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Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam is
a person who through his life has left a mark of how one could be
simple in
spite having achieved humongous success in life. APJ Abdul
Kalam as better known to all of us was a very simple human being
curious to know and learn through his life.
He
was the President of India because he successfully lead the Indian
Missile program and ensured India carried out its
second and more powerful nuclear test. These are his well known facts
and He never entertained a thought to throw his weight around, he was
a simpleton before he lived in Rashtrapathi Bhavan and he continued
to be a simpleton after demitting office.
My
friend's son was selected in the NASA conducted test and he gets a
call from Mr. Kalam, while he was residing in the Anna University
campus and expresses his desire to meet the young man. My friend
fondly remembers the close to 2 hours time spent by Kalam ji with
this budding young man. The curiosity with which he chatted with this
young man shows how committed a learner he was through his life.
His
love to meet the young minds during the office and before and after
the same, only goes to show, how he wanted to ignite the desire to
dream in the young Indian minds. Probably his term is the only one
where there was always a preference for young people to visit the
residence on Raisina Hill compared to regular politicians who throng
there.
No
less than 40 universities have bestowed their Doctorates on this one
man, which goes to show, how well lettered and knowledgeable he was
and still so simple n humble through his life. Recently we had a
Chaiwala becoming the PM, but we had a Paper boy becoming a Nuclear
Scientist and a President of a nation earlier in the form of Sri APJ
Abdul Kalam, indeed it is a tribute to our democracy and its
traditions of honouring the best n the noble.
When
ever there was this news that circulated about his illness and media
ignoring it on Facebook and Whatsapp, I
used to feel, how ignorant are people. Today when I
heard the news about his demise and the spontaneous out pour over the
social media and elsewhere,
I
could feel the tremors of the nations love for this one man.
I have never seen so much respect and love cutting across all walks
of life to any other
person. Probably
there is no throat which is not parched today and no heart which had
not shed a tear.
This
is what I believe is leaving a mark in the minds of people, only
achieved by great people and indeed today India had lost a great son
and a true Indian, he belonged to no region, no religion, no caste,
he is the universally accepted MISSILE MAN OF INDIA & a PEOPLE'S PRESIDENT
Salute
sir, keep blessing us from up there and there are 1.3 Billion Indians
who are going to miss you.
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