Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi: Have a dream for your country and the world

[prasad1]

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"With the help of the police and high court judgement, we successfully rescued 36 children from that area.
"When they came out, they were jumping like frogs rescued from a box.
"That day, I felt that I am not freeing those children, I am freeing myself."
At the 53rd annual convocation ceremony of the IIT-Bombay, Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi shared stories of his struggle and victories while urging young graduates to have a bigger goal for their country and the world at large.

Kailash Satyarthi gave up his career as an electrical engineer to pursue his heart -- to free every child from slavery and empower them to lead a better life, a mission he continues to pursue even today.
In his convocation address, the founder of Bachpan Bachao Andolan advised the class of 2015 to have a three-fold mission -- to dream bigger, to discover new opportunities and to find the courage to do things.

http://www.rediff.com/getahead/repo...m-for-your-country-and-the-world/20150817.htm

 

[sangom]

Is Satyarthi doing a service or "disservice" to a whole lot of children, in his apparently selfish quest for world renown and awards & honours for himself? I ask this question because even in this write-up it has been written that his aim is "to free every child from slavery and empower them to lead a better life,..." which means that, in the final count, we are creating educated unemployed youth and nothing more. Should not Mr. Satyarthi and/or his Andolan have a clear strategy of getting employment to each of these freed children also?