[India_Vision_2020] Igniting meet with Dr APJ sir @ Raj Bhavan Chennai on 7th October 2009‏ [1 Attachment] ~ India Vision 2020

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Igniting meet with Dr APJ @ Raj Bhavan Chennai on 7^th October 2009

With great respect, we thank Mr. Prime Point Srinivasan & the coordinators – Poonima, Siva, Ravi, Natarajan for organizing a great even which every group member felt as the happiest & most memorable & valuable moment in their life time. Words cannot express the gratitude, still a try-

"Great Thanks & pranamam to all the organizers & to Dr APJ sir & Mr. Ponraj sir"

We want to share our experience with Dr kalam sir, simplest man with great beauty, the living & moving role model of Give as much as you can, Visioner, Powerful personality, Ignites minds of every one ( from 100 years Swamiji to 1 year baby).

We had around 1 ½ hour time (90 sweetest memorable minutes) with Dr APJ. The meet started with Introduction about the teams, then informal meeting style with great closeness & comfort ness. Dr APJsir saw, Smiled on each members face, involved deeply in listening the introduction speech, appreciated each teams goal & mission & blessed us with his great smile.

I am mentioning the below quotes given by Dr APJsir as people can read about them in depth, help them more, take their assistance, take them as role models & get into action.

Corporate Social Responsibility

Great Balvir Singji from Punjab- sant Balbir Singh Seechewal is a renowned environmentalist, who spearheaded the efforts to clean Kali Bein associated with Guru Nanak, the Founder of Sikhism, in the Kapurthala district. Guru Nanak is said to have revelatory experience in the river. Baba ji mobilized masses to help clean the 160 KM long River Bein. This river was polluted with raw sewage from the city and agriculture and industrial waste from all around area.

This effort has even been appreciated by Dr APJ Kalam, Sant Balbir Singh's work on the river Holy Kali Bein has extended the environmental awareness throughout the world.

Sant Balbit Singh Seechewal, who had spearheaded the campaign of cleansing 'Kali Bein' rivulet in the recent years, said, 'Gurbani' has a lot of material for us to learn the laws of nature and to understand the human beings relationship with the environment. He challenged the audience to work for the betterment of the natural environment as part of Sikhi.

Project Siruthuli - as a movement by Madam Vanitha

This is an initiative started by Coimbatoreans for Coimbatoreans under the leadership of Ms. Vanitha Mohan. This ecological project aims to bring back the glory of Coimbatore and its rich heritage. The project is represented by people from all walks of life and professionally organized. The primary focus is on large scale rain water harvesting, afforestation, sewage/waste water treatment and solid waste management. They have already standardized five of the nine primary tanks in Coimbatore for large scale rainwater harvesting. Over 1.5 lakhs saplings have been planted on the bunds of the de-silted tanks and are being maintained. They are moving towards a target of planting 15 lakh trees in and around Coimbatore. The comprehensive study has indicated outlet of the city sewage as 10 million liters per day. A pilot plant is being taken up for sewage treatment to treat one million liters per day. The treated water will be sold to the agriculturists and industrialists as a revenue earning measure. The garbage and debris to the extent of over 26,000 cubic meters in one of the city's largest tank have been removed. This model can be replicated throughout the country.

Appreciated the efforts of Lead India 2020.

LOS ANGLES, CA: Lead INDIA 2020; USA chapter in cooperation with the University of Southern California (USC)-Association for Indian Students (AIS) arranged a LEAD INDIA 2020 meeting at USC campus on Sept 15 2009 at 12:30 PM said LEAD INDIA 2020;USA coordinator Ravi Koneru.

Bharata Ratna, People's President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam visited University to Inspire Indian students with the LEAD INDIA 2020 VISION "Aap Badho Desh Ko Badhao"

More than 400 students gathered to meet Dr. Abdul Kalam and listen to what he says and know about LEAD INDIA 2020. A formal welcome by Varun Soni, Dean of Religion for Life preceded the much awaited address by Dr. Kalam.

LEAD INDIA 2020; USA chapter Secretary, Gopinath Gopalam did a power point presentation about LEAD INDIA 2020 VISION, MISSION, OBJECTIVES, GOALS, ACHEIVEMENTS and BENCH MARKS. He also talked about INDIA's YOUTH workforce strength and how it can be utilized to LEAD INDIA if properly channelized. He talked about the "Aap Badho Desh Ko Badhao" Human Development training programs that are being conducted in Andhra Pradesh in the areas of Career Development, Social Development, Physical Development, Mental Development, National Development and Spiritual Development. He requested the Students at USC to take part in LEAD INDIA 2020 by adopting a school, village, mandal, district in INDIA to sponsor the training programs.

Rural health a life time Noble Mission Dedicated Service of Dr Solomon

Incident Dr APJ sir encountered in a rural place called Betgeri. The place is located in Kadag District in interior Karnataka. Actually, Dr. Kalam sir met Dr.Solomon, who was practicing at a rural CSI hospital in Betgeri, at Lakshmeshwar where he was scheduled to interact with engineering students. Dr. Kalam sir as usual asked him "Wat do you do?". Well, the thing that made Dr. Kalam sir visit the Betgeri was Dr.Solomon's reply. He replied "Sir, I am serving in a rural CSI hospital in the interior Karnataka, a place called Betgeri, Gadag District and I attend 250 patients everyday". He attended 250 patients a day in a Rural Health Care Centre. Interested Dr.Kalam sir intended to visit the place and Dr.Solomon accompanied him to Betgeri. The hospital was set up back in 19th century during the times when Basel Mission sent missionaries to India. During 1902, the mission was very active in Karnataka and the general condition of people was miserable. Epidemics-cholera,malaria etc and malnutrition was widespread. The mission established the hospital due to the acute need of medical care. The hospital was run by doctor missionaries till early 1970's. But once they left, the hospital had to manage funds for its maintenance. But a lady gynecologist run the hospital with her selfless service. Many doctors served at the hospital. Dr.Solomon, one among them, after graduation, he worked as Medical Officer in this hospital from 1980-83 and then specialized in General Medicine at C.M.C Vellore, had joined the hospital as Physician and Medical Superintendent in 1986, when there was no secondary care hospital in the region. But Dr.Solomon along with help of fellow doctors upgraded hospital into secondary health care centre. Many mandatory equipments and facilities were availed. They are able to conduct even invasive surgery! The role Dr.Solomon played was to keep the 'show running'. He had to manage funds for the working of the hospital. He reduced the fees for all facilities and medical care to bare minimum for the sake of people in that area. They could afford the medical care though they were poor. For an instance, the ICU bed fee was Rs.100. Assume the fees of other medical care relating to this. The hospital runs successfully with 250 patients everyday and good modern day medical facilities are availed for them. The people are well immunised and proper immunisation are given to children on time. THEY ARE SAFE.!

Well, Betgeri was saved by Dr.Solomon. But, in a vast country like India there are thousands of rural area in each state itself. But there aren't enough 'Dr.Solomon'. He sacrificed his work for the sake of thousands of people in that area. He literally saves 250 lives everyday. It wouldn't have sounded the same if he would have worked in a sophisticated city hospital where there are more than enough doctors providing medical care. Dr. Solomon through proper management and leadership skill was able to co-ordinate the hospital. The people need to get medical care whenever needed. The sacrifice and dedication of Dr.Solomon means so much to the people who wouldn't have even got proper medical attention in his absence. Dr Kalam sir says "He won my heart".

Prof Wangari Maathai, who has a passion for environment and bio-diversity and is contributing to the sustainable development and growth of planet Earth. Wangari Maathai Wangari Muta Maathai was born in Nyeri, Kenya (Africa) in 1940. She was the first woman in East and Central Africa to earn a doctorate degree and to become chair of the Department of Veterinary Anatomy and an Associate Professor. Wangari Maathai was active in the National Council of Women of Kenya and was its Chairman in 1981-87, where she introduced the idea of planting trees with the people and continued to develop it into a broad-based, grassroots organization whose main focus is the planting of trees with women groups in order to conserve the environment and improve their quality of life. Through the Green Belt Movement that Nobel Laureate Prof Maathai has evolved innovatively a movement with 600 community networks across Kenya and branches in 20 countries resulting in the plantation of 31 million trees. She and the Green Belt Movement have received numerous awards, most notably The 2004 Nobel Peace Prize.

Prof Maathai gives a new meaning to the important act of planting a tree by extending it to the whole life, when she says, "the planting of trees is the planting of idea." She highlights the qualities of patience, persistence and commitment in planning and realizing a future, which is what we learn when we plant trees and wait for them to yield fruits for the next generation. She believes that no matter how dark the cloud, there is always a thin, silver lining, and that is what we must look for. The silver lining will come, if not to us then to the next generation or the generation after that. And may be with that generation, the lining will no longer be thin. India values Prof Maathai's involvement and contribution in furthering the relationship between India and Kenya and had the privilege of honoring her with the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding for the year 2005. She concludes her Nobel Lecture on December 10, 2004 like this: quote, "As I conclude I reflect on my childhood experience when I would visit a stream next to our home to fetch water for my mother. I would drink water straight from the stream… I saw thousands of tadpoles: black, energetic and wriggling through the clear water against the background of the brown earth. This is the world I inherited from my parents". Prof. Mathaai would like all of us to preserve this inheritance.

Give More & get the ever lasting hapiness & Peace:-

During the 100th birthday of His Holiness Sree Sree Shivakumara Swamiji of Sree Siddaganga Math, Tumkur, Karnataka, a southern state of India - a message of "Giving" came to my mind celebrating his contribution, which I would like to share with you

"Radiating message on Giving"

"O my fellow citizens,
In giving, you receive happiness,
In Body and Soul.
You have everything to give.
If you have knowledge, share it.
If you have resources, share it with the needy.
Use your mind and heart,
To remove the pain of the suffering,
And, cheer the sad hearts.
In giving, you receive happiness.
Almighty will bless all your actions."

What message do we get from all these experiences? All these experiences give an insight that human beings can attain lasting peace and happiness only when they rise above their selves and work towards serving others without external temptation. Is it utopian goal or is it practicable in day-to-day life? I have come across many incidents where people have, irrespective of their normal professional affiliations, have come forward for great societal missions by giving.

Righteousness

"Where there is righteousness in the heart
There is beauty in the character.
When there is beauty in the character,
There is harmony in the home.
When there is harmony in the home.
There is order in the nation.
When there is order in the nation,
There is peace in the world

The source where you get righteousness is from Parents with spiritual surroundings & the children's Primary school teachers.

Points Insisted by Dr APJ Sir,

Participate in Lead India movement- More children need to take 10 point oath; there by develop strong human value, good citizen as part of India vision 2020.

Participate in Improving the watershed project, start from the tanks near by you.

Plant trees (Min 5 per child)

Dr APJ sir's tips for personnel care:-

Eat fibrous food (more vegetarian food)

Regular aerobic exercise or involve in games with more body movements.

Practice meditation, prayer for mind relaxation.

Members & groups, we need to develop "simplicity, honesty, kind heart, sharing" more with in us. Give as much as you can & get in return the everlasting peace & happiness.

Proud to say I am and Indian, from the country where Dr APJ sir is from.

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