Success The Turning Point

Author(s): Rajendra Rakhecha
Publisher: Rajendra Rakhecha

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1.2 Professional 1.2.1.1 Understanding careers of great pesronalities
Scientist - Dr. Abdul Kalam (15 Oct 1931) He is an Indian scientist & served as 11th President of India (02-07), graduated in aerospace engineering at Madras Institute of Technology (MIT), Chennai, worked in DRDO & ISRO, is popularly known as the Missile Man. He played a pivotal role in India's Pokhran-Il nuclear tests. He is currently a visiting professor at IIM, Ahmedabad & Indore, Chancellor of Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, a professor of Aerospace Engineering at Anna University (Chennai), etc Scientist - Dr. Homi Bhabha (30 Oct 1909-66) Homi Jehangir Bhabha, known as father of Indian nuclear programme, a nuclear physicist, founding director & professor of physics at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research and Trombay Atomic Energy. He completed degree for mathematical study from Cambridge Uni & doctorate in nuclear physics. He was a Visionary behind India's Three Stage Nuclear Power Programme. He was clear & wanting to study nuclear physics instead of engineering Scientist - Dr.Raghunath Mashelkar (1 Jan 1943 Padma Bhushan) Graduated in Chemical engineering, Mumbai, later did Ph.D. President of Global Research Alliance institutes from Asia-Pacific, South Africa, Europe & USA (60,000 scientists) & India's National Innovation Foundation. He was president of UK Institution of Chemical Engineers (07-8) having 34 labs & 20,000 employees. First Indian being elected as foreign fellow of US National Academy of Engg (03), Royal Academy of Engg UK (96), World Academy of Art & Sci, USA Economist - Dr.Manmohan Singh (26 Sep 1932) He is a renowned economist & current prime minister. He did bachelors & masters in economics from Punjab Uni, later doctorate in economics from Oxford & worked for the United Nations. Later he was advisor in Ministry of Foreign Trade, Chief Economic Advisor, Reserve Bank Governor & Head of Planning Commission. As a Finance Minister carried lot of financial & structural reforms. Later served as Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha & then became a prime minister. Economist - P. Chidambaram (16 Sep 1945) Currently Union Minister of Finance, also was Home Affairs Minister earlier. Graduating BSc in statistics & masters he completed bachelor of laws from the Madras Law College & MBA from Harvard Business School. Practicing corporate lawyer & became a sr advocate in '84. He has offices in Delhi and Chennai and practices in Supreme Court & in various high courts in India, He was Youth Congress president too. Now shouldering many responsibilities assigned by PM successfully.
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