Will Pratiba match up to Kalam?

The Republic has got its first woman President after 60 years of independence, a feat which will be recorded in the book of the firsts in the country. President Pratiba Patil has distinguished herself with excellent bureaucracy record and had managed to become a preferable candidate to a majority of political elements, including the Left in the country.

The Rashtrapati Bhawan had given adieu to the former President Kalam on Wednesday. The outgoing President, in the last five years had become the pulse of the youth of the country. Kalam in his tenure visited all the states and union territories of the Union and had met millions of students, teachers, and farmers. The Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces, also visited the highest battlefield, flew in a fighter aircraft over the skies, and dived down in a naval submarine.

He had invited employees from all walks of life to the Rashtrapati Bhawan on various occasions and thus had sent a message of honouring their professions. True to his words, he had turned the Rashtrapati Bhawan, as a ‘People’s Bhawan’. Kalam had returned to his new home back in Chennai, where he intends to teach in Anna Tech University. He has also accepted invitations from Nalanda University in Bihar, the upcoming institute for space research in Thiruvananthapuram, Gandhigram Rural University in Tamil Nadu, and Indian Institute for Information Technology in Hyderabad, which will also facilitate him to meet more and more students.

The scientist President had generated a sensation among the youth of India, inspiring them to work hard for his turned everyone’s dream - India 2020. This had now become a challenge to the new President Pratiba, in a way. After Kalam, the post of President had become a gaze to many people across the country. Kalam had made people feel that the post of President could do much more than expected.

The sensation which Kalam generated among the people, will expect the same from the new President as well. President Patil will be facing this huge challenge, against the lakhs of Indian students, among whom Kalam is an inspiration. President Pratiba Patil too with her meritorious record of excellence in the past assures us a hope of becoming another inspiring President of the Republic. So, let’s wait for her to settle down in the first house and to start with her endeavors.