Launch of AKF (14th August 2021, 6PM ) – Maiden Speech "My Life, My Experiments" by Captain G R Gopinath.
Tomorrow we will be celebrating our 75th Independence day and this historic occasion - befittingly described as Azadi ki Amrut Mahotsav, will span a period of two years, from 15th August 2021 to 15th August 2023. As we gear ourselves to join our fellow countrymen in this joyful celebration, to commemorate the beginning of the Platinum Jubilee of our Independence Day, which began with our ‘Tryst with Destiny” on the 15th of August 1947, it is time to remember and pay our respect and reverence to all those nation builders who have helped us reach this stage, building this nation brick by brick from that precarious position of our ship to mouth existence, which we were left with when the Colonial Rulers – The British, were forced to leave our country.
Our founding fathers and their successors have built educational and scientific institutions ,public sector companies, dams etc. – the temples of modern India – a phrase used by Pandit Nehru, with an aspiration for the country to come out of the rust that we were left with when the British left us. One such institution (rather a series of such institutions now), which has helped produce meaningful contributors to the nation building is the Sainik School Bijapur – SSBJ, which was established on 16th September, 1963.
The primary aim of the SSBJ is to prepare boys academically, physically and mentally for entry into the NDA and also to be the leaders in other walks of life. SSBJ has been able to produce the best of leaders in Military many of who have served as Generals, Admirals and Air Marshals. The school has also produced some of the most outstanding civil service officers, lawyers, entrepreneurs, academicians, who have contributed incrementally, yet monumentally to our nation building. Until now there have been some attempts to organize the alumni of SSBJ – the AJEETS, under a common platform. One such platform is the AAA – Ajeets Alumni Association. AAA, the beneficiaries of the education in SSBJ, are now attempting a major reform in the structure and functioning of the AAA with an objective to make it more impactful not just to the Ajeets but also to the Indian society at large.
On the occasion of our 75th year of our Independence, some of the stalwart Ajeets, including Captain Gopinath, Gopal Hosur, General Mirji, Ashok Dalwai and many others including some of the most promising young Ajeets, have taken it upon themselves to majorly reform the AAA so that the Ajeets, spread across the length and breadth of the country and across, can come together under one platform to not only help the fraternity but also the nation. Ajeets are a heterogeneous group of people with expertise in diverse areas and their diversity is as rich and vibrant as the diversity of our beloved country.
One such new forum which will function under the auspices of AAA is the Ajeets Knowledge Forum – AKF, which will be launched today – 14th August, 2021, at 6 PM. Knowledge is humanity’s greatest asset. It defines our nature, and it will shape our future. The body of knowledge is assembled over centuries. Yet a single mind can extend it immensely. Einstein reimagined space and time. Darwin distilled the chaos of life to a single idea. Raman looked at light differently and Turing figured out what it means to think. Bhabha and Sarabhai, students of Raman applied their knowledge to build institutions like DAE and ISRO. Knowledge and information have significant impact on people’s lives. Their association, particularly through Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), has the power to transform economies and societies and therefore the leaders of AAA have rightfully realized the importance of knowledge and have come together to launch this new forum -AKF.
Today we live in the world of Knowledge Society, which describe
societies that are economically and culturally characterized by a high degree
of dependency on their potentials to create a broad spectrum of creative,
scientific and technological knowledge. Therefore, in such a situation, how can
the Ajeets, who are known for their indefatigable character symbolised by our
motto Ajeet Hain Abheet Hain be left behind.
The formal launch of the AKF will be followed by an outstanding
inaugural lecture by one of the preeminent Ajeets – Captain G R Gopinath, who
has made a monumental contribution to the nation in opening up the skies for
the common people of the country. It is therefore no wonder that the film
industry has befittingly chosen to make a film - Soorarai Pottru, on the life
of Captain Gopinath. Soorarai Pottru had its world premiere on Amazon Prime and
has been a roaring success. Captain Gopinath will be speaking on “My Life, My
Experiments” under the auspices of the AKF.
On behalf of the AAA and AKF it gives me immense pleasure to invite you all to join us on You Tube for this inaugural lecture by Captain Gopinath.
The Launch Ceremony of AKF will also be streamed Live On YouTube
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