Set up a residents’ association called ‘People’s Welfare Association’ in WB — empowered them to gain access to govt health and literacy programs
Arn ChornPond
-Cambodian musician, human rights activist and survivor of Khmer Rouge regime
-‘child of war who became a man of peace’
Alexandra
Ocasio-
Cortez
-US Senator — gave students the chance to volunteer during elections
Satish
Dhawan
-Shouldered moral responsibility of failure of PSLV
Edinburgh Seven
-First 7 women to study medicine at Edinburgh university in early 1870s; were denied degree despite passing all exams -persevered, received MDs from abroad and went on to practice medicine
London Medical College
-Established- 1st ever college exclusively to teach medicine to women
London Medical College
-Resilience
-Fortitude
-Perseverance
-Determinatio n
-Commitment
-Courage of conviction
-Patriarchy
London Medical College
Edison
SHREYA SHREE
Hired scientists smarter than him to help in inventions
—
had
a corporate research lab type model
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Declared ‘dumb’ as a kid; went on to become a great inventor
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-Self
awareness about limitations
-Took steps to deal w/ it
Ammal
Farhat
Ammal Farhat, first female taxi driver in Saudi Arabia
-Never received formal education but built primary school for underprivileged
Fredy Hirsch
-inmate in Nazi labour camp
-organised school for children in Auschwitz concentration camp, ran a discrete library
-Resilience
Anna Hazare
-Ralegan Seedhi
-India Against Corruption + anshan
Michael Jordan
-Michael Jordan – if he made a mistake during a match or didn’t perform as expected, would stay after the match and practice the shot for hours; rejected in Varsity teams, twice rejected by NBA teams
-Learn from failures; come back stronger
-EI
-Fortitude
-Self awareness
-Dedication
Nitish Kumar
-said he’d only attend weddings where no dowry is involved
Persuasion (?) as a method of attitude change
Ramnath Kovind
-Dalit child to President of India
-Effort
APJ Abdul Kalam
SHREYA SHREE
AIR 71 – CSE 2021
Invention of lightweight prosthetics
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Opposed govt on several issues of public welfare
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Lead by example
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Inspired to dream big
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Not to be afraid of failures
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Don’t care too much about what people think
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Unparalleled humility + deep compassion
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Devotion, dedication and determination towards work
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As a leader, accept failures as own, but credit success to
team mates
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PURA
—
for holistic national dvpment
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TV Anchor
Supreet
Kaur
-Informed of her husband’s death through her own news bulletin; maintained professionalism through remainder of her airtime
-Emotional intelligence
Nadia Murad
-Work towards ending use of sexual violence as a weapon of war
-Even abducted, sold as a slave by ISIS
Dita Kraus
-librarian of Auschwitz
Ann
Mulcahy
-Saved Xerox
-Had to layoff some workers, but didn’t end retirement pensions or reunion for retirees etc — kept the values of the company intact
-Tried to minimise negative impact on workers
-Compassiona te leadership
Wangari Mathai
-Wangari Mathai’s Green Belt Movement
Nelson Mandela
-Challenged Apartheid regime of S Africa
-Non-violent struggle
PM Modi
-Pradhan Sevak, not Pradhan Mantri
Naga Tribes
-went from being hunters to major protectors of the Hornbill
