The People's President

After Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam is arguably the second most impactful person that India has produced. He commands a spontaneous respect and admiration among Indians that only Mahatma Gandhi must have produced in pre-independence India. This is not because of any political clout or influence or even any claim to extraordinary intellectual superiority, but by his sheer force of character and simplicity. Dr. Kalam has given back to the average Indian a little bit of the dreams that were shattered by corrupt politicians and indifferent bureaucracy. He has given them an assurance by the examples of his own life and actions that integrity and honesty are still at a premium in this country.

Dr. Kalam is great because he is an Indian first and then a true muslim.

India is great because we prove through our genuine respect and love for Dr. Kalam that we are truly secular in thought and deed.

I could witness a little bit of the spontaneous respect for Dr. Kalam at the Inauguration of Truth Labs the first private, people’s Forensic Laboratory on Saturday, 10^th July at the Triple Helix Auditorium, CLRI. Usually examination of Forensic evidence like fingerprints, chemical testing of materials for age etc., are entrusted to government Labs run by the Police Department. While these are highly efficient, they are a bit slow and delayed justice is denied justice. Truth Labs, promoted by Truth Foundation would fill this gap and provide this much needed service to public at a reasonable cost to the public at large in civil and other matters also.

The Founder Chairman of Truth Labs is Dr. Gandhi P. C. Kaza, former IG of Police. He is supported by Dr. P Chandra Sekharan. Mrs. Ranjana Kumar, former CMD Indian Bank (she is better known in this role although she is also the Former Vigilance Commissioner, Central Vigilance Commission) is also on the Board.

Mr. R K Raghavan, Former Director CBI, in his address mentioned that there is 1248 AD manuscript on Forensics in India that gives the distinction between signs of death by drowning and strangulation!

Dr. Kalam, the People’s President, in his Inaugural address was inspirational and informative. He mentioned about research in USA where the scientists have studied swabs from computer keyboards and identified the persons who had used it from the bacteria on their fingers! Dr. Kalam said a clean hand has about 150 different bacteria on it!

Dr. Kalam sees science as beneficial to humanity provided it is properly directed. He says that when your mind is working on a spectacular project, the boundaries expand. He wants Forensics to be the crucible of different sciences like Nanotechnology and Integrated Circuits. He said, “As crime is evolving new ways to evade fthe law, Forensics too should evolve new techniques for detection.”