Imagine a world without sounds. Lightning and Thunderstorms would look like a camera’s flash, we wouldn’t get to hear the beautiful cacophony of birds, the sounds of waves crashing against the rocks would seem powerless. In simple the world would lose half of its charm if not for its sounds.  Similarly, man-made creations will also seem powerless without their sound. For example, Theatres without the sound effects, motorbikes without the revving and mobile phones without ringtones, Alarm without an alarm sound! Out of all the sounds, the most important is the sound of alarm. The human race would have gone extinct without an alarm sound. Starting from the sonar in the submarines to trains and ships, the signalling mechanism is the most integral component.  SCREAM!         The horn in our vehicles might seem just like another annexure but it is the life-saving component in our automobiles.  Let’s break it down to simple human emotions. Whenever we encounter a threat we immediately jerk and make noise or scream for help.  And if we need to get a stubborn person or animals to move out of the way we make a sound. This is the same mechanism used in our vehicles. The horn is just a way of the vehicle alarming an approach. Some might say that headlights can be used instead of horns to signal an approach. But during the day time around the blind curves horns are the only source of alarm.  INDIA CLEARS HER WAY:          One such company responsible for saving us around blind curves and clearing paths of many drivers is the Roots Industries. The private venture is the source for Indian vehicles. It is also the largest horn manufacturing company in India. It was founded by Mr K. Ramaswamy in the year 1970.  I, Karthi Easwaramoorthy, happened to have a casual conversation with him in one fine evening for more than an hour. Believe me, you get goosebumps knowing his personal and professional life. Here you go….Read his personal and professional life below. He was born to Krishnasamy Gounder and Marrammal. He’s from an agricultural background. He did his primary schooling in Municipal school Coimbatore, where he learned carpentry and learned basic mechanics. He finished his secondary education at Mani high school, Coimbatore. With the advantage of bifurcated courses Mr. Ramasamy studied basic engineering in high school, where he gained a practical knowledge on mechanical, electrical and civil engineering. He studied for two years in CIT sandwich polytechnic college. Later, he finished automobile engineering from Lincoln technical school, America.  Let’s see how Mr K. Ramaswamy helped India clear the path. DAD IS A REVOLUTIONIST:   Our beloved special guest was born and brought up in an agricultural family from Coimbatore. As our talk progressed Mr. Ramaswamy introduced himself and immediately after that he started to explain how inspiring his father was. It was indeed inspiring for us too upon hearing the remarkable contributions of his father towards automobile technology and social activities. He happily said that  “ even though my Ayya(father in Tamizh) was from an agricultural background he was a pioneer in many things” .  He also adds that  Mr. Krishnaswamy Gounder was the first person to start silk production in Coimbatore when it was only available in Mysore at that time period. He was also the first person to invent a charcoal gas plant for trucks and buses during the world war in the 1940s.  Note that his father was a Tamizh pandit and no Engineer or scientist.  The topic got more and more interesting as he progressed with the achievements of his father.  His father sent a letter to S.L Kirloskar writing that he has an idea to fabricate charcoal gas plants to run trucks and buses. It would be helpful if they could help him manufacture the gas plant. He then drove off to Kirloskar with a petrol driven truck, stayed there for 3 months, built the gas plant and drove back with the gas plant without any hindrance making it a successful project. He then again ventured into setting up the first fully mechanised Sago plant. He also added a sweet note saying that his Father was a polymath shifting from one skill to another. He was his inspiration and the source of his knowledge about machines and agriculture. THE SPARK OF IGNITION:            Unlike today in olden days people had to wait for 3 to 4 years after booking a car to get it delivered. Since his father was a social and agricultural activist he had a lot of travelling to do. So as soon as he received the car he would fit BOSCH Horns from Germany. Curious about this Mr. Ramaswamy asked his father why he changed to a foreign product to an Indian vehicle. His father said that Indian products wear out soon while the German product lasts longer. Keeping this in mind Mr.Ramaswamy thought to himself that one day he will manufacture Horns of same German quality and performance.  Pretty cool ambition for a 13 year old at that time. The spark of an aggrieved teen is what gave rise to Roots Industries the largest horn producer in India.  DIAPHRAGM TAKING SHAPE:                The dream of a 13 yr old turned into a strong passion towards automobiles making him secure a degree in Automobile Engineering from Lincoln Technical Institute USA. He then returned back to India and set up a company to manufacture horns with seed capital from his father. He carried out various experiments and trials to come up with a horn that performs as good as the German product but most of them didn’t add up to his expectations. However, he ended up inventing a Radiator cooling system that has long term performance, doesn’t require frequent maintenance and was more durable than the regular ones. Since the people didn’t understand it’s working he decided to first start with products