Incredible India !!!

I'm Indian. Just Indian. I'm not south Asian any  than Russians are north Asian.

I'm not ASIAN Indian or EAST Indian. There are one point three billion of us - we don’t need a cardinal direction, OK? It’s not our fault that Christopher Columbus got lost.

Sure, we love our states, but there’s strength in numbers - one out of every six human beings is Indian, so stop dividing us. The British already did that - once.

And we need to quit saying that we're not Indian because I wasn’t born here or sound like this or eat that. Our HEARTS are Indian.

We are feelers. We gave the world the romance of Bollywood films and the music of Ravi Shankar and Zubin Mehta, Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle, A R Rahman and Illayaraja and the allure of the Kama Sutra.

We are thinkers. We are great at math because we INVENTED numbers. And we're pretty good at letters, too. We are doctors and engineers and techies. And we mean business: We're the world’s third largest economy and the wealthiest ethnic group in America.

We are huge and efficient - India is all on one time zone. That way, everybody in the country is still late - but at the same time. We never invade anyone because we already have everything: chess, the ruler, the button, wireless communication, arranged marriage, flush toilets, steel, DEMOCRACY - all us, all India.

And you're welcome, world, for yoga, and elevating cricket into a multi-billion dollar sport, and making food so good that you sailed across the planet to come have some.

Our food is hot. Our country is hot. Our women are hot. Our men are... Lucky?

Where the world prays, we meditate. We practically invented religious tolerance and we gave you Mahatma Gandhi and pundits and gurus and karma and dharma and kismet and reincarnation. The motherland is magical and mystical. And no matter who you are, you can find yourself here… In Incredible India. Jai Hind!

This is my Tribute to one of the greatest Indians of all time, the one who has inspired the youth of India through his words, thoughts and power. The man who wanted us to Dream for the greater heights, the one who told us we need difficulties in life to enjoy the joy of success. The man who wanted us to make mistakes and learn from it. The missile man of India, the former President of India - the one who inspired millions, the one who worked for the million - Mr. APJ Abdul Kalaam. For you dear sir, I will be the change that I wish the world to be... That is my way of paying respect to you,sir. May your soul rest in peace.