Question

WHY IS APJ ABDUL KALAM CALLED THE "MISSILE MAN OF INDIA"
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Answer 1

Explanation:

Dr Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam known as the 'missile man' was the head architect of Pokhran II nuclear tests, the Agni and the Prithvi missiles. He was elected as the 11th President of India from 2002-07. He was India's first President who was a bachelor and a vegetarian.

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. 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.

Answer 2

Explanation:

APJ Abdul Kalam was considered the father of the country's missile programme and served as the president for five years from 2002.

Kalam was closely involved in India's civilian space programme .

• military missile development efforts, earning him the sobriquet 'Missile Man'.