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NISHTHA Volume 1, Issue 4 Nov 2015

From The Editor’s Desk Dear Readers, Welcome to the November issue of Nishtha, and we’re thrilled to be getting into the festive spirit . Wishing every-one a very Happy Diwali and heartiest wishes on their birthdays. We feel quite charged up with our VCMD’s tips on Teamwork and HR Head article on extraordinary Leadership. We also remem-ber the simplicity of “The Missile Man of India” on the last page. One cannot avoid the beautiful poetic creation of Mr. Awadhesh on Yoga and must read safety tips for Diwali. I thank everyone who has been contributing with their articles, views and suggestion to take Nishtha a step ahead and hope to see much more in the coming publications. Regards, Nitesh Chaharia

GREEN VALLIEY INDUSTRIES LTD.

FROM THE VCMD DESK Mr. Vineet Agarwal Just as it’s one thing to join a team, but quite an-other to perform as a team member. To put it simply, teams don’t work without teamwork .

The French language has an excellent expression to describe it: esprit de corps. This means a sense of unity, of enthusiasm for common interests and re-sponsibilities, as developed among a group of per-sons closely associated in a task, cause, enterprise, etc.

Sports teams are perfect examples of how many players working together can achieve much more than one player who is acting alone. For example, you may not be the best goal scorer, but you're great at moving the ball forward. You know that if you pass that ball to the person who can score, the team has a better chance of win-ning. Everyone on the team plays a different role, according to their strengths – and by helping and encouraging one another along the way, you can make some inspir-ing things happen.

Here are few Tips for Being a Good Team Member

Be Reliable: We've probably all worked with people who have made promises they

didn't keep. It's frustrating when someone says one thing and does another, and it

can really slow a group's progress. You can be a valuable asset to your team simply

by delivering what you said you would do – on time.

Be a Good Communicator: Be involved and active within the group. If you sit si-lently while someone else discusses an idea that you know won't work, you could damage the team's chances of achieving its outcomes.

Stay Flexible : If you've ever worked with a team, you probably know that things

can change quickly. People may join or leave the group, budgets may be reduced, or

goals may be redefined. The best team players know how to

be flexible. They don't fight change – instead, they see it as a

new opportunity for growth.

Being a good team player isn't always easy. Teams are usually created to solve difficult problems, and they often have tight deadlines and strict budgets. But this can be your chance to shine. Look at teamwork as not only a challenge, but a great opportunity.

Help your team by using your strengths, clearly understand-ing your role, and staying flexible and reliable until the project is completed. Be posi-tive, and help others as much as you can. Share information and resources with your team. Remember, you're all there for one purpose – and by keeping everyone informed, you contribute to that goal. If you have past experiences or knowledge that can help others, then offer it. They'll appreciate the help.

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following members. Rupesh Mishra —Meghalaya

Laxmi Khemka—Guwahati

Anupama Kar —Guwahati

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MAX PANORAMA

Training Programme for Marketing Personnel on cement production:-

“Success in business requires training ,discipline and hard work” Adhering to this ,a training programme was con-

ducted by HR department on 5th and 6th October,2015 for the marketing personnel to know our product better by

knowing our integrated process and quality standards which is at par with our competitors by meeting the Bureau of

Indian Standards (BIS) .Marketing personnel visited and noted the competitive advantage of our product and en-

riched their concept for our MAX cement in the consultation with production engineers and the chemist who certifies

the Maximum Guarantee in the market for our valuable customers.

A STEP TOWARDS SWACHH BHARAT ABHIYAN:

In a devotion to clean India, We shall not make the society dirty nor shall let any person do that. In the same context

we have started the cleanliness drive from home, workplace and community. We have donated dust bin to the

Jaintia Temple to make the temple surrounding clean and healthy for the devotee. “Charity begins at home “An indi-

vidual will involve his family, a family will involve other families, and families will involve communities and ultimately

the entire country.

DUSSEHRA CELEBRATION

“The festival of Dussehra signifies the victory of good over evil “The festival continues for ten days and Dussehra is

the tenth day. Dussehra is also called Vijayadashami and is celebrated as victory of Goddess Durga over the demon

Mahisasura. It is called as triumph of virtue over sin or immorality.

This occasion was celebrated in the plant on 22nd October, 2015 by 10.30AM .The Puja started with Hawan followed

by Arti and Prasad Vitran.

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Safe DIWALI Tips

Dr.Rajat Paul, Health Service GVIL

Diwali is festival of light where we believe that it is to celebrate the victory of God

over Evil. This festival marks the return of lord Rama after defeating the demon

Ravana .

In this festival, homes are lighted with varieties of light like clay-lamp, Candles,

fairy-lights, and decorative electric bulbs.

Bursting of fire crackers reached high levels of noise and smokes spread in the air

which causes pollution. As we know that noise pollution is hazardous for every

individual that may lead hearing problems and the firecrackers smoke and dust

may lead to respiratory problems.

So we all have to be aware about pollution and take some precaution during the

celebration of “DIWALI FESTIVAL” for SAFTEY, Health & Environment by controlling

pollution.

Safety tips

1. Ensure that Diyas and Candles are not place on surfaces which melt or

burn easily. Put out candles before you leave a room and before you go to

bed, Keep candles away from cloth.

2. Do not overload an electric socket, just in order to have a brighter Diwali.

3. Burst Crackers in open space and keep a safe distance. Do not keep stock

of crackers near fire. Keep crackers away from reach of children.

4. Ensure fire extinguishers are in working condition.

5. In case of burn don’t use powder or ghee or any other home remedies on

burn body surface as this always creates a chance of infection. Pour tap

water on the affected area for 15 to 20 minutes and take medical atten-

tion.

6. Use nose mask in cracker bursting area. If you have allergy or asthma,

avoid being at bursting crackers zone.

7. Keep away old aged peoples & small kid from crackers bursting area.

8. Avoid nylon cloths and prefer cotton cloths while bursting crackers.

9. Strictly avoid Matches and gas lighters for burning crackers as it may be

dangerous.

10. Do not burn crackers indoor or inside the vehicles.

11. When crackers will not burst do not ignite immediately, do not try to burst

them, throw some water and diffuse them.

12. If you feel allergy or breathing difficulty at bursting area/during crackers

bursting, take immediate medical attention.

13. Keep first aid and a bucket of water at the event area & be prepared for

emergency.

1st NOV Jiyalal Adibasi

1st NOV Naba Kumar Kalita

1st NOV Mozibur Rahman Laskar

1st NOV Sun Kr Deori

4th NOV Altaf Hussain Choudhury

4th NOV Upendra Sinha

4th NOV Diangmong Siangshai

5th NOV Sanjoy Payun

7th NOV Sahin Ahmed

10th NOV Om Bahadur Rai

10th NOV Sujit Paul

10th NOV Wandalyne Mawthoh

11th NOV Duryandhan Jena

15th NOV Abdul Jabbar

17th NOV Md. Hashmat Ali

17th NOV Miss. Evalariun Mawthoh

17th NOV Miss. Linda Muksor

18th NOV Sanjeev Ghosh

19th NOV Ajoy Gurung

23rd NOV Gulanur Rahman Laskar

23rd NOV Sanjoy Acharjee

25th NOV Samarjit Singha

28th NOV Eslavath Dasrunaik

28th NOV Sitangshu Paul

29th NOV Jumwi Raja Swargiary

29th NOV Ravi Singh

29th NOV Winel Suting

30th NOV Uttam Kumar Prajapati

30th NOV Rupan Nath

8th Nov Krishna Kanta Das

15th Nov Arpita Tibrewal

15th Nov Anil Jha

28th Nov Samuel D.L. Mawlong

30th Nov Minati Das

30th Nov Mukit Hussain

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PEARLS OF WISDOM Silence is Gold

Vikash Mishra , Asst. Manager HR

Three engineers worked in a foreign land. For some reason the king of that place was

displeased with them and punished them a death sentence. They pleaded and

begged before the king. He wouldn’t retrace the decision, rather told them that only

on God’s willing, they could be saved. In his kingdom, the King used to chop off the

neck of the prisoner by a machine (guillotine). On the day of execution, an old man

who pitied them, advised them saying not to utter a single word there. Remain mum.

Those engineers agreed to that. The first one was taken to the guillotine. Somehow

the gadget failed to work properly and the engineer was saved. It was the turn of the

second engineer—same thing happened and he too, escaped the death-knell.

Now, the third one who was intently watching all this forgot what he had promised to

that old man, about keeping quiet. The moment he was put there, he jumped saying

that what you are voicing as God’s sweet will, is nothing but a technical defect in the

apparatus. He pointed out the flaw and the executioner easily did the job- he was

killed.

“This principle advocates that whenever a situation is heated up, there is a contro-

versy, any argument getting out of hand, your boss/husband/wife—anybody in a

fuming rage, a single word from you would add fuel to the fire. So best would be—

TO REMAIN QUIET.”

We are All Made to Fly

Pawan Joshi, GM Commercial

Once there was a King who received a gift of two young eagles from Arabia. They

were the most beautiful birds he had ever seen. He gave the precious eagles to his

Army General to be trained.

Months passed and one day the Army General informed the King that though one of

the eagles was flying high in the sky, the other bird had not moved from its branch

since the day it had arrived. The King summoned bird healers to cure the eagle. But

no one could make the eagle fly. Having tried everything else, the King thought,

“Maybe I need someone more familiar with the countryside to understand the nature

of this problem.’’ So he ordered his Army General, “Go and get a farmer who is famil-

iar with the habits of eagle”. Next day, the King was thrilled to see this lazy eagle

soaring high. The King asked the farmer, ‘‘How did you make the eagle fly?’’ The

farmer said to the King, “It was very easy, Your Majesty. I simply cut the branch

where the bird was sitting and it had no other option except to fly...’’

We are all made to fly. But instead of doing that, we stick to the routine and become

lazy. We do only those things which are easy and familiar.

It is very important to analyze the words of William James: “Life isn’t about finding

yourself, Life is about creating yourself.” and also of Henry Ford: “Don’t simply go

through life. Grow through life.”

When we accept challenges and targets, a new wave of energy enters us and we get

creative and innovative ideas, which make us a different and unique person in the

crowd. Then we add new dimension to our life and career.

08 Nov World Run Day

09 Nov Dhanteras

10 Nov Kali Puja

11 Nov Diwali

11 Nov National Education Day

12 Nov World Quality Day

13 Nov Bhai Dooj

14 Nov Children Day

17 Nov Chhath Puja

21 Nov World Hello Day

25 Nov Gurunanak Jayanti

26 Nov Thanks Giving Day

Lighter Vein

Santa: "God, if u give me 100 rs,

I will donate 50 rupees in tem-

ple".

(After walking some distance, he

finds a 50 rs note)

Santa: "Shame on u God, u don't

even trust me a little? You have

already taken your share!"

-Anupama Kar

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THIS IS WHAT EXTRAORDINARY LEADERS DO & ORDINARY LEADERS DON ’T Deepaq Sharrma, Group HR Head

T h e s e c r e t t o l e a d e r s h i p i s t h e r e a r e n ’ t a n y r e a l s e c r e t s . T h e b e s t l e a d e r s h a v e s i m p l y g o n e t o s c h o o l o n i m p r o v i n g t h e i r t r a d e c r a ft . W h i l e t h e c a p a b i l i ti e s p o s s e s s e d b y t h e b e s t l e a d -e r s m i g h t s e e m o t h e r w o r l d l y t o m a n y , t h e y a r e m e r e l y t h e o u t c o m e o f h a r d w o r k , e x p e r i -e n c e , p e r s p e c ti v e , a n d y e s , a b i t o f l u c k . T h e b e s t l e a d e r s h a v e j u s t l e a r n e d t o m a k e c e r -t a i n t r a n s i ti o n s t h a t l e s s e ff e c ti v e l e a d e r s c u r i o u s l y r e m a i n b l i n d t o .

S o m e l e a d e r s h i t t h e i r s t r i d e e a r l y i n t h e i r c a r e e r , o t h e r s fi n d t h e i r p a t h l a t e r i n l i f e , a n d r e g r e tt a b l y , f a r t o o m a n y l e a d e r s n e v e r s e e m t o g e t t h e i r f o o ti n g . G r e a t l e a d e r s d i s c o v e r p i v o t p o i n t s a n d t r a n s i ti o n s t h a t c r e a t e a c e r t a i n r h y t h m a n d b a l a n c e , w h i l e a v e r a g e l e a d -e r s t e n d t o b e s o m e w h a t t o n e d e a f a n d a w k w a r d . W e a l l r e c o g n i z e g r e a t l e a d e r s h i p w h e n w e s e e i t , b u t m a n y f a i l t o s e e w h a t i t i s t h a t a c t u a l l y m a k e s t h e l e a d e r g r e a t .

F o l l o w i n g a r e 5 k e y t r a n s i ti o n s g r e a t l e a d e r s m a k e t h a t a v e r a g e l e a d e r s d o n o t .

CATCH PURPOSE

P u r p o s e i s t h e o n e t h i n g a l l g r e a t l e a d e r s h a v e i n c o m m o n . G r e a t l e a d e r s h a v e a c l e a r l y d e fi n e d p u r p o s e , w h i l e a v e r a g e l e a d e r s j u s t s h o w u p t o w o r k . P u r p o s e f u e l s p a s s i o n a n d w o r k e t h i c . I t i s t h e s e c h a r a c t e r i s ti c s t h a t a ff o r d g r e a t l e a d -e r s a c o m p e ti ti v e a d v a n t a g e o v e r t h o s e w h o d o n ’ t u n d e r -s t a n d t h e d y n a m i c s o f t h i s l i n k a g e .

T h e b e s t l e a d e r s r e c o g n i z e a c o m m o n p u r p o s e , s h a r e d v a l -u e s , a n d a l i g n e d v i s i o n a r e t h e h a l l m a r k s o f a n y g r e a t o r -g a n i z a ti o n . T h e s e t h r e e e l e m e n t s s e t t h e f o u n d a ti o n f o r a

s u s t a i n a b l e c u l t u r e .

L E A D E R S W H O F A I L T O B R I N G P E O P L E T O G E T H E R A R O U N D T H E S E T H R E E C O N S T R U C T S S E N -T E N C E , T H E I R C O M P A N Y F I R S T T O T H E C H A O S O F M E D I O C R I T Y , A N D U L T I M A T E L Y T O T H E P A I N O F U S E L E S S N E S S .

G r e a t l e a d e r s c r e a t e c u l t u r e b y d e s i g n , w h i l e a v e r a g e l e a d e r s a l l o w c u l t u r e t o e v o l v e b y d e f a u l t . A l e s s o n l o s t o n m a n y i s p r o fi t d o e s n ’ t d r i v e p u r p o s e , b u t p u r p o s e c e r t a i n l y d r i v e s p r o fi t – g r e a t l e a d e r s u n d e r s t a n d t h i s ; a v e r a g e l e a d e r s d o n o t .

L e a d e r s w h o a r e d r i v e n b y p r o fi t w i l l fi n d t h e y m a y b e s u c c e s s f u l f o r a s e a s o n , b u t t h e y ’ l l e v e n t u a l l y c o m e t o r e a l i z e a p u r e p r o fi t a g e n d a i s n o t s u s t a i n a b l e o v e r t h e l o n g t o w .

G r e a t l e a d e r s m a k e t h e t r a n s i ti o n f r o m p r o fi t t o p u r p o s e a n d a r e h a n d s o m e l y r e w a r d e d f o r d o i n g s o . A u n i fi e d p u r p o s e c a n e n d u r e a l l t h i n g s .

PEOPLE FIRST

L e a d e r s a r e n o t h i n g w i t h o u t p e o p l e . P u t a n o t h e r w a y , p e o -p l e w i l l m a k e o r b r e a k y o u a s a l e a d e r .

Y o u ’ l l e i t h e r t r e a t t h e m w e l l , e a r n t h e i r t r u s t , r e s p e c t a n d l o y a l t y , o r y o u w o n ’ t . Y o u ’ l l e i t h e r s e e p e o p l e a s c a p i t a l t o b e l e v e r a g e d o r h u m a n s t o b e d e v e l o p e d a n d f u l fi l l e d .

Y o u ’ l l e i t h e r v i e w y o u r s e l f a s s u p e r i o r t o y o u r e m p l o y e e s , o r a s o n e w h o s e j o b i t i s t o s e r v e t h e m , l e a r n f r o m t h e m , a n d l e a v e t h e m b e b e tt e r o ff f o r b e i n g l e d b y y o u .

T h e b e s t l e a d e r s d o n ’ t p u t p e o p l e i n a b o x – t h e y f r e e t h e m f r o m b o x e s . U l ti m a t e l y , a l e a d e r ’ s j o b i s n ’ t t o c r e a t e f o l l o w e r s , b u t t o s t r i v e f o r u b i q u i t o u s l e a d e r s h i p .

A v e r a g e l e a d e r s s p e n d ti m e s c a l i n g p r o c e s s e s , s y s t e m s , a n d m o d e l s – g r e a t l e a d e r s f o c u s o n s c a l i n g l e a d e r s h i p .

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DEVELOP CONSCIOUSNESS G r e a t l e a d e r s a r e s e l f - a w a r e , o r g a n i z a ti o n a l l y a w a r e , c u l -t u r a l l y a w a r e , c o n t e x t u a l l y a w a r e , a n d e m o ti o n a l l y a w a r e .

T h e y v a l u e l i s t e n i n g , e n g a g i n g , o b s e r v i n g , a n d l e a r n i n g o v e r p o n ti fi c a ti n g . T h e y v a l u e s e n s i ti v i t y o v e r i n s e n s i ti v i t y a n d h u m i l i t y o v e r h u b r i s .

L e a d e r s w h o c o m e a c r o s s a s i f t h e y k n o w e v e r y t h i n g h a v e n ’ t f o o l e d a n y o n e – e x c e p t t h e m s e l v e s .

G r e a t l e a d e r s a v o i d t h e t r a p s , g a p s , a n d b l i n d s p o t s a v e r -a g e l e a d e r s s o e a s i l y s t e p i n t o .

L e a d e r s w h o c h o o s e t o l i v e i n t h e b u b b l e o f t h e i r o w n t h i n k i n g r a t h e r t h a n u n d e r s t a n d i n g t h e b e n e fi t s o f s e e k i n g o t h e r s i n p u t a n d c o u n s e l m a k e t h i n g s h a r d e r o n e v e r y o n e .

T h e w i l l i n g n e s s t o a l l o w y o u r p o s i ti o n s a n d o p i n i o n s t o b e c h a l l e n g e d i s a s i g n o f s t r e n g t h n o t w e a k n e s s .

I ’ v e o ft e n s a i d t h e m o s t p o w e r f u l a n d o v e r l o o k e d a s p e c t o f l e a r n i n g i s u n l e a r n i n g .

L e a d e r s n e v e r w i l l i n g t o c h a n g e t h e i r m i n d e n s u r e o n l y o n e o u t c o m e – a l a c k o f g r o w t h a n d d e v e l o p m e n t .

REJECT COMPLEXITY C o m p l e x i t y i s a l e a d e r ’ s e n e m y n o t t h e i r f r i e n d . G r e a t l e a d e r s l i v e t o e l i m i n a t e o r s i m p l i f y t h e c o m p l e x , w h i l e a v e r a g e l e a d e r s a l l o w t h e m s e l v e s a n d t h o s e t h e y l e a d t o b e c o n s u m e d b y i t . C o m p l e x i t y s ti fl e s i n n o v a ti o n , s l o w s d e v e l o p m e n t , g a t e s p r o g r e s s , a n d a d v e r s e l y i m -p a c t s c u l t u r e . C o m p l e x i t y i s e x p e n s i v e , i n e ffi c i e n t , a n d i n e ff e c ti v e .

I ’ m n o t m i n i m i z i n g t h e f a c t w e l i v e i n a c o m p l e x w o r l d , a n d I ’ m n o t s u g g e s ti n g t h a t p r o fi t c a n n o t b e f o u n d i n

c o m p l e x i t y . B u t g r e a t l e a d e r s u n d e r s t a n d o p p o r t u n i t y a n d p r o fi t s a r e e x t r a c t e d f r o m c o m -p l e x i t y t h r o u g h s i m p l i fi c a ti o n , n o t b y a d d i n g t o t h e c o m p l e x i t y .

W h i l e m a n y t h i n k i t w a s E i n s t e i n w h o s a i d , “ S i m p l i c i t y i s t h e u l ti m a t e s o p h i s ti c a ti o n , ” t h e s t a t e m e n t w a s a c t u a l l y b o r r o w e d f r o m L e o n a r d o d e V i n c i – b o t h g e n t l e m e n w e r e c o r r e c t .

GET PERSONAL I f I o n l y h a d a n i c k e l f o r e v e r y ti m e I ’ v e h e a r d s o m e o n e s a y , “ I t ’ s n o t p e r s o n a l ; i t ’ s j u s t b u s i n e s s . ”

G r e a t l e a d e r s u n d e r s t a n d n o t h i n g i s m o r e p e r s o n a l t h a n l e a d e r s h i p , a n d t h e y e n g a g e a c c o r d i n g l y .

T h e b e s t l e a d e r s u n d e r s t a n d a f a i l u r e t o e n g a g e i s i n f a c t a f a i l u r e t o l e a d . A v e r a g e l e a d e r s r e m a i n a l o o f a n d d i s t a n t – g r e a t l e a d e r s l o o k t o k n o w a n d c a r e f o r t h e i r p e o p l e .

A v e r a g e l e a d e r s a r e v i e w e d a s b u s i n e s s e x e c u ti v e s ; t h e b e s t l e a d e r s a r e v i e w e d a s g r e a t h u -m a n b e i n g s .

T h e b e s t l e a d e r s u n d e r s t a n d i t ’ s n o t a w e a k n e s s t o g e t p e r s o n a l , t o d i s p l a y e m p a t h y , k i n d -n e s s , a n d c o m p a s s i o n – i t ’ s t h e u l ti m a t e s t r e n g t h .

P e a k p e r f o r m a n c e i s n e v e r b u i l t o n t h e b a c k s o f o t h e r s , b u t b y h e l p i n g o t h e r s b e c o m e s u c -c e s s f u l . T r e a t y o u r p e o p l e a s i f y o u r l i f e d e p e n d s o n i t – i t d o e s .

T H E R E A L I T Y I S A N Y O N E C A N L E A D , B U T V E R Y F E W L E A D W E L L . W I L L Y O U J U S T S H O W U P F O R W O R K A N D C H E C K T H E B O X , O R W I L L Y O U L E A D W E L L ? G I V E T H O U G H T S .

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“योग” ‘लुढ़कती लेखनी’ से अवधेश कुमार अभियंता

– भिभवल

योग साांस का खेल है, साांस देह का सार।

देह रहे जो रोग बिनु, उपजे नेक विचार।।

साांस साांस को जोड़कर, साांसहह ललया िचाय। साांस देह का मूल है, साांस बिना सि जाय।।

सूययदेि का नमन है, बिटलमन डी का भोग।

उदयकाल ननत उठ करो, योग भगाए रोग।।

मन के हारे हार है, मन के जीत ेजीत।

तन औ मन को ठीक कर,योग ननभाए रीत।।

जीिन में अपनाइए, सदा योग अभ्यास।

लघू काल के योग से, िढ़ जाएगी आस।।

मुक्तक (1)

हया आती नहीां ननियस्त्र हो काया हदखाने में। दया आती नहीां मासूम िच्चों को लमटाने में। कहाां िो खो गई लिक्षा जमाने को लसखाए जो। चलो एकाध दीपों को जला दें दीन खाने में।।

मुक्तक (2)

उड़ने को िस पांख ही नहीां ख्िाि चाहहए मन में। सपने हालसल करने का अरमान भरो जीिन में। खुद को हमने जला जलाकर इतना ही जाना है। नभ भी छोटा हो जाता जि जगा जोि जन जन में।।

MAN OF SIMPLICITY Laxmi Khemka, Management Trainee (Accounts)

A strict vegetarian rural bachelor

with his long silver hair and his

Tamilian accent, became people’s

President and India’s Missile Man.

Dr Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen (APJ)

Abdul Kalam collapsed at IIM

(Shillong) and died, aged 83 while

doing what he loved - addressing

students - was an extraordinary Indian.

He rose to the highest office in the land not through the conven-

tional route of a political career but through the hard work as a

scientist in government service. He donated his presidential sala-

ries and life savings to a trust- PURA (Providing Urban Amenities to

Rural Areas) founded by him.

Born in a humble Muslim family in a village of Tamil Nadu, he sold

newspapers as a boy to help his family. As a newspaper boy, he

used to catch newspapers from running train every dawn , so that

he is the first newspaper boy in the whole village to deliver paper

to his consumers. He taught us how even a menial job should be

done with dedication.

India has never had a more beloved president. Active till the end,

he left the world in mid-speech, as if to convey us that he still had

something more to say.

As soon as the news of Kalam's death hit India, as expected, Face-

book and Twitter were flooded with RIP messages. However, the

wave of mourning his death was different from the usual waves of

RIP updates when a famous personality dies. These RIP messages

were accompanied by anecdotes - some personal, some second-

hand, some remembered from his books and speeches.

I remember the day he visited to my college, Royal Group of Insti-

tutions, Guwahati. He quoted in his addressing, “...Do not wish

your life to be smooth because without friction even a vehicle

slips...”