This is new version of the old story of the ant and the grasshopper. The ant works hard and collects food for the winter. The Grasshopper dances away the summer. Come winter the ant is comfortable, the grasshopper dies of cold and starvation.

1. ... waiting please

2. ... this is the fable of two friends

3. one takes life the way it comes
the other fights against all odds
and emerges a
Hero

4. the two friends are ...

5. ant and the grasshopper

6. grasshopper spends the warm summer
months singing and dancing while
the ant works hard to store up food for
the winter

7. when winter arrives, the grasshopper
finds that while he has nothing to eat
and keep himself warm

8. the ant has plenty to eat and keep
himself warm, throughout the winter

9. the grasshopper approaches the ant for
help and cooperation

10. the ant is not moved by the poor
condition of the grasshopper and
rebukes, telling him to dance and sing in
the winter as well.

11. as a
result!

12. the poor grasshopper dies out in the
cold as he had no food or shelter

13. We call it

14. win-loose situation

15. moral of the story ???

16. never have
an attitude of indifference
towards those in need

17. Poor grasshopper dies
because of the
indifferent attitude
of the ant

18. moved
by the death of his friend,

19. the ant promises himself
to help those in need

20. considering the unfortunate death of his
friend last winter, and remembering his
promise

21. this winter when the grasshopper
approaches the ant for food,

22. he not only gives him food

23. but also invites him
to share his shelter

24. morale of the story ???

25. be considerate
towards the others

26. the grasshopper
being bigger in appetite and size
consumes most of the food
and occupies most of the shelter

27. as a result!
the ant remains hungry
and faces lot of discomfort
throughout the winter

28. however!

29. despite all
the ant has a feeling of
fulfillment!

30. the ant tries to teach
the virtues of hard work
to the grasshopper

31. but!the grasshopper takes the ant
negatively

32. So!

33. instead of being
thankful!

34. the grasshopper is full of
envy and revenge

35. he has also realized that
he can not do hard work

36. moreover he has to
beg
food and shelter
from the ant

37. which he does not want to ...

38. so unless he does something
drastic!

39. he will always have to
beg
from ant

40. so, next winter the grasshopper
decides to play
overly smart

41. and teach the ant
a lesson for life

42. next winter

43. the shivering Grasshopper calls a press
conference and demands to know “why
the Ant should allowed to be warm and
well fed while others are cold and
starving”?

44. using the shivering grasshopper, an NGO
calls another press conference (of
course in a  hotel) and
demands to know why the ant should
allowed to be warm and fed, while the
grasshopper is starving.

45. media instantly provides us live feed of
shivering grasshopper, followed by visuals
of the ant seated comfortably in his
home

46. worse still
the ant is seen having plenty of food

47. the whole country is stunned by this
stark contrast

48. national news channels show up; to
provide pictures of the shivering
Grasshopper next to a video of the ant in
his comfortable home with a table filled
with food

49. one NGO activist stages a demonstration
in front of the ant's house.

50. another NGO goes on fast
along with other Grasshoppers

51. The Internet is flooded with online
petitions seeking support to the
Grasshopper

52. the ant left to fend for himself
and ridiculed

53. for being a
disciplinarian

54. gets
disheartened and depressed

55. due to blurred vision
the ant now sees merit in leading an
undisciplined life

56. and teaches the next generation of ants
to adopt a new role model

57. the grasshopper

58. Or flee
to some other nation where their
virtues are valued

59. few ants migrate to US and sets up
multi-billion dollar companies in
Silicon Valley

60. this is what we call

61. brain drain

62. moral of the Story ???

63. those with lesser degree of
moral commitment
succumb to pressures of the life

64. It is always easier to
flee the battle ground and hail your self as
angles of peace

65. which incidentally
most of us do!

66. it is just a natural way of life
all of us want a life of
least resistance

67. but that is not like our
hero!

68. on the other hand
grasshopper

69. the beneficiary of this skewed economic
policy - continues to vote governments
that provide subsidiaries and doles

70. ... and governments continue to
subsidize grasshopper for its electoral
fortunes.

71. butdespite subsidiaries and doles

72. 1000s of Grasshoppers
still die of starvation

73. we call it a

74. loose-loose situation

75. unfortunately!!!

76. after more than
six decades of freedom

77. INDIA
is still a
developing nation…!!!

78. moral of the story is ???

79. lack of discipline
&
commitment

80. may be a short term gain for few of us
but most certainly all of us are
losers
in the long-term

81. NO!the story does not end here!

82. the ant our
hero
decides ...

83. neither
to give up

84. nor to
flee

85. instead
the ant our hero determines

86. to fight
against all odds

87. to beatthe

88. indiscipline
and
appeasement

89. the ant decides to
work ten times as hard
as he was doing earlier

90. he also educates the fellow ants
about the virtues of

91. hard works
and
persistence

92. persuaded by our hero ant
the fellow ants

93. have a renewed faith in
hard work & discipline

94. in due course of time ...

95. the ants
rise way above the
undisciplined and favored
grasshoppers

96. Some of our
ant heroes
are

97. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Bharat Ratan
Architect of modern India
India’s first Law Minister
he also oversaw the drafting of the Constitution of India

98. Saina Nehwal
First Indian to win a medal in Badminton at the Olympics
Bronze at the London Olympics 2012 on 4 August 2012
Highest paid (120,000 $) non-cricketer player

99. Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam
an Indian scientist and administrator
who served as the
11th President of India from 2002 to 2007

100. Chanda Kochhar
Managing Director & CEO ICICI Bank
India's largest private bank and overall second largest bank in the country
She also heads the Corporate Centre of ICICI Bank
she is the highest paid banker in the country

101. Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy
Executive Chairman & Co-founder Infosys
Salary ONE Rupee per year
Net worth $ 1.55 billion (2013)

102. Kiran Bedi
India’s first and highest (woman) ranking officer
in the Indian Police Service in 1972

103. Kavery Kalanithi
Sun TV Group
India’s Highest paid business women
57 crore per year

104. Bachendri Pal
the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest
(23 May 1984 at 1:07 p.m)

105. Azim Hashim Premji
Chairman Wipro Limited
Started his career with Wipro,
whose reins he took after dropping out of Stanford at 21,
following the sudden demise of his father
he completed his degree over 30 years later

106. Dhirajlal Hirachand Ambani Dhirubhai Ambani
He founded Reliance Industries in 1966,
company has over 85,000 employees
provides almost 5% of the Central Government's total tax revenue.
Reliance Industries was listed among top 100 firms in Fortune 500

107. Pilavullakandi Thekkeparambil Usha
the Golden girl
Queen of Indian Track and Field
Payyoli Express

108. Arindam Chaudhry
Indian economist, author an the director of IIPM Think Tank
at Indian Institute of Planning and Management

109. and
last but not the least

110. the one and only
our beloved

111. Ramesh Agnihotri
Principal
Indo-Swiss Training Centre, Chandigarh
73 Batch

112. well friends
what do you want to be???

113. ants
or
grasshoppers?

114. our ant heroes

115. moral of the story ???

116. your attitude
e
your altitude
st m nireed

117. the entire globe is
now
witnessing

118. the rise in
technical and Economic
powers of India

119. as a result of pursuance of
the fellow ants back home
and the media reports

120. ants
are returning to India

121. what’s driving this rush?

122. why did they leave?

123. and
why do they want to come back?
now!

124. it is not the bad job market in the
west

125. but the
plenitude of opportunities in India

126. better opportunities
in a
growing economy!!!

127. We proudly call it

128. reverse brain drain

129. slowly
the grasshoppers have also starting realizing

130. the
secret of the success
of ants

131. they have also realized
that if they want to be successful
they will have to work hard like ants

132. as a result
few grasshoppers have already started working
as hard as they can

133. other grasshoppers are soon bound to
follow the suite

134. very soon India will emerge a
super power

135. as more and more grasshoppers
will join the band

136. We call it a

137. win-win situation

138. as the sun rises with the
synergy of ant and grasshopper

139. the story continues ...

140. Indo-Swiss
family, friends
mentors
peers
Internet
credits
Inspiration
support
guidance
criticism
research
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and
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141. the proud ant
and
equally proud grasshopper
Sudhir Sharma
Roll No. 7329
Indo-Swiss Training Centre
Chandigarh - INDIA
Mobile: 91-9458929024
e-mail: sunitasudhirsharma@gmail.com
27 July 2013

142. jai hind