Rajat's jalal's memories via shyamala's pearls.. links updated pg 1! - Page 23

Sandhya my pet,

Beautifully put, and I could not have done it better myself. Especially "He is that rare person who has given consequence to every post he has taken up in life rather than be adorned by it". This was so, so true, especially for the Presidency. It acquired a temporary sheen while he was in the Rashtrapati Bhavan, a reflected glow from his luminous presence.

Plus he was such a fun person, and in this he was like the other human being I admire unconditionally, HH the Dalai Lama. Dr. Kalam's eyes were always twinkling, as if at some private joke. Foreign VVIPs who called on him expecting a brief proforma meeting were taken aback when he honed in on some one subject of special interest to the visitor and dug deep into it. I saw it when I accompanied the Canadian PM on his call on President Kalam. The topic then was nano-technology.

He had wired up all the display screens in the various rooms in the Rashtrapati Bhavan to display verses from the Tirukkural, of course with English translations. He asked me, as a fellow Tamil, whether I had noted it. Under his aegis, the Rashtrapati Bhavan became as wired up as Stanford!

Yes, we are indeed lucky to have lived in his times, even if not as one of his students. And I have my signed copies of Ignited Minds and Wings of Fire. I did not seek an autograph from any other President, Indian or foreign, though I have met over a dozen in the course of my 38 years in the IFS.

Shyamala Aunty

Perfectly put, my little Mishti. Especially the part in blue.

He was a man who was remarkably content and at peace with himself. He did not seem to want anything for himself, but he got it all without trying for it. In that sense he was destiny's child.

I think it was that sense of inner peace that made him so productive. That, and as he himself said, the fact that he never got married!😉

Shyamala Aunty

Originally posted by: mishtidoi

He was all that a Human Being is supposed to be.

He went on doing what he did best and enjoyed, felt happy and contented...sharing his knowledge and learning more.

Bow to the man Dr. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam👏

Thank you, my dear Nonie, but it was nothing to what he deserved.

Shyamala Aunty

Originally posted by: Nonie12345

Wonderful tribute about Abdul Kalam Shymala aunty😊

Akbar Personality

According to Jahangir(Akbar son), Akbar was "of the hue of wheat; his eyes and eyebrows were black and his complexion rather dark than fair".
Antoni de Montserrat, the Catalan Jesuit who visited his court described him as follows:

"One could easily recognize even at first glance that he is King. He has broad shoulders, somewhat bandy legs well-suited for horsemanship, and a light brown complexion. He carries his head bent towards the right shoulder. His forehead is broad and open, his eyes so bright and flashing that they seem like a sea shimmering in the sunlight. His eyelashes are very long. His eyebrows are not strongly marked. His nose is straight and small though not insignificant. His nostrils are widely open as though in derision. Between the left nostril and the upper lip there is a mole. He shaves his beard but wears a moustache. He limps in his left leg though he has never received an injury there.

Akbar was not tall but powerfully built and very agile. He was also noted for various acts of courage.

Abul Fazal, and even the hostile critic Badayuni, described him as having a commanding personality. He was notable for his command in battle, and, "like Alexander of Macedon, was always ready to risk his life, regardless of political consequences"

Akbar Qualities

Akbar was an artisan, warrior, artist, armourer, blacksmith, carpenter, emperor, general, inventor, animal trainer (reputedly keeping thousands of hunting cheetahs during his reign and training many himself)
. He often plunged on his horse into the flooded river during the rainy seasons and safely crossed it. He rarely indulged in cruelty and is said to have been affectionate towards his relatives. He pardoned his brother Hakim, who was a repented rebel. But on rare occasions, he dealt cruelly with offenders, such as his maternal uncle Muazzam and his foster-brother Adham Khan, who was twice defenestrated for drawing Akbar's wrath.

Akbar Death

On 3 October 1605, Akbar fell ill with an attack of dysentery, from which he never recovered. He is believed to have died on or about 27 October 1605, after which his body was buried at a mausoleum in Sikandra, Agra.

credit tohru!

JA on ZA...17th august..8.30...@Shyamala

Thanks a lot,my dear Ela. This is going to be fun!

Shyamala

Originally posted by: elasingh

JA on ZA...17th august..8.30...@Shyamala

Shyamla Aunty🤗