DR APJ ABDUL KALAM

DR APJ ABDUL KALAM This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA He is known as the missile man of India Abdul Kalam, in full Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, (born October 15, 1931, Rameswaram, India— died July 27, 2015, Shillong), Indian scientist and politician who played a leading role in the development of India's missile and nuclear weapons programs. He was president of India from 2002 to 2007.Dr Abdul Kalam was passionate for birds and animals. Once, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam rejected the suggestion that broken glass be placed on the side walls

of a building. He thought that broken glass could harm birds coming to perch there. This is an incident at the DRDO when he and other scientists were thinking about the options to secure the perimeter of a buildingThe former President of India, an aerospace scientist is one of the most respected politicians in India. He was a complete package and served the nation as a teacher, motivator, visionary, writer, engineer, politician and scientist. His principle of ‘Honesty and Simplicity’ is followed by the nation till date. He dedicated his whole for the growth of the nation and the people

He was born and raised in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu and studied physics and aerospace engineering. He spent the next four decades as a scientist and science administrator, mainly at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and was intimately involved in India's civilian space programme and military missile After graduating from the Madras Institute of Kalam served as the 11th president of India, succeeding K. R. Narayanan. He won the 2002 presidential election with an electoral vote of 922,884, surpassing the 107,366 votes won by Lakshmi Sahgal. His term lasted from 25 July 2002, to 25 July 2007

• AWARDS OF DR ABDUL KALAM • 1981: Padma Bhushan – Government of India • 1990: Padma Vibhushan – Government of India • 1997: Bharat Ratna – Government of India • 1997: Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration – Government of India • 1998: Veer Savarkar Award – Government of India

• DR. ABDUL KALAM ACHIVEMENTS • His dedication led to the development of 4 missile projects namely Prithvi, Trishul, Akash and Nag. And due to this contribution, he earned the title of the 'Missile Man of India • He also played a pivotal organisational, technical, and political role in India's Pokhran-II nuclear tests in 1998, the first since the original nuclear test by India in 1974. • He provided various proposals to make India a developed country by 2020 as a technical advancements, agriculture, and nuclear energy

DR KALAM WAS THE FIRST INDIAN PRESIDENT TO • Fly a Sukhoi fighter jet. • Who sailed in Submarine. • Visited high-altitude Siachen besides LoC. • To address the Indian Science Congress in 90 years. • To write multiple (17) number books. His main source of income was the royalty from the books he authored and pension. • ‘Wings of fire’ has been translated to 13 languages. • Owned no TV, AC or a car but 2500 books, a veena, few clothes and two pairs of shoes. • He was a Veena player and was interested in Carnatic music.

APJ ABDUL KALAM FAMOUS QUTOES • \"Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.\" • \"To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal.\" • \"If you fail, never give up because FAIL means \"First Attempt In Learning\". • \"Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.\"

ABDUL KALAM’S DEATH • While delivering a lecture at the Indian Institute of Management Shillong, Kalam collapsed and died from an apparent cardiac arrest on 27 July 2015, aged 83. Thousands, including national-level dignitaries, attended the funeral ceremony held in his hometown of Rameswaram, where he was buried with full state honours. • On the morning of 29 July, Kalam's body, wrapped in the Indian flag, was taken to Palam Air Base and flown to Madurai in an air force C-130J aircraft, arriving at Madurai Airport that afternoon.