Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi reeks of decency when he speaks his high-brow mind. He is a thinking leader, who infused his mallow wisdom into the strategies for developing human resources during his stint as Union HRD minister in NDA government led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a towering visionary, whose approach to development is second to none.

Joshi is a proponent of Self Reliant Development Model along with his innate love for the rich cultural heritage of India. He professed a nuclear India. An acclaimed Parliamentarian and fastidious academician, he addressed several conferences on Self Reliant Development Model throughout the country.

Today, Dr. Joshi has come to epitomize the resurgent India's yearning for self-assertion. He is an ardent advocate of a non-exploitive, egalitarian world order. One is struck by the basic continuity and consistency of Dr. Joshi's approach to politics and to life over the past half a century. His deep commitment to the Indian values only makes him more concerned for the weak and deprived. He has stood for combining effective leadership with broad participation to bring about a radical transformation in contemporary social order. To top it all, Dr Joshi's Charismatic leadership and his exceedingly clear sense of history has made his the darling of the masses.

For Dr. Joshi politics is not a goal in itself. It is a mission. It is a means to serve. It is an instrument of change and vitality -- to make India self-reliant, strong and a proud world leader.

Dr. Joshi foresees a modern, strong and vibrant India. Since early days he has been advocating to make India N-capable. Unperturbed, he championed the cause of the downtrodden, although at times he had to remain behind bars. He was arrested several times as Jan Sangh leader while mobilizing public opinion and leading agitations.