There are very few who, despite having attained very high goals, remember those who have guided them, inspired and encouraged them, at each and every step in their lives. This is a rare quality which Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam possesses to the maximum extent. In other words, he is a person who extends the credit […]
Dr. Abdul Kalam has mentioned in his autobiography that he studies books on cosmology with great interest; but, at the same time, he admits honestly that he fails to understand why people attach so much importance to faraway planets in the solar system, thinking that they exercise power on human beings, living on the earth,
For human beings, the Ramayana, Shrimadbhagwadgeeta, Qur’an, Guru Grantha Sahib and the holy Bible, are such sacred and religious books, following the didactic preachings of which, they may be able to follow the right path. Millions and millions of people in the world read these sacred books in their own ways, but when it comes
Though most of the scientists do not believe in the existence of God, there is a sound with transcendental vibration reverberating throughout this vast universe—‘Aham Brahmasmi’. And there are some (scientists) who do believe in the existence of the Almighty God. They see and take notice of the miraculous creations of God, they see the
Bharat Ratna Dr. Abdul Kalam is of the view that there should be adequate arrangements for the education of children in India. In this regard, along with the guardians, the government of India also can do a lot. It is his dream that by the year 2020, with the all around developments taking place in
Be it on the basis of development of a particular zone, or be it with a view to cause betterment to all, but the centres of education, schools, colleges and universities should exist for making the lives of students ideal and exemplary. It is for the most excellent educational system, management and in order to
Dr. Abdul Kalam was so deeply and sincerely engrossed in his studies that he could not find enough time to think about himself. Circumstances did not permit him to think about his marriage even.Though Rameswaram is a sacred place for entire India and the entire world, a holy place for pilgrims; no one knows when
Auspicious signs begin to emerge when a special child is born. That special child, who was destined to become father of missiles, grew up in the laps of his parents. His father would kiss him with great affection, look at the blue sky and thank God to have blessed him with a special child—thinking that
The place, which has been the hub of everlasting renown ever since the period of ‘Treta’ (the second Yuga, the silver age of Hindu mythology), is the most charming Rameswaram, which is at quite a distance from the seashore. During the Ramayana period, this place was further away from Kishkindha town, from where Lord Rama
Bishop Milton Wright and Susan Catharine Wright had four sons, Reuchlin, Lorin, Wilbur, and Orville, and one daughter Katharine. Wilbur, their third son, was born on April 16, 1867, while Orville (1871-1948) was born at 7 Dayton. The Wright household was a stimulating place for the children. Orville wrote of his childhood—“We were lucky enough
Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen was born on March 27, 1845, at Lennep in Germany.When he was three years old, his family moved to Apeldoorn in The Netherlands, where he went to the Institute of Martinus Herman van Doorn, a boarding school. He did not show any special aptitude, but showed a love of nature and was
William Harvey undertook groundbreaking research into the circulation of the blood and the function of the heart—research that was funded by royal patron King James I. Harvey dispelled the contemporary belief that blood was propelled through the body by a pulsing action in the arteries; instead, he argued, the heart was at the centre of
Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai was born at Ahmedabad in an affluent family of progressive industrialists. He had his early education in a private school. Here atmosphere injected into the young boy the seeds of scientific curiosity, ingenuity and creativity.From this school he proceeded to Cambridge for his college education and took the tripods degree from St.
This American inventor was born on February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio. He was the seventh and last child of Samuel Edison, Jr. and Nancy Elliot Edison. When Edison was 7 years old, his family moved to Port Huron, Michigan.Edison entered school in Port Huron, but his teachers considered him to be a dull student.
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar October 19, 1910 – August 21, 1995, was an Indian-American physicist, astro-physicist and mathematician, known to the world as Chandra, who was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physics.He was one of the more distinguished of the ten children of CS Iyer who was a senior Railway official in pre-Independence India, an accom-plished