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IGNITE 2012 ADVT |
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IGNITE 2012 Award Function |
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The IGNITE-12 Award Function was organised by the National Innovation Foundation (NIF) on November 10, 2012 at RJMCEI auditorium, IIM Ahmedabad. The former President of India, Bharat Ratna Dr APJ Abdul Kalam conferred the awards on the 36 winners. Overall 14889 student submissions from 282 districts of 30 states and union territories of the country were received in the period between September 11, 2011 to August 31, 2012. In addition to the main awards, a new category ‘Kite Flying Awards’ was introduced by NIF to recognise those ideas which do not appear to be rational today but may become a reality tomorrow. Some other children were selected as ‘special mentions’ during the event. NIF filed patents in name of the students for all applicable cases. The patent related documents were handed over to the children. Prototypes were also developed in as many cases as possible. Dr Kalam inspired the audience by his memorable lecture on how each one of us is born with greatness. He exhorted everyone to dream big, no matter what, by saying,
“When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are
Anything your heart desires, will come to you”
He added, “Education gives you wings to fly. Participation in a programme like IGNITE gives an opportunity to think of out of the box solutions. Achievement comes out of fire in our sub-conscious mind that “I will win”. So, each one of you assembled here and elsewhere, will have “Wings of Fire”. The wings of fire will indeed make you a great inventor, or a discoverer who will be remembered by the society for their unique societal contribution.” He concluded with the famous verses of 13th century Persian Sufi poet Jalaluddin Rumi modified to suit the occasion:
Wings to Fly
“I am born with potential. - I am born with goodness and trust. - I am born with ideas and dreams. - I am born with greatness. - I am born with confidence. - I am born with wings. - So, I am not meant for crawling, - I have wings, I will fly - I will fly and fly”
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| Volume No. |
Honey Bee 23(4) & 24(1) 38, 2013 |
