English Ferry Class 7 Textbook
Values and Life skills
Dr Kalam was a leader who believed in leading by example. Think of five things you can do,
starting from today, to set examples for others to follow.
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Answers
Explanation:
It was in 2003, when Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam was the President of India, that I met him first. I was working as HOD, English at St.George’s College (SGC), Mussoorie, and we were celebrating the Sesqui Centenary (150 years) of the College. Dr. Kalam was the Chief Guest and we were all in a flurry that the President was coming. Amidst strict instructions from the Prez’ Office that only five questions be asked to Dr. Kalam and these questions be faxed to His Excellency’s office with the name and class of the students who were to ask them and other protocol, the elation on campus remained unabated.
Everything was planned to the minutest detail – the seating in the auditorium to the order in which the chosen ones would ask their questions to the faculty photograph with the Prez, no aspect was left untouched. His chopper was to land on the helipad that SGC boasts of and the function would roll immediately. On this historic day, jubilation wed commotion and what a union that was! From the Head of the Institution to Tillu, the gardener, everyone sang the same strain. Till a last-minute announcement threw us off-guard.
The Prez was now coming by road! The squad waiting at the helipad with bouquet and smiles were asked to withdraw and line up at the main gate. To this day, no one knows whether that move was to avert any supposed threat to the Prez’ life, or was it actually the inclement weather. Even before his arrival, Dr. Kalam had taught us all one life lesson.