Against All Odds: How an Indian Airman's Extraordinary Resolve Altered the Course of His Life
Against All Odds is a story of how Dr. Ram Chugh, refused to sublimate his enormous potential to stultifying circumstances. This intimate piece of personal history is about more than simply surviving in a highly restrictive and imposing environment that was the Indian military—it’s about more than moving through fears and predispositions in order to learn that one is a sterling leader rather than simply a capable follower of orders.

Certainly, Against All Odds is a story of one who overcomes self-limitation through an open mind and sensitive heart; of one who extends trust beyond self-knowledge, of one who uses spiritual understanding to see beyond the obvious and pragmatic. But it is, as well, an extraordinary tale of conquering fear through putting trust and faith in something larger than oneself, of understanding the loving nature of relationships as a veritable feast amid seeming hunger, of bonding with one’s innate sense of being as the driving force in accomplishing great things, even in what may appear to be highly limiting circumstances.

Indeed, Dr. Chugh’s memoir of his time in the military serves as far more than simply a contextual crucible for his recollections of that specific period of his life. His memoir is a story of a man who transforms his life much like a caterpillar breaks out of its chrysalis to become a beautiful butterfly and serve an even larger purpose. Just when he thought his life was over, out of extraordinary effort and growing confidence expressed in an ever-unfolding potentiality, Dr. Chugh extended himself and his brilliant contributions beyond even his own wildest dreams.

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Against All Odds: How an Indian Airman's Extraordinary Resolve Altered the Course of His Life
Against All Odds is a story of how Dr. Ram Chugh, refused to sublimate his enormous potential to stultifying circumstances. This intimate piece of personal history is about more than simply surviving in a highly restrictive and imposing environment that was the Indian military—it’s about more than moving through fears and predispositions in order to learn that one is a sterling leader rather than simply a capable follower of orders.

Certainly, Against All Odds is a story of one who overcomes self-limitation through an open mind and sensitive heart; of one who extends trust beyond self-knowledge, of one who uses spiritual understanding to see beyond the obvious and pragmatic. But it is, as well, an extraordinary tale of conquering fear through putting trust and faith in something larger than oneself, of understanding the loving nature of relationships as a veritable feast amid seeming hunger, of bonding with one’s innate sense of being as the driving force in accomplishing great things, even in what may appear to be highly limiting circumstances.

Indeed, Dr. Chugh’s memoir of his time in the military serves as far more than simply a contextual crucible for his recollections of that specific period of his life. His memoir is a story of a man who transforms his life much like a caterpillar breaks out of its chrysalis to become a beautiful butterfly and serve an even larger purpose. Just when he thought his life was over, out of extraordinary effort and growing confidence expressed in an ever-unfolding potentiality, Dr. Chugh extended himself and his brilliant contributions beyond even his own wildest dreams.

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Against All Odds: How an Indian Airman's Extraordinary Resolve Altered the Course of His Life

Against All Odds: How an Indian Airman's Extraordinary Resolve Altered the Course of His Life

by Ram L. Chugh
Against All Odds: How an Indian Airman's Extraordinary Resolve Altered the Course of His Life

Against All Odds: How an Indian Airman's Extraordinary Resolve Altered the Course of His Life

by Ram L. Chugh

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Against All Odds is a story of how Dr. Ram Chugh, refused to sublimate his enormous potential to stultifying circumstances. This intimate piece of personal history is about more than simply surviving in a highly restrictive and imposing environment that was the Indian military—it’s about more than moving through fears and predispositions in order to learn that one is a sterling leader rather than simply a capable follower of orders.

Certainly, Against All Odds is a story of one who overcomes self-limitation through an open mind and sensitive heart; of one who extends trust beyond self-knowledge, of one who uses spiritual understanding to see beyond the obvious and pragmatic. But it is, as well, an extraordinary tale of conquering fear through putting trust and faith in something larger than oneself, of understanding the loving nature of relationships as a veritable feast amid seeming hunger, of bonding with one’s innate sense of being as the driving force in accomplishing great things, even in what may appear to be highly limiting circumstances.

Indeed, Dr. Chugh’s memoir of his time in the military serves as far more than simply a contextual crucible for his recollections of that specific period of his life. His memoir is a story of a man who transforms his life much like a caterpillar breaks out of its chrysalis to become a beautiful butterfly and serve an even larger purpose. Just when he thought his life was over, out of extraordinary effort and growing confidence expressed in an ever-unfolding potentiality, Dr. Chugh extended himself and his brilliant contributions beyond even his own wildest dreams.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781891928413
Publisher: Educator's International Press
Publication date: 06/01/2014
Pages: 111
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

A native of India, RAM L. CHUGH served in the Indian Air Force before joining Panjab University as a research scholar to pursue a doctorate in economics. He later taught economics at Kurukshetra University before moving to the United States in 1966 to earn his Ph.D. As a professor of economics at the State University of New York College at Potsdam, N.Y., he earned the prestigious SUNY Chancellor’s Award for excellence in teaching and later received SUNY’s highest honor by being named a Distinguished Service Professor. After a thirty-two-year career at Potsdam, he moved to Albany, N.Y., and worked at SUNY System Administration, where he initiated and then headed the SUNY Retiree Services Corp. He retired in 2013 after forty-three years of service in the SUNY educational system. He strongly believes in using one’s expertise and knowledge to provide solutions to societal challenges, and he has received numerous awards and honors for his many years of dedicated service to the university and community. He considers himself a lifelong learner and continues to remain active in various academic pursuits. He lives with his wife, Seema, in Loudonville, N.Y., and the couple enjoys spending time with their daughter, Pooja, and her family in New York City.

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