The two incidents that changed my life for ever

APJ Abdul kalam has being my inspiration from the day I have heard about him. His interest to 

promote innovate ideas and his heart touching poems that make him “Beautiful Human”rather than “Missile Man” urges me to share two most important incidents of my life which in some or the other way connect to the topics “ What can I give? “ and “how can I make my mother smile?” .So here I go.

WHAT CAN I GIVE???

I have been always “mama’s” boy. I always enjoy helping her in cooking, shopping and spending time with her. This incident happened during my during my semester vacation in July 2010. I was helping my mom in cooking and in the mean time we were sharing our views on how a engineer can change a society. She said me that she was always concerned about the heat which being lost from sides of gas stove burner and asked me whether I could do something about it. This question of her made me think a lot. It was day today problem which no one noticed. I took it as a challenge. 2 months later I finally found a solution to it. I designed a system that could trap the heat being lost from sides of the burner of gas stove and utilize it to heat water. A simple design using copper coil to trap the heat and utilize it to heat water.For me it was idea that could change a common man’s life. As cooking is daily process and we require hot water daily for bathing, this design would save electricity we use for heating water and at same time meet our hot water requirements.

I felt my idea worth spreading and hence I exhibited it during SDM UTSAV Science exhibition .Many people appreciated my idea and asked me whether I could install my design at their homes. The representatives of ISKCON hubli who visited out campus during SDM UTSAV, were also impressed by my idea and asked me to install my design in their Akshaya patra kitchens. I called up my mom and told how my idea was successful. It surely must have brought smile to my mom’s face.

But this is not the end. I submitted my idea under the green idea campaign “Take care take charge 2011” by Times Of India. My Idea was shortlisted among top 10 ideas of the state and I was given opportunity to present my idea in front eminent people and press. My idea was appreciated and I received a certificate of appreciation.

For my mom this meant that her son, who used naughtily play around her, had grown into a big boy and could always contribute something for the betterment of the society, but for me it was just a beginning. I am happy that even my final year engineering project is innovative in its own way and has been approved by Karnataka State Council of Science and Technology ( IISC, Bangalore). My dream of being “Engineer for the society” has just begun.

HOW CAN I MAKE MY MOTHER SMILE????

From my childhood days I have been very close to my mom. I always enjoy sharing my experiences with her. This incident occurred just after I joined my engineering college. I had chosen to study far from my home. It was a stuff decision for both, my parents and me, but I had decided to experience hostel life.

 In starting few days of my hostel life, I felt home sick. I called home twice a day. But as days went on I made new friends, I got busy with studies and hostel life. My frequency of calling home reduced from once in two days to almost once in a week. I never noticed that during my experience of my hostel life, I was going away from my family. But my mother always missed me. But she never expressed it to me as she thought I was busy in my college life and I was enjoying it.

It was only a month later that my mom broke the ice. She broke down on a call and expressed her concern for me. I was shocked and never realized that I was going away from my family. I felt very bad and guilty.

I feel this happens to every Indian at some or the other stage of life. But being an Indian, we are always more bound to our mother more than any other culture. That is why we symbolize anything holy as our mother. From that incident onwards, I decided that I would call home daily and share my experiences. I am happy that I am able to continue that till today and it gives me sense of happiness. I am proud to say

“I make my mother smile everyday”

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AND FINALLY ON 17TH OF MARCH 

MY DREAM CAME TRUE