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with a preneur Unit Heart 5:Self-empowerment 21st.Critical Century Thinking, Skills.Collaboration.critical thinking Communication Leadership Initiative and and Responsibility Warm-up Self-direction is a person who runs his/her own An entrepreneur isimportant fora country? business. Why Write do you entrepreneurship any fourreasonsthink inthe boxes. PReading Hou con we,c hafeel thefotàs leadershipand responsibility Mazumdar-Shaw. usread aboutKiran lt ofBiocon. A journeyofa thousandmilesbegins witha singlestep. -Lao Tzu,Chinesephilosopher From Michelle uOl15 One ofthebest placesforchildrentofind good rolemodels. Messi,a good rolemodel can inspire you,ignite vuana and Sachin Tendulkarto Lionel ordinary. The key isto naginationand instilin you the desireto riseabove the them in yourlives. ofeach of your role models and imbibe takethe best traits to be second My role model was me to forexcellenceand strive my father,who inspired ofscience, none. He pursuit ofthebusiness made Icouldtouch me believethatthrougha single-minded just what Idid. imbibe: absorb of many, many peopleandthatis thelives 89 DAansba My Earhy Years up inthe fortunateenough to grow As a I child, was fascinatedby scienceand was science oflndia--Bengalur. capital I Moreover, had some good scienceteachers about,and it was this what science was all inschool.They really kind of made me understand approach to curiosity-driven science thatmade scienceexciting. thecity's visit They sparked a and itled me tofrequently passionforscience in me, science museum andthe brewery where my father worked. My father was the directorand master brewer forIndia's largestbrewery,United Breweries. would managing I k brewing, whichisthe fascinatedby the unique processes and smellsassociatedwith oldestformofbiotechnology practisedby humans. Biotechnology,as you know, istheuse ofbiological processes, organismsor systems to manufacture newer and better products.It is being used to get organismsto produce new drugs and toengineercellsto regeneratedamaged human tissues. isalso being It appliedinproducingnew chemicalsand developing environment-friendly fuelsformotee Inagriculture, ehicles. biotechnology isbeingleveragedto developpest-resistant and crops. Biophayynag-tas drought-resistant o miooaas ondaumol. (plady As a high-school IPhay Lae'oche miCols I student, would eagerly read up on science. remember therewas a series calledUnderstanding Itwas a lovelyseriesbecause itexplainedthingsso simply Science. I thatanyone couldunderstandit. learneda loton my own regarding biologythrough that Infact, series. Istill have those UnderstandingSciencevolumes withme. Given my fascinationwithscience, itwas no surprisethenthatafterfinishing school Iwanted tobecome a doctor. Unfortunately, I didnothave thegrades to gain admissionin a Iasked my fatherto securea seat forme by payingcapitationmedicalcollege. When fee,he refusedtodo so. He toldme, I have providedyou thebestpossible school educationand if your efforts have nothelpedyou gain leveraged: used tomaximum advantage admissionintoa medicalcollege,itmeans you haven't integrity: adherencetomoral worked as hardas someone elsewho has made the grade. and ethical principles Money isnot thecurrencywithwhich you buy favours, meritocracy: holding ofpower by peopleselectedon the but the currencywith which you make a to society. difference basisoftheirabilities and achievements Hiswordsof integrity taughtme an importantlessonin entitlement: havingtheright meritocracy and innot havinga sense ofentitlement, tosomething 90  REERESH in that sewing I advised, to pursue biotechnology, and fascinated had me the eldotapplied me as a child, nascent was a fairly a career Tickthetorect 1,KiranMazundar 8, doctor. b. opin haws fatherwas a microbiologist G master brewer, ene 1970s,brewingweren'tmany Bck in India in I the andthere brewers, However, took on the aa vocationunexplored in I 2, Theseriesofscience books thatshe mentionsiscalled a, LearningScience, b, Science. Understanding ream the myself by women G, TeachingScience. toprove so,unexplored rotéssional more hallenge and byIndiansS Morld over. Makinga Difference in Australia Educationnear Melbourne of Advanced College theBallaratMaltingand Brewing. from Jgraduated Master asa in Brewer brewmaster, firstwoman I as I discovered was there to an exciting forward looking were infora surprise in1975 I was asIndia's cOuntry. returning inthe in India. Afer ob of a brewery leading forwomen inthe brewingindustry thatIfelt,focussed on finding a job inScotland. I nojobs of disappointment roleat a brewery very interesting sense the deep a landed biotechentrepreneur of an Irish aside Casting very quickly the form India and in ofstartingand outside fateintervened the thought move, because at first make that Before I could in India. I was reluctant but decided toacceptthechallenge. a partner my mind, had never crossed ofbusiness. who wanted company journey intheworld my Own began my I a small 1978 with running business background, in With noprior inBengaluru a makeshift officein a garage Director ofa biotechstart-up, born in Managing Biocon was I became the enterprise. ofR10,000. leading biopharmaceutical personalinvestment intoAsia's would evolve thatwouldleveragebiole to come ch which in the years business a I When started Biocon, I was drivenby the spirit to create groundingin the biological sciençes, on brewing taterin, säence forthe benefit society.My strong of sciencebased followed by academic course a practical infermentation-the ofthelife with a deep understanding lechnology--enabled me to pursue biotechnology domains. know-how across.Iwas also able to apply my scientific Sciences. existence B1Cn justcominginto he Biocon's Udhi, u nascent: involved initial mission was to green the world'. (here)became intervened: used orchange something biotechnologyto produce eco-friendly totrytostop 91  for use by foodand textile industrial enzymes makers.Intime, in India. When I Bioconbecame the maker finally sold my enzyme biggest enzymes businessto conceded thatsome of the enzymes a foreigncompetitor 2007, they were impossible tocompete with! success inindustrial attained enzymes,the next part Having of my journey power ofbiotechnology to make was to leverage theinnovative medicines.This timeI wanted to"healthe by developing affordable, lifesaving drugs forpatients world'b acrossthe globe. makes high-quality medicines for diseases Biocontoday likediabetesand thateven the poor are ableto afford cancer at the cost so them not only in Indiabut lowest Today are globally arouñd we recognisedforthe the world. massive Dmany,many more peopleto access medicationthatcould difference we are making by previously be afforded rich. by onlythe company grew biggerand more I Asthe thepoorand theneedy. thus impact I profitable, established inthe areas decidedto use a part of the theBiocon Foundationin profits 2004 to makeea social of healthcare, educationand civic infrastructure. Iam proudtosaythatthefoundation's initiatives have made a to many difference communities. rural NOnO philominoue ociy Ma Zumdan Shaus le BioconFoundationlooksafter Jon involved thephilanthropic ina number of philanthropic activities of thecompany, am activities in my personalcapacity. I theMazumdar Shaw Cancer Centrein loctahlished In2005, Bengaluruthatdeliversaffordable cancer caretopatients. and high-quality More recently, I have been actively inrestoring involved the gloryofmy city, Bengaluru. With like-minded, engaged citizens from variouswalksoflife, I have set up theBangalore ActionCommittee Political (BPAC),which isworkingtowardsensuringbetter governance in the city. My efforts pioneering in biotechnology have brought me recognition bothgloballyand from enzymes: chemicalsthatactas catalysts theIndian inchemicalreactions government,includingthe prestigious conceded:admitted Padma Shri(1989)and the Padma Bhushan (2005). infrastructure: the underlying foundation Ihe US-based Chemical HeritageFoundation* ofa system or organisation conferredon me theOthmer philanthropic: seekingtopromote the Gold Medal (2014) welfareofothers and nd Germany'sKiel Institute gav gave me the 2014 pioneering: time done forthefirst GObal Economy Prize' for usingnew methods Business. This organisationwas later renamed theScience History Institute. 93  er helped me a great dea challbonga failure we her learnfrom and Banks did not LOhat toface a businesswoman. want) my ability yearsas and comnpanies did not journey, my early recruited in to be Inmy faced o give life's mnany me loans, people with me because a fove wasI challenges were unwilling atwenty-five-year- hnology biotechnology]But called andda deep of that senseomobrpose did that wIshW -old woman who was trying notdetef pushed ob to dobusiness based on to overcome a spirit ofchallenge that can spur you failure. products tosell iti nculcated of determination me; in fact, It isthis sense up is finat goals. but giving REFRESH me to my is temporary up, failure to pickyourself Complete these sentences, Remember, is withfailure again. In 1. 2005, KiranMazumdar-shaw againand deal way to The best try again, established offand dustyourself Challenges, which in turngive I believe, containthe birth seeds toinnovation of opportunity, and progress. ofleadership, such 2. BPAC works for. 3.Determination can make us driven by thespirit tosuccess. is on thepath When one youdo become milestones have, try to use what challenges do not by what you and innovation. of being hampered to new ideas,experimentation instead open So Alwaysbe toyour advantage. where others see challenges. have who spot opportunities are those not justfortheir OWn Ibelieve realleaders to creating value fromthese opportunities, thatitis onlythrougha commitment They are committed atlarge.I believe alsoforsociety thattrueleadership is born. but a difference organisations for making and a passion to new horizons tohumanity their organisations and steered made a difference conviction, theyhave thezeal Leaderswho have courage of conformists. Spurredby the and innovators. Itisthis have rarely been risk-takers the entrepreneurial toconfront allodds.They are apart. to stand spiritthatenablesthem witha sense of purpose, of life-they arevisionaries fromany walk isnotabout Trueleaderscan come They know thatleadership a passion for change. who persevere and have and vision. abe to inspire people withvalues control but about being tryto make and thatall of us possess in You must channelise theinnateleadershipinstinct will notonly result This as wellasinthe livesof others. a difference in your own life self-empowermentbut also help society prosper. isthecapacity totawork conformists: thosewho behave in a way thatmost peoplethinkis correct Someone once said, visionintoreality.' I Leadership that believe self-belief thatleader. and hard can helpyou becomne -Kiran Mazumdar-Sha innate: natural 94  Mamdar Shaw (bom1953),a Kiran ploneering and founderof BioconLimited, bioteh Chairperson Asia's entrepreneur, the Pecutive is named among the 100 leading been most biopharmaceuticals She has influentialpeopleinthe enteryrise d as a globalthought worldby Time isrecognised leader in In She to be electedas a member of biotechnology, 2019, he became mayazine. Indian woman the UnitedStates thefirst for her contribution to NationalAcademy of biopharmaceuticals and the (NA) was awarded |Australia's biotechnology Bngneering industry lndia in she highestcivilian In 2020, second woman worldwide honourand also became thethird and the to win the Y World indian citizen Entrepreneurofthe Year awd. BReadingoomprehension thesequestionswithin20 words each. P Answer. What can a good rolemodel do? served as a role rolemodel forKiranMazumdar-Slraw? 2. Who was she fascinatedwith as a child? 3. What job? didshe land her first 5. 6. Where When When and where was was Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Biocon born?nttawardedthe Padma Shrí? words each. B Answer these questionsin 30-40 1 What surpriseawaitedKiranMazumdar-Shaw whèa she returned to Indiaater completinghereducationin Australia? 2. initial DescribeBiocon's mission. 3. What does Bioconmake today? 4. What does Biocon Foundationdo? C in 80-100 Answer thesequestions words each. 1. Why do you thinkKiranMazumdar-Shaw tookup philanthropic activities? 2. How did KiranMazumdar- Shaw turnfailure intoa chance to learnsomethingnew? 3. What isthe importanceof facingchallenges even ifyou fail? Give reasonsfor your answer. Summarise Lao A Spdnts iournev of'a thousand cY Ongle KiranMazumdar-Shaw's viewsaboutleadership begins with Tzu using examples from the text. O and itsqualities. step.Explainthisquoteby Magumdoi m maun goala he biocon compuny? How du. Ms. Ma nkuninn bnd acemnl of buuldngcmd ucdmg tha om po i  D Read these sentences and answer the questionsthatfollow...." education l.T have providedyou thebestpossibleschool a. Who saidthese words and to whom? b. Why did the speaker say these words? C. learn? What lesson did the listener 3Leaders who have made a diferenceand steeredtheirorganisations to new horizons have rarely been conformists. a. Who isa conformist? not conform? usually b. Why do peoplewho make a difference c. What does the speaker describesuch leadersas? d. choe e (New henoma e coct optuon:. symbi Vocabulary b.à do doo theprefix bio The prefix bio-formswords related toliving beings.Some such wordsare givenin thebox.Read themeaningsand writethecorrectword foreach. biohazard biometrics bioprinting biochemist biodegradable biogas 1.thecreation ofhuman tissueusing3-D printing 2. thatwhich can be separated intovery smallpartsby bacteria so thattheyare not harmful to the environment 3. therecording ofpeople'sphysical features, such as fingerprints etc foridentification 4. someone who studiesthe chemicalprocessesthat occurinlivingthings 5. used as fuel, itisproducedwhen bacteria cause plantsor animal substancesto decay 6. something thatmay cause harm to peopleor to the environment,especially a poisonouschemical or an infectious disease 96  Crtic andcolaborat thinking Colaberin Thinking crithal A wlart-up umdejanial Guess what the word invictus apartner, means. Then,discuss ak with 1'Invictus', title islikely to be about. hat yos pNem, inkthis ab,ab Reading initiative andsfreinn which the poet, William Ernest Henley,wrote whilehe was in from a surgery. ,recovering amar, tcovers me, nightthat 0t of the frompole topole, A Sackas thepit be Iòankwhatevergods may Rr my unconquerable soul. clutchofcircumstance hthefell T have notwinced nor criedaloud. Ihderthebludgeonings ofchance My head isbloody,but unbow'd. Beyondthisplace of wrath and tears laomsbutthe fell clutch: evilor deadly grasp Horrorofthe And yet shade, bludgeonings repeatedblows the from a heavy object menace ofthe years wrath:anger(pronounced/roch Finds andshall S fndme English) in British unafraid. menace:threatorharm 105  thegate, (here)narrow strait: strait of parchment nothow thescroll, a roll scroll: It matters withpunishmnents or paperto writeon II How charged am themaster ofmy thecaptain am of my fate: sou. ErnestHenley -William and editor. Englishpoet,critic for was an Henley(1849-1903) he isbest remembered WilliamErnest ofpoetry, many volumes he had written in 1875. Although whichhe wrote Invictus', his poemn 9 Reading comprehension Answer these questions 1. Why does thespeaker the speakermean wish 20 within to thank the when gods?o words each. he says,'My head isbloody'? 2. What does 'gate'inthe poem signify? What does the word 3. So-66 in 3¢-40 words each. B Answer thesequestions speaker isnotfrightened ofthe Horrorofthe shade? 1 How do you know thatthe to him by fate? delivered 2How has the speaker taken theblows Give reasons for B.Isthe speakeranxiousofwhat isto befallhim in the afterlife? youranswer. thìnking critical C Answer these questionsin 80-490 words each. |In bm ineius he P manages to show hisfearlessness how the poet successfully and >Describe toovercome allodds. determination 2. Would you call Give reasons foryouranswer. thepoem inspirational? D Read theselines and answer thequestionsthat follow.e I Out of the nightthatcovers me, Blackas the pit frompoletopole, a. What does thecolour'black' signify? 106  understand bythe words do you from pole topole'? Whas b. h. What speaker'sstate of the how straitthegate, mind during this 'night? (d)lha neonsngd matters d with punishments thescrol, by Sullentngy raythespeaker be 'charged with The (a) eDChoosethaicohtocir. a. Why punishments'? How does the speaker reacttothesecharges? pole to whtisthe pol do the next twe lines 6fthe What poem say about the speaker's tolife? attitude d thepoem Appreciating thisline from the poem. Note the highlighted unbow'd (a:) assem poetic ietters."sait ane (C) a ds t consonance and assonance o und inthe.My head is bloody,but the sound of theconsonant b has been repeated.Thisline isan Here, exampleot Consonance isthe repetition of the same of consonance, consonant sound in a lines ofapoem. eteAliteration isthe occurrenceof the same letteror sound atthe beginníngof sdiacentor closely connectedwords whereas consonance isthe recurrenceofsimilar sunding consonantsinclose proximity. Now, readthisline from the poem.Note thehighlighted letters. Blackas thepitfrom poleto pole, Note how thevowel sound o isrepeated at the end ofa line from the poem. This ofthesame Tpetition vowelsound ina lineofa poem isknown as assonance. teadsome more examples ofconsonanceand assonance. L All'swellthatends well. (consonance) 2 Curiosity killed thecat. (consonance) 3.The rumblingthundershook thehut. 4. A (assonance) stitchin timesaves nine. (assonance) Read thepoem once again.Note instancesof consonanceandassonance. BWite all fourser sentences,two showing examples of consonance and two ofassonance. 107