The Transformative Power of Education

 

Education has the power to shape nations, uplift individuals, and redefine global leadership. A striking example is how individuals of Indian origin, empowered by education, have risen to lead some of the world's most influential organizations and governments.

Global Leaders of Indian Origin Political Leadership:

1.      Rishi Sunak – British Prime Minister

2.     Kamala Harris – Vice President of the United States (Indian heritage)

3.     Leo Varadkar – Prime Minister of Ireland

4.     Britain’s Former Chancellor of the Exchequer – Indian origin

5.     Britain’s Home Secretary – Indian origin

Corporate Leadership:

1.      Sundar Pichai – CEO, Google

2.     Satya Nadella – CEO, Microsoft

3.     Arvind Krishna – CEO, IBM

4.     Sanjay Mehrotra – CEO, Micron Technology

5.      Nikesh Arora – CEO, Palo Alto Networks

6.     Shantanu Narayen – CEO, Adobe

7.      Laxman Narasimhan – CEO, Reckitt Benckiser

8.     Piyush Gupta – CEO, DBS Bank

9.     Raj Subramaniam – CEO, FedEx

10.  Rangarajan Raghuram – CEO, VMware

11.   George Kurian – CEO, NetApp

12.  Vas Narasimhan – CEO, Novartis

13.  Anirudh Devgan – CEO, Cadence Design Systems

14.  Vinod Khosla – Co-founder, Sun Microsystems

15.  Rajeev Suri – CEO, Inmarsat (former Nokia CEO)

16.  Ajay Banga – Former CEO, Mastercard, now World Bank President

17.  Indra Nooyi – Former CEO, PepsiCo

18.  Francisco D’Souza – Former CEO, Cognizant

19.  Rohit Kapoor – Former CEO, Conduent

20. Dinesh Paliwal – Former CEO, Harman International

21.  Sanjay Jha – Former CEO, Motorola Mobility

22. Sanjay Mehrotra – Former CEO, SanDisk

23. Vikram Pandit – Former CEO, Citigroup

24. Rajeev Misra – CEO, SoftBank Vision Fund

25. Ivan Menezes – CEO, Diageo

26. Ravindra singh Singhvi--CEO of Dangote sugar Refinery plc

27. Devakumar—CEO Dangote Oil Refinery

 

"So who's running the World?"

Very interesting! That is the result of India's policy since the early fifties to focus on education.

Dr. Abraham’s comment:

Interesting to know that they were just as abused as Blacks, yet they have quietly gone on to make an impact in the world.

Sir Winston Churchill once said:

"The price of greatness is responsibility."

Conclusion:

There is no alternative to quality education.

And in Nigeria, we are still displaying religious madness, looking for useless reasons to foment trouble. Our collective sense needs 100 kilowatts of shock therapy.

We're fighting over tribe/religion. We'd rather have an incompetent personality from our tribe than a competent fellow from another tribe.

While some nations invest in education as a tool for progress. Education remains the most powerful tool for transformation. It is not just about academic learning but about developing critical thinking, innovation, and leadership

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