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This Day That Age
dated December 6, 1951 Nehru's Call to Youth
Addressing over 5,000 students in Jaipur on the 4th, Congress President Jawaharlal Nehru urged young men and women to increase their capacity to shoulder the responsibilities that would devolve upon them in the governance and other walks of life of the country. The administration had its part to play, but the progress of the country depended really on what the millions could achieve through their own hard work. The former conception of a Police State had yielded place to that of a Social State, and they were making progress towards the establishment of a Welfare State which would guarantee opportunities for social and economic advancement to all. For that purpose, young men and women had to train, prepare and discipline themselves, Mr. Nehru said. He went on, ``The Industrial Revolution brought about a vast change in the entire ambit of man's life, and India has to determine her own course for fitting into this complex pattern. India needs first-rate persons. Second-raters will not be able to make a success of the major nation-building projects for which, at present, we invite experts from abroad. I have no doubt that there is brilliance of intellect in our country, but the average level seems higher in European countries, whose people also show a better sense of discipline in day-to-day life. We Indians have to make up this deficiency, and we cannot do that by merely talking about it.'' About Rajasthan, Mr. Nehru said that the area was justly proud of its glorious past, but some old systems and patterns which had outlived their utility were still lingering among the people. It was the duty of the young men and women of the State to equip themselves well for Rajasthan to develop and make an effective contribution to the advance of the country as a whole.
Shipton and the Himalayan Snowman
Eric Shipton (44), leader of a British Expedition to the Mount Everest, related he had met and talked with a local man who claimed to have seen the Abominable Snowman, a mysterious, hairy, and huge semi- human creature supposed to live in the icy regions of the Himalayas. Mr. Shipton disclosed that members of his team had seen and photographed footprints on snow which appeared to belong to such a creature.
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