Dr. Kalam says..

"Ask what we can do for India and do what has to be done to make India what America and other western countries are today." Dr. Abdul Kalam

Sixteen point formula to become an ideal student by Swami Vivekananda

1.    RESPECT: Respect your parents, your teachers and your elders.

2.    LOVE: Love your country, your culture and your ancestors.

3.    SERVICE: Serve the poor, the illiterate and the diseased

4.    SELF-DISCIPLINE: Discipline your body, your senses and your mind.

5.    SELF-CONTROL: Control your words, your thoughts and your actions.

6.    FAITH: Have faith in yourself, in others and in God.

7.    DISCRIMINATION: Discriminate between good and bad, real and unreal and vice and virtue.

8.    CONCENTRATION: Concentrate whole-heartedly while studying, working, playing or praying.

9.    TRUTHFULNESS: Be truthful in words, thoughts and actions.

10. HARD WORK: Work hard to acquire knowledge, skills and wisdom.

11. STRENGTH: Be strong physically, mentally, intellectually, morally and spiritually.

12. CONVICTION: Have conviction in the power of goodness, purity and honesty.

13. DEVOTION: Have devotion for duty, scriptures, holy people and God.

14. HABITS: Cultivate regular habits of prayer, meditation and reading inspiring and strengthening literature.

15. SAME-SIGHTEDNESS: Feel the presence of the Divine in all beings and treat them with the same standard as you treat yourself.

16. FIRM DETERMINATION: Have firm determination and strong will-power to cultivate good habits in order to achieve permanent happiness, peace, success and fulfilment in life.