My
childhood- Intro with the “Retreat”
I still remember
those days when i used to pack bags to Dr. Khader Mangad’s
“Retreat” along with my cousins during my Onam vacations. We used to catch bus
from Mangad to Kanhangad for 8rs and from there to Padnekad for 3.50rs. I was
so small that Conductor charged only half of ticket price for me. Irony was
that i could easily stand anywhere in the bus,but now without occupying a seat
i can’t
travel in some buses. 6.3Ft is too tall i guess.
The motive behind our journey was simple,drench in the small pool in his garden,read kids story book “Balarama” until the bundle gets over,enjoy the weather and to have some awesome food made by his Wife Dr.Naseema.
Our parents were
even happier as they know that they are sending us to play with most well
versed and disciplined kids, Noufal
and Mashooda. These two proved their reputation every time by bagging averages
in 90’s
in their academics and now by becoming Doctors..Ooops!! “Masha Allah”
In short, his
family is a retrospective of knowledge, love and gratitude.
Dr. Khader
Mangad - The person.
Eventhough
Dr.Khader Mangad was termed as a strong status figure for our family,he was a
legend,the then,now and forever. I still wonder how we will payback for his ever
living legacy.
It
was a kind of habit for him to visit his sister’s home during Sundays. The love and
respect were directly proportional for him from us. It is such an eternal
exhibition of love when my Granny and her younger brother Dr.Khader Mangad
talks. I can see those pure love and affection radiating around them which even
makes our generation jealous. I still rejoice the photo snapped by me during
the “naming ceremony” of my cousin Shayaan,which consisted of his sisters,his
wife and himself. Epic shot!! Their
love was visible to whole people gathered around for the “Nehru college Onam
celebrations” at UAE. It was an yet another felicitation for him and yet
another golden feather in his hat. During his speech,i saw tears in his sisters
eyes when he started talking about his past and they were proud of their “Kayinhi”.
I
haven’t seen anyone in our family disrespecting him or
their tongue slipped when it comes to dealing with Dr.khader Mangad. It was the
pure sign of his amazing respect that he earned.
Dr.Khader
Mangad-The Public Figure.
He
may not have won those two Legislative assembly election and Loksabha election
in 1998 and 1999 respectively. But i fancy my dreams to challenge again behalf
of him. Who else came so close to the legendary Communist leader T.Govindan in
their den? Who else had enough guts to rub the shoulders again with the same
strongest opponent and came even closer? I am pretty much sure that,T.Govindan
would have had his heart in his mouth during counting of votes. Those 42% votes
he acquired during the general election was more than enough to prove his political caliber.
Lecturer
at the prestigious Nehru College,head of Teacher’s Union,Syndicate member of Kannur
Varsity,Doctorate in English Literature,Principal of Nehru College and Now to
the 9th cloud,V.C of Kannur University. This is just a quick glance at his graph.
I
was so proud that i gave a salute to the pic in the newspaper which carried the
news of his reign as Vice Chancellor. Could you even imagine,out of 39 applications
received by the committee,only the name of Khader Mangad was submitted to the
Governor. That was just a trailer of this impeccable man.
I
bet,the people involved with Kannur University will take time to adjust with
the wave length of thoughts of Dr. Khader Mangad and it was visible in the
early stages of his reign with those stupid controversies.
Hey
People,Mark this man,You can see lots of improvements in Kannur University and
i can assure you that he will get NAAC Accreditation for Kannur University and
none can stop him other than the almighty.
For
him,the distance between his dream and reality is belief,and his belief
never betrayed him,neither derailed him nor stopped him...
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