Attur (TN), August 16: Over two decades ago he was a driver to A P J Abdul Kalam. Now he is a lecturer in a college here, thanks to the inspirational pep-talk he used to get from the former President.
Kathiresan, 47, joined as lecturer in Arignar Anna Government Arts College on August 6 after completing his Ph.D in History from Manonmaniam Sundaranar University,Tirunelveli.
After the inspirational words from Kalam, Kathiresan sat for the 10th Board Exams which he gave up due to family problems.
Kalam motivated Kathiresan to continue his studies when he was his driver at the Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) in Hyderabad in the late 1980s.
But, even after Kalam left Hyderabad for Delhi, Kathiresan continued on the path shown by his mentor.
“I worked as driver for ‘ayya’ (Sir) for five-and-a-half years.
–PTI