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| (5th October 1931 - 27th July2015) |
Before
I write anything further, I'm sure you must have witnessed different reactions of people from all walks of life on the sad demise of Mr. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam. They all paid their condolences to this great
soul. This is a huge loss for the entire nation. So today, we would like to dedicate this article to him by mentioning some interesting facts about Mr. Kalam’s life, which also gave us immense motivation and inspiration:
Kindness:
The following incident happened during his tenure in DRDO, where he rejected the suggestion to put broken glass on the top of the wall. He reportedly said “If we do that, birds will not be able to perch on the wall”. DRDO officials want to cover the perimeter of the area for security purposes, without keeping in mind the importance of nature and its beautiful gifts. This was an example of the kindness in his heart, towards every living being.
Selflessness:
The Indian government
takes care of all its presidents and former presidents for their entire life-time. He
knew that and that’s why he donated all his life savings to his NGO named PURA (Providing
Urban Amenities to Rural Areas). Apparently, Dr. Kalam called up
Dr. Verghese Kurien, the founder of Amul, and asked: “Now that I have become
the President of India, the government is going to look after me till I am
living; so what can I do with my savings and salary?”
Friendship:
During his presidential visit to Kerala’s Raj Bhavan,
he had the opportunity to call anyone, to become the presidential guest. However, he invited a
roadside cobbler and the owner of a small time hotel. Both
of them were quite close to him during his tenure in Kerala. Can you really beat
that? He never forgot those 2 people who
were with him during his days of struggle.
Love
for kids:
During one of the award ceremonies in The President House, he interrupted the speech of the government official and instructed him to start the award ceremony as soon as possible. The Reason? 400 students were waiting for him to come
outside and meet him. Mr. Kalam doesn’t want to make students wait at all. He
always believed in the power of youth and his dream was to shape the future of
India with the help of today’s generation.
Equality:
At a convocation in IIT- Varanasi, Dr. Kalam
was the chief guest. There he saw 5 chairs on the stage, his chair being the
tallest one. He refused to sit on that chair and offered the seat to the University Vice chancellor. The vice chancellor couldn’t accept the offer, and hence, another chair was made available, equal in size to the other 4 chairs.
Hard
work and Dedication:
India’s first Satellite launch vehicle (PSLV) was to get the ROHINI satellite into orbit in 1980, however, the attempt was unsuccessful, and the satellite fell into the bay of Bengal.
This failure shook Dr. Kalam but he worked harder and the very next year, his team
managed to achieve success, and he became the cynosure in everyone eyes. There are many more examples which show that his dedication and hard work led him to get many
laurels and gave us inspiration, to not lose our focus and always have hope, even if the first 'n' attempts fail!
These were some of his personality traits
which we will never ever forget. We have to keep passing his legacy to our future generations so that the name of this visionary will always glow on the top
of this world. The light of the knowledge given by him to all of us will guide us, always. RIP Dr. Kalam. We will miss you!
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