One Man's Dream - India's Digital Awakening

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Press Trust of India NEW DELHI
Last Updated : Jun 17 2019 | 12:20 PM IST

/ -- Vision 2020: A Digitally educated, empowered and proficient India. Meet the force behind the mission - Gyan Shanker Prasad Varma - India's Digital Man.

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But there is a bigger promise that awaits India
"Digital is my dream. It is the way forward. It is a weapon to empower millions and help them advance their horizons of knowledge. It is the mantra of progress in a rapidly changing world," opines Gyan Shanker Prasad Varma, "The globe is rapidly advancing, and for India to become a superpower, it is inevitable that every citizen knows digital like they know the back of their head."
Not just a Digital India but Digitally Empowered Indians
"Building 'broadband highways' is one thing," continues Varma, "but saturating those highways with enlightened citizens from all walks of life will help us achieve our potential as a country."
"Only then will our majority population which lives in rural areas will come at power with the urban sections," Varma states, "Rural India lacks the knowledge and know-how of digital. Just having internet will not get us anywhere when most of our citizens do not know how to read or write."
This is just the beginning of a new era for India
"That is my aim and I won't stop till I have achieved it and empowered over half a billion people still in darkness," says an emphatic Varma, "Bihar is just the beginning. My plan is to slowly and steadily spread the good word from state to state, uplifting village after village and taking India to the top - where we rightfully belong. And not in fragments, but united, strong, and prolific."
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