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DR. A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM ......DOWN THE MEMORY LINE... By Parur S. Ganeshan IES ( RETD ) July 31, 2015 Walter Semkew, San Francisco based researcher and propounder of reincarnation theory, who has authored two books on past lives - “Born Again” and “Origin of Souls”- has in association with the University of Virginia conducted a number of studies on the past lives of Indian celebrities. Among others like Jawaharlal Nehru, Amitabh Bachan, Shah Rukh Khan Rekha and Jaya Bahaduri., A.P.J Kalam, our former President too has been included in his studies. Walter Semkew has concluded that Dr.Abdul Kalam was the reincarnation of Tippu Sultan of Mysore. retaining on perpetuity, as if, his personality traits. Tippu Sultan ( 1750-1799) though a Muslim ruler was an ardent believer of religious co-existence. His court and advisors comprised a number of prominent Hindus (“Raos”) and even the Commander of Army was a Hindu. Reputed for his cosmopolitanism, Tippu gave land gifts to several temples, and rendered financial and material help to Sringeri Mutt. His feelings were deeply hurt by the armies of the Peshwas vandalizing it.He restored the idol at the venerable spot from out of the official funds of the state He also revered the Jagadguru of Sringeri and often sought his blessings. Sometime in 1790 or so he donated 10,000 huns (cash) to complete the Kancheepuram temple and participated in its chariot festival when the temple was completed. Old Kannada literature is replete with elegies to the Sultan and these have found expression in the frescoes on the ceiling of the famous temple at Serbi. Ballads extolling Tippu Sultan are still sung in rural areas of old Mysore state. It is reported that his soul was liberated in Rameshwaram by his Hindu admirers. His reincarnation as A.P.J Kalam therefore sounds logical. Dr.Kalam in his childhood days lived and suffered serious penury. His father, a paper vendor in Rameshwaram lived on a day to day existence. As a school going boy Kalam and his brothers used to help him distribute and sell each day’s news papers. One morning when Kalam returned to his father’s way side shop after his morning round of paper distribution, a North Indian mendicant on a visit to Rameshwaram noticed the boy and exclaimed “This boy has royal blood in him- and one day he will become a Chakravarthy “. Amused, his father replied “ no need to become a chakravarty’s father- it is ok if I get and can provide two square meals a day to my family!”. Later events have proved that even the mendicant’s prophesy came true. Who ever imagined that this news paper boy of Rameshwaram would one day become the President of India- a standing monument of India’s democracy. I had the privilege of being his contemporary in St.Joseph’s College, Tiruchi for two years between 1952 -1954. He did his BSc (Physics) and I was doing my honours course in Economics.We lived together in the New Hostel attached to the College - I was in room 27 and he in room 29. Considering his financial strains the Jesuit Priests had kindly allowed him free education and free boarding and lodging in the hostel. In consideration of this he was required to serve food to us in the hostel mess. Often students used to refer him as “Water boy Kalam”. One Marudachalam with leftist leanings and I together took affront on this and put a stop to this uncalled for reference. Kalam in those days often gave expression to his life’s ambition - to become a pilot ! His career graph however took a sudden change to the steep curve when like the North Indian mendicant, Prof. M.G.K.Menon discovered the real in him- the rest is history. Dr.Kalam never forgot his past or his child hood peers and college pals. During his DRDO days, I often visited him in his bachelor apartment in Hyderabad and we used to reminisce of our college days.After he became the President, we had regular communication and unlike many holding high positions, he always found time to answer all communications. E- mails were replied within 24 hours and letters within a week. Once he happened to be in Alleppy for a function in a College and in advance he on his own had informed Shri.Mahadeva Iyer, his class mate in the college that he would like o have a homely private lunch with him and his family in his house. Again, once traveling by car on the streets of Trivandrum he happened to pass through one of his favourite tea shops.He suddenly stopped the President’s vehicle and his convoy and much to the embarrassment and excitement of the tea shop owner demanded a tea , drank it paid for it and left. Two years back he had instructed the President of the Shanmukhananda Sabha, Mumbai to call me to the Hall where he was addressing a meeting and that he wanted to see me. On the Presidents’s invitation I attended his meeting and having been provided a front seat, Dr.Kalam recognized me and nodded at me. After the meeting when I inquired if I could meet him, I was told that he has suddenly left for Delhi. I was rather upset; but next morning I received a mail from him expressing regret for his failure to meet me and assured me that he would meet me during his next visit to Mumbai which he did ! Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad <https://yho.com/footer0> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
