NEW DELHI: Following is the text of address delivered by A P J Abdul Kalam in the Central Hall of Parliament after being sworn in as the President of India. Respected Shri Narayananji, Mr Vice President, Mr Prime Minister, Mr Deputy Prime Minister, Chief Justice of India, Speaker of Lok sabha, Members of the Union Council of Ministers, Governors, Chief Ministers, Deputy Chairperson of Rajya Sabha, Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha, Members of Parliament, Excellencies, friends and children -- my greetings to all of you.

When I see in front of me, distinguished dignitaries, including a number of senior diplomats representing their countries, and other eminent personalities, a beautiful Thiagarajaswamigal's Keerthana (hymn) in Sri Raga echoes from my heart: "Endaro Mahaanubhavalu andhariggi vandanamulu," which means, "I salute all great noble hearted human beings." (Why not say young people?) I thank the members of Parliament and State Legislatures for having elected me.

The endorsement I have received from the nation, giving me the responsibility to realise our shared dream of an India with prosperity, harmony and strength is really overwhelming. Ten illustrious personages have adorned this office of the President and contributed to nation-building with their outstanding personal qualities. I salute them all. While I assume the office of the President of the Republic of India with humility and gratefully recognising the immense trust that the people of the country and the political system have resposed in me, I promise to endeavour to fulfill the aspirations of our people. Indian civilisational heritage is built on universal spirit.

India has always stood for friendship and extends warm hands to the whole world. We have made significant achievements in the last 50 years in food production, the health sector, higher education, media and mass communication, industrial infrastructure, information technology, science and technology, and defence. Our nation is endowed with natural resources, vibrant people and a traditional value system. In spite of these resources, a number of our people are below the poverty line, undernourished and lack primary education itself. Our aim is to empower them to be poverty-free, healthy and literate.

A country needs to have the characteristics as defined in Thirukkural, composed over 2,000 years ago: "Pini inmai Selvam Vilaivinbam Emam, aniyenba Nattirkiv vainthu." That is, "The important elements that constitute a nation are: being disease-free; wealth; high productivity; harmonious living and strong defence." All our efforts should be focused towards building these five elements at various levels in a coherent and in an integrated manner. I am convinced that our nation with a strong, vibrant and billion-plus population can contribute to realise these elements.

Today our country is facing challenges such as cross-border terrorism, certain internal conflicts and unemployment. To face these challenges, there must be a vision to ensure the focused action of one billion citizens of this great country with varied capabilities. What can be that vision? It can be none other than transforming India into a developed nation. Can the government alone achieve this vision? No, we need a movement in the country. This is the time to ignite the minds of the people for this movement. We will work for it. We cannot emerge as a developed nation if we do not learn to transact with speed. I recall the saintly poet Kabir's wisdom to us: "Kaal kare so aaj kar, aaj kare so ab". What means, "What you want to do tomorrow do today, and what you want to do today do now." This vision of a developed nation needs to be achieved with Parliamentary democracy, which is the core of our governance system.

The basic structure of our Constitution has stood the test of time. I am confident that it will continue to be responsive to the demands of changing situations. The first and foremost task is to respect and uphold the Constitutional processes, in the best interest of our people and our nation, without fear or favour and with fairness and firmness. India is a Union of States based on the framework of co-operative federalism. Within the co-operative framework, there is also a requirement to develop competitive strengths for the States so that they can excel at the national level and the global level. Competitiveness helps in ensuring economic and managerial efficiency and to be creative to meet new challenges. These are essential to survive and prosper in the fast-changing world of today. In addition, in order to strengthen democratic processes and institutions, we should all truly strive for substantive decentralisation.

I wish to emphasise my unflinching commitment to the principle of secularism, which is the cornerstone of our nationhood and which is the key feature of our civilisational strength. During the last one year I have met a number of spiritual leaders of all religions. They all echoed one message, that is, the unity of minds and hearts of our peple will happen and we will see the golden age of our country, very soon. (A golden age is an occult prase for the Golden Dawn). I would like to endeavour to work for bringing about unity of minds among the divergent traditions of our country. Along with speedy development aimed at elimination of poverty and unemployment, national security has to be recognised by every Indian as a national priority.

Indeed, making India strong and self-reliant -- economically, socially and militarily -- is our foremost duty to our motherland and to ourselves and to our future generations. When the child is empowered by the parents at various phases of growth, the child transforms into a responsible citizen. When the teacher is empowered with knowledge and experience, good young human beings with value systems take shape. (Why not say young people? Often it is young virgins that are kidnapped and are used for breeding purposes by non-human creatures.according to legends and myths. But are they myths? )When an individual or a team is empowered with technology, transformation to higher potential for achievement is assured. "And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works." (KJV)

When the leader of any institution empowers his or her people, leaders are born who can change the nation in multiple areas. When the women are empowered, society with stability gets assured. When the politcal leaders of the nation empower the people through visionary policies, the prosperity of the nation is certain. The medium for transformation to a developed India is empowerment at various levels with power of knowledge. A roadmap for realising this vision of developed India is in front of us. At this juncture, I recall a beautiful though of Dr G G Swell, an eminent leader from the North East: "We must have a mental infrastructure. Mental infrastructure means sincerity of purpose, of vision, or purity of heart and mind."

When I travel across our nation, when I hear the sound of waves of the three seas around the shores of my country, when I experience the breeze of wind from the mighty Himalayas, when I see the bio-diversity of North-East and our islands and when I feel the warmth from the western desert, I hear the voice of our youth: "When can I sing the song of India?" What can be the answer? (A chief demon of wind is Pazuzu the mighty lord of the evil spirits of the air. Pazuzu, "Lord of the wind demons,")

I have so far interacted with over 50,000 school children during the past one year. I would like to share with you my answer to the urge of these children. If youth have to sing the song of India, India should become a developed country which is free from poverty, illiteracy and unemployment and is buoyant with economic prosperity, national security and internal harmony. To create this transformation we all have to resolve ourselves to work and sweat for the national development. I would like to share the song of youth, which I normally recite with the school children, here at this juncture. I am very happy to see the children present here representing the future generation. Through them I would like to convey the song of youth to all children of our country and the people. As a young citizen of India, armed with technology, knowledge and love for my nation,

I realise, small aim is a crime. I will work and sweat for a great vision, the vision of transforming India into a developed nation, powered by economic strength with value system. I am one of a billion citizens. Only vision will ignite a billion souls. It has entered into me; (What has entered into him? Pazuzu?) The ignited soul compared to any resource is the most powerful resource on the earth, above the earth, under the earth. (This speech is the same as George Bush's speech about a "thousand points of light." Also remember the Olympics when they were saying "Ignite the Fire Within." Also according to myth there is an empire of satanic beasts who will emerge from hell to the surface world.) I will keep the lamp of knowledge burning to achieve the vision - Developed India. If we work and sweat for the great vision with ignited minds, the transformation leading to birth of vibrant developed India will happen. This song, when sung in our own beautiful languages will unite our minds for action. This above is a clear reference to the occult illumination of India with the lamp of occult knowledge. Also what is being said here is that India will give birth to a golden dawn according to the vibrational patterns of the planets!

"In works of Illumination the magician aims for self improvement in some precisely defined and specific way. Grandiose plans for spiritual enlightenment should be abandoned in favour of identifying and overcoming the more obvious weaknesses and increasing existing strengths. For the work of Illumination the magician makes or acquires some object to represent his quest as a whole. This objects is technically known as a "lamp" although it may take the form of anything from a ring to a mandala. The "lamp" is used as a basis over which to proclaim various oaths and resolutions. Such oaths and resolutions may also be marked onto the design of the lamp. The magician may need to perform various supplementary acts of invocation, enchantment, divination and even evocation to make progress with the work of illumination." http://home.bip.net/d.scot/Other/Doc5.htm