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Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam was a scientist and he was India’s 11th President for five years, 2002 to 2007, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam full name was Avul Pakir Jainulabdeeen Abdul Kalam.he was also called as the missile man of the India. And popularly known as the People’s President of India he was Born on 15th October 1931 at the famous temple town of Dhanushkothi, Tamil Nadu, in a poor orthodox Tamil Muslim family his fathers name was Jainulabudeen and mothers name was Ashiamma due to poverty, he was deprived of facilities , still managed to be the most remarkable scientist in the contemporary era. He came from a very poor and humble background and started working at an early age to support his family, after completing his school Dr. Abdul Kalam distributed newspaper to financially contribute to his father, who was a boat owner.
Education of the Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
He completed his school education from Schwartz higher secondary school and then get admission at the St Joseph’s College, Tiruchirappalli where he completed his graduation in b.sc in physics in 1954 and did the aerospace engineering at the Madras Institute of Technology, Chennai in 1960.
Early career and contribution of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
He joined the prestigious defense research facility, Defense Research, and Development Organization (DRDO) as a scientist in the year 1958 and started working by designing a small helicopter for the Indian Army was part of the committee working under Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, the renowned space scientist. In 1969, he got transferred to the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) where he worked as the project director of India’s first indigenous Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV-III) which successfully launched Rohini satellite near earth’s orbit in July 1980.
For his work on the development of ballistic missile and launch vehicle technology he was titled as the ‘Missile Man of India’, He had played a pivotal role in India’s Pokhran-II nuclear tests in 1998. He had also developed the critical technologies that made Indian defense strong and capable of developing world-class missiles like Agni, Prithvi, Akash, etc.
From 1992 to 1999 he was the Chief Scientific Adviser to the Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Secretary of Defence Research and Development Organization. He was the first scientist who served the nation as the President of India from 2002 to 2007 without having any political background.
Books of the Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
He had written many inspirational books such as “India 2020”, “Ignited Minds”, “Mission India”, “The Luminous Sparks”, “Inspiring Thoughts”, etc. to banish the corruption from the country he launched a mission for youths named “What Can I Give Movement”.
Among the many books written by Dr. Kalam, few of them are: Wings of Fire: An Autobiography in 1999, Ignited Minds: Unleashing the Power Within in 2002, Target 3 Billion in 2011 and My Journey: Transforming Dreams into Actions in 2013. Dr. Kalam advocated plans to develop India into a developed nation by 2020 in his book India 2020: A Vision for the New Millennium in 1998.
Contribution in the academics
He served as visiting the professor in various universities and technical institutes of the country like Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad and Indore and as Chancellor of Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology Thiruvananthapuram, JSS University (Mysore), Aerospace Engineering at Anna University (Chennai), etc.
Being the 11th president of the nation
In 2002,h e was elected as the 11th president after she took a turn in his career and entered the world of politics. During his service, he focused his entire energy and caliber to impress the Indian youth to pursue a career and create innovations for the nation.
he was a mastermind behind the technology for satellite launch vehicle and ballistic weaponry development, yet he did not want to work overseas for other countries expect his motherland. He said, “Man needs difficulties in life because they are necessary to enjoy the success.”
Awards and honors to the APJ Abdul Kalam
He was awarded numerous times due to his service and caliber due to his contribution in all dimensions of the field.
In 1981 he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, in 1990 Padma Vibhushan and in 1990 he was honored with the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna Dr. Kalam was the third President to have been honoured with a Bharat Ratna, before becoming the President, the earlier two were Dr. Sarvapali Radhakrishnan (1954) and Dr. Zakir Hussain (1963). .
He has been honored with the honorary doctorates by at least 30 universities.
Last breath of APJ Abdul Kalam
He took his last breath at IIM, Meghalaya on 27 of July 2015 because of the sudden cardiac arrest. He was a great personality and inspiration to the youngsters of the country.