Alphonse Kannamthanam, who earned a sobriquet as the ‘Demolition Man’ of India for having razed to the ground 14,310 illegal structures in Delhi metropolis and saved the exchequer Rs100bn while he was the commissioner of Delhi Development Authority, visited Birla Public School recently.
In a talk sprinkled with inspiring snippets from personal anecdotes, Alphonse told the students that ‘there is genius within you. You need to recognise it and then work towards fulfilling the realisation of that genius. Genius lies in serving the world and by serving the world, you can change the world.’
The author of the book Make a Difference urged the students to start dreaming for a change.
Lukose Chacko, Chairman, School Board of Directors, received Alphonse in the presence of school Principal A K Shrivastava and senior school officials.
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