Suppose we want to show the fraction 1/3 on a number line. How many equal parts should the length between 0 and 1 be divided? We divide the length between 0 and 1 into 3 equal parts and show one part as 1/3.
Father Davis Chiramel has been singularly responsible for half a million people in India pledging their kidneys for donation post-mortem. And, moving a step ahead of his priestly duties to the laity, he has walked the talk by setting an example for universal brotherhood and compassion—by donating his kidney to a man of the Hindu faith. In 2009, Gopinathan Chakkamadathil, an electrician in Thrissur, Kerala suffered renal failure and his future looked bleak. A kidney transplant in India is very costly and for Gopinathan, with his measly income, a transplant looked next to impossible. Fr Chiramel, on hearing that no kidney was available despite all the efforts, immediately decided to donate his kidney.
Sharing, Care & Concern
Numbers such as 3 and -3 or 2 and -2 when added to each other give the sum zero. They are called additive inverse of each other.
Reny George is a social activist who is involved in transforming the lives of many children. He is an ex-convict! Reny George was convicted of murder and imprisoned for 15 years. Having gone through the stigma of incarceration, he wanted to make sure children of other prisoners did not suffer. So, after his release, he started the Precious Children Home in 1996, a home for children of convicts in Bangalore. He’s the guardian of at least 30 children whose parents are serving prison terms in Bangalore, Belgaum and Mysore, and a few others whose parents have been victims of crime.
Discrimination between good and bad, Empathy
The railways, steamships, the telegraph, for example, were important inventions without which we cannot imagine the transformed nineteenth century world.
Martin "Marty" Cooper is a pioneer and visionary in the wireless communications industry. With eleven patents in the field, he is widely regarded as one of the leading inventors of the 20th Century and recognized as an innovator in radio spectrum management. His legendary creation is a hallmark of modern man’s innovation akin to that of the wheel. The role of inventions like computers, mobile phones and Android technologies transformed the 20thcentury as information and Digital age.
Scientific Temper & Spirit of enquiry
Conservation of natural vegetation. Conservation preserves ecological diversity and our life supporting system - water, air and soil.
Over two decades, Kallen Pokkudan, also known as Kandal Pokkudan (kandal is the Malayalam word for mangrove) has been trying to instil awareness about the importance of mangrove forests in environmental protection, particularly its potential as the first line of defence against the rise in sea-water level, caused by global warming. In that span of time, Pokkudan planted over one lakh mangrove seedlings along Kerala’s coastline, shores of backwater bodies and riverbanks. Starting in 1989, he planted, nourished and protected tiny mangrove forests on public land. In the streets, he addressed the public and school-children on the need to plant and protect the natural mangrove forests.
Care and Respect for environment
The monsoon winds bind the whole country by providing water to rivers and for agricultural activities.
Who would have thought that a village affected by severe drought would become a rich and prosperous village in a decade? Come to Hiware Bazar, a village in Maharashtra. In 1989, when Popatrao Baguji Pawar became the village Sarpanch, he understood that to stop the exodus of people due to drought, he had to work on the water problem. He started various activities like afforesting the nearby hill, doing regular water audit, building bunds and conforming with the common decision by which vegetables or farm produce were to be grown. Thus, this drought-prone village a shining example of how sustainable development and change can be brought about with vision and determination.
Care for Environment, Common Brotherhood, Teamwork
Have you ever thought as to why forests are important for human beings? Forests are renewable resources and play a major role in enhancing the quality of environment.
Do you know anyone who created a thick lush green forest on a dry barren land? Meet Mr. Abdul Kareem from Kasaragod Dist. of Kerala, who transformed 32 acres of barren land by himself into a tropical forest full of trees, birds, insects, reptiles and much more. Why on earth did he do such a rare, remarkable thing? His ardent love for nature prompted him to do something on the dry arid land where water level was alarmingly low. Over the years, he planted plenty of seeds and saplings throughout the area, nurtured them tenderly and allowed Mother Nature to do the rest.
Care & Respect for Environment
