This has been told by my HR

Altough i knew it but like to share with you all:
A mail Conversation between HR, Divya Alok Agarwal and Myself.

HR said:
Madan Mohan Malviya was trying to build a good university; he had to overcome many difficulties and barriers. He worked with determination to start the university. There was a funds crisis; but he did not get disheartened. He went from town to town, met many rich people and traders to collect donations. He went to the King to request him for funds.
The king was furious, 'How dare you come to me for funds... that too for a your university?' he roared with anger and took off his footwear and flung it at Malviya.

Malviya picked up the footwear and left silently. He came directly to the market place and began to auction the footwear. As it was the king's footwear, many came forward to buy it. The price went up.
When king heard of this, he became uneasy. He thought it would be an insult if his footwear were to be bought by someone for a pittance. So he sent one of his attendants with the instruction, 'Buy that footwear no matter what the bidding price be!'

Thus, Malviya managed to sell the king's own footwear to him, for a huge amount. He used that money to build the Benares University known popularly as BHU.

Moral: It is not what you have, but it is how you use what you have that makes the difference in your life.

Divya Alok Agarwal said:

We cannot forget the immense energy the great man invested for the common cause of getting established a temple of learning where students not only get material knowledge but something out of life also. Apart from this incident I would like to share some more of the incidents with you

1. Once there was a Harijan entry in the college. In the university mess no body touched the utensils used by the person. One day Panditji got to know this. He just cleaned away the utensils the very same night himself. That too when caste and religion were so firmly practiced. And on top of it he was the Vice Chacellor of the college. This shows how simple he was and did show a path to everyone by first implementing himself.
2. He collected coins which were showered on the dead bodies himself for the sake of University fund.
3. He did not make the university a family business. No earning goes to his family even today.
   

And countless other incidents which a person cannot even think of. He was a great visionary and did a great task in getting this university made. We should follow such a great man who contributed his whole life for the cause of masses. It is great that in this hectic schedule you made us remind of the great man.

My Self Joining the party:
I am always the last in reading mails in my inbox. Thanks for sending such an inspirational incident of our great Mahamana’s life. He dared to make him self comparable with the person whom he shared his birthday, the one who demolished the old ill customs of middle east, and the other one, who revived the Light of Asia. The first person was Jesus of Nazareth and the other our beloved Malviya ji.

“Madhur Manohar ateev sundar yeh sar vidhya ki rajdhani,
Yeh teeno lokon se nyari kashi, suvigyan, dharma aur satya rashi”

That is his/our BHU.