Book Launch | The Ultimate Goal: A Former R&AW Chief Deconstructs How Nations Construct Narratives

[@sundareshanal1849]

This discussion should have a million viewers. Please let all of us who have seen this video do our bit to take it to our own extended circles and make efforts to create the buzz around this critical subject. That is the least we can do. We need a huge public debate . Thanks to all the participants who were uniformly scintillating in their expositions and interventions.

[@UMESHPILANIA]

Finally, we are discussing this issue!

[@shivam6039]

Going to purchase this, and Choices by Mr. Menon. 👍

[@elmoji6679]

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[@velayuthamk8941]

University structures has to be changed where the thought process is given futuristic meritorious changes in the development of bold heritage oriented national progressing action in the young minds.

[@vtalk6071]

Right

[@dkagarwal59]

Wonderful discussion . Going to buy this book by Vikram Sood !

[@pppodcasts9343]

Nice discussion, looking forward for book. Excited.

[@anujkhare1234]

Oh yes, finally we are discussing this issue, the elephant in the room. All 'hintellectuals' parroted and muted voices so long. The Grand Narratives and Poorva Paksha has been revived by Sh. Rajiv Malhotra.

[@sundareshanal1849]

Well said.

[@fatherofpakistan7658]

Thank you sir for this book

[@ananthnaag]

JioMeet! Not zoom! India get going!

[@lokeshpoojari1557]

Fact on ground should change to have a narrative worthy of speaking. Like next generation infrastructure for cities, education for economic/self-care/national well being, environment care, healthcare, sports infra, girl education/health/nutrition, less corruption...if people become rich/spiritual then it will change..I am very happy with Modi, Yogi and Kejriwal model on governance...BJP as a party has to change and become less corrupt..and AAP has to replace Congress and build a strong party...India has better times if above becomes true..

[@deepanshusaxena7836]

it was my wish, to watch Mr. sood and late mr Hameed Gul on the same panel.

[@eshrana]

My eye started hurting right at the beginning with Samir not sitting still. Kept reminding me of Michael J Fox.

[@vve2059]

Ramayana is not the greatest epic but also the narrative and ethos of India

[@nilalondon]

very good. Pls get such authors and talks more often. Sanjay Sanyalji's recommendation/observation of strength of popular narrative is very significant. PLs highlight such stories/authors.

[@djsunshine1]

Think about narrative of Ramayana, Mahabharata and Shrimad Bhagvat! Even after 1000s years we are reciting it! It was built for the Kings and promoted generation after generation by the Pandits, Gurus, Storytellers....that is the strength of a Uniform Narrative wrote, sung and digitise by the King...a modern day Indian government. Tought in the schools...played as a drama initiated by Govt... followed by the elites and down to the Common citizens! PLA does it, every nations in Europe does it.... ' private sector's role is secondory...at least in the beginning..No different than election campaign that is going on for decades!!!

[@trupbhum]

Thanks for the book, bought it and planning to complete reading in upcoming holidays! Take care ! All the best to ORF Team!!

[@balajisingh2992]

No narratives can blossom in the adversity of multiple demography. Stretching things straight in silos won't help unless hammering the red-hot Iron in one go when the times comes. That time would come when that Trillion Dollar economy plan is achieved and distributed in everybody's sleeve. Until then brace brace brace.

[@mstakree]

The book seems to be full of poetry and wishful thinking. There is a thing called "Normative Power" which India is not. It's still mostly Europe. People will not just include Kali Das into their text books because he was as good or better than Shakespeare. People will read Kali Das when they see India on a world stage... solving world problems... generating knowledge and solutions... innovating technology... and becoming a storyteller of the world.

[@capankajpushkar9822]

Truly said bro...you thoughts are very practical.

[@harir3628]

The audience can be different. In Africa, parts of Asia and other places India wields normative power. Yoga, Ayurveda, Meditation are also well known in the world. Things dont happen as if a switch is turned on, they happen gradually and India is part of it.

[@eklavya83]

The focus of the book seems clearly on the narrative not on some wishful thinking. The narrative that is dominated by the west and internalised by even us due to colonization. It's reflecting the reality of narratives present and will help us in making our own narratives & counter narratives in the future.

[@harir3628]

Europe is the past and present, India is the present and future. China and India and the countries surrounding them will get richer and back to how they were till 1850.

[@abhijeetdolai5820]

Precisely

[@subhadeeppal8479]

I am a little puzzled. Is the online discussion also a part of the narrative building process ??

[@avibcci1297]

Awareness

[@vivekvictor1]

The narrator of India and snake charmers and cows in the street is old. Now Indians abroad are perceived as very initelligent, corporate leadership like google and CEOS, Gujarati's owning Hotels and Motels

[@chunumummy4161]

Kashmir and percent solutions was what's ??

[@KM-ff2gm]

Jay Panda is Super Sleepy!

[@Maverick_Panda]

It would have been great if leaders of opposition would also have been invited. The 'India story' has to be built by taking everyone into account.

[@jayakrishnanm7838]

Namaste

[@chunumummy4161]

Indirectly collection of unfair money's is a source of income frome money building through local power Dada" butt silently.

[@Hayat208]

Wake up, Mr. Panda.

[@chunumummy4161]

Division of India and gift of sex direct effect against of mother's land son and Heart and Love and future's of mother land by his son.

[@gdp2102]

Hindi mein bolo bhai. Delhi people build their own narratives