Retirement of Dr Hari Babu, Leather Auxiliaries, Mr Mohan Baba, Electrical Division on 30-4-2013

Ellaruku vanakkum,

There was a place ‘Ankoli’ in Sholapur district in Maharashtra State.  Dr Arun Deshpande wanted to do something for his village.  He went there and there is no water in that village even in 600 feet deep bores.  He thought that he wanted to do rain water harvesting system for the village.  He made a new concept ‘Water Bank’.  We heard State Bank, Bank of India, Indian bank, etc. and this is different bank named Water Bank.  What he did was, he dug 26 feet in 5 acre area and put geo membrane cover which is cost nearly 7 lakh rupees.  Water used to come into this bank and the capacity was one crore litres which was sufficient for 2 years for that village.  Farmers use to give water to this water bank in rainy season area and take back in other seasons for irrigation and other purpose.  This was successful water bank, and now 15 villages wanted the same water bank for their villages.  Banks are also giving loans for this purpose. Water will not sink downside because of geo membrane cover and mustard oil (and with evaloc chemical spray) was used upper side for water should not become evaporation in summer season.  This is saving water in both types of upper side using mustard oil and down side using geo membrane cover. You can see these links http://www.cleanindiajournal.com/collective_water_management_through_water_banks/ and http://nirman.mkcl.org/Downloads/Presentations/Visit%20to%20Water%20Bank.pdf

(Real facts : In water audit, Dr Arun Deshpande found the inconvenient truths that “By exporting the crops and selling them in the market, we were actually exporting the virtual water content in the products to the cities.” Their audit showed that when they exported one litre of milk to the cities, they were exporting 10,000lt of water with it as water was used for cattle, fodder, etc. The export of one egg meant 600lt of water, one kilogramme of mutton – 35,000lt of water, one kg of sugar – 4000lt, one kg of wheat 6000lt, one kg of rice – 11,000lt, one kg of paper – 35000lt and 1.5kg of beef meant 50 tonnes of water. That was shocking news for everybody.)

Knowledge is bank also like Water Bank, if you use, you can become more expert in that subject. Dr Hari babu is also having reading habit which will give knowledge.  In Leather auxiliaries lab almost all the people having the reading habit, I know personally Dr M Balakrishnan sir, Head of PME  is having reading habit and he is from the same section.  Dr Hari babu is calm and quiet and he is having smiling face.  We feel happy when we see smiling face and if we see not smiling faces, we feel why we have seen this face.   He will not interfere anybody’s work or activities. We use to see some people interfere other’s work unnecessarily. Dr Hari Babu was joined as B.Sc and upgraded his qualifications upto Ph.D levels because he is in CLRI.  If it is State Government we won’t think for further studies and we have good environment for studies further.  Dr Hari babu worked under Dr S Rajadurai for long time.  They do not venture for experimental research and they do only safe research which is workable and successful.  Dr Hari babu use to work in some conferences and seminars if the organizers asked for particular job to be done. 

Family members wanted to go 10^th floor, then If the lift breakdown, they go by walk upto 10^th floor, and they missed key of the house. At that time, we know the importance of lift.  When the lift breakdown, people will be scared like anything, there will be a alarm button, and a phone no for this, even though we will get scared when the lift breakdown.  Shri Mohan baba worked as lift operator in the quarters and worked efficiently as a lift operator.  I have not seen Mr Mohan baba talking with somebody and he is always in mounam (silence mood).  People are generally talkative and I use to say to mother’s elder sister that I will give 100 rupees if she won’t talk one hour.  Silence is a great practice and power which Ramana Maharshi and Arvind practiced for their life time. 

In Coimbatore, One colonel has done marriage to his daughter and there was so much excess food, so he gave that food to hospital like Annadanam.  Many people were hungry and not able to go out for food.  Patients use to get food from hospital but who are going to see the patient do not have the facility to get the meal.  After seeing this, Colonel has started Annadanam daily.  This story gave inspiration to one fellow in Hyderabad.  One fellow went to see abroad for his son and on Sunday in hospital somebody has given breads to patients.  Then he came to India with idea of annadanam and another fellow retired from NIMS hospital also joined in this annadanam on daily basis.  There is so much commitment for doing social work, why I am telling this, even his mother death day also, he prepared meals for hospital and sent for annadanam.  You can see this : http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/08/stories/2009050860000400.htm

Social work is so difficult and every one cannot do it because it needs commitment to the cause. Mr Mohan baba’s wife used to work in quarters temple as a social work.

I Prey almighty to give them good health and prosperity in their lives.

Retirement of Dr P T Perumal, Dr (Mrs) Rama Rajaram and Mr Muralidharan (Canteen)

Retirement function to Dr P T Perumal, Chief Scientist, Dr Rama Rajaram, Senior Principal Scientist and Shri K Muralidharan, Clerk (Canteen) and Mrs Poorneswari (absent) on 1 April 2013

Ellaruku Vanakkam,

We all may be seen Delhi and also seen Kutub Minar, One Iron Pillar was there for last thousand years without rusting.  Why it is not rusting because there is some zinc mixed in that pillar, that it why it was not rusted.  There is a village named Kollur near to Bangalore, there is also One Iron Pillar without rusting for last 2000 to 2500 years.  Some tribals put that iron pillar in honour of Adi Sankara Acharya when he came to that village, Indians know how to do zinc manufacturing for more than 4000 years, nobody knows in any country how to make zinc, all over world, many countries depend on us.  There is a technique in zinc making that at 997 degree celcius, one can collect the melted zinc from raw material of zinc ore, after that at 1000 degree celcius zinc ore become vapour and went to air.  This 3 degree celcius is crucial for collecting zinc.  Indians have the secret of making zinc putting heat bar upper side and ice bar in the down side to collect the solid zinc efficiently.  One Chinese fellow steal this secret from Indians, from this Chinese, one british fellow steal this technique.  One Mr William Champian started Zinc Distillery company and started zinc manufacturing in the year of 1543 A.D.  That was the first zinc manufacturing company.  Why I am telling this story, we Indians know Science and Technology for last 4000 years.  These are all basic research techniques in India.  

Now Dr PT Perumal, Dr (Mrs) Rama Rajaram are involved in basic research in CLRI.  Dr PT Perumal sir, is having many students doing Ph.D under his guidance.  Dr G Thyagran brought Dr PT Perumal from IICT, Hyderabad.  He has done Ph.D under Noble Laurette which is a great opportunity.  We have to think why others are not having so many Ph.D Students, I know many students use to suffer under guides, even in universities also.  Some guides suffered from their guides, and they pass on to their students the same sufferings since they suffered.  Some guides suffered but they won’t transfer the same to their students.  He will not like Boss, he is friendly type, he use to help staff in assessment promotion time, he use to say that those who are not coming to office, they  got promotion, we have to give promotion who are coming to office regularly, he use to fight with and get promotions to all.  Staff use to be happy when they see Dr PT Perumal in interview. He use to give full freedom to students, he won’t interfere in their work, he use to say, they will work and publish papers, he use to sign for chemicals without any hesitation, he is more accessible for anybody.  When I joined in 1988, Top people, they won’t talk below one rank, Even Director use to talk only upto EII scientist level.   He Is more friendly nature and accessible to everybody.

Dr (Mrs) Rama rajaram had done Ph.D under Dr Gowrikasan, in those days, students to be more obedient and most obedient otherwise they have to suffer under the guides.  Dr Rama madam knows the science management that how to please the people and gets things done.  I have interaction with Dr Rama madam, about Project Students.  What she said to me is Lecturers are happy two months and I have to suffer to tell how to use the instrument and to do research later, Lecturers won’t come forward do same thing for their students for the instrument usage.  Every year I cannot give training for the students.  What I am telling here project students are also important because we have only 37 labs under CSIR, previously it was 39 labs, they are clubbing labs now a days, we have to think some kind of mechanism for project students and tie-up with their lecturers.  We have to arrive some kind of solution for project students since they are lakhs in numbers.  We have to give some important to these students for project work. She use to do basic science and publish papers and she is friendly guide, I use to see many students around her.

We can get Tiger or Lion in a net, but for mosquito we have go inside the net, there is importance to everybody in the world, Director has role in CLRI, Cashier has a role in CLRI, big job is under stress and even small job is also under stress.  Whether big or small, everybody has a role in CLRI.  Murali avargal, I know from 1988 onwards, I can say Murali born and brought up here in CLRI, Canteen people, they suffered like anything for getting permanent, When Ramanujulu time, they got permanent, he worked almost 40 years here.  He is trustworthy, sincere, he was tea maker first, when they got permanent, everybody given one post name, one got tea maker post, someone got wash boy post and Murali become cahier since he is having education.  We have only one boss, but canteen has many bosses, secretary, joint secretary, chairman, others and every year it use to change, they have to work accordingly, New committee won’t accept what old committee done, they have to work with new committee and adjust themselves.

 One Mr Naveen Krishna in Varanasi (Kasi or Benaras) after his studies, he started some social work for Rickshaw pullers, Rickshaw pullers use to pay daily rent to owners of rickshaw pullers and half of earnings to go to this rent.  http://www.techsangam.com/2011/10/05/wheeling-the-up-rickshaw-pullers-away-from-exploitation/  (see the link about Mr Naveen Krishna's model of business on social impact) What he did, he use to get one rickshaw for Rs.13000/- and he gave rickshaw for 15000 and payment was Rs.300 weekly for 50 weeks, so after one year rickshaw puller become owner of that rickshaw. He took Rs.50000/- from a Chartered Accountant, he started this work, he changed the 1000 lives of rickshaw pullers.  Now the Netherlands, U.K., U.S are coming forward to fund this model of social impact mechanism.   In CSIR we have solar rickshaw, Minister comes and took photograph and that won’t reach to the real user.  What I am telling that there is no dedicative man or mechanism for this kind of changing lives of rickshaw pullers.  We have to see some kind of mechanism for changing lives of lower income groups.

I prey almighty to give health and prosper all these retired people.

Thanking you

Retirement of Dr A Rajaram, Chief Scientist, Biphysics Department on 31 January 2013

Ellaruku Vanakkum,

I joined in CLRI in 1988, I know Dr Raja Ram, from 1989 onwards through Dr DLV Rao.  He was in biophysics and later he shifted to Computer centre.  Dr DLV Rao use to tell me that Dr Rajaram is nature lover and he use to go to vedam thangal for birds watching.  I asked Dr DLV Rao what was there in Vedam thangal, he told me, seasonally many groups of birds use to come from Siberia country to Chennai every year.  Dr Rajaram had the advanced camera in those days for taking photos of those birds.

Once I had a conversation with Dr Rajaram that CSIR foundation day lecture on Honey bees behaviour when Queen bee is not there.  In canteen side, one isolated deer (maan) use to come near to me and I use to give vadai to that deer which is not having horns.  He explained the behaviour those deers that Male deer had fight with each other and failure deer expelled from the group and they won’t allow to join in the groups, so this deer was isolated.  I know the behavior of deers because of Dr Rajaram since he is nature lover.  He is a birds lover and animal lover and nature lover also.

I can say Dr Rajaram is not only nature lover but also wife lover.  I have never seen Dr Rajaram without his wife Dr Rama Rajaram.  I have seen a quotation on car mirror in Kasturba Nagar “There is no life without wife”, I think Dr Rama Rajaram so fortunate that she is having such a loving husband.  

In ponds, one plant use to grow and it creates more mosquito menace.  In Guntur, one fellow imported 25 beetles from Kolkata to remove this mosquito menace.   ‘Beetle’ one kind of species  would eat the root of the water plant so the mosquitoes will be removed.   I came to know these Beettles are used for cancer treatment from Peru country.  These beetles will be given alive and after digestion in the stomach these beetles will release one enzyme to block the cells of cancer.  Generally normal cell grow and multiply 1, 2, 4, 8 like that but cancer cells will multiply 1, 4, 16, 64 like that.  This enzyme will block the growth of multiplication of cancer cells.  In China also, this treatment was given in a traditional way.  Now many cancer people going by flight to Peru country for cancer treatment since it was giving good results.

In our human body we have all biochemical reactions, today retirement one feels sadness, tomorrow if one gets extension, feels happiness.  In biophysics, they use to work silently and publish papers in journals, now-a-days scientist has to expose himself in present day world, not like previous years.  Biophysics department, there is no ups and downs like other departments- chemical engineering department when Dr K V Raghavan time, it is up and Polymer department in Dr Santappa time.  It is like constant without ups and downs, they have good relations with Chemical lab scientists from the beginning.  Biophysics department they use to do research on surface of leather, collagen.  From BPD department point of view, they have SEM facility and charge Rs.25000/- for outside people and plus some service tax on that.

I prey almighty that Dr Rajaram should get happy and healthy life in his retired life.