Chira Namasya Padmasri Haladhar Nag.

HATSOFF.......... SALUTE............
If this man can be ignored....why should we mind Ignorance at all.

Class 3 dropout Padma Sri winner Haladhar Nag.
He is a famous poet from Western Odisha. He is class 3 dropout but a great poet. There are four PHd papers on him. BBC made a documentary on him as well. His life and work is a case study in Harvard University. This year he was awarded with the Padma Sri. Many may not be knowing, he was nominated for Nobel Prize for Literature in the year 2008.
Down to earth and a great human being.
He is humble and never wore a footwear in his entire life. Salutes to this great human being & pray for his pen to continue to inspire millions across the world with his powerful writings. Chira Namasya Padmasri Haladhar Nag.

Son & Father

A son took his father to a restaurant to enjoy a delicious dinner. His father was of advanced age, and therefore, a little weak, too. While he was eating, a little bit of food fell from time to time on his shirt and his trousers. The other diners watched the older man with their faces distorted in disgust, but his son remained totally calm.
Once both were done eating, the son, without being remotely ashamed, helped his father by taking him to the restroom. He cleaned up the leftovers from his wrinkled face, and tried to wash the stains of food from his clothes. He lovingly combed his hair gray and he finally got his glasses cleaned. On the way out of the restroom, a profound silence reigned in the restaurant. The son was going to pay the bill and get ready to escort his father out of the restaurant. Just then a man rose from his chair among the diners, and asked the son " don't you think that you've left something here? "The young man replied, "No, I haven't missed anything". Then the stranger said to him, " Yes you've left something! You left here a lesson for each child, and hope for every parent!" The entire restaurant was so quiet, you could hear a pin drop.

One of the biggest honors that exists, is the ability to take care of those older adults who cared for us. Our parents, and all those elderly who sacrificed their lives, with time, money, effort and unconditional love. They deserve our utmost respect. If you also feel respect for older adults, share this story with all your friends

Story of Businessman

One millionaire in Brazil had announced that he is going to bury his Bentley car costing 1million dollar. The reason attributed was that it will be useful for him after his death. All have criticized that this fool is wasting 1million dollar. Press and public scolded him.
On the specified date all were assembled there eagerly to see what is going to happen.
A big pit was dug to accommodate the car. The car was parked nearby. All were watching anxiously. The millionaire came. Arrangements were made for burying the car. People scolded him for his foolishness. They angrily told "you are wasting the costly car. It will not be useful to you after your death. Why can't you give it to somebody else so that they can use it."
The millionaire replied with a smile "I am not a fool to bury the car. I wanted to convey a message to you. The car is just 1million dollar. You are angry with me as I have decided to bury it.
But you people are burying the costless heart,eye,lungs,kidney, skin etc which are useful to the human community. Why cant you gift them to the needy. Million are awaiting for organ replacement. Help them. I staged this drama so as to make you to realize the importance of organ donation."

Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam,-A Short Biography

Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam,-A Short Biography !!

                          Born on 15th October 1931 at Rameswaram, in Tamil Nadu, Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, specialized in Aero Engineering from Madras Institute of Technology. 

                          He initially worked in DRDO in 1958 and then joined ISRO in 1963. Dr. Kalam has made significant contribution to Indian satellite and launch vehicles of ISRO and also in the missile programme of DRDO. As project Director, SLV-III, he contributed for the design, development and management of India’s first indigenous Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV-III)to inject Rohini satellite in the near earth orbit. He was responsible for the evolution of ISRO’s launch vehicles programme and configurations. He rejoined DRDO in 1982 and conceived the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP) for indigenous missiles. 

                        He was Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister and Secretary, Department of Defence Research & Development from July 1992 to December ,Chairman, Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC), he generated the Technology Vision 2020 documents – a road map for transforming India from Developing India to Developed India. He provided overall guidance to a number of Homegrown Technology Projects and major technology missions such as Sugar, Advanced Composites and Fly Ash utilization.

                         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. He was primarily responsible for evolving policies, strategies and missions for generation of innovations and support systems for multiple applications. Also, generating science and technology task in strategic, economic and social sectors in partnership with Government departments, institutions and industry. Dr. Kalam was also the Chairman, Ex-officio, of the Scientific Advisory Committee to the Cabinet (SAC-C).

                        Dr. Kalam took up academic pursuit as Professor, Technology & Societal Transformation at Anna University, Chennai and involved in teaching and research tasks. Above all he is on his mission to ignite the young minds for national development by meeting high school students across the country.

Dr. Kalam was conferred with the Degree of Doctor of Science . Honoris Causa) by 30 universities/academic institutions. He is recipient of several awards including the Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration 1997.

                        Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has been awarded Padma Bhushan in 1981, Padma Vibhushan in 1990 and BHARAT RATNA in 1997.

It's never too late to start all over.

At age 5 his Father died.
At age 16 he quit school.
At age 17 he had already lost four jobs.
At age 18 he got married.
Between ages 18 and 22, he was a railroad conductor and failed. He joined the army and washed out there.
He applied for law school he was rejected.
He became an insurance sales man and failed again.
At age 19 he became a father.
At age 20 his wife left him and took their baby daughter.
He became a cook and dishwasher in a small cafe.
He failed in an attempt to kidnap his own daughter, and eventually he convinced his wife to return home.
At age 65 he retired.
On the 1st day of retirement he received a cheque from the Government for $105.
He felt that the Government was saying that he couldn’t provide for himself.
He decided to commit suicide, it wasn’t worth living anymore; he had failed so much.
He sat under a tree writing his will, but instead, he wrote what he would have accomplished with his life.
He realised there was much more that he hadn’t done.
There was one thing he could do better than anyone he knew. And that was how to cook. So he borrowed $87 against his cheque and bought and fried up some chicken using his recipe, and went door to door to sell them to his neighbours in Kentucky.

Remember at age 65 he was ready to commit suicide. But at age 88 Colonel Sanders, founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) Empire was a billionaire.

Moral of the story: Attitude. It's never too late to start all over.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT'S ALL ABOUT YOUR ATTITUDE. NEVER GIVE UP NO MATTER HOW HARD IT GETS. You have what it takes to be successful. Go for it and make a difference. No guts no glory. It's never too old to dream.!!

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