<p>Dr. A PJ Shares his vision for India in 2020. Some excerpts from his Indore IIM Visit.</p><p>Former President of India, and a renowned scientist Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam, graced the campus of IIM Indore on 11 December 2009. He is in Indore&nbsp;on 11-12 December&nbsp;teaching the students of the Post Graduate Programme at IIM Indore. His lectures and workshop are centered on the topic &quot;Leadership for the Billion&quot;.</p><p>Here are some excerpts from these lectures delivered at IIM Indore, courtesy of <a href="http://www.MBAUniverse.com">www.MBAUniverse.com</a> </p><h5>Dr. Kalam's first Lecture 1 on Birth of Vision for the Nation</h5><p>Some of the questions discussed by Dr. Kalam included:<br />1. When you choose your professional career, how do you see yourself being a job generator? <br />2. Do you think GDP is a good measure for evaluating the integrated development of a nation? What could be ways to improve the growth measurement techniques? <br />3. Have you come across a person, society or institution which has shown great leadership and inspired you?<br />4. Few nations are developed and hundreds of nations are still developing. How can we bring peace and prosperity to the entire world in this dynamic scenario?</p><p>{mosimage}</p><p>In response to Qs. 2, Dr. Kalam suggested an index, NPI (National Prosperity Index), which would include 3 components, GDP growth rate, economic equality in the nation and value created in the nation. He also spoke about how an enlightened society can be evolved through value-based education, spirituality and economic development.</p><p>During the lecture, Dr. Kalam presented various views on how we would like to see IIM Indore students to be remembered as and subsequently asked each participant to write down their views on the same. Speaking about his India 2020 vision, Dr. Kalam discussed the current ambience of our economy in the wake of the recent financial crisis. He also stressed upon the need for “Integrated actions for a Developed India” which targets various sectors such as Agriculture and Agro-food Processing, Education, Health Care, Information and Communication Technology, Infrastructure etc. With the help of examples and live case studies from across India, Dr. Kalam discussed these key sectors; the work currently being done and how further development can be made.</p>