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Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam: The People’s President. Dream 2047, October 2015, 18 (1), 32-34. This article narrates life and works of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, the eleventh President of India.

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Genesis and Salient Features of Modern Indian Political Thought COURSE INTRODUCTION The term 'modern' may have different interpretations which make it difficult to exactly trace the date of origin of modern Indian political thought. However, it can be said that it generally covers the 18 th , 19 th and 20 th century. Bidyut Chakrabarty and Rajendra Kumar Pandey (2009) in their book, Modern Indian Political Thought: Text and Context have argued that modern Indian political thought involves three related issues of 'nation', 'nationalism' and 'national identity'. Needless to say, these themes were missing in the writings of ancient Indian political thinkers. Broadly, modern Indian thought can be divided into two phases. The first phase was of 'Social Reform'. Thinkers of this phase were more concerned with the internal regeneration of indigenous society. The second phase, more complex and textured in many ways, is the phase that we can designate as the nationalist phase. The concerns in this phase shift more decisively to issues of politics and power, and of freedom from colonial rule. It is important to remember that what we are calling the 'nationalist phase' is merely a shorthand expression, for there were precisely in this period, many more tendencies and currents that cannot simply be subsumed under the rubric of 'nationalism'. At the very least, there are important currents like the Muslim and the Dalit that mark the intellectual and political 'search for the Self' in this period. According to Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, modern Indian political thought could be seen as Indian response, resistance and mobilisation of the Indian tradition to British colonial conquest of India. Through the spirit of renaissance, there was an attempt to adapt to the Western modernity in a positive way while through revivalism, Indian tradition tried to respond to British colonialism by reaction and resistance (Himanshu Roy and M P Singh, 2017). It can be highlighted that the enlightenment that started in Europe in the 18 th century did lead to voices which justified superiority of the Europeans over the other civilisations. Modern Indian political thinkers not only sought to infuse pride in Indians by highlighting its rich cultural heritage, but some also tried to critique the Western civilisation. Gandhi's critique of Western civilisation as one which lacked moral and spiritual dimensions, is a case in point. This course covers some of the important thinkers from modern Indian political thought. It is divided in five blocks. Block 1 introduces modern Indian political thought with one unit, Genesis and Salient Features of Modern Indian Political Thought. Block 2 deals with the encounter with modernity and the question of reforms. It covers ideas of Rammohan Roy and Pandita Ramabai. Block 3 highlights Vivekananda's and Gandhi's ideas on tradition. Block 4 highlights imaginaries of the nation and the world through thinkers like Ambedkar, Tagore, Nehru, Lohiya and M N Roy. Iqbal's and Savarkar's views about community and nation find a mention in Block 5.

The paper is the leadership analysis of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.

In the words of the famous Scottish novelist and playwright J.M. Barrie, “I’m youth, I’m joy, I’m a little bird that has broken out of the egg”. When a little bird comes out of the egg, there stands a whole new and beautiful world in front of that tiny creature and this new world fills the heart of the bird with new aspirations and hopes to soar high in the sky. Similar is the case of the young people as during this period they have before them new vistas of knowledge and their hearts are filled with new aspirations to achieve big. Youth is often termed as the ‘spring of life’ as this is the time of freshness and flowering in life of a person. It is the time of fearless experimentation and dreaming of making impossibilities possible. The youth have the strength to work towards bigger cause. They are the future of a country and can play a great role in moulding the destiny of a nation. Late former President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam had tremendous faith in the power of youth in constructing the future of a country. He believed that young minds have superfluous possibilities and potentials that if equipped with knowledge and creativity can work wonders for a country. This paper throws light on Dr. Kalam’s views on the role of the youth in making India a developed country as stated in his book Ignited Minds.

International Journal of Multidisciplinary and Current Educational Research (IJMCER), 2021

Youths are the strongest pillars of any nation who are mostly guided by energy, courage and ability to do whatever they like. They don’t accept and follow everyone but few in their life. Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, a great scientist in the field of nuclear program and the 11th President of India is one of the few who is followed by millions. He is one of the most influential personalities in the life of most of the youths of not only India but also the whole world.Since his childhood he led a very ordinary but inspiring life. His whole life itself is a great inspiration for the youths. His father played the most important and significant role in his life to become one of the leading scientists of India from a mere boy. He is the role model of most of the youths, the youth icon. The present paper deals with some of the inspiring life events of Mr. Kalam and his unique approach towards life which made him the most influential figure in the life of most of the youths. His speeches and sayings have the capability to change the nation by inspiring the youths. His ideal life is presented in such a way so that the reader can also consider him as their idol in life. The attitude of Dr. Kalam towards life will definitely change the attitude of the readers towards their own life. They will be able to think and look into life in a unique way.

There is absolutely no need to introduce Mohandas Karmachand Gandhi as he is the world-reputed personality. He was a political leader whose influence on government polity, policy, programs and politics is eternal. As a social reformer, his ideas are reflected and displayed in literature of India. Even the makers of movies in India do not spare themselves from Gandhian influence. His life and ideas have been a significant influence to many leaders and socio-political reformers of the world. In India, the influence of his ideas and ideologies is directly or indirectly seen in most of the socio-political areas. His ideas regarding many issues are debated and discussed in Indian academia. Though some scholars find out contradictions and drawbacks of Gandhi in his speeches, lectures and writing, none can ignore his influence on Indian politics. His concepts are used by the politicians as well as policy-makers with a purpose to introduce and implement their ideologies, initiatives and socio-economic programmes. The present chapter analyses how Indian Government under the leadership of Shree Narendra Modi has made attempts to use Gandhian concepts and ideology in its plans, policies, missions and programmes.

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We all dream of a Developed India. The first thing that come to my mind when I think of developed India is Rabindranath Tagore’s poem “Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high; Where knowledge is free;Where the world has not been broken up into fragments; By narrow domestic walls …………”. This great visionary dreamt of a prosperous India almost a century ago. India, the greatest civilization of the world also known as Bharatavarsha and Hindustan has a very strong past.

Academia Biology, 2023

The ecosystem is an essential biological concept that links the living and the inanimate. Its study has become pivotal to the analysis of global changes and environmental impacts caused by human activities and population growth. The simplest definition of ecosystem refers to a specific community of organisms that interact with each other and with their environment they inhabit. However, this definition says nothing about the open character of ecosystems, about the hierarchy among species and processes, or about their capacity to evolve as a whole throughout the history of life on this planet. Here, I first take a new look at the concept of ecosystem based on the elements that in my opinion characterize it, emphasizing the importance of viruses as components of biodiversity. Second, I propose three categories for the global categorization of ecosystems according to the degree of human intervention. Category 1 is any undisturbed natural ecosystem. Category 2 includes ecosystems altered by humans due to socioeconomic development and population growth, causing environmental degradation and biodiversity loss. Category 3 covers all ecosystems that have been altered by the introduction of synthetic or modified organisms generated in the laboratory, the consequences of which are much more difficult to predict. Knowledge of the global distribution of these categories would help to plan global environmental policies that would contribute to making our society compatible with the preservation of biodiversity.