What the article is about:
- The article talks about mention of “panch pran” in PM Modi’s I-day speech and the meaning and relevance of it to India.
Relevance:
- Paper 1: Essay
- Prelims
Analysis:
- The article talks about the panch pran speech made by Prime Minister Modi, and how its is significant and transformative.
The Panch Prans:
- The first pran: is about inculcating a culture of thinking big and at scale.
- Illustrations of its are the digital payment success story.
Other examples are: world’s largest financial inclusion programme, the largest vaccination drive, the largest vaccination, the largest health insurance programme and the largest social security schemes. - The second Pran: is about societal change- decolonisation our minds. For example: not seeking external validation to measure our success.
- The third pran: is of taking pride in our civilisational heritage, as we are the world’s oldest civilisation, with most vibrant cultures and festivals and have the oldest texts in literature and science.
- The fourth pran: Unity and togetherness, is vital to pool in the strength of the nation towards one common goal.
- The fifth pran: is about citizen duties is the razor’s edge that differentiates ordinary nations from those that emerge as leaders of their era.
Conclusion:
- The panch prans, if taken to their logical conclusion, will serve India long after this government has left the scene.
- They will become part of the national character. Illustrations of its are the digital payment success story.
