This piece of work is not just about a man who is a Legend, its more than that; it's a document on a visionary par excellence. It is a tribute to a complete man - dutiful son, loving husband, doting father, a perfect friend, and the nation's beloved statesman. This book is an insight into the life and times of a person, who dared to dream, who beat the odds, who emerged successful when thought to be a failure, who became stronger in spite of the many distressing circumstances life put him through. One of the most poignant part of the book is the fact that it teaches us to be proud Indians, as also the fact that one should be strong and should always strive to rise up irrespective of the circumstances.

Rajiv embodies everything that is good, that is noble. Rajiv was supreme, just, and was endowed with noble qualities. A warrior who never shied from a battle, he stood for the cause of humanity, for its betterment, but little did he know, that, fate had something else planned out for him. He stood tall like a statesman, a benchmark in goodness, a disciple of fairness, a gentleman at heart, a simple humanitarian, and a master innovator, till fate intervened. Rajiv may be far from us, but he still resides in our heart. He is our cause, he is our light and he will always shine upon us, no matter where he resides, because Rajiv belongs to the line of those rare statesmen who achieve immortality by their great work.

As a tribute to the quintessential Rajiv, we should take a pledge to work towards building a resurgent India, in tandem. An India of Rajiv's dreams. An India that we all like to see. An India where nobody has to sleep hungry. Where each one has a roof on one's head and clothing to cover oneself. Once we have achieved this, we can envisage the next tier of requisites and move towards optimum security.

To achieve this, we do not need miracles to take place. The basic needs can be met simply if we, the citizens of this great country, collectively stand committed to the fact that, we shall sincerely do everything possible to help achieve national progress. More importantly, each one should pledge not to allow any activity in the nation which is detrimental to harmony, development and peace.

Therefore, the most critical attribute needed, is an unflinching sense of patriotism and the sense of responsibility. These two variables are the most critical, and also evident handicaps. There is a need for the entire nation to wake up and educate the people on the above two aspects.

We are a rich civilisation. We have a glorious history. We deserve to be amongst the front-running nations in the world. Let us endeavor to regain our glory.

We wish to reproduce here, invigorating words of our legendary former President, APJ Abdul Kalam, who has authored the nuclear programs that we are so proud of, and, has catapulted India in the league of strongest nations in the world: ‚Dream, dream, dream. Dream like a nation of a billion people and not like a nation of a million people', is how he spurs us on. It would be sad if we, as a nation remain immune to a call as patriotic as this, coming from a statesman as illustrious as him.

Surely. We are a great nation and we need to dream big. Our President himself is a paradigm of success that one can achieve by dreaming big. The restless statesman in him will feel vindicated if he can see the nation rising up to his call. Let us honor him by doing so.