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Life lessons in

Professionalism


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JRD TATA

He joined Tata & Sons as an

unpaid apprentice in 1925.

In 1938, at the age of 34, JRD was

elected Chairman of Tata & Sonsmaking him the head of the

largest industrial group in India

He was awarded the highest

civilian award of India the BharatRatna in 1992.

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JRD TATA

JRD's strong point was his intense interest in people

and his desire to make them happy.

He used to tell "With each man I have my own way.

I am one who will make full allowance for a man's

character and idiosyncrasies. To be a leader you

have got to lead human beings with affection.''

It is a measure of his affection that even after some

of them retired he would write to them. He was

always grateful and loyal. To him, ethics included

gratitude, loyalty and affection. It came about

because he thought not only of business but also of

people.


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Lessons No. 1

Humility & Humanity


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CV Raman

Physicist whose work was

influential in the growth of science

in India

He was the recipient of the NobelPrize for Physics in 1930

For the discovery of the

phenomenon of light which is nowcalled the Raman effect

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CV Raman

After he got the Fellowship of the Royal Society, Raman

had said

"I'm not flattered by the honour done to me. This is a

small achievement. If there is anything that I aspire for, it is

the Nobel Prize. You will find that I get that in five years."

And the vital discovery he made precisely at 7 p.m. on

February 8, 1928, C.V. Raman was so far-reaching in its

effects on modern scientific knowledge that the award of

the Nobel Prize for Physics to him became a certainty.

In November 1930, even before the awards for that yearwere announced. His optimism and meticulous planning

were such that he reserved berths for himself and his wife

on the ocean liner to Sweden five months in advance.


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Lessons No. 2

Believe in yourself


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Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam

A renowned aerospace engineer,professor & the first Chancellor of

the Indian Institute of Space

Science and Technology

Thiruvananthapuram

Served as the 11th President of

India from 2002 to 2007 -

popularly known as the People's

President.

Awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's

highest civilian honour in 1997.

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Dr. Kalam

When Dr Kalams first major project SLV 3-failed the

first time he was almost shattered. Also, around this

time, Kalams childhood mentor, Jallaluddin, died. A

part of me too passed away said Dr Kalam.

But everyone around Abdul Kalam started mocking his

efforts and started calling him as a failure

But he never thought of quitting after SLV-3. I knew

that for success, we have to work hard and persevere.

And so, SLV-3 was launched again, this time with

success.

Success followed Dr Kalam. Prithvi, Agni, Akash, Trishul

and Nag missiles were huge successes.


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Lessons No. 3

Dont be discouragedby negative words


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C Rajagopalachari

The last Governor-General ofIndia.

He also served as leader of the

Indian National Congress,

Premier of the Madras

Presidency.

Governor of West Bengal,

Minister for Home Affairs of theIndian Union and Chief Minister

of Madras state.

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Rajaji

At a railway crossing on learning that the train would take

some time in coming, Rajaji asked an accompanyingofficial to get the gates opened for a moment, since they

were getting late for an important meeting.

But the gate man politely replied that there could not be

two sets of rules, one for the big men and another forthe rest ofus. And Rajaji had to wait for the train to pass

through before he could proceed for his function.

Rajaji , apologised to the gateman for the mistake and

the very next day Rajaji wrote a letter to the HomeMinistry and recommended to honour him with a

suitable reward.


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Lessons No. 4

All of us makemistakes, only the

great ones apologize


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Chanakya

Chanakya is the architect of

Chandragupta's rise to power at

a young age.

He authored the ancient Indianpolitical treatise called

Arthastra

Chanakya is considered as the

pioneer of the field of

economics and political science

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Chanakya

One evening a visitor from Greece desired audience with

Chanakya. He came to Chanakyas humble residence and

found him busy with some official paperwork.

There were two oil lamps by his side in the chamber. Only

one of the oil lamps was glowing providing adequate light.

Chanakya gestured the visitor to take a seat.

After finishing his work, Chanakya extinguished the oil

lamp that was glowing and lighted the other one. Then

started speaking to the visitor.

The visitor was curious to know the reason behind the

peculiar lamp ritual. Chanakya smiled and explained that

the oil for the lamp that was glowing earlier was provided

by the King and he used that for official work.

Since the visitor was not on an official visit Chanakya

preferred using the oil purchased by himself.


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Lessons No. 5

Integrity, will takeyou a long way in life


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Rajaram Mohan Roy

An Indian religious, social, andeducational reformer called as

the father of modern India

Founder of the Brahmo Sabha in

1828.

He is known for his efforts to

abolish the practice of sati, the

Hindu funeral practice in whichthe widow immolated herself

on her husband's funeral pyre.

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RM Roy

On his brothers death, the priests and orthodox relatives,

forced his widow to commit Sati by pushing her down with

bamboo poles.

This blood-curdling sight enlisted Ram Mohans sympathy in a

crusade against Sati. Which lead to the cruel custom being

made illegal in December, 1828.

On the abolition of suttee, a campaign was set on foot by the

conservative section of Hindus demanding the lifting of the

ban. They addressed the house of commons in London that

the new legislation amounted to interference with religious

custom and was a violation of the policy of religious neutrality.

Ram Mohan made ample quotations from the Shastras toshow that Sati was not a part of Hindu scriptures. He faced

extreme opposition from the conservative section to the

extent his mother alienated him

But amidst all opposition he emerged successful


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Lessons No. 6

Be righteous


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Sir. M Vishveswaraiah

A recipient of the Bharat Ratna,in 1955.

He is held in high regard as the

pre-eminent engineer of India.

He was the chief designer of the

flood protection system for the

city of Hyderabad, as well as the

chief engineer responsible forthe construction of the Krishna

Raja Sagar dam in Mysore.

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Sir. M V

On a visit to the famous Jog Falls, while all his companions

were admiring the beauty.

Sir.MV was found intensely staring at the falls

When a friend asked him what did he feel seeing the falls.

What a waste! exclaimed Sir MV, we are always

complaining of power shortage and so much energy is

being wasted!.


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Lessons No. 7

Seek your passion inevery action


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