English A2 : Complex Factual Activity

The question 'What can I give inspires humanitarianism.

Society becomes corrupt and unfair when humans think they can take indiscriminately from the environment and destroy it or when they think only of what they can take from other humans.

(1) To keep this planet liveable and the human race thriving, we have to replace this attitude of 'what can I take with the goodness of what can I give.
(2) Dr Kalam tried to combat corruption, environmental degradation and social evils.

(c) sands of conscience

Complete the following table:

Name of person	Values
(a) Pramukh Swamiji	goodness of action
(b) Professor Brahma Prakash	need for living a pure and ethical life
(c) Father Pereira and Dr Sarabhai	selflessness in service
(d) Swami Sivananda	tranquillity
(e) Dr Kalam's father	simplicity, the value of giving back
(f) Mahaswamiji	munificence. spirit of giving.

Dr Sri Sri Shivakumara Mahaswamiji was a remarkable person. He had dedicated his life to the service of humanity and had established a free residential education system for more than nine thousand children. At the age of 102 he could stand without support, give a wise discourse for half an hour and then go on to feed thousands of children. He looked as steady and alert as any other youngster present there and displayed tremendous amount of inner strength.

(a) Mahaswamiji's greatest contribution was the establishment of a free residential education system for more than nine thousand children in the ashram.
(b) The powers that Mahaswamiji possessed which kept him so strong were a balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle or perhaps, genetics.

The narrator (Srijan) said this to Dr Kalam while discussing the Mahaswamiji's 102nd birthday celebrations.

(a) Who has dedicated his life to the service of humanity.
(b) Swamiji stood on his feet without any support!
(c) his greatest contribution is the establishment of a free residential education. Swamiji feeds thousands of children.
(d) He looked as steady and alert as any other youngster present there.

(b) Swamiji's inner strength

(a) nine thousand

(c) youngster

(b) attend the 102nd birthday celebration of Swamiji

Dr Sri Sri Shivakumara Mahaswamiji.

The remarkable aspect about Dr Sri Sri Shivakumara Mahaswamiji was that he had dedicated his life to the service of humanity.

He looked as steady and alert as any other youngster.

(a) Mahaswamiji's greatest contribution was the establishment of a free residential education system for more than nine thousand children in the ashram.
(b) The powers that Mahaswamiji possessed which kept him so strong were a balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle or perhaps, genetics.

The narrator (Srijan) said this to Dr Kalam while discussing the Mahaswamiji's 102nd birthday celebrations.

(a) Who has dedicated his life to the service of humanity.
(b) Swamiji stood on his feet without any support!
(c) his greatest contribution is the establishment of a free residential education. Swamiji feeds thousands of children.
(d) He looked as steady and alert as any other youngster present there.

1970 - Dr Kalam made his first unsuccessful launch.
1980 - Dr Kalam made his first successful launch.
2009 - The writer graduated from IIMA and met Dr Kalam
2012 - The writer was discussing with Dr Kalam the number of Ph.D's he (Dr Kalam) had received.

(a) We can remove the impurities obscuring our souls by living pure and ethical lives and by serving humanity.
(b) In 2009, after the narrator graduated. Dr Kalam advised him to use his degree and gold medal to transform the society he lived in.
(c) The narrator, Srijan, realized that through Dr Kalam's words of wisdom he was getting to learn from countless great minds.

Professor Satish Dhawan to Dr Kalam when they were talking about academic brilliance.

The Reverend said that Dr Sarabhai was a scientist. We benefit from the devices that science has developed in many ways in our homes and in the fields of medicine and technology. A priest prays for the peace and well-being of his people. Thus both science and spirituality seek the Almighty's blessing for the prosperity of the human mind and body. In short, both are doing the same job.

Rev. Father Bernard Pereira was the bishop of the region which includes the church in Thumba. Kerala. He was a person who immediately understood the dilemma of Dr Kalam and Professor Sarabhai. He realized that he would have to make a sacrifice in the interests of science. At the same time he could not do this without the approval of his congregation. So he put the concept before the entire gathering in a diplomatic way and got unanimous support for the setting up of the space research centre.

(1) We benefit from the devices that science has developed to light up our homes.
(2) We can talk to a large gathering and be heard using a microphone.
(3) Medical science allows doctors to diagnose and treat patients.
(4) Science and technology enhance the overall comfort and quality of human life.

Reverend Father Pereira said this to the people in the Church, one Sunday. On the previous day, Dr Sarabhai and Dr Kalam had approached him to request the people to give up the church land for the building of a space research centre.

(a) His interactions with the great scientist Professor Vikram Sarabhai and the Reverend Peter Bernard Pereira shaped Dr Kalam's thoughts on religion.
(b) The site in Thumba was selected for building the space research centre due to its proximity to the magnetic equator.

Dr Kalam's father was a boatman. This was the basis for his simplicity. He was also an imam in a mosque and believed strongly in leading a spiritual life. This was the basis of his divinity

Dr Kalam inculcated the virtue of humility from his father who was a boatman. He learnt from his father how simplicity and divinity could go together.

(1) Science and faith - Success of societies
(2) Science-Solves questions, discovers truth. conceives inventions
(3) Better Planet - Created by fact and faith
(4) Creations and Discoveries - Betterment of humanity
(5) Conflict - Believers of science and religions