Talent Teens Jeddah: Reality Talent Hunt - Grand Finale

Yesterday (12th October 2012) Talent Teens Jeddah organized the  Reality Talent Hunt - Grand Finale (Speech Event).

There were two topics for the speech. Participants were supposed to prepare for both speeches.

Topic -1: Problems faced by expatriate students and the solutions
Topic -2: My suggestions to make India the best country in the world

I thought is is interesting to share the texts of some of the speeches here.

Problems faced by expatriate students and the solutions
First Best Speaker : Miss. Hanna Shirin - IISJ.

A great day indeed! A day in which we the expatriate students decided to boldly discuss about ourselves. A day in which we are seeking solutions to the problems faced by the expatriate students.

Respected Judges, Talent Teens officials, parents and my dear friends. Assalamu Alaikum and good afternoon to one and all.

The problems faced by expatriate students are fundamental, multifaceted and intricate. Who are expatriate students?

-       A student community who are disconnected from their roots and stuck to the limitations of nuclear families.

-       A student community who are less exposed to the hard challenges of life

-       A student community who are unfamiliar with the culture and the political fabric of their homeland.

We are the citizens of a great democratic country with a lot of social diversity. To be successful, political, cultural and social awareness are of supreme importance for a student.

Unfortunately, for an expatriate student training fields for political awareness are totally unavailable. In the absence of a community living, functions which broom cultural and social awareness are seldom among expatriate students. Opportunities to acquire life skills through field trips and trainings are very limited. On the extreme side some of the expatriate students are totally ignorant about the disciplinary practices to be followed in various occasions like marriage, receptions and even funerals.

Compared to the students in India, an expatriate student has fewer choices for quality education, sports, games, arts and cultural activities. This situation makes it very difficult for an expatriate student to face competitive examinations and other hard challenges of life when he finally settles back home.

These are some of the fundamental problems faced by expatriate students. Other commonly discussed problems are jam packed classes in embassy school, Non availability of excellent teachers, Lack of public transport system, restrictions in movement, lack of reading, lack of exercise, unhealthy food habits and obesity. Such problem can be solved with constant struggle and representation in front of the authorities here and the governments back in India. 

Let me move on to suggest some tangible solutions to the fundamental problems I have mentioned.

You all know what is IQ, which stands for Intelligence quotient. But how many of you are fully aware EQ, which stands for Emotional intelligence Quotient?

Emotional intelligence (EQ) refers to the ability to perceive, control, and evaluate emotions. Successful people have a higher EQ than common public. I strongly believe that the solution for the problems of expat student lies in creating an environment to develop their Emotional Intelligence. In that respect this exclusive program conducted by talent teens itself is a part of the solution.

Let us have more of such organizations, more such programs among expat students. Let us pledge to work together for increasing such awareness among expat students.

Now that we have seen, we have heard, we have understood our problems. Our challenges are more complicated because we are like trying to learn swimming without a swimming pool.

To solve our problems we must be the players in the field instead of remaining as spectators in the gallery. If you are on it, I have full confidence that the future of expatriate students shall be brighter.

So, friends, allow me to conclude with the words of the great author Mark Twain,

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."

Thank you J

My suggestions to make India the best country in the world

First Best Speaker : Miss. Zahra Fathima - IISJ.

What if I told you our country has been facing this challenging problem for a long time? Bigger than budget deficit, or poverty or illiteracy. A problem that had never been discussed in the parliament or by the media. What if I told you this problem is right in front of us and that you all have the solution to it?

What if I told you the biggest problem our country faces is – YOU and ME. OUR perspective.

 Officially, known as the Republic of India, a country in South Asia. The 7^th largest country in terms of area, the 2^nd most populous country in the World and world’s largest democracy. Rich in cultural and linguistic diversity.

That’s what India is to Wikipedia.

With a population of over 1.2 billion people, India is overpopulated, continues to face the challenges of poverty, illiteracy, inadequate healthcare, and malnutrition and corruption.

That’s what India is to the world.

But what does your country mean to YOU?

I quote Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam, the “missile man” of our country, and our former president.

“YOU say that our govt. is inefficient. YOU say that our laws are too old. YOU say that municipality does not pick up the garbage. YOU say that the phones don’t work, the railways are a joke, the airline is the worst in the world, and the mail never reaches their destination. YOU say, say and say.

But what do YOU do about it?

Take a person on his way to Singapore. YOU. YOU walk out of their airport and you’re dressed at your international best. YOU walk back to the parking lot to punch your parking ticket if you’ve overstayed at a restaurant or shopping mall irrespective of your status identity. In Singapore, YOU don’t throw cigarettes on the road or eat in the stores. In Singapore, you don’t say anything, do YOU? YOU wouldn’t dare to eat in the public in Ramadan, in Dubai. YOU wouldn’t dare go out without your head covered in Jeddah. YOU wouldn’t dare speed beyond 55 mph in Washington and then ask the police, “do you know who I am? I’m so and so’s son” YOU wouldn’t throw an empty coconut shell anywhere other than the garbage bins in the beaches of Australia or New Zealand.

Why don’t YOU spit paan on the streets of Tokyo? Why don’t YOU buy fake certificates in Boston? We’re still talking of the same you! YOU who can respect and conform to a foreign system in other countries, but cannot in your own. YOU who will throw papers and cigarettes the moment you touch Indian ground. “

Like I said, it’s our perception that’s causing a standstill to India’s progress and is the one that needs a solution. I’m not here to point out our flaws and be harsh but quite the contrary. To stop for a moment and think.

India may have major power cuts about every now and then. It may have strikes, and riots. But we’re going to look at the bright side.

Like Gandhiji once said, “Be the change you wish to see in the world”

So what I’m saying is, unless we change our mind, our country isn’t gonna change. It isn’t gonna move forward. This isn’t an issue that’s gonna spark debates in the parliament or by the media. It’s a small matter we overlook. But our goal shouldn’t be to make one difference. But millions of small ones. You want to see a change? Be the change.

Jai Hind.

My suggestions to make India the best country in the world
Miss. Hanna Shirin - IISJ

Qatar has the highest per capita income in the world. America is the most industrialized country with the highest GDP in the world. China is the biggest emerging economy in the world.

Assalaamu alaikum Respected Judges, today I am standing before you to speak on the topic “How to make India the best country in the world?”

Answer to this question lies, I believe, in clearly understanding our strength and available resources.

In 1973 Indian economy was 45% from primary sector, 35% from secondary sector and 20% from tertiary or service sector. 30 years later in 2003 the service sector jumped from 20% to more than 50%, while primary sector were reduced from 45% to less than 25%. This was the result of developing India's biggest resource, the human resource capital, in to diverse sectors including the dollar earning service industry of this century, the Information Technology sector. Today India is considered the second largest emerging economy behind china. The prediction is that 30 years from now India will be stronger than America, the biggest economy in the world today.

In my opinion to be the best country in the world, our India has a long way to go. We have to work for

-       An India where there is no corruption

-       An India where there is no poverty

-       An India where people are not deprived of their rights due to their gender, cast or religion.

-       An India where we are self reliant on food and agriculture.

-       An India where we have the best in class technology.

-       An India where all its citizens are literate and responsible.

Unity in diversity is our strength. When prosperity, security and real "freedom or swaraj" reaches to all the people with irrespective of their casts, language or religion India will be counted as one of the best countries in the world for sure.

Today India is opening its market to multinational corporations. The leaders are chasing foreign investments. In my humble opinion what India need is job creating investments not merely money making investments.

We should make our villages attractive places to stay decently. We don’t want an unbalanced India where all the villagers leave the farm lands and migrate to the information technology lead service sector in the metropolitan cities. We should have well planned cities. Let us have clean cities with the best in class roads, bridges, metro systems and Airports. Let us have sustainable developments. After learning hard lessons from the development Green technology is the talk of the Era in Europe and America. India should not follow their root and repeat the same mistakes of the western civilization.

To make such a balanced development we the younger generation should promote non-conventional research and development. Not in science and technology alone. Research and development should be promoted in every aspect of human life including social, cultural and aesthetic aspects.

We want non-conventional green energy – we want a health care system which will ensure a holistic life style, something like advanced Ayurveda. We want our rivers to be pure and clean. We want to protect all our flora and fauna. As our father of nation Bapuji said “India lives in its villages”. The day we Indians consider leaving back from cities to villages, the day all the religions of India blossom like beautiful flowers in a garden, the day there are no beggars in the streets and trains of India I would consider India is the best country in the world.

YES WE CAN……Together we can do it.

Jai Javan – Jai Kisan – Jain Hind

THANK YOU