Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam came from middle class family of Rameshwaram, a small town in
Tamil Nadu. His family had to pledge its assets to send him to college. What is more he never
studied abroad. Intelligence, determination and hard work were sufficient to take him up to the
ladder to highest office in the country, that of the President of India.
Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam was born on 15October 1931. As a young man, he dreamt of
becoming a pilot. He could never realize his dream, but ended up building rockets and missiles for
the country instead. Although he came from poor family, his willpower and intelligence took him
forward in life. In the 1970s, he became the project leader of the Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV) in
the Department of Space and this made him famous. He was responsible for the successful launch
of ‘Agni’, the intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM), Which placed India in the Exclusive club of
countries that possess missile technology. Hence he is often referred to as the ‘Missile Man of
India’. He was closely involved with the ‘Pokhran-2 nuclear blasts in May 1998. He was bestowed
with the nation’s highest civilian honor of ‘Bharat Ratna’. write a summery writing
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Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam (/ˈæbdəl kəˈlɑːm/ (About this soundlisten); 15 October 1931 – 27 July 2015) was an Indian aerospace scientist and politician who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. 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 development efforts.[1] He thus came to be known as the Missile Man of India for his work on the development of ballistic missile and launch vehicle technology.[2][3][4] 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.
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Ramanadha Sastry, Aravindan and Sivaprakasan were his school friends. Ramanadha Sastry became the priest of the Rameswaram temple. Aravindan went into the business of arranging transport for visiting pilgrims. Sivaprakasan became a catering contractor for the Southern Railways
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam called his childhood a secure one because he had loving and caring parents who supported and guided him at all times. He had all necessary things which included food, clothes, medicine, etc.
When Kalam was in the Rameshwaram Elementary School, a newly appointed teacher, could not tolerate a Muslim boy sitting next to the Hindu priest’s son. He ordered Kalam to go and sit on the back bench. This made Ramanadha sad. Abdul moved to the last row but it left a bad impression on him. Both the kids narrated the incident to their parents. As a result, the teacher was rebuked and reprimanded for spreading communalism and hatred among children.
The Science teacher,– a rebel by nature, wanted to prove that if one is determined to face problems and change the system, he will definitely succeed. Siva Subramaniam Iyer, wanted to break the social barriers between the Hindus and the Muslims. He wanted Kalam to be very highly educated as he recognized his intelligence. One day, he invited him over to a meal. His orthodox wife was totally horrified at the idea of a Muslim boy dining in her ritually pure kitchen. She refused to serve him food. He did not mind his very conservative wife’s behaviour. He rather served the food to Abdul himself and sat with him and dined together. He invited him over again for another meal the coming weekend. Thus, this shows that he was a friend of Abdul Kalam even though Kalam was a Muslim and he himself was an orthodox Brahmin. Thus he learnt the lessons of religious tolerance, honesty and self-discipline early in his life from his parents and also his teacher.
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