My Dream - Kandhasamy (I Prize, Class XI-XII)

(Translation of prize winning essays from the competition. This is by Kandhasamy who won the first prize in Group 3 - Class XI-XII. This is an artwork cum essay, Checking out the original scanned essay is highly recommended even if you don’t know Tamil.)

Hearty thanks to Mrs. Chithra Krishnamurthi for the translation.

Introduction:
"You Should Keep Dreaming and Then Strive to Realize Those Dreams"
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, President of India

With these golden words of our President, I would like to offer my thoughts and dreams in the form of an essay on this white paper and gladly submit to you.

Content: My dream is to become the President of India. I consider my country as the walls of my home. Why do I want to become the President of my country? Do I want to rule? Or to become wealthy? Definitely not. Then why do I have this dream?

Simply because of my background. I hail from a poor family which depends on daily wages even for the food that we eat everyday. Living in such adverse conditions, my parents still make it a point to educate me without making me work for a living. For such a noble sacrifice, I have to give them some thing in return.

President of India: My only ambition in life, my dream and my sole aim in life is to become the President of India. I am working towards my wonderful dream and I am sure that I will realize it. I have absolutely no doubts about that.

When I become the President of my country, my foremost aim is to lay the right path for its development. This is my first thought and goal.

I will not hesitate to sacrifice anything for my people.

Apart from protecting my country and aiding my countrymen, I also have other plans to serve.

When I become the President, I will work towards uplifting the standard of living of the poor and will strive to put India on top of all the other countries of the world.

Scanned Originals (in Tamil)

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When I realize my dream, I will create a law that provides compulsory higher education to every one. Opportunities will be provided solely based on merit. I will encourage every one to learn life skills and better themselves. I will completely abolish child labor.

Violence: If you observed any country, it will always have at least one third of its population resorting to devious activities. A tree is well-grown. But a few leaves are diseased by infestation of insects. Does it destroy the tree from the roots? No, it does not. To help the tree fight the infection, we spray a small amount of insecticide. Similarly, I will start reforming programs for terrorists and the violent mobsters to steer them back to the right direction.

In addition, I will legalize 50% reservation for women. I will realize Bharathiyar’s dream of women graduating, creating laws, and ruling the country.

If all of us become capable and equip ourselves with education and skills, our country will stand up taller than a mountain and attain the foremost position in the world. We need not have any doubts about this.

I have to fulfill my parents’ dreams. I also have to realize my own dreams. I am sure that I will do this. I will definitely achieve.

Conclusion: When my dream becomes true, the world we live in will become a paradise. The conditions will become such that there will be no other paradise but this world.

It is our duty to protect our country. It is our right to rule our country. As we breathe the free air that was obtained for us by Mahathma Gandhi, it is only right that we repay by doing our best to our country.

"May the world live long, May your life be prosperous" – I close my essay with those words and thank you for the opportunity given to me. Salutations.