Project Work
You have read about Nick Vujicic, who has accomplished every seemingly impossible thing
in life despite having the most difficult form of disability. You have read about Narayana
Murthy, who is one of the most remarkable examples to win over the unbeatable difficulties
You may also have heard or read about some remarkable Indian women such as Sudha Murthy
Sudha Chandran, Kiran Bedi and many other women who have crossed all the hurdles to
become successful
Work in pairs and make a list of qualities you like in your partner Exchange the list with
your partner. Assess whether you want to and more words describing your own qualities in
it All qualities are present in all of us, though some are better developed than others Qualities
help us live well and solve problems that we may come across in our lives
Answers
1. Kiran Bedi : Kiran Bedi was born on 9th of June 1949 at Amritsar, Punjab, India. She was born to Prakash Peshwaria and Prem Peshwaria. She was the first woman joined in Indian Police Service. She completed her B.A from Government college for womens, Amritsar in 1968. Master's degree in political science from Punjab University, Chandigarh. Bachelor of Law in 1988 from faculty of Law, University Delhi. Ph.D in Social Sciences from IT, Delhi. Her initiatives for the Practice of Vipassana meditation were documented in the film, Doing time, Doing Vipassana for this she won Raman Magsaysay award in 1994. She was the prominent of the India Against Corruption ( IAC) moment along with Anna Hazare and Kejriwal, protesting against corruption and using the government of India.
2. Sudha Chandran : Sudha was born to the Malayali parents Irinjalakuda, in Kerala on 21st September 1964. She completed her B.A from Mithibai college, Mumbai and M.A Economics in 1981. While travelling from Mumbai to the South for a pilgrimage, she met with an accident near Thiruchirapally, Tamil Nadu. The right leg was amputated due to gangrenous infection. She overcame with the disability with the help of a prosthetic "Jaipur foot". She received invitations from all over the world for performances. She was honoured a special jury for the Telugu film 'mayuri' in 1986.
3. Helen Keller : She was born on 27th June 1880. She was able to hear and see. At the early age she was affected with scarlet fever an acute congestion of the stomach and the brain, She became deaf and blind. She completed her graduation from Radcliffe college and she was the first deaf, blind woman. She received President Lyndon B. Johnson award and elected the National Women's Hall of Fame at the New York World's Fair. Being the blind and deaf she worked for the society.
4. Shakuntala Devi : Shakunthala Devi was born on 4th November, 1929. She was born to an orthodox Brahmin family.
In her childhood she had never been to school. As a child prodigy, her talents eventually earned her place in 1982 edition of Gunnies Book of World records. She was separated with her husband in 1979. She was an Indian writer and calculator, popularly known as "Human calculator'. Her achievements were (1) Shakuntala Devi won the 'Distinguished Woman of the Year Award' in 1969, from the University Philippines along with a gold medal. (2) In 1988, she was honored with the 'Ramanujan Mathematical Genius Award' in Washington D.C., conferred to her by the then Indian Ambassador to US.
(3) Her name was listed in the 1995 Gunnies Book of World Records' edition for her outstanding mathematical feat where she beat the world's fastest computer at multiplying two thirteen digit numbers. (4) A month before her death, she was honored with the 'Lifetime Achievement Award' in Mumbai, in 2013. We were inspired by her genius performance greater than computer.
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