welcome everybody I come from the land of temples so it’s over nakum can I hear
of temples so it’s over nakum can I hear
of temples so it’s over nakum can I hear I wanna come from everybody
I wanna come from everybody
I wanna come from everybody such real call I was going to do that
such real call I was going to do that
such real call I was going to do that because you have invited me here so
because you have invited me here so
because you have invited me here so thank you so very much
thank you so very much
thank you so very much I’m truly honored rather ecstatic to be
I’m truly honored rather ecstatic to be
I’m truly honored rather ecstatic to be standing before an August gathering
standing before an August gathering
standing before an August gathering prospective principal secretary thank
prospective principal secretary thank
prospective principal secretary thank you so very much for having me here and
you so very much for having me here and
you so very much for having me here and micro speakers and my dear children
micro speakers and my dear children
micro speakers and my dear children thank you very much well
this is a little Indira Gandhi who went
this is a little Indira Gandhi who went to school are the first day and when the
to school are the first day and when the
to school are the first day and when the principal asked me I was five years old
principal asked me I was five years old
principal asked me I was five years old father was kicked out of the school a
father was kicked out of the school a
father was kicked out of the school a million times for not getting into the
million times for not getting into the
million times for not getting into the school saying that the schools had no
school saying that the schools had no
school saying that the schools had no place for me because it was completely
place for me because it was completely
place for me because it was completely full no admissions at all
my father didn’t give up he said no if
my father didn’t give up he said no if my daughter went to this school she
my daughter went to this school she
my daughter went to this school she would only go to this school at
would only go to this school at
would only go to this school at Hyderabad
Hyderabad
Hyderabad and persistently about 20 days of
and persistently about 20 days of
and persistently about 20 days of waiting one final day the principal
waiting one final day the principal
waiting one final day the principal calls him in and says okay we will have
calls him in and says okay we will have
calls him in and says okay we will have an interview for your daughter and if
an interview for your daughter and if
an interview for your daughter and if she succeeds we will give her the
she succeeds we will give her the
she succeeds we will give her the admission otherwise I’m sorry she was a
admission otherwise I’m sorry she was a
admission otherwise I’m sorry she was a beautiful nun a 6 feet tall she just
beautiful nun a 6 feet tall she just
beautiful nun a 6 feet tall she just picked me up in her arms took me into
picked me up in her arms took me into
picked me up in her arms took me into the room and said the first question
the room and said the first question
the room and said the first question boys what is your name I should have
boys what is your name I should have
boys what is your name I should have said my name is Srimati but I don’t know
said my name is Srimati but I don’t know
said my name is Srimati but I don’t know I said my name was Indira Gandhi and
I said my name was Indira Gandhi and
I said my name was Indira Gandhi and everybody laughed at me
everybody laughed at me
everybody laughed at me visit your improv ally I don’t know what
visit your improv ally I don’t know what
visit your improv ally I don’t know what happened but then I got into the school
happened but then I got into the school
happened but then I got into the school I’d probably with the same qualities of
I’d probably with the same qualities of
I’d probably with the same qualities of being a leader was the school leader
being a leader was the school leader
being a leader was the school leader went on to play 10 Nationals basketball
went on to play 10 Nationals basketball
went on to play 10 Nationals basketball Nationals represented the state of
Nationals represented the state of
Nationals represented the state of Andhra Pradesh was a senior under
Andhra Pradesh was a senior under
Andhra Pradesh was a senior under officer NCC the first ever gold cadet to
officer NCC the first ever gold cadet to
officer NCC the first ever gold cadet to hold a sword and salute was a
hold a sword and salute was a
hold a sword and salute was a paratrooper
paratrooper
paratrooper was a silver medalist in All India rifle
was a silver medalist in All India rifle
was a silver medalist in All India rifle shooting what of command and you name it
shooting what of command and you name it
shooting what of command and you name it I was there well this applause this
I was there well this applause this
I was there well this applause this applause is what it gives you that
applause is what it gives you that
applause is what it gives you that little bit of kick every time you do
little bit of kick every time you do
little bit of kick every time you do something extraordinary right all of us
something extraordinary right all of us
something extraordinary right all of us get so attached to this
and the same way on 22nd November 1992 I
and the same way on 22nd November 1992 I was static being the first woman to
was static being the first woman to
was static being the first woman to carry the Swart and keep a parade
carry the Swart and keep a parade
carry the Swart and keep a parade a salute to the Jan to the general kV
a salute to the Jan to the general kV
a salute to the Jan to the general kV Krishna after the 10 general kV Krishna
Krishna after the 10 general kV Krishna
Krishna after the 10 general kV Krishna Rao who was so surprised to see a girl
Rao who was so surprised to see a girl
Rao who was so surprised to see a girl cadet
cadet
cadet with such smartness in such fullness and
with such smartness in such fullness and
with such smartness in such fullness and he immediately called for my father and
he immediately called for my father and
he immediately called for my father and said we want this girl to be in the army
said we want this girl to be in the army
said we want this girl to be in the army and mind you that was without writing
and mind you that was without writing
and mind you that was without writing the SSC or SEC so that’s the honor there
the SSC or SEC so that’s the honor there
the SSC or SEC so that’s the honor there because all of us know how difficult it
because all of us know how difficult it
because all of us know how difficult it is to get into the army when you write
is to get into the army when you write
is to get into the army when you write all these exams so that was the most
all these exams so that was the most
all these exams so that was the most proudest moment in my life well my
proudest moment in my life well my
proudest moment in my life well my father came he met he shook hands with
father came he met he shook hands with
father came he met he shook hands with general aviation around and pops up my
general aviation around and pops up my
general aviation around and pops up my wedding invitation so general and all
wedding invitation so general and all
wedding invitation so general and all the Colonel’s were but they didn’t know
the Colonel’s were but they didn’t know
the Colonel’s were but they didn’t know what to express they were like are you
what to express they were like are you
what to express they were like are you very serious we are talking about taking
very serious we are talking about taking
very serious we are talking about taking your daughter into the army and you are
your daughter into the army and you are
your daughter into the army and you are getting her married no choice so the
getting her married no choice so the
getting her married no choice so the invitation was handed and my journey
invitation was handed and my journey
invitation was handed and my journey from sward nuts on my friend
from sward nuts on my friend
from sward nuts on my friend it is a sward so from sort directly into
it is a sward so from sort directly into
it is a sward so from sort directly into spatula I was 18 years old when I went
spatula I was 18 years old when I went
spatula I was 18 years old when I went into this beautiful relationship called
into this beautiful relationship called
into this beautiful relationship called wedding and you know how it is for an
wedding and you know how it is for an
wedding and you know how it is for an Indian woman to get into this with all
Indian woman to get into this with all
Indian woman to get into this with all dreams
dreams
dreams thinking that it was better frozen and
thinking that it was better frozen and
thinking that it was better frozen and you had a Prince Charming coming in a
you had a Prince Charming coming in a
you had a Prince Charming coming in a horse and got to pick you up little did
horse and got to pick you up little did
horse and got to pick you up little did you know that you had so many things to
you know that you had so many things to
you know that you had so many things to give up in life
no you just thought you would get decked
no you just thought you would get decked up only the wedding wedding wedding
up only the wedding wedding wedding
up only the wedding wedding wedding Mandy and everything came into your face
Mandy and everything came into your face
Mandy and everything came into your face you didn’t think about the rest of the
you didn’t think about the rest of the
you didn’t think about the rest of the story but when the actual hits you it’s
story but when the actual hits you it’s
story but when the actual hits you it’s totally different
at 20 I became a mother for a beautiful
at 20 I became a mother for a beautiful daughter she was just like a Barbie doll
daughter she was just like a Barbie doll
daughter she was just like a Barbie doll for me because I didn’t know what I
for me because I didn’t know what I
for me because I didn’t know what I should be doing to her she cries and I
should be doing to her she cries and I
should be doing to her she cries and I cry and I just tell her please don’t
cry and I just tell her please don’t
cry and I just tell her please don’t crying please don’t cry both of us will
crying please don’t cry both of us will
crying please don’t cry both of us will eat chocolate because that’s what I knew
eat chocolate because that’s what I knew
eat chocolate because that’s what I knew but then that’s a challenge again Indian
but then that’s a challenge again Indian
but then that’s a challenge again Indian woman I guess even if you’re a child
woman I guess even if you’re a child
woman I guess even if you’re a child you’re really brought up in such a way
you’re really brought up in such a way
you’re really brought up in such a way that we do multitasking and similarly
that we do multitasking and similarly
that we do multitasking and similarly this multitasking helped me so much to
this multitasking helped me so much to
this multitasking helped me so much to bring her up but as she grew I think
bring her up but as she grew I think
bring her up but as she grew I think mentally I started growing and typical
mentally I started growing and typical
mentally I started growing and typical South Indian family it is like if the
South Indian family it is like if the
South Indian family it is like if the husband is really doing well or I should
husband is really doing well or I should
husband is really doing well or I should say Indian family and more so
say Indian family and more so
say Indian family and more so predominantly the South Indian family if
predominantly the South Indian family if
predominantly the South Indian family if the husband is really doing well the
the husband is really doing well the
the husband is really doing well the wife will do the household chores
wife will do the household chores
wife will do the household chores you may be the best carriage of Andhra
you may be the best carriage of Andhra
you may be the best carriage of Andhra Pradesh you may be the best unit of
Pradesh you may be the best unit of
Pradesh you may be the best unit of India you might have played 18 Nationals
India you might have played 18 Nationals
India you might have played 18 Nationals you may be the state athlete you may be
you may be the state athlete you may be
you may be the state athlete you may be the best dancer elocution name it but
the best dancer elocution name it but
the best dancer elocution name it but you will only be doing pastas and those
you will only be doing pastas and those
you will only be doing pastas and those arse and mind your children the passes
arse and mind your children the passes
arse and mind your children the passes and those ours are not going to be
and those ours are not going to be
and those ours are not going to be awarded because it all depends on the
awarded because it all depends on the
awarded because it all depends on the mood of the family if you did the best
mood of the family if you did the best
mood of the family if you did the best and expected something from them it was
and expected something from them it was
and expected something from them it was like oh did I have pasta today and I’m
like oh did I have pasta today and I’m
like oh did I have pasta today and I’m like no that is a dosa because there’s
like no that is a dosa because there’s
like no that is a dosa because there’s so preoccupied
ten years went by I didn’t use my pencil
ten years went by I didn’t use my pencil or pen I used to really earn to write I
or pen I used to really earn to write I
or pen I used to really earn to write I used them only to sign checks I was
used them only to sign checks I was
used them only to sign checks I was wondering if I was gonna be alive for
wondering if I was gonna be alive for
wondering if I was gonna be alive for about 60 years this is what am I gonna
about 60 years this is what am I gonna
about 60 years this is what am I gonna do all my life
do all my life
do all my life slowly I started thinking and thinking
slowly I started thinking and thinking
slowly I started thinking and thinking why woman we’re getting depressed when
why woman we’re getting depressed when
why woman we’re getting depressed when they were getting into mid thirties and
they were getting into mid thirties and
they were getting into mid thirties and fourties because our times predominantly
fourties because our times predominantly
fourties because our times predominantly women we’re at home so you just had not
women we’re at home so you just had not
women we’re at home so you just had not many people to think of as inspiration
many people to think of as inspiration
many people to think of as inspiration inspiration always comes from within
inspiration always comes from within
inspiration always comes from within that’s what I believe because being a
that’s what I believe because being a
that’s what I believe because being a sportsman I always thought when I fall
sportsman I always thought when I fall
sportsman I always thought when I fall down I have to get back I have to spring
down I have to get back I have to spring
down I have to get back I have to spring back and nobody is gonna come and pull
back and nobody is gonna come and pull
back and nobody is gonna come and pull you off so similarly I thought I have to
you off so similarly I thought I have to
you off so similarly I thought I have to pull back and for every person every
pull back and for every person every
pull back and for every person every individual I think there is somebody
individual I think there is somebody
individual I think there is somebody that somebody called a friend a friend
that somebody called a friend a friend
that somebody called a friend a friend comes to you either to teach how to give
comes to you either to teach how to give
comes to you either to teach how to give you an experience a lesson I had both
you an experience a lesson I had both
you an experience a lesson I had both being a best carrot of utter Pradesh I
being a best carrot of utter Pradesh I
being a best carrot of utter Pradesh I had a co best cabbage from Maharashtra
had a co best cabbage from Maharashtra
had a co best cabbage from Maharashtra whom I met after 15 years of her marital
whom I met after 15 years of her marital
whom I met after 15 years of her marital life I met her at a conference here I
life I met her at a conference here I
life I met her at a conference here I was so happy seeing her because she has
was so happy seeing her because she has
was so happy seeing her because she has grown as an editor editor of a top notch
grown as an editor editor of a top notch
grown as an editor editor of a top notch magazine in the country I was so proud
magazine in the country I was so proud
magazine in the country I was so proud of her I thought my car professionally
of her I thought my car professionally
of her I thought my car professionally she is so good and she was in her best
she is so good and she was in her best
she is so good and she was in her best of clothes wearing evening gown and
of clothes wearing evening gown and
of clothes wearing evening gown and collecting her award that evening I was
collecting her award that evening I was
collecting her award that evening I was all praise for her she came to teach me
all praise for her she came to teach me
all praise for her she came to teach me she was premisis Audia whom I always
she was premisis Audia whom I always
she was premisis Audia whom I always remember and over lot to her she asked
remember and over lot to her she asked
remember and over lot to her she asked me what I was doing and when I told her
me what I was doing and when I told her
me what I was doing and when I told her I was a proud mother I was a good
I was a proud mother I was a good
I was a proud mother I was a good housewife and I was doing everything
housewife and I was doing everything
housewife and I was doing everything that the Indian woman had to be doing
that the Indian woman had to be doing
that the Indian woman had to be doing she said oh really what are you doing to
she said oh really what are you doing to
she said oh really what are you doing to yourself
yourself
yourself are you happy doing all this I said I’m
are you happy doing all this I said I’m
are you happy doing all this I said I’m the best you know my husband treats me
the best you know my husband treats me
the best you know my husband treats me like a queen I have a big house I have
like a queen I have a big house I have
like a queen I have a big house I have somebody I have everything possible that
somebody I have everything possible that
somebody I have everything possible that a woman needs
a woman needs
a woman needs she said what about your inner self
she said what about your inner self
she said what about your inner self there came apart there came apart and
there came apart there came apart and
there came apart there came apart and she was the person who put me because
she was the person who put me because
she was the person who put me because she knew that I was a science fanatic
she knew that I was a science fanatic
she knew that I was a science fanatic and she said there is a conference
and she said there is a conference
and she said there is a conference happening in Miami I would nominate to
happening in Miami I would nominate to
happening in Miami I would nominate to you from South India why don’t you do
you from South India why don’t you do
you from South India why don’t you do that
that
that with great difficulties all the
with great difficulties all the
with great difficulties all the permissions and everything from home
permissions and everything from home
permissions and everything from home from parents from husbands from in-laws
from parents from husbands from in-laws
from parents from husbands from in-laws flew to Miami and that’s where the
flew to Miami and that’s where the
flew to Miami and that’s where the journey began from sward to spatula and
journey began from sward to spatula and
journey began from sward to spatula and now to space there I had met the
now to space there I had met the
now to space there I had met the administrators of NASA they’ve been
administrators of NASA they’ve been
administrators of NASA they’ve been given beautiful presentations there so I
given beautiful presentations there so I
given beautiful presentations there so I went to them I spoke to them and found
went to them I spoke to them and found
went to them I spoke to them and found out if children could be coming there
out if children could be coming there
out if children could be coming there and for hands-on activities and
and for hands-on activities and
and for hands-on activities and everything they said yes of course
everything they said yes of course
everything they said yes of course although where children come here I
although where children come here I
although where children come here I asked him our children from India coming
asked him our children from India coming
asked him our children from India coming over they told me no not really
over they told me no not really
over they told me no not really and much part of India do you belong to
and much part of India do you belong to
and much part of India do you belong to I said Chennai oh no we knew Italian
I said Chennai oh no we knew Italian
I said Chennai oh no we knew Italian Mumbai Amitabh Bachchan Shah Rukh Khan I
Mumbai Amitabh Bachchan Shah Rukh Khan I
Mumbai Amitabh Bachchan Shah Rukh Khan I said we don’t belong to all that we
said we don’t belong to all that we
said we don’t belong to all that we belong to Rajinikanth MGR and sera tea
belong to Rajinikanth MGR and sera tea
belong to Rajinikanth MGR and sera tea so they said oh who are they I said
so they said oh who are they I said
so they said oh who are they I said don’t worry they’re not aliens and then
don’t worry they’re not aliens and then
don’t worry they’re not aliens and then there starts the journey I was given the
there starts the journey I was given the
there starts the journey I was given the Ambassador status for Ignacio space
Ambassador status for Ignacio space
Ambassador status for Ignacio space camps and today I’m the proud ambassador
camps and today I’m the proud ambassador
camps and today I’m the proud ambassador for the Russian Space Center so the
for the Russian Space Center so the
for the Russian Space Center so the journey kept moving and moving
that was not all when you start thinking
that was not all when you start thinking about space space is so huge do you want
about space space is so huge do you want
about space space is so huge do you want to do something but you don’t know what
to do something but you don’t know what
to do something but you don’t know what to do because you’re not a space
to do because you’re not a space
to do because you’re not a space scientist neither are you an engineer to
scientist neither are you an engineer to
scientist neither are you an engineer to do anything but you had creative ideas
do anything but you had creative ideas
do anything but you had creative ideas so to put forward all these ideas to
so to put forward all these ideas to
so to put forward all these ideas to pack up everything you need brains you
pack up everything you need brains you
pack up everything you need brains you need children
and I said okay let me start an
and I said okay let me start an organisation which can do everything so
organisation which can do everything so
organisation which can do everything so that’s where space gets idea was born
that’s where space gets idea was born
that’s where space gets idea was born and space gets India is to create
and space gets India is to create
and space gets India is to create platform for children which keeps pace
platform for children which keeps pace
platform for children which keeps pace that is the inner self the cleansing of
that is the inner self the cleansing of
that is the inner self the cleansing of inner self the space that is untrue
inner self the space that is untrue
inner self the space that is untrue Akshay everybody knows about it and
Akshay everybody knows about it and
Akshay everybody knows about it and space is the platform brain I was able
space is the platform brain I was able
space is the platform brain I was able to take children to the Olympics to
to take children to the Olympics to
to take children to the Olympics to perform the first-ever time from the
perform the first-ever time from the
perform the first-ever time from the country about hundred children to
country about hundred children to
country about hundred children to perform at the Indian Olympics London
perform at the Indian Olympics London
perform at the Indian Olympics London and then about thousand five hundred
and then about thousand five hundred
and then about thousand five hundred children to NASA so this was on and on
children to NASA so this was on and on
children to NASA so this was on and on but there is something that says this is
but there is something that says this is
but there is something that says this is not all
not all
not all when you look around
when you look around
when you look around children keep talking only about
children keep talking only about
children keep talking only about becoming engineers and doctors
becoming engineers and doctors
becoming engineers and doctors what about scientists for India dr.
what about scientists for India dr.
what about scientists for India dr. Narayana Murthy a couple of years ago
Narayana Murthy a couple of years ago
Narayana Murthy a couple of years ago mentioned that we still don’t have a
mentioned that we still don’t have a
mentioned that we still don’t have a brilliant idea for the last 60 years but
brilliant idea for the last 60 years but
brilliant idea for the last 60 years but I refuse to accept that
I refuse to accept that
I refuse to accept that I totally refuse because we have the
I totally refuse because we have the
I totally refuse because we have the brains Indian children have got the best
brains Indian children have got the best
brains Indian children have got the best of the brains you didn’t be an IIT in
of the brains you didn’t be an IIT in
of the brains you didn’t be an IIT in you need not go to the best of the
you need not go to the best of the
you need not go to the best of the universities but still even a student
universities but still even a student
universities but still even a student from the smallest town is got brains
from the smallest town is got brains
from the smallest town is got brains it’s just the platform that is required
it’s just the platform that is required
it’s just the platform that is required so I said to myself to create scientists
so I said to myself to create scientists
so I said to myself to create scientists for India let’s embark on this journey
for India let’s embark on this journey
for India let’s embark on this journey called young scientist India so last
called young scientist India so last
called young scientist India so last four years we’ve been working on that
four years we’ve been working on that
four years we’ve been working on that and that culminated into picking the
and that culminated into picking the
and that culminated into picking the best six students best six students who
best six students best six students who
best six students best six students who went on to create the world’s lightest
went on to create the world’s lightest
went on to create the world’s lightest smallest and the first ever 3d printed
smallest and the first ever 3d printed
smallest and the first ever 3d printed satellite the Kalam Sat we launched that
satellite the Kalam Sat we launched that
satellite the Kalam Sat we launched that from NASA Wallops 22nd of June this year
from NASA Wallops 22nd of June this year
from NASA Wallops 22nd of June this year I had created history everybody said
everybody said higher kids
everybody said higher kids icn’s or mit uns I said no I’ve got kids
icn’s or mit uns I said no I’ve got kids
icn’s or mit uns I said no I’ve got kids from the village fall color party you
from the village fall color party you
from the village fall color party you wouldn’t you have to figure out in
wouldn’t you have to figure out in
wouldn’t you have to figure out in Google where it is
and Nana Purim again you have to figure
and Nana Purim again you have to figure out from Google where these places are
out from Google where these places are
out from Google where these places are and these kids are from such town small
and these kids are from such town small
and these kids are from such town small towns but when given a platform NASA was
towns but when given a platform NASA was
towns but when given a platform NASA was baffled to see the idea they said oh my
baffled to see the idea they said oh my
baffled to see the idea they said oh my god
god
god Indians can do so much at this age and
Indians can do so much at this age and
Indians can do so much at this age and that’s history that’s history so I would
that’s history that’s history so I would
that’s history that’s history so I would say the journey continues
say the journey continues
say the journey continues this is not all we are here to put a lot
this is not all we are here to put a lot
this is not all we are here to put a lot of satellites and make a lot of rockets
of satellites and make a lot of rockets
of satellites and make a lot of rockets because aerospace is one thing that I
because aerospace is one thing that I
because aerospace is one thing that I feel is kind of treated orphaned in our
feel is kind of treated orphaned in our
feel is kind of treated orphaned in our country not many students are given the
country not many students are given the
country not many students are given the right kind of an opportunity so we
right kind of an opportunity so we
right kind of an opportunity so we wanted to create air Oprah naver’s for
wanted to create air Oprah naver’s for
wanted to create air Oprah naver’s for the country because space is the future
the country because space is the future
the country because space is the future and we could do space mining space
and we could do space mining space
and we could do space mining space farming you name it everything from
farming you name it everything from
farming you name it everything from space
space
space it is not only that we need to go into a
it is not only that we need to go into a
it is not only that we need to go into a governmental organization to work but I
governmental organization to work but I
governmental organization to work but I was a private organization with student
was a private organization with student
was a private organization with student community we want to prove to the world
community we want to prove to the world
community we want to prove to the world that our youngsters can do anything and
that our youngsters can do anything and
that our youngsters can do anything and create a name for India thank you so
create a name for India thank you so
create a name for India thank you so very much for this opportunity given I’m
very much for this opportunity given I’m
very much for this opportunity given I’m overwhelmed and I would like to show a
overwhelmed and I would like to show a
overwhelmed and I would like to show a small video of what space kids has been
small video of what space kids has been
small video of what space kids has been doing thank you again
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