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> The 27th of July should be a national day of recognition for his genius. Slightly off-topic, but there are already too many "national holidays" in India. Add
by ubersync 11y ago
> The 27th of July should be a national day of recognition for his genius.
Slightly off-topic, but there are already too many "national holidays" in India. Added with the "state holidays", there are barely any workdays left.
- ninja_to_be 11y agoHe mentioned recognizing it as a national day and not necessarily a 'holiday'. There are numerous days when students pay their respect to a great personality and continue with their regular activities. This could be one such day. Moreover I read somewhere that Dr. Kalam himself wanted people to work harder on his death day and not take a holiday. Not sure if that is misattributed to him, but I'm sure his thoughts would have been similar.
- kartikkumar 11y agoExactly. That's why I worded it the way that I did. I am aware of Dr. Kalam's quote, requesting that there be no holiday in his recognition, but rather an extra day of work. So my point is absolutely as you put it, to pay respects to a genius.