20 to 30 lines about the famous personality Dr APJ Abdul kalam
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he was great person
simple living and high thinking
he loved children very much
his love kindness made him more great
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- APJ Kalam was born on October 15, 1931 at rameshwaram in poor family,where his father had one boat to support his family
- Kalam was a hardworking boy from the beginning. At age of five, he sold newspapers to support the family. He did this job in the evenings after school. He also spent a great deal of time on his studies.
- Kalam completed his graduation from Saint Joseph’s College, Tiruchurapalli in 1954. In 1955, he enrolled at the Madras Institute of Technology.
- In 1960, Kalam became involved with DRDO’s Aeronautical Development Establishment
- In 1969, Kalam was made the project director for Satellite Launch Vehicles and was shifted to ISRO. The project became successful, and India, under the directorship of Kalam, was able to launch the Rohini satellite series into Earth’s orbit.
- Kalam was known as the ‘Missile Man’ of India due to his continued, successful work with ballistic missiles and launch vehicle technology.
- Kalam also made significant contributions to the nuclear capabilities of India. The Pokhran -2 nuclear tests (in 1998) were successful thanks to his organizational and technical support.
- Kalam was honored with many awards, including the highest civilian award in the country, the Bharat Ratna (1997). His other awards include Padma Bhushan (1981) and Padma Vibhushan (1990).
- Interestingly, he was also honored with doctorates from 40 universities
- Inspired by his life, a Bollywood movie was also produced with the title, I Am Kalam.
- Kalam became the President of the largest democracy of the world –India – on July 25, 2002. He was known as “the People’s President” because of his simple and down-to-earth attitude.
- After the term of his presidency, he became busier as a visiting professor at various institutes of management and leadership including those located at Ahmadabad, Indore, and Shillong.
- A fun fact about APJ Abdul Kalam is that although he was a Muslim, he was also a strict vegetarian.
- Kalam is among only three presidents of India who were conferred the Bharat Ratna before they were elected President.
- Kalam’s first major project, SLV-3, failed, and he was shattered.
- On his last day, he was delivering a lecture at IIM, Shillong. He was standing at the podium delivering his speech to hundreds of students when he suffered a cardiac arrest that made him fall to the floor. He always had a passion for teaching and working hard. And at the time when death captured him
- Kalam also acted as a scientific advisor to the government of India.
- He donated his presidential salary to charity. He formed a trust named PURA (Providing Urban Amenities to Rural Areas), and donated his salaries to this trust
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