https://padlet.com/waseem1agust/szz83xz91kxd3bam Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Azad en-us 2020-12-17 10:49:54 UTC 2025-11-27 16:48:11 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/2639.png waseem1agust https://padlet.com/waseem1agust/szz83xz91kxd3bam/wish/1027292173 One day when I was in the fifth standard at the Rameswaram Elementary School,
a new teacher came to our class. I used to wear a cap which marked me as a
Muslim, and I always sat in the front row next to Ramanadha Sastry, who wore the
sacred thread. The new teacher could not stomach a Hindu priest's son sitting
with a Muslim boy. In accordance with our social ranking as the new teacher saw
it, I was asked to go and sit on the back bench. I felt very sad, and so did Ramanadha Sastry. He looked utterly downcast as I shifted to my seat in the last row. The image of him weeping when I shifted to the last row left a lasting impression on me. ]]> 2020-12-17 10:50:39 UTC https://padlet.com/waseem1agust/szz83xz91kxd3bam/wish/1027292173 waseem1agust https://padlet.com/waseem1agust/szz83xz91kxd3bam/wish/1027292243  After school, we went home and told our respective parents about the incident. Lakshmana Sastry summoned the teacher, and in our presence, told the teacher that he should not spread the poison of social inequality and communal intolerance in the minds of innocent children. He bluntly asked the teacher to either apologise or quit the school and the island. Not only did the teacher regret his behaviour, but the strong sense of conviction Lakshmana Sastry conveyed ultimately reformed this young teacher. ]]> 2020-12-17 10:50:42 UTC https://padlet.com/waseem1agust/szz83xz91kxd3bam/wish/1027292243 waseem1agust https://padlet.com/waseem1agust/szz83xz91kxd3bam/wish/1027296236 2020-12-17 10:52:52 UTC https://padlet.com/waseem1agust/szz83xz91kxd3bam/wish/1027296236 waseem1agust https://padlet.com/waseem1agust/szz83xz91kxd3bam/wish/1027385746 2020-12-17 11:41:57 UTC https://padlet.com/waseem1agust/szz83xz91kxd3bam/wish/1027385746 waseem1agust https://padlet.com/waseem1agust/szz83xz91kxd3bam/wish/1041849175 2020-12-25 12:29:23 UTC https://padlet.com/waseem1agust/szz83xz91kxd3bam/wish/1041849175 waseem1agust https://padlet.com/waseem1agust/szz83xz91kxd3bam/wish/1041849196 2020-12-25 12:29:30 UTC https://padlet.com/waseem1agust/szz83xz91kxd3bam/wish/1041849196 waseem1agust https://padlet.com/waseem1agust/szz83xz91kxd3bam/wish/1041849272 2020-12-25 12:29:47 UTC https://padlet.com/waseem1agust/szz83xz91kxd3bam/wish/1041849272 asifmuhammed109 https://padlet.com/waseem1agust/szz83xz91kxd3bam/wish/1042172106 When Kalam was studying in fifth class, a new teacher came to school. On seeing Kalam wearing a cap, which marked him as a Muslim, he was asked to sit in the back bench away from his friend who was the son of a Hindu priest. Later on hearing the news, his friends father criticised the school authorities and asked them to rectify their mistake.]]> 2020-12-26 06:31:34 UTC https://padlet.com/waseem1agust/szz83xz91kxd3bam/wish/1042172106