Odishara RAJA
BRAHMABAD: The human mind is a wing of the Almighty. The only difference is that humans are in the forbidden land where there are plethora of forbidden fruits confronting which the human mind goes berserk; courtesy anger, lust, hate, covetousness and other such sinful acts that invite the wrath of The Almighty. However, the loving Father-Brahma has laid down guidelines in the form of DHARMA abiding by which His children can lead a life of spiritual bliss under the shade of His Love.PRABHUKRIPA
23 June 2016
A P J Abdul Kalam's Thoughts-Pictures-Biography
A P J
Abdul Kalam’s thought
1. If
you salute your duty, you need not salute anybody. But if you pollute your
duty, you have to salute everybody.
2. My
message, especially to the young people, is to have courage to think
differently, courage to invent, to travel the unexplored path, courage to
discover the impossible and to conquer the problems and succeed. These are
great qualities that they must work towards. This is my message to the young
people.
3. Thinking
is progress. Non-thinking is stagnation of the individual, organisation and the
country. Thinking leads to action. Knowledge without action is useless and
irrelevant. Knowledge with action, converts adversity into prosperity.
4. Don't
take rest after your first victory, because if you fall in the second, more
lips are waiting to say that your first victory was just luck.
5. When
our signature changes to autograph, that marks the success.
6. We
should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us.
7. Difficulties
in your life do not come to destroy you, but to help you realise your hidden
potential and power. Let difficulties know that you too are difficult.
8. Those
who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted success
that breeds bitterness all around.
9. Don't
read success stories, you will only get a message. Read failure stories, you
will get some ideas to get success.
10.
Your best teacher is your last mistake.
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DR. A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM |
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Born on 15th October
1931 at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul
Kalam, specialized in Aeronautical Engineering from Madras Institute of
Technology. Dr. Kalam made significant contribution as Project
Director to develop India's first indigenous Satellite Launch Vehicle
(SLV-III) which successfully injected the Rohini satellite in the near earth
orbit in July 1980 and made India an exclusive member of Space Club. He was
responsible for the evolution of ISRO's launch vehicle programme,
particularly the PSLV configuration. After working for two decades in ISRO
and mastering launch vehicle technologies, Dr. Kalam took up the
responsibility of developing Indigenous Guided Missiles at Defence Research
and Development Organisation as the Chief Executive of Integrated Guided
Missile Development Programme (IGMDP). He was responsible for the development
and operationalisation of AGNI and PRITHVI Missiles and for building
indigenous capability in critical technologies through networking of multiple
institutions. He was the Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister and
Secretary, Department of Defence Research & Development from July 1992 to
December 1999. During this period he led to the weaponisation of strategic
missile systems and the Pokhran-II nuclear tests in collaboration with
Department of Atomic Energy, which made India a nuclear weapon State. He also
gave thrust to self-reliance in defence systems by progressing multiple
development tasks and mission projects such as Light Combat Aircraft.
As Chairman of
Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC) and as an
eminent scientist, he led the country with the help of 500 experts to arrive
at Technology Vision 2020 giving a road map for transforming India from the
present developing status to a developed nation. Dr. Kalam has
served as the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India, in the
rank of Cabinet Minister, from November 1999 to November 2001 and was
responsible for evolving policies, strategies and missions for many
development applications. Dr. Kalam was also the Chairman,
Ex-officio, of the Scientific Advisory Committee to the Cabinet (SAC-C) and
piloted India Millennium Mission 2020.
Dr. Kalam took up
academic pursuit as Professor, Technology & Societal Transformation at
Anna University, Chennai from November 2001 and was involved in teaching and
research tasks. Above all he took up a mission to ignite the young minds for
national development by meeting high school students across the country.
In his literary pursuit
four of Dr. Kalam's books - "Wings of Fire", "India
2020 - A Vision for the New Millennium", "My journey" and
"Ignited Minds - Unleashing the power within India" have become
household names in India and among the Indian nationals abroad. These books
have been translated in many Indian languages.
Dr. Kalam is one
of the most distinguished scientists of India with the unique honour of
receiving honorary doctorates from 30 universities and institutions. He has
been awarded the coveted civilian awards - Padma Bhushan (1981) and Padma
Vibhushan (1990) and the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna (1997). He is a
recipient of several other awards and Fellow of many professional
institutions.
Dr. Kalam became the 11th President
of India on 25th July 2002. His focus is on transforming India into
a developed nation by 2020.
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There were about 70 scientists working on a very hectic
project. All of them were really frustrating due to the pressure of work and
the demands of their boss but everyone was loyal to him and did not even think
about quitting the job.
One day, a scientist went to his boss and told him – "Sir, I have promised my children that I will take them to the exhibition in our township. So I want to leave the office at 5:30 pm. His boss replied “OK, you’re permitted to leave work early today”. The scientist went back to work. He continued his work after lunch. As usual he got too involved to such an extent that when he looked at his watch the time was 8:30 PM. Suddenly he remembered the promise he had made to his children.
He looked for his boss who was not there. Having told him in the morning itself, he closed everything and left for home.
Deep within himself, he was feeling guilty for having disappointed his children. Once he reached home he realised his children were not there. His wife was sitting alone in the hall and reading magazines.
The situation was explosive; any talk would boomerang on him. His wife asked him “Would you like to have coffee or shall I straight away serve dinner if you are hungry."
The man replied “If you would like to have coffee, I too will have but what about the children? His wife replied “You don’t know? Your manager came here at 5:15 PM and has taken the children to the exhibition“.
What had really happened was that his boss who granted him permission was observing him working seriously at 5:00 PM. He thought to himself, this person will not leave the work, but if he has promised his children they should enjoy the visit to the exhibition. So he took the lead in taking them to exhibition. The boss does not have to do it. But once it is done, loyalty is established.
That is why all the scientists at Thumba continued to work under their boss even though the stress was tremendous.
By the way, can you hazard a guess as to who the boss was?
He was none other than Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
One day, a scientist went to his boss and told him – "Sir, I have promised my children that I will take them to the exhibition in our township. So I want to leave the office at 5:30 pm. His boss replied “OK, you’re permitted to leave work early today”. The scientist went back to work. He continued his work after lunch. As usual he got too involved to such an extent that when he looked at his watch the time was 8:30 PM. Suddenly he remembered the promise he had made to his children.
He looked for his boss who was not there. Having told him in the morning itself, he closed everything and left for home.
Deep within himself, he was feeling guilty for having disappointed his children. Once he reached home he realised his children were not there. His wife was sitting alone in the hall and reading magazines.
The situation was explosive; any talk would boomerang on him. His wife asked him “Would you like to have coffee or shall I straight away serve dinner if you are hungry."
The man replied “If you would like to have coffee, I too will have but what about the children? His wife replied “You don’t know? Your manager came here at 5:15 PM and has taken the children to the exhibition“.
What had really happened was that his boss who granted him permission was observing him working seriously at 5:00 PM. He thought to himself, this person will not leave the work, but if he has promised his children they should enjoy the visit to the exhibition. So he took the lead in taking them to exhibition. The boss does not have to do it. But once it is done, loyalty is established.
That is why all the scientists at Thumba continued to work under their boss even though the stress was tremendous.
By the way, can you hazard a guess as to who the boss was?
He was none other than Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
Salam Saheb: A P J Abdul Kalam
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