" A man seemingly aged in appearance, but young at heart.
A man who lives and not survives,
A man who dreams and lives the dreams,
A man who soars the sky of greatness on wings of fire "
The AMRITA – ISRO Village Resource Centers launching was the venue. This was yet another day he shared his dreams, yet another day he shared his life.
 ‘Learning leads to creativity, Creativity leads to thinking, Thinking leads to knowledge, Knowledge leads to greatness’. Food for thought. Words that echoed in the mind long after the chant had faded from the ears. Here I have with me a mantra. Sacred chant that helps unravel the path to greatness. A thought that is not utopian, but as true and practical as the air I breathe or the land I tread upon.
A never-ending chain of learning. A cycle where there is no failure, but eternal scope for improvement. This is kaizen illustrated. Learning never ends and to never say quit paves the path to growth.
We often take pride in our ability to serve others. In this moment that we so cherish, we seldom turn back to ask, “was it the service that you actually need?” The answers give us scope for improvement. Apposite service would be providing others with what they need rather than giving them with what we think they need.
VRC is an initiative that requires continuous improvement and constant updating so as to provide what people want rather that what we think they need. This is an initiative aimed at helping Indian villages become the hub of progress towards the target of achieving VISION 2020.
Universities should be at the helm of progress, always leading the path. Teachers should be the guiding lamps that illuminate the path of knowledge, by driving away the darkness of ignorance. A University should have three major goals before it –
a)Capacity building
b)Developing entrepreneur leadership skills in students, and c)Inculcating human values and morals that help citizens of tomorrow steer India along the path to greatness.
A final feather in the cap was a mantra to rejuvenate our souls, when in the doldrums of despair. A mantra not just for the orphans in the literal meaning of the word, but for the lonely at heart as well. ‘We are the children of God, Our minds will be stronger than diamond,If God be for us,Who can be against us.
Anish Philips, 2nd Year MBA
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