Essay on dear bapu (mahatma Gandhi) toi inspiré me 1000 words
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The imagination about Mahatma Gandhi in most peoples’ mind is that he was a person of
principle, not after quick success. He was an epitome of simplicity, leading by personal
example, ahimsa methods for independence and changing mindsets of people, inclusive
philosophy, patience, humility, and pursuer of truth.
Relating to him has a special meaning for me. I drew unconventional inferences and
inspiration from his life journey, especially to navigate the testing times of my life. It is
common perception that the life of a university professor is filled with tranquility! You
may be surprised if I say that it does have periods of excitement and lows. Perhaps it is an
understatement for the (global) success of an academic at a world class university in a
dynamic, competitive world! I would imagine that it is the same for people in diverse walks
of life in our fast paced, changing world.
Thanks to Singapore print and digital media (especially Tabla!) for placing a spotlight on
me on the occasion of media giant Thomson Reuter’s inclusion of my name among the
World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds. Which led me, trained as a materials engineer to
face you all and try out something which I have never done before i.e. address a gathering
without power point slides (engineer in the shoes of an orator with social studies training!
Engineers are yet to make a name for themselves in public speaking)
Let us take a time travel to 1960s, a period when smart phones, internet search engines
and digital social media are yet to be conceived. The only media available then was printednewspapers and a few magazines. I was born in 1965 in an idyllic village of ~ 1000
families with one public primary school, one public secondary school, one Government
Junior College and one community library. Most families were involved in agriculture
growing paddy and ground nuts as alternate crops except for my father and his fellow
teachers involved in education. Natural water from rains, canals and ponds were plentiful.
Milk supply, vegetables and provisions supply were an ancillary source of income for some
families. Bullock carts and cycles (most eco-friendly) were the main mode of transport. And
there was an industrial marvel i.e. a rice mill. Until I was 16 years old it was the one and
only industrial marvel I came across just as all other children in that idyllic village. So the
rice mill is the source of modern amazement! During the peak season we could enjoy the
freshly made ‘atukulu or beaten rice or poha or aval’ produced at the rice mill. For spiritual
guidance there was a temple, a masque and a church for every faith. During the festive
seasons the whole community flocked to puppet shows, a tradition originated in 3000 BC,
and there was nothing else for entertainment, not even a cinema. The first time I saw an
animated version of Mahatma Gandhi was in a puppet show. I read about Gandhi in story
books at the community library my father used to take me along everyday evening after the
school.
Community and my mother, a devout follower, expected me to be clean (by bathing),
fasting and wear clean clothes for prayers. As a child fasting was not easy for me to
practice especially when there were so many mouthwatering titbits around and loving
village people with you. I was reminded that Mahatma’s fasts lasted days and on several
occasions as long as 21 days. That gave me determination to fast until I visited my favorite
deities in our village as well as neighboring villages which are several kilometers away. My
practices made my mother proud, who used to narrate about my small doings to all her
known people. Their appreciative looks gave me further determination to be disciplined
even under difficult situations. In subsequent years, during long train journeys I would
abstain from food until I had a chance to bathe. In a way I imbibed the determination not to
give into the needs of body as well as mind from the practices and achievements of
Gandhiji’s.
In 1981 for the first time I came out of the comfort of our sweet home and went to a big city
Visakhapatnam for my undergraduate studies in engineering at the Andhra University. Sir
Richard Attenborough’s film Gandhi was released in 1982.
principle, not after quick success. He was an epitome of simplicity, leading by personal
example, ahimsa methods for independence and changing mindsets of people, inclusive
philosophy, patience, humility, and pursuer of truth.
Relating to him has a special meaning for me. I drew unconventional inferences and
inspiration from his life journey, especially to navigate the testing times of my life. It is
common perception that the life of a university professor is filled with tranquility! You
may be surprised if I say that it does have periods of excitement and lows. Perhaps it is an
understatement for the (global) success of an academic at a world class university in a
dynamic, competitive world! I would imagine that it is the same for people in diverse walks
of life in our fast paced, changing world.
Thanks to Singapore print and digital media (especially Tabla!) for placing a spotlight on
me on the occasion of media giant Thomson Reuter’s inclusion of my name among the
World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds. Which led me, trained as a materials engineer to
face you all and try out something which I have never done before i.e. address a gathering
without power point slides (engineer in the shoes of an orator with social studies training!
Engineers are yet to make a name for themselves in public speaking)
Let us take a time travel to 1960s, a period when smart phones, internet search engines
and digital social media are yet to be conceived. The only media available then was printednewspapers and a few magazines. I was born in 1965 in an idyllic village of ~ 1000
families with one public primary school, one public secondary school, one Government
Junior College and one community library. Most families were involved in agriculture
growing paddy and ground nuts as alternate crops except for my father and his fellow
teachers involved in education. Natural water from rains, canals and ponds were plentiful.
Milk supply, vegetables and provisions supply were an ancillary source of income for some
families. Bullock carts and cycles (most eco-friendly) were the main mode of transport. And
there was an industrial marvel i.e. a rice mill. Until I was 16 years old it was the one and
only industrial marvel I came across just as all other children in that idyllic village. So the
rice mill is the source of modern amazement! During the peak season we could enjoy the
freshly made ‘atukulu or beaten rice or poha or aval’ produced at the rice mill. For spiritual
guidance there was a temple, a masque and a church for every faith. During the festive
seasons the whole community flocked to puppet shows, a tradition originated in 3000 BC,
and there was nothing else for entertainment, not even a cinema. The first time I saw an
animated version of Mahatma Gandhi was in a puppet show. I read about Gandhi in story
books at the community library my father used to take me along everyday evening after the
school.
Community and my mother, a devout follower, expected me to be clean (by bathing),
fasting and wear clean clothes for prayers. As a child fasting was not easy for me to
practice especially when there were so many mouthwatering titbits around and loving
village people with you. I was reminded that Mahatma’s fasts lasted days and on several
occasions as long as 21 days. That gave me determination to fast until I visited my favorite
deities in our village as well as neighboring villages which are several kilometers away. My
practices made my mother proud, who used to narrate about my small doings to all her
known people. Their appreciative looks gave me further determination to be disciplined
even under difficult situations. In subsequent years, during long train journeys I would
abstain from food until I had a chance to bathe. In a way I imbibed the determination not to
give into the needs of body as well as mind from the practices and achievements of
Gandhiji’s.
In 1981 for the first time I came out of the comfort of our sweet home and went to a big city
Visakhapatnam for my undergraduate studies in engineering at the Andhra University. Sir
Richard Attenborough’s film Gandhi was released in 1982.
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