# My grandfather- Never Ended Journey of Learning

- Link: https://mohammadjazim.blog/2022/06/08/my-grandfather-never-ended-journey-of-learning/
- Published: 2022-06-08T19:06:28+05:30
- Author: Mohammad Jazim

One of the first things I saw this morning, was a photograph that mother shared 
with me – a photograph of my grandfathers Certificate from _TATA Engineering Division
Jamshedpur_, **Ret. Mohammad Ismail**, who had worked at JKSRTC (Jammu & Kashmir)
many decades ago.

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My maternal grandfather, **Mohammad Ismail,** fondly called by his co-workers and
juniors as “**Ismail the Diesel Man**“: was the first Diesel engineer in our family.
He hailed from a Dalgate area of Srinagar, _Jammu & kashmir_ who struggled and studied
under the street light during his early years back then in early **1940’s** when
poverty lead Kashmir was struggling due to the agast of **India-Pakistan Partition**(
and for which he was famously addicted to Kashmiri salt tea as a result of this).

When he started to work as a **Junior Mechanic**. He scaled at **JKSTRC** and reached
out to become **Works Manager** eventually retiring as **Deputy Director**, as well
teaching and consulting at **National Institute of Technology **and was the first(
Kashmiri-Muslim) faculty member recruited by NIT. He helped set up the entire department
for **Automobile Engineering**, specialisation of **Diesel Engines**. He was the
only Kashmiri Muslim at that time who was consulting the department in the early
years of formation. He was the recipient of the first Kashmiri who joined the **
TATA Group of Diesel Engineering and Locomotive** for_ Repair, Service and Maintenance
of TATA Diesel Engines_ which were being used by **Indian Army, State & Local Transportation
system.**

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His professional accomplishments came to my knowledge only during my own professional
career, from his senior colleagues in the **JKSRTC** who had been his **students&
junior engineers**. They talked about how they were scared of getting questioned
by him _“man in the blue shirt with a hanging pen in his breast pocket”_. As said
by many of his colleges it was very difficult of them to understand how a man, can
actually know where the problem lies by just listening to the noise of the **Diesel
Engines**.
So they ensured that they were regular with their work for the projects
he was leading and one of the known projects was Introduction of **Ashok Leyland
Trucks** backed for _State Road & Transportation Department of National Conference
Led-State Government_ and funded **Hinduja Group** & _National Congress Government._

**Mohammad Ismail**, to me, of course, was nothing but my grandfather. I remember
the long walks I took with him on the **banks of Dalgate**, heavy spot for _National
and International tourists_ in Srinagar, Kashmir. Stories from his days as a Part
Time- **Passionate Golfer**, Playing with **Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru**, Former Chief
Minister of J&K **Dr. Farooq Abdullah**, Former General of BSF** VK Peter** and 
many more, which would trigger yet another story continued with the long road. Interesting
personal moral value practices that he followed and taught me was eating healthy
and natural. The daily **Nimaaz** that he performed, reciting **Quran Daily**, gave
us the assembles to be modest, because bowing down to creator was the only irreplaceable
job we cannot miss. The respect and kindness that he demonstrated towards the guards
and the drivers who were appointed to serve him. Despite all the respect his **humility
and humble character** was something i always looked at.

_What i reflected today, with reverence, on all that I learnt from him, and my grandmother,
with whom I spent long periods of time in early childhood and of course, my parents,
who were my first set of teachers in life_:

**My grandfather –**

 * Make improvements, not excuses. Seek respect, not attention.

 * Be honest, kind and gentle & especially people who are weaker than you.

 * Pursue a profession in an area of your interest, what you’re good at, maybe even
   a hobby.

 * A fool tries to outshine the sun; the wise gets closer to the sun and learns 
   the art of shining.

**My grandmother –**

 * Value moral education over everything else in the world

 * Smile. Be positive. Things come and Things go

 * Tolerate people and situations. Learn from the worst of your time

**My father –**

 * Struggle is always better than the Comfort.

 * Hard work never kills.

 * Experiment constantly, understand the why’s and the wherefores.

 * Learn continuously, especially skills. Learn something new each day.

**My mother –**

 * Discover your interests and passions. You never know where life takes a turn

 * Practice, practice, practice till you become perfect

 * Carve your own path, not necessarily what others push you towards.

 * Stay humble, have a little patience and don’t give up. Sometimes greater things
   is a slow process

 * The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because
   he loves what is behind him.

As a technology professional, an entrepreneur, and a person passionate about mentoring,
I appreciate all aspects of the teaching and learning spectrum. _Because nothing
goes in vain!_

“As wisdom cannot be imparted. Wisdom that a wise man attempts to impart always 
sounds like foolishness to someone else. Knowledge can be communicated, but not 
wisdom. One can find it, live it, do wonders through it, but one cannot communicate
and teach it”

I bow my head to all **teachers, mentors, family members** today and everyday! Who
have inspired me to do great things everyday for not just myself for people around
as well, because learn and forward it to those who need it.

The loftiest in status are those who do not know their own status, and the most 
virtuous of them are those who do not know their own virtue. – **Prophet Muhammad
PBUH**

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### By: Mohsin

- Link: https://mohammadjazim.blog/2022/06/08/my-grandfather-never-ended-journey-of-learning/#comment-393
- Published: 2022-06-09T02:42:36+05:30

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