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S.M. Krishna
                         Former Chief Minister, Karnataka

                Democracy: The Cornerstone of

                          Indian Civilization


         S.M. Krishna, former Chief Minister of Karnataka and architect of India’s Silicon
         Valley, former Governor of Maharashtra, and a Padma Vibhushan shares his
         views on India and its ancient democratic values, and how these, along with
             the Prime Minister’s efforts, are making India a power to reckon with.

            India belongs to an old grand   is giving to this concept, they will
        civilization and that civilization   catch up soon. The Prime Minister
        has  kept  this  country  going.   has also given a new purpose to
        And the idea of Prime Minister    the  youth.  He has  given  them
        Narendra Modi is to expand        various opportunities to blossom
        the   concept   of   ‘Anubhava    and  I think  the  youth  should
        Mantapa’,  which  really  was  the   take  maximum  benefit  out  of
        first  representative  parliament   the  Prime  Minister’s  various
        in  our  country.  The  ‘Anubhava   programmes.
        Mantapa’,  as  was  conceived,       We are celebrating 75 years
        represents every craft in the     of India's Independence and
        society and every other person    India  has done  tremendously
        in this society.                  well by all standards. I would
            Efforts are being made        like to commend and thank the
        to (inculcate) this concept       Prime Minister for the efforts that
        of  ‘Anubhava  Mantapa’  into     he has made. The country looks
        younger people. We are trying to   with awe at the kind of progress
        rediscover the values which India   that we have made. Today, India
        stood for. And I am sure that with   has become the elder brother
        the kind of emphasis, the media   of the world. Every world leader,


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