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Dream that jolts you out of sleep to achieve big: Karnataka Housing Board Commissioner
'One must dream but it should be a dream that jolts one out of sleep,' said Karnataka Housing Board Commissioner K.A. Dayananda at the valedictory function of a 50-day residential coaching camp for IAS and KAS aspirants, organised by the Competitive Exam Training Centre at Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) in Mysuru on Tuesday.
'Dedication and relentless hard work can make such dreams a reality. Daydreaming about film or cricket stars will take you nowhere,' he said.
Sharing his personal journey, Mr. Dayananda spoke about his humble beginnings in a thatched hut at Kestur Koppal in K.R. Nagar taluk, his childhood routine of walking four km to Hebbalu with sugarcane and tomatoes, and his early jobs including working as a lineman in Bengaluru's Majestic area and selling onions and garlic in local markets.
'I studied in a Kannada medium school, and there were engineers and doctors when I became the Assistant Commissioner after clearing my KAS exam. I did not even know what a computer was. Yet, I was instrumental in implementing the e-office system in the State,' he recalled.
Mr. Dayananda said poverty or studying in a Kannada medium are not obstacles. 'Don't go looking for a guru. Don't let your mind control you; you must control it.'
The event featured an interactive session with Additional Deputy Commissioner R. Aishwarya. KSOU Vice-Chancellor Sharanappa V. Halse spoke on the university's commitment to coaching rural and underprivileged students.
C.S. Anandakumar, Jainahalli Satyanarayana Gowda, Siddesh Honnoor, and B. Ganesh were present.
