Today 21st May, former Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi’s 33rd death anniversary today. Rajiv Gandhi is called the father of Indian information revolution. Rajiv Gandhi created a unique identity for India in the world due to modern thinking and tough decisions. Born on 20 August 1944, Rajiv Gandhi was the youngest Prime Minister of India. At the age of just 40, Rajiv Gandhi became the Prime Minister of India. Rajiv, the eldest son of India’s first woman Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, was not interested in politics. Despite being born into one of the most prestigious political families in the country, Rajiv Gandhi stayed away from politics. Rajiv Gandhi was educated in a school in Dehradun and then he joined a residential school in Dun, in the foothills of the Himalayas. He met many friends there and maintained friendship with them throughout his life. After completing his schooling, he went to Trinity College, Cambridge, but soon joined Imperial College, London. There he studied mechanical engineering. He was very interested in science and technology. They read books on this subject. He wanted to fly a plane and fly in the sky, so he decided to become a pilot. In England, he took the flying club exam and became a pilot. Soon after, he became a domestic service pilot for Indian Airlines. It was in London that he and Sonia Gandhi became friends, friendship turned into love and they got married in 1968. Rajiv Gandhi entered politics by accident. Rajiv Gandhi’s brother Sanjay Gandhi died in an accident in 1980. After the death of Sanjay Gandhi, Congress leaders started demanding that Rajiv Gandhi enter politics. Mother Indira Gandhi also advised Rajiv Gandhi to enter politics, then Rajiv contested the election from his brother Sanjay Gandhi’s constituency Amethi and won it with a large margin. In 1982, India organized the Asian Games in Delhi. Rajiv Gandhi had all the responsibility of planning this competition and he successfully conducted it and made this competition a success. 31 November 1984 Indira Gandhi was assassinated. Indira Gandhi was the Prime Minister of the country when the assassination took place, thus creating a major constitutional embarrassment. Constitutional experts were of the opinion that the highest post of the country like the post of Prime Minister cannot be left vacant for a long time, so he took the oath of the post of Prime Minister. Despite suffering on a personal level, he performed the duties of the Prime Minister very well. In the elections that followed, he gave a one-sided victory to the Congress party. Congress got more than 400 seats in this election. Rajiv Gandhi himself won with record votes. During his tenure as Prime Minister, he took many revolutionary decisions in the country. He was of the opinion that if the country wants to become a superpower, the country should make progress in the field of information technology. He insisted that every youth of the country should be computer literate for the 21st century to be about information technology, that’s why he brought computers to the country. Many people used to criticize Rajiv Gandhi when he was talking on the computer. But he was determined to bring the computer revolution. It was because of Rajiv Gandhi that computers reached common homes. Due to a decision taken by Rajiv Gandhi, 8% i.e. thirteen lakh crore information technology industry stood up. Fifty lakh people are getting direct employment from this. Rajiv Gandhi laid the foundation of three revolutions namely information-based civilization, knowledge-based civilization and intelligence-based civilization. India is tasting its fruits today. Rajiv Gandhi’s vision led to rapid development of India and raised the standard of living of the people. Rajiv Gandhi, a serious but modern thinker by nature, ushered in the information technology era in the country, that is why he is called the father of Indian information revolution. Along with the telecommunication revolution, Rajiv Gandhi brought a new educational policy and established Navodaya Vidyalaya across the country. Along with that, through the Panchayat Raj system, women were given a great opportunity in politics. These decisions taken by Rajivji have become a milestone in the formation and development of India. Rajiv Gandhi gave technical and scientific vision to India. Made India a superpower in the field of information technology. At that time, Rajiv Gandhi laid the foundation of the economy for the next fifty years, that’s why we could reach here today. The prime minister, who dreamed of making the country a superpower by perfecting information technology, was assassinated on 21 May 1991 by a terrorist organization, LTTE, using a human bomb, so today is also observed as Anti-Terrorism Day across the country. Greetings to Rajiv Gandhi on his memorial day!
Shyam Thanedar
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