The Idli Maker | Ted Talk by P.C Mustafa | Reviewed by Natasha Maria Davis, Sociology Department

 

THE IDLI MAKER

A friendly debate has been wiring up the fences of social media since a few days. A British Professor Edward Anderson had tweeted ‘idli’ to be the most boring breakfast. This comment flared up the sentiments of idli lovers all over the world including our own M.P Shashi Tharoor who was also dejected by this tweet which later cooked up a strong debate between them.

The hero of our story is our own humble fluffy white idli.

Here is a review on a ted talk by the founding person of ID {instant idli and dosa batter}, Mr P.C Mustafa. From being the son of a kooli, his journey from a school dropout to an engineering graduate was not an easy task. He later worked in MNCs in India after completing his studies. The desire in him to provide employment to children in his village pushed him to move out from being an employee to an entrepreneur.

With an aim of building up his own business, Mustafa founded a simple yet demanding product along with his cousins. ID fresh food a private company was thus born in 2005. They produced the humble idli, dosa and other fresh foods. His business flourished and was listed by Forbes India as ‘Tycoons of Tomorrow’.

Five incidents gave him inspiration to become what he is today. The first incident gave insight that you learn a lot of things through your mistakes. Second is that having a straight path without shortcuts and holding tight to your values will definitely help you to reach your goal. Thirdly you should have the courage to take the road that is less travelled and take tough decisions. Fourthly money is never ours, it comes and then goes. Trust others so that they will trust you and you can see the change you wanted to see. Lastly common sense is a solution to many of the problems around you.

We Keralites can be proud of our fellow brother who has conquered the world’s breakfast platter through his hard work and simplicity. Last but not the least practice what you preach.

NATASHA MARIA DAVIS

1st YEAR SOCIOLOGY, SH COLLEGE, THEVARA.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

PHANTASIA TEAM 3(INCREDIBLE TEN)

Image
  *Dream* Dream is an adventure  dare it.  Dream is a challenge  meet it.  Dream is a gift accept it.  Dream is a game play it.  Dream is a journey  complete it.  Dream is a mystery  unfold it.  Dream is an opportunity  take it.  Dream is a puzzle  solve it.  Dream is a struggle  fight it.  Dream is a tragedy  face it. Dream is a wing  fly with it. Dream is a path walk through it. Dream is a secret garden unveil it. Dream is a plant water it. Dream is a shadow chase it. Dream, Dream, Dream... Dare to dream...  Be the dream to yourself and others... Team 3  
Read more

Be Extraordinary: Thomaskutty Mathew 1st BA Sociology

Image
  Lady in the house, her responsibilities and ambitions The most important video which struck my attention was the inspirational video by Amrita Duhan. Ms.Amrita Duhan is an IPS officer by profession and MBBS by degree. She hails from Rohtak in Haryana. From the very young age she dreamt of becoming a Civil Servant. She was inspired by a serial telecasted in the Doordarshan channel. Later when she informed it in her family her parents didn't support it. Sarcastically, she says that the ultimate goal of middle-class parents is let their children be a doctor or engineer. She further adds that for a secure future Mrs Amarita Duhan choose MBBS and she says that she is the first doctor in her own family. After completing her MBBS and MD in pathology,  she had joined as an assistant professor in a Government Medical College. Then came up her marriage. After marriage when she said that she wish to become a Civil Servant, her in-laws discouraged
Read more

OVERCOMING HOPELESSNESS : Thomaskutty Mathew, 1st BA Sociology

Image
   Today I am going to introduce a new personality, who might be familiar to at least some of us. His name is Nick Vujicic.   Nick Vujicic is an Australian-American motivational speaker, born with tetra-amelia syndrome, a rare disorder characterized by the absence of hands and legs. He was born in Australia and later he shifted to California. Basically he is a Christian evangelist.    The essence of all his speech is to "transform the worse into the best." In his autobiography,  he says that when he was born his mother was reluctant to see him. Later on they eventually accepted the fact that it was God's plan for their son.   He says about how he overcame obstacles in his life. Further, he adds that his  obstacles became opportunities. He says that a lot of students teased him. In spite of all those he could  complete his higher education successfully.   His words are to be noted in our hearts.  " When we lose hope we will lose our strength to live. " Willpower
Read more