PAVING THE PATH TO SUCCESS
Dr A.P.J Abdul Kalam
To mark the 10th edition of our Dare to Dream, Reach for the Sky Initiative, we had none other than the inspiration behind this initiative, Bharat Ratna Dr Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, the eleventh President of India. The dream come true mind-blowing moment”, of our ‘Dare to Dream, Reach for the Sky’ programme was realized when our Shree Niketan Groups of schools had the privilege of inviting the most coveted, 11th president of India, Bharat Ratna awardee, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam as the Chief Guest for the glorious 10th Edition on 23.09.2014.
Born on the 15th of October 1931, at Dhanushkodi, Rameswaram, Dr. Kalam pursued his schooling in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu. He studied physics at the St. Joseph’s College, Thiruchirapalli and aerospace engineering at the Madras institute of Technology, Chennai. He made India an exclusive member of Space Club when SLV-III ejected the Rohini satellite in the near earth orbit in July 1980. He led the development of indigenous guided missiles Agni and Prithvi. He also played a crucial role in coordinating Pokhran-II nuclear tests, which continued India’s status as a member of the elite club of countries which posses proven nuclear techonology. His foresight to put technology to multiple uses is exemplified when he used the light weight carbon composite material designed for Agni missile to make callipers for the polio affected.
He has been hailed as India’s first People’s President as he bridged the gap between the common people and the high office. His proactive policies during his tenure brought substantial changes in the life of the common man.
Post his presidency, he aimed at interacting with one lakh students across the country to kindle their spirit and help them follow their dreams. Apart from these interactions his role as a teacher and a professor is highly heralded as he served as a visting and adjunct faculty member at many well known and much acclaimed research institutions all over India. Owing to his contributions to the student fraternity, the UN has declared his birthday, Ocotober 15th, as World Students’ Day.
But beyond all these great contributions, it is his love for India and for his countrymen, especially the children and youth and his single minded devotion to make India, a truly prosperous, self-reliant and a developed nation that has endeared him in the hearts of millions of Indians, like no public figure has done, in the history of modern India.
The programme was a grand success with our noble guest, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalamji sharing pearls of his seasoned wisdom through thoughts that enlightened our students upon the importance of Creativity, the Need for having a big Future Ambition and a formula for Crystallizing Knowledge.
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Sri Sathish Sivalingam visits
Satish Sivalingam is an Indian weightlifter who won the gold medal in the men’s 77 kg weight class at the 2014 Commonwealth Gamesat Glasgow, Scotland. Hailing from a humble background from vellore, a dominant Satish Sivalingam rewrote the Games Snatch record enroute to his gold medal winning performance in the men’s 77kg weightlifting event at the Commonwealth Games. We had the privilege of hosting him in the Ninth Edition of our Dare to Dream Series. In the question hour session, he answered students question on the future of weightlifting sport in India. During the session he stated how he had to fight back all odds and still purse with passion for this sport. He encouraged students not to give up and that every single step of hard work will lead them to the Road to success.
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Shri. V.V.S. Laxman visits
VVS Laxman, one of India’s greatest batsmen changed the landscape of the Indian middle order through his elegance, tenacity and his uncanny ability. He has scored a total of 23 centuries at the international level and VVS Laxman has always been a constant motivation on the pitch. Here too at Shree Niketan, he motivated the students with his inspirational speech. He briefed that the students need to be athletic, exceptionally talented in at least one of the three aspects of the game of cricket to purse cricket as a career. He emphasized that a career as a cricketer is for somebody who is willing to put in a lot of hard work before tasting success and for those who can deal with pressure.
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Veerendra Sehwag visits
Virender Sehwag, a former aggressive right-handed opening batsman and a part-time right-arm off-spin bowler, holds multiple records including the highest score made by an Indian in Test cricket (319 against South Africa at at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai), which was also the fastest triple century in the history of international cricket. Making his international debut in an ODI against Pakistan, Sehwag went on to play 104 Tests and 251 one-day matches for India, scoring 8586 runs at an average of 47.35 in the longest version and 8273 runs in the 50-over format. But it was his strike-rate of 82.23 in Tests and 104.33 in ODIs is what set him apart from his contemporaries. We had the privilege of brining in this great contemporary of Indian Cricket on ______ as a part of our Dare to Dream Reach for the Sky series, Edition Four. Enthusiasm and excitement filled the air in and around Shree Niketan. The students had an interactive session with Shree Virendra Sehwag as a part of the program.
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Shri Mr. Shivamani Visits
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Yogeshwar Dutt visits
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Kapil Dev visits
Kapil Dev, best fast bowler, best all-rounder and one of India’s best captains who will always be remembered for leading the country to the biggest thing to happen to Indian cricket: the 1983 World Cup triump was the eminent personality of our third edition of Dare to Dream, Reach for the sky series held at the school campus on 21.10.2009. He is the only player in the history of the game to have taken 400 wickets and scored more than 5000 runs in Test cricket, making him one of the all-time best all-rounders of the game. Positive attitude helps one climb the ladder of success. Addressing a gathering of students, he laid emphasis on overcoming any hurdle while pursuing a goal in life.
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Dr. Mylswamy Annadurai visits
We had the privilege of hosting Dr. Mylswamy Annadurai-Project Director of Chandrayan I & II in the second edition of our Dare to Dream Series on 08.08.2009. Dr. M Annadurai is the one of the main persons behind the successful execution of India’s first interplanetary mission, Chandrayaan-1. He is the Programme Director,IRS and SSS Project Director, Chandrayaan-1 and 2. Through his inspiring speeches he has become a motivating force among the Indian student community. During his interaction with the students, he discussed about a range of topics, starting from giving a glimpse about his student life to professional life in ISRO after serving more than 30 years , space engineering, satellite making e.t.c. He stated that for “one who aims Big, ISRO is the place”.
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Sri Sri Ravi Shankar visits
The first and the inaugural initiative was presided by His holiness Sri Sri Ravishankar on 08.04.2009. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is a humanitarian and spiritual leader, an ambassador of peace and human values. Through his life and work, Sri Sri has inspired millions around the world with a vision of a stress-free, violence-free world. In his address, Gurudev consistently emphasized the need to reinforce human values and recognize humanity as our highest identity. He stressed the need for interfaith harmony and called for multi-cultural education as the remedy for fanaticism and to achieve sustainable peace on our planet. With his inspirational speech and blessings we commenced our journey for the academic year 2009.
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