Obituary to the greatest citizen of Bharat who ever lived - Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam - A salute by Team Ethmos

Dr. Kalam at the convocation ceremony of Nirma University, Ahmedabad

July 27, 2015, is a  very important day - a day in the making of history because on this day, Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam has left his body and started  permanently living amongst us in our hearts.  The great man who made our Bharat a power to reckon with, a man who was denied an entry into the Armed Forces (which was his childhood dream) but fought all the battles of life valiantly - and won - to ultimately become the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces.  The man who gave us Agni, Aakash, Prithvi, and the Brahmos (missiles) but who strongly advocated peace (unlike some of his Pakistani counterparts who were just a shade better than neurotics) - a man who believed that true peace came with power and power came with sustainable social and economic development of the nation.  The man who never made any excuse of poverty, not having enough money to study, not getting enough and proper resources, not getting the correct guidance - who fought against all odds to become an engineer (and a damn good one at that!) - please forgive our use of language.

The man who had the caliber to have gone abroad and earn millions of dollars but instead chose to stay in his country and serve it - not by becoming an IAS or an IIM graduate after studying aeronautical engineering - but by becoming a scientist, a researcher, a man who used his technical know-how to make Bharat's first indigenous missile technology.  In short, a man who stood for everything that we at Ethmos believe in and fight for.

We are not getting the words to describe any further what this great man has done for us because words won't suffice to do that - what will describe what he has done for us will be to emulate the same in our own lives and in our society.  We at Ethmos believe in doing rather than saying and hence we, in our own small way are paying our tribute to this great soul by reinforcing our commitment and determination in eliminating the scourge of corruption from our country, to make this country and this world a better place to live for our future generations to come, and to make sure that each and every person on this planet has an ethical atmosphere to not just sustain or survive - but to LIVE his/her life to the fullest so that s/he can give back much more to the society than s/he has taken from it.

We salute Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam and pray to God to give us the strength of character to live up to our commitments.  We WILL NOT pray for his soul to rest in peace but instead to STAY IMMORTAL in our minds and hearts because if we can even become a small part of what he was, our lives will be fulfilled.

For the first time, we would say a MOURNING ETHMOS to all.

A Salute From Team Ethmos