The great son of India-Dr. APJ Kalam

The greatness in Kalam is that he was never after any titles.  But everything came to him. He never went by short cuts to achieve personal gains.

Secondly, he knew how to prioritize things. He put nation always first and never mixed personal interest and religion in to social life.

A meaning quote of his is as follows:

"I am not an Handsome guy,

But I can give my Hand-to-Some who needs help.

Beauty is in the heart,

Not in the face".

A brief list (not complete) of titles that were awarded is also attached here.

1981 - Padma Bhushan

1990 - Padma Vibhushan

1997 - Bharath Ratna

2000 - Ramanujan Award

2007 - King Charles II Award

2011 - IEEE honorary membership award

GREAT QUOTES

Some quotes are thought provoking, some inspire men and make them go forward. Some famous quotes are cited below. Most of these quotes comes from the personnel experience of men who overcame setbacks and overcame them in due course of time.

• We should not love beauty, instead love whoever loves you - Tagore

• An unfaithful friend is dangerous than an animal - Sri Budhha

• If you build an army of 100 lions and their is a dog, in a fight, the lions will die like a dog. But if you build a team of 100 dogs and their leader is a lion, all dogs will fight like a lion - Napolean Bonaparte

• Praises or Insults will not affect who live politely, because they know whom they are - Mother Teressa

Funny Usages in Malayalam

There are several usages  in Malayalam language that hilariously represent a situation. These are not necessarily proverbs; because proverbs carry a message or a kind of advice. However, these funny usages how no messages as, but only refer to plight of the situation.  Most popular of these are listed here.

• Adinaye patti yakkuka

        ആടിനെ പട്ടിയാക്കുകന്നു 

• Appol kanunnavanaye Appannu vilikkuka

          അപ്പോൾ കാണുന്നവനയെ അപ്പാന്നു വിളിക്കുക .

• Kannadachu iruttakuka

          കണ്ണടച്ച് ഇരുടട്ട് ആക്കുക 

• Kurangantae kaayil pomala kittiyapol

          കുരങ്ങന്ടെ കൈയിലു പൂമാല കിട്ടിയ പോലെ  .

• Yenna thallandammava njan nannakilla

          എന്നെ തല്ലണ്ട അമ്മാവാ ഞാൻ നന്നാവില്ല .

• Onamathinidakku puttu kachavadam 

           ഓണനിടക്ക് പുട്ടു കച്ചവടം .

• Like dog went to market

      പട്ടി ചന്തക്കു പോയതുപോലെ 

• Like a dog got a full coconut

      പട്ടിക്കു മുഴുവ്ണ്‍  തേങ്ങ കിട്ടിയപോലെ 

• Picturing a goat as dog.

       ആടിനെ പട്ടിയാക്കുക 

• Doing things thinking others are ignorant

       കണ്ണടച്ച് പാല് കുടിക്കുക 

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