by the State is essential for
any country to become great,
Johnson said that millions of people in both the countries- American and India
have fought for, and have died defending that freedom.
“Indian
community here contributes significantly in helping us build our nation, more
peaceful and prosperous. Our relationship with India needs to be special and
strong for a peaceful, and more free world,” he added.
S. Satnam Singh Sandhu, Chief Patron, NID Foundation hailed
Prime Minister Modi as an illustrious leader, highly experienced strategist but
above all a great humanist and expressed gratitude for the pro-Sikh decision
under the current dispensation.
“The Prime Minister’s
political and humane acumen have ensured that the role of
Indian Diaspora in India’s pursuit of becoming a ‘Vishwa
Guru’ (World Leader) again remains the most important. On every trip of any
country, the Prime Minister takes out time to meet the Indian community there,
to talk to them, interact with them and take stock of any problem or issues
they might be facing. The spirit of Vishwa Sadhbhavana stems from this very
love and respect that the hon’ble Prime Minister has for the people and
humanity at the Global level,” he added.
Sandhu said that the book ‘Heartfelt-The Legacy Of Faith’ by
the NID Foundation is an honest attempt at documenting the facts of the history
of the Sikh community and the teachings and philosophies of the Sikh Gurus.
“It captures the virtues of Sikhism that are Satt, Santokh,
Daya, Nimrata and Pyar, and goes on to show that the values and ethos of the
country are not forgotten, rather they are being implemented in our governance
model because of their universal and timeless relevance. Taking the five
essential virtues of Sikh living as the central theme, the book connects the
various initiatives taken by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji for the cause
and welfare of the Sikhs and the Punjab with the Sikh way of living, thereby
highlighting the Prime Minister’s embodiment of upholding truthful values,
compassion, humility, contentment, and love for all mankind,” he said.
Dr
Debbie Ford, Chancellor, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, praised the efforts
of the NID foundation for education and said that the opportunities given by
the foundation to build new Partnerships between Universities around the world
are precious as they give the graduates of the future the chance to learn from
different cultures.
“The
efforts in the direction of forging some of the very important partnerships for
education, for the generations to come, are commendable,” added Dr Ford.
It may be mentioned here that the NID Foundation has been
working tirelessly for nation building in various capacities. From implementing
the new education policy to bringing Indian universities to the top positions
at the international level, several decisive steps have been taken by the
Foundation ever since its inception
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