Retirement Function to (1) Shri P Ramaswamy Pillai, Sr. Technician (2) Smt N Rajalakshmi Subrmanian, Senior Steno and (3) Smt J Kasturi, Mate on 31 May 2012.
Ellaruku Vanakkam,
In Ajamgadh of Uttar Pradesh, one Mr. Lal Bihari, went to pay tax to govt. office, then Govt. Official said that you are already died as per records, and your asset has been transferred to somebody. Then he argued further that he is alive but there is no use. After that, he realized there are so many persons like him. He started an “Association of dead” to solve these kind of problems. In few months, more than 10000 people registered their names in the association. There is a Award called Ig Nobel in many disciplines, he was awarded for his struggle of the cause. (You can see here the winners http://www.improbable.com/ig/winners/ ). He got the VISA and passport and went to USA to receive the prize but he couldn't able go to that award place with some USA visa problems, his associate went to that place and received the prize instead of his presence.
Another man Mr Shree Kumar from Kerala, he also got award his contribution to calculate the surface area of elephant based on frond leg pad. This is really useful to give food and medicine in difficult times of elephant. He found new formula and he got Ig Nobel Prize for this [Surface Area of elephant = -8.245 + 6.807H (H= height at shoulder) + 7.073FFC (FFC=Forefoot pad circumference)]
Another man got the prize for wearing socks outside of shoes to save from slipping on the ice. In North India, some places if anyone slips on ice, he goes and falls down in valley and he may die. This is really laughable but it is life saving invention in ice mountain areas.(PHYSICS PRIZE: Lianne Parkin, Sheila Williams, and Patricia Priest of the University of Otago, New Zealand, for demonstrating that, on icy footpaths in wintertime, people slip and fall less often if they wear socks on the outside of their shoes.
REFERENCE: "Preventing Winter Falls: A Randomised Controlled Trial of a Novel Intervention," Lianne Parkin, Sheila Williams, and Patricia Priest, New Zealand Medical Journal. vol. 122, no, 1298, July 3, 2009, pp. 31-8.)
These awards are looks like laughable but it is really worth to think of cause in different disciplines. In quarter maintenance, people think that there is no work. In reality there are several problems in quarters, especially when bad smell problem comes from garbage. People use to go to him, he reply with this technique and calm down. If corporation lorry won’t come what Ramaswamy pillai will do it? That also we know, but he used to reply with smile face that I will phone to corporation, they will come and do it.
I use to see him when water lorry comes at early morning at 4 ‘O’ clock or 5 ‘O’ clock, he will be there with commitment and involvement. He is having the good quality of commitment and involvement. Now–a-days new generations are lacking this commitment to duty and involvement to duty. Everybody has problem doing duty with limited resources. Somehow we have to discharge our duties.
Sun (Surya Bhagawan) is also having problem that his chariot is having 7 horses going different directions and his sarathi (he is elder brother of Garukmantha) does not have thighs. When Surya Bhagawan is having problem, we also have problems, we have to run the show with limited resources and available things.
Once farmer’s wife went to saint and complained her husband that he is not devoted to God. Then saint asked farmer’s wife, is he doing his duties? Then wife replied he is discharging his duties 100 percent and he is fulfilling all his responsibilities. Then Saint replied that there is no requirement of God if anybody is doing 100 percent duty. I have already told about stenography in previous retirement functions. Smt Rajyalakshmi does not have any news she is having problems with her boss or anybody. This shows she is doing her duty without any disturbances.
Once earth quake happened when I was in Bombay building which Is back side of vegetable shop. She knocked the door one day, then I opened door, she told me that there is a earth quake, please come down. Recently I felt earth quake in MS Building, I told my wife that I felt earth quake, be cautious. My wife told me that you be happy in Guntur (my hometown) we will be here only. Then I came to office and seen the earth quake news on internet. I again phoned to my wife, she told me that Smt Kasturi came to my house and told about earth quake, now we are outside of building. This is the good quality that Smt Kasturi is having that all people should be happy. In present days, in apartment culture, nobody bothers about opposite door people. Smt Kasturi is having a good quality that everybody should live happily.
I prey almighty that all three people should live happily in their retirement lives.
