Abdul Kalam: The Great Person
By: Zamhasari Jamil
Two years ago, I met Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, the President of India in his palace Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi. Today, I read The National Herald, New Delhi where quoted that Kalam also influenced by great personalities. The full story taken from The National Herald, New Delhi (Friday, 23 December 2005) is published below.
Kalam influenced by 17 great personalities
Hyderabad: President A P J Abdul Kalam, who has made a mark all through his life, considers 17 great personalities as guide posts and role models. Revealing this, Prof Arun K Tiwari, who had written the book ''Guiding Souls: A Dialogue on the purpose of life'' along with Mr Kalam, said the President considered as guide posts his mother, Emperor Ashoka, Caliph Umar, Thiruvallur, Guru Nanak, Abraham Lincoln, Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela and M S Subalakshmi.
The first citizen of the nation was influenced by the Tamil saint Thiruvallur, who considered the head of the state as the life and soul of society, never failing in following duties and with attributes of fearlessness, liberty, wisdom and energy and free from pride, anger and lust, Prof Tiwari said delivering a talk on the book at the B M Birla Science Centre here last night.
Mr Kalam's role models Aryabhatta, Thomas Alwa Edison, Srinivasan Ramanujam, Sir C V Raman, Satish Dhawan, Varghese Kurien, Kakarla Subba Rao and C N R Rao, who had put to use science for development of the society, he said.
Working in Rashtrapati Bhavan, Dr Kalam drew so much from great soul of Abraham Lincoln, who was never carried away by criticisms. Once a leader was afraid of criticisms, he ceases to be a leader and becomes a follower of world around him --- officials, friends, media-- and eventually becoming a puppet in show, he said, adding that the President considered Nelson Mandela, who fought against apartheid in South Africa, as great teacher of life.
According to the President, it was Ashoka, who had first defined state morality and private or individual morality, while Caliph Umar learnt to access nucleus of calm and was able to face pain, sorrow and grief with equanimity.
Dr Kalam was influenced by Guru Nanak, who proclaimed equality of men in all respects and exposed incongruities and fruitlessness of ritualistic and ascetic practices as also the father of the nation, who was responsible for transformation of the political demand for Indepdence into a nation-wide mass movement that mobilised every class of society against imperialistic forces.
Of the two great women admired by Dr Kalam, his mother has never initiated a serious conversation with him. His mother as true Indian woman taught what sons and daughters need to survive. How to cook, clean, haul water and stitch. How to be productive, obedient, respectful and above all patient.
Dr Kalam confided that he woke up for decades listening to the ''Venkateswara Suprabatham'' rendered by late Carnatic vocalist M S Subbalakshmi, a symbol of tradition. [The National Herald, New Delhi]
Two years ago, I met Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, the President of India in his palace Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi. Today, I read The National Herald, New Delhi where quoted that Kalam also influenced by great personalities. The full story taken from The National Herald, New Delhi (Friday, 23 December 2005) is published below.
Kalam influenced by 17 great personalities
Hyderabad: President A P J Abdul Kalam, who has made a mark all through his life, considers 17 great personalities as guide posts and role models. Revealing this, Prof Arun K Tiwari, who had written the book ''Guiding Souls: A Dialogue on the purpose of life'' along with Mr Kalam, said the President considered as guide posts his mother, Emperor Ashoka, Caliph Umar, Thiruvallur, Guru Nanak, Abraham Lincoln, Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela and M S Subalakshmi.
The first citizen of the nation was influenced by the Tamil saint Thiruvallur, who considered the head of the state as the life and soul of society, never failing in following duties and with attributes of fearlessness, liberty, wisdom and energy and free from pride, anger and lust, Prof Tiwari said delivering a talk on the book at the B M Birla Science Centre here last night.
Mr Kalam's role models Aryabhatta, Thomas Alwa Edison, Srinivasan Ramanujam, Sir C V Raman, Satish Dhawan, Varghese Kurien, Kakarla Subba Rao and C N R Rao, who had put to use science for development of the society, he said.
Working in Rashtrapati Bhavan, Dr Kalam drew so much from great soul of Abraham Lincoln, who was never carried away by criticisms. Once a leader was afraid of criticisms, he ceases to be a leader and becomes a follower of world around him --- officials, friends, media-- and eventually becoming a puppet in show, he said, adding that the President considered Nelson Mandela, who fought against apartheid in South Africa, as great teacher of life.
According to the President, it was Ashoka, who had first defined state morality and private or individual morality, while Caliph Umar learnt to access nucleus of calm and was able to face pain, sorrow and grief with equanimity.
Dr Kalam was influenced by Guru Nanak, who proclaimed equality of men in all respects and exposed incongruities and fruitlessness of ritualistic and ascetic practices as also the father of the nation, who was responsible for transformation of the political demand for Indepdence into a nation-wide mass movement that mobilised every class of society against imperialistic forces.
Of the two great women admired by Dr Kalam, his mother has never initiated a serious conversation with him. His mother as true Indian woman taught what sons and daughters need to survive. How to cook, clean, haul water and stitch. How to be productive, obedient, respectful and above all patient.
Dr Kalam confided that he woke up for decades listening to the ''Venkateswara Suprabatham'' rendered by late Carnatic vocalist M S Subbalakshmi, a symbol of tradition. [The National Herald, New Delhi]
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Sri. Kalam's management in this modern world is the realart of Management and it has become a part and parcel of everyday life, be it at home, in the office or factory and in Government. In all organizations, where a group of human beings assemble for a common purpose irrespective of caste, creed, and religion, management principles come into play through the management of resources, finance and planning, priorities, policies and practice. Management is a systematic way of carrying out activities in any field of human effort. Management need to focus more on leadership skills, e.g., establishing vision and goals, communicating the vision and goals, and guiding others to accomplish them. It also assert that leadership must be more facilitative, participative and empowering in how visions and goals are established and carried out. Some people assert that this really isn't a change in the management functions, rather it's re-emphasizing certain aspects of management.
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