Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam better known as 'Missile man' APJ Abdul Kalam the former President of India from 2002 to 2007, passed away at Bethany Hospital, Shillong, Meghalaya after cardiac arrest during a lecture at the IIM on Monday evening.
Sir Abdul Kalam was born on 15 October 1931 in Rameswaram,a South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He born in a family whose financial conditions weren’t sound enough. As a means to support his family’s meagre income, Kalam took up odd jobs in his childhood but never gave up on his education.
Among his many accolades, including honorary doctorates from 40 universities, he was granted the Padma Bhushan (1981), the Padma Vibhushan (1990), and the Bharat Ratna (1997) — India's highest civilian awards — for his contributions in modernizing government defense technology . After completing his term as President, Sir Kalam served as a visiting professor in various esteemed institutes and universities of India.
Sir Kalam was a man of vision, who was always full of ideas aimed at the development of the country. He was the first scientist and bachelor to occupy the seat of the Rashtrapati Bhavan.He firmly believed that India needs to play a more assertive role in international relations.Dr. Kalam was also an ardent advocate of open source software over proprietary solutions to churn out more profits in the field of information technology in India. His contribution at the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) was immense. He was responsible for numerous projects such as Project Devil and Project Valiant and launch of the Rohini-1, besides developing missiles under the missions Agni and Prithvi. For the same, he was popularly tagged as the “Missile Man of India”.
Sir Abdul Kalam was born on 15 October 1931 in Rameswaram,a South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He born in a family whose financial conditions weren’t sound enough. As a means to support his family’s meagre income, Kalam took up odd jobs in his childhood but never gave up on his education.
Among his many accolades, including honorary doctorates from 40 universities, he was granted the Padma Bhushan (1981), the Padma Vibhushan (1990), and the Bharat Ratna (1997) — India's highest civilian awards — for his contributions in modernizing government defense technology . After completing his term as President, Sir Kalam served as a visiting professor in various esteemed institutes and universities of India.
Sir Kalam was a man of vision, who was always full of ideas aimed at the development of the country. He was the first scientist and bachelor to occupy the seat of the Rashtrapati Bhavan.He firmly believed that India needs to play a more assertive role in international relations.Dr. Kalam was also an ardent advocate of open source software over proprietary solutions to churn out more profits in the field of information technology in India. His contribution at the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) was immense. He was responsible for numerous projects such as Project Devil and Project Valiant and launch of the Rohini-1, besides developing missiles under the missions Agni and Prithvi. For the same, he was popularly tagged as the “Missile Man of India”.
“Difficulties in your life don’t come to destroy you. But to help you realize your hidden potential and power. Let difficulties know that you too are difficult!”
- by ‘People's President ‘ Dr.A P J Abdul Kalam
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