Policing in this country is becoming more and more a challenge. For this young IPS officer this challenge beckoned to scale the mundaneness of life. To be an achiever and to do something as what Steinbeck says, its the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him. With this honour Khan sets an example of sacrifice and dedication to the country for the coming generation especially the Muslims. An example to copy, emulate and excel.
Childhood is a period of short-lived dreams and fancies.
Ambition does not figure in this liquid world. Three decades ago a village was still unaffected with all the present day technological advances. Little did Akbar Ali Khan think of his future as he daily gathered his flock of goats for the woods for grazing. He would leave the flock to prance about and himself sneak on to a comfortable perch on a tree top to browse through books. For his early education he had the village Madrasa, the Islamic Madrasa.