Madhusudan_Das

His Life and Achievements 7
University. Andrew Carnegie, Henry Ford and Eastman (of Kodak)
had not I'm afraid, even the benefit of secondary education. In
England William Harcott" Lever, Sir Thomas Lipton in fact almost all
the founders of big business houses were innocent of University
Education.
But in our unfortunate country those who have got ideals and
enterprise are generally men of high culture and education and they
labour under a serious disadvantage when they have got to give a
practical shape to their ideas and so often we have to witness tragedies.
I need not here pause to relate the stories of failure in undertakings
started under such auspices; but this is no reason why one should sit
idle with folded hands. 'Failures are the precursors of success for
future generations'. I have myself burnt my fingers over one or two
undertakings but I have never been dejected rather spurred to greater
activities by such temporary set-backs.
If the new generation which has sprung up since the demise of
Mr. Das, taken up the cue and builds on the foundation laid by him at
enormous sacrifice to himself, the future of Orissa will turn into a
much brighter, happier and more prosperous one specially with the
advent of the new Province, which, too, owes its creation to Mr.
Das.
Mr. Das had realised at a time when our country men had no
such awakening that unless we could revive and create new industries,
there will be no economic salvation for our people who are solely
dependent on uncertain agricultural pursuits.
I shall now conclude with one word - viz. that Mr. Das died a
martyr to the cause of Industry and to the uplift of his countrymen.
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