Kalam meets his professor

Former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting a book to his teacher Rev. Fr. Ladislaus Chinnadurai at Beschi College in Dindigul on Saturday.— PHOTO: G. KARTHIKEYAN

An informal meeting between former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and his physics professor Rev. Ladislaus Chinnadurai at Beschi College here on Saturday, was filled with emotions and unforgettable memories.

Sources said that Dr. Kalam recalled his college days and cherished the memories of the time he spent with his teacher. He used to take classes continuously for three hours. He would discuss any physics problem in detail in classroom and conclude the session without giving solution to it. But he would advise students to go to library and find a solution it. He corrected students’ mistakes with a smile, Dr. Kalam recalled. With tears rolling down his cheeks, former professor Rev. Chinnadurai said: “Even after 60 years, he remembered me and my teaching. I taught him light, sound and other physics subjects. I am so happy to see him again.”

Earlier, the former professor received Dr. Kalam at the portico of the college along with inmates. In turn, Kalam held his hands firmly and took him to the first floor for talk.

Beschi College Rector Tagore and inmates accorded a rousing welcome to him. While Chinnadurai gave a book on Memories of Mother Teresa written by Xavier Antony, Dr. Kalam presented a book, ‘Reignited: Scientific Pathways to a Brighter Future,’ written by him and Srijan Pal Singh to his professor.

Sufficient force was deployed on the college campus. Earlier, Superintendent of Police A. Saravanan and DRO K. Manoharan received Dr. Kalam.

The professor said even after 60 years, he remembered me and my teaching