Improve, innovate and pass on the knowledge for overall development, says Dr Kalam
By Bhalchandra Chorghade
Dr Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, the former president of India is always a pleasure to listen to particularly when he is addressing a gathering of technocrats. He keeps the audience glued to their seats by sharing interesting anecdotes as also the knowledge which is very rare to find these days. During the inauguration of Die Mould India International Exhibition at Mumbai recently, Dr Kalam did the same thing. He played the knowledge chord very delicately and explained the nitty gritties of the trade in a very simple and interesting way.
Being a teacher who has moulded many students’ lives in his prestigious career, Dr Kalam stressed upon the industry to make optimum use of modern technology to prosper. Along with this, he also urged the industry players to disseminate as much information as they can among the GenNext engineers so that the latter can learn from the former’s experiences. “I would even ask the industry to talk to educational institutions urging them to revamp the syllabus and make it more practical-oriented so that the students learn the subject from the grass root,” Dr Kalam said.
“This sharing of knowledge and information will give the students an upper hand among others and when they will actually jump into the industry, they will be ready to go through the rigorous practices of manufacturing sector. I am particularly happy to inaugurate this exhibition since it is the demonstration of those who make die and moulds with the help of which millions of parts can be made. If they can mould the careers of some of the future engineers, then they will get a chance to contribute to the society,” the rocket science expert advised.
Calling the Rs 12,000 crore die and mould industry to help country recover from the economic slowdown, Dr Kalam asked the manufacturers to study the dynamics and competitiveness among developed nations since it is competitiveness that drives the growth of a nation. “This spirit to excel over each other along with technological innovation is very important for a nation’s development. I think this will surely help the manufacturing industry, particularly machine tools, achieve market size of Rs 35,000 crore by 2020,” he felt.
“Besides this, the five point mission -- which includes aspiration to excel, innovations in robotics and other newer technologies, quality enhancement, stressing on increasing the exports and above all improvement in ourselves – will definitely help the individual as well as the sector prosper which in turn will help in the allround development of the country,” Dr Kalam concluded.