The Concept of Jagran

Jagran has been founded on some basic premises   India has a number of problems that do have solutions if thought about innovatively and with the support of qualified individuals and organizations.         The government has a limit to what it can do and if we want to be part of a better India, as citizens it is our duty and in our interest to see that development reaches the under-priviledged.         As Indians we have the knowledge, experience and insight into how we can tackle these problems and all we need to do is get together and work as a team.         International perspectives while useful in validating our theories and providing some ideas are not of much use since we need Indian models to solve our problems.         There are a number of local initiatives that have been successful in various parts of the country and many of these are possible to replicate in other areas with small modifications to suit local conditions.         Technology today makes it possible for us to network without the barriers of distance and time and therefore the possibilities of sharing knowledge and working together on solutions has improved manifold.         There exists a latent desire in every Indian to make a contribution to society and therefore there is no dearth of people who will be willing to help and share their knowledge provided there are adequate channels available. Jagran is therefore the channel to bring together knowledge, resources and people into a common cause of addressing serious problems of our country. Jagran is like a common canvas or an operating system to take the computing paradigm where a number of applications can work independent of each and yet share common resources and data between them. We want Jagran to be this operating system into which people from all walks of life can come in, find people with similar interests in social development, form task groups, exchange knowledge and experiences, work together to develop solutions for problems and share all this with the other groups in Jagran to enable cross-pollination of ideas and enhance the knowledge base. Therefore whoever you might be, whatever your background might be, whatever interests and priorities you might have for social development, Jagran will welcome you and help you find your flock with whom you can help make a contribution to society and add this value to the Jagran movement. We want people with commitment, conviction, a willingness to share and make available free to all Indians, a desire to work together with others on common areas of interest and a basic mindset to learn and expand the pool of knowledge. We want you to look at Jagran as an unending fabric on which you can mark your areas, set out objectives and goals, get these published and approved by the Jagran community, work in earnest, consult people whenever you need guidance and problems and come back when you have developed solutions to share this wealth of knowledge with the others so that they may replicate these and take it forward. If you think you have this fire in you to change our nation that has a great heritage but not adequate will to make a major makeover and if you feel you have ideas and want to make that difference to our fellow countrymen, welcome aboard Jagran.