Many days of childhood are missed. Watching movies after school, walking on the beach, reading books and hanging out with friends. As if it were all about yesterday. We had a small house. The mother opened a small bakery shop to cover the expenses of the house. Mother had no big dreams about me. He […]
Pullela Gopi Chand won the All England Open Badminton Championship in 2001, but he did not perform well due to injury later. Nowadays he runs Gopi Chand Badminton Academy. Here are excerpts from one of his speeches- Importance of sports Today, many experienced people from many fields are present in this program. Before me many […]
My childhood was spent in Palakkad district of Kerala. Later we moved to Mumbai. I was very fond of watching films since childhood. During school days, I used to go out to see the film as soon as I got a chance. Shabana Azmi and Madhuri Dixit were my favorite actresses. Seeing them, when would […]
The spirit of victory is necessary to play, but winning does not mean defeating others. Victory means making the most of your abilities. When you apply full strength to achieve a goal, then you realize your true potential. Victory is not just about thinking for yourself, victory also means motivating people working with you to […]
Santosh Hegde, a former Supreme Court judge and former Lokayukta of Karnataka, has been very vocal about corruption. During his tenure in Karnataka a number of scams were reported. There he lodged his strong objection to the illegal iron-ore mining case. Excerpts from one of his convocation speeches in Bengaluru: Morality essential Today’s occasion is […]
Sherpa frightened me and said, why do you want to die, go back down. But I went ahead without caring for them and finally I was able to hoist the tricolor on the top of Everest. Premlata Agarwal, a housewife and mother of two children, started mountaineering at the age of 37. She is the […]
Mithali was born in Jodhpur city of Rajasthan. Father Durai Raj was an officer in the Air Force. Mother Leela Raj was from a modern Tamil family. From the very beginning, he gave the best atmosphere of education to the daughter at home. She wanted her daughter to be educated and literate. From the age […]
Kiran Mazumdar( Biocon Company) started add the year 1978 from his garage during a rented house.. He faced many problems like lack of capital, young age and new sector. But he did not give up. Kiran, who has won all the awards including Business Woman of the Year and Leadership, focused on encouraging new ideas at a program. Excerpts […]
I wandered for years in Mumbai for work. Even at that time, I did not have hair on my head. The directors rejected me upon seeing it. Some even asked directly, ‘Ever seen your face in the mirror?’ But I was not disappointed. I believe that traveling is more important than the destination. He has […]
Some people call Dr. Tacy Thomas a ‘missile woman’, while many give her the title of ‘Agni-Putra’. He was the head of the country’s Missile Project (DRDO) and under his leadership, the successful launch of the surface-to-surface missile Agni-4, from the Wheeler Island of Orissa, three thousand kilometres away on 15 November. The missile can […]