Retirement Function for Shri Aradhankoti, Sr Technician (2) on 30 November 2012
Ellaruku vanakkam,
My colleague told me this story. Mother Theresa use to collect donations from some shops in streets for her orphanage children. She said to one shop owner that children were so hungry, please give some money for children. She used to go daily for donation for orphanage children. The shop owner is declining her request and ask her go away. But mother Theresa keep on asking and telling that children are hungry. The shop owner become so angry and split on her face. After that also, she wiped out that liquid and said, I keep this (SPLIT LIQUID) for me, please give SOME THING for children for their hungry. Shop owner wondered and after that he realized that mother Theresa is not a normal person, she is really dedicated to orphanage children. His mind has been changed and felt very bad for his action. Next day, he has given whole assets to Mother Theresa to take care of orphanage children. Why I am telling this story, The first person or a founder will struggle like anything to establish an organization. People also remember those founders and first persons and their contribution to the organizations. Dhanakoti constructed a house in CLRI nagar as a first house. His house is in extreme corner and very near to slum area. Nobody will construct a house in that situation. There is no road, no facilities and he constructed house and took me to see his house. His house was two bed room house and also good as per vaastu. After that many people constructed houses and now the value of ground is more than 60 lakh rupees. Definitely Dhanakoti name will be mentioned as first house owner and how he struggled for getting roads and other facilities and the development of CLRI Nagar. I know very well that how they struggle to get these lands, some people occupied CLRI lands, CLRI staff use to give police complaint, staff use to go to remove huts manually. Shri Ramanujulu and others use to struggle to safeguard these lands. I know personally that Aradhanakoti use to go and take lead in that hasty situation.
Earlier Mr Swaminathan of Gloss Blowing section use to do service for pass port. Swaminathan died, I came to know that passport work would be done by Dhanakoti. First time, I met Dhanakoti for this purpose of passport. He took me to passport office, there was a big que from second floor to ground floor and nearly 300 people are waiting. I thought it will take time upto evening 4 ‘O’ clock. But Dhanakoti took me directly to one fellow inside the office, and I gave application and within minutes I completed my job. Why I mention here that he mingled with those persons with personal touch. We can see his personal influence on that person. That is his good quality.
Once my relatives wanted to see CLRI, I went to tannery and Dhanakoti told me that what are all the operations involved in the leather making. Many people in CLRI also do not know what operations are there in leather making. First leathers will come from slaughterhouse after applying salt. The first process was removing the salt. The second process is applying lime on leather for swelling to remove hair on leather. After that there was a process of normalization to remove lime on leather. After this process, there are two tannings i.e. vegetable tanning and chrome tanning. In vegetable tanning, nuts are being used, and in chrome tanning, chemicals are being used. After that leather are painted with screen painting. After that the job of Aradhanakoti will come. The job was pressing a design with embossing plate. The designs are like crocodile, snake, tiger, deer, etc. In Guntur, in shops they use to sell that this is snake leather belt like that. Those are not snake leathers, embossing plated snake leathers. He used to do this work manually with the help of others, one cannot do this operation three or four people are required and Dhanakoti is the person to lead the work and finish it. If it is others it will be late, but all people listen to Dhanakoti, instantly do the work with him. This is the good quality that he lead the work with others co-operation and finish it smoothly. At the retirement day, we have to remind the good qualities of outgoing employee of CLRI.
His son got job in DRDO as a scientist. I know that Dhanakoti use to wait upto 7 ‘O’ clock to take his son from IIT. In IIT, IIT professors use to give coaching for IIT entrance exam. His son got seat in NIT, Trichy and he got job in DRDO. What father wants generally, children should be in good position, He is the happiest father. Why I mention here that he struggle for his son’s education and that gave his son’s Scientist Position. Once he showed me his son’s project work of B.Tech. At that time, I felt that this is not ordinary project, really extraordinary project, one day he will get a good position. Working in CLRI is a boon for everybody here because we are moving with Ph.D fellows and most educated people. Dhanakoti Is in Group II and his son became scientist in DRDO not in CLRI, his efforts for his children gave good results. Even group I staff also, I use to see that their children got good education and well settled with good position since we are working in CLRI.
I pray almighty to give good health and wealth to Shri Aradhanakoti.
Thank you very much.
