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Dr. A.P.I. Abdul Kalam Regarded as an ideal Indian and a source of inspiration for the future generationsPresident Dr. A.PJAbdul Kalam was born on October 15 1931 in an ordinary Tamil family of Rameshwaram in Tamil Nadu. His full name is Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam His father Jainulabedin and mother Aashiamma were a simple and religious-minded couple.
They held an honourable place in the society and were regarded as an ideal couple. They lived in a joint family Kalams father was a simple person. He never cared for luxuries and gave more importance to rational thoughts and human values. The senior-most priest of Rameshwaram temple, Pt. Lakshman Shastri was his dear friend.
They used to have long spiritual discussions and Kalam as a boy listened attentively to those discussionsAl though Kalam could not understand everything but his thinking has been largely influenced by it.
During his childhood, Abdul Kalam partook his meals with his mother sitting on the kitchen floor. His mother used to spread a banana leaf before him and serve him a simple meal of garnished rice-tasty sambhar, home made pickles and fresh coconut chutney.
Right from his childhood Dr. Kalam was honest, God fearing laborious and simple traits which he inherited from his parents. Dr. Kalams childhood was deeply influenced by his cousin Shamsuddic who was the sole distributor of newspapers in Rameshwaram During those days there was great demand for Di naming, a Tamil newspaper.
Though Kalam had not yet learnt to read yet he satisfied himself by looking at the pictures, when Shamsuddin used to bring the newspaper.
When 2 World War started in 1939 Kalam was only 8 years old. During those days there was a sudden increase in demand for tamarind seeds in the market. Although Kalam did not know the reason, he started collect ing tamarind seeds and selling them at grocery shops.
This way he earned one anna everyday During that time emergency was announced in India because of the Second World War. As a result, the trains did not stop at Rameshwaram station. In that situation bundles of newspapers were thrown from the moving train be tween Rameshwaram and Dhanushkodi station.
At that time Shamsuddin felt the need of an assistant who could assist him in picking up those bundles. Child Kalam was well prepared to help him and in this way he earned his first salary from his cousin Shamsuddin.
In his childhood, Kalam used to wear a skull cap, which is a symbol of being a Muslim. At that time Kalam was a student of class V in a primary school. Once a new teacher came to his class. Kalam was sitting in the front row with his friend Ramanand Shastri.
The new teacher did not like a Hindu boy sitting next to a Muslim boy So he ordered Kalam to sit at the last bench Child Kalam did not like this. Ramanand Shastri too was very much grieved by this behaviour of the teacher.
When Lakshman Shastri, Ramanand Shastri’s father came to know about it he called the teacher and reprimanded himYou should not sow the seeds of religious discrimination in the hearts of innocent children.”
The teacher apologised for his behaviour and eventually a great change came in his attitude Having completed the primary education, Kalam was admitted to Swartz High School in Ramanathapuram. He had to stay in the school hostel. While at Ramanathapuram he very often missed his parents, his home and especially the South Indian sweetmeat poli prepared by his mother.
In spite of his great love for home, Kalam was fully dedicated to his studies because his parents and teachers had high expectations from him He worked very hard to achieve his aim and nothing could deter him from his firm determination.
Once, during his school days, it so happened that the maths teacher Ramakrishna Aiyar was teaching in another class Unknowingly Kalam entered the class roomSeeing this the teacher immediately caught hold off him by his neck and hit him with a rod before the entire class.
Later, when Kalam secured the highest marks in mathematics, Ramakrishna Aiyar narrated the episode at the time of morning prayer before everyone. He announced, The boy whom I beat with a rod will become a great man one day Mark my words, this student is going to become the pride of his school and teachers.
Since childhood, Kalam developed a deep liking for the mysteries of the sky, and the flight of birds across the seas. He enjoyed the sight Of cranes flying over the sea and long flights of birdsHe decided that one day he too would go for long flights in the sky. Later he was the first person in Rameshwaram to fly in a plane .
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Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam) popularly referred as ‘Missile Man of India’ was born in Rameswaram on Pamban Island, Tamil Nadu. The Indian scientist also has honored the President’s post, from the year 2002 to 2007, with his loving character that made him famous among the citizen as ‘People’s President’. He was a profound Aerospace Scientist, a renowned author and also the recipient of numerous prestigious awards, including India’s highest civilian honor the ‘Bharat Ratna’.
Family:
Dr. Abdul Kalam was born on October 15th, 1931 to Jainulabdeen, a ferry owner, and Ashiamma his mother who was a homemaker, as the youngest son in the family with one sister and four brothers. He was born to a poor family and even had to sell newspapers to support his family in his early age.
Education and Career:
Dr. Kalam completed his schooling from the Schwartz Higher Secondary School situated in his native place. He attained his degree in physics stream from Saint Joseph’s College in the year 1954, and from there he shifted to Madras for higher education from Madras Institute of Technology.
After graduating in aerospace engineering, Dr. Kalam focused mainly on the development of military missile and India’s civilian space programmes, associating with the well-known organizations like DRDO and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
After leaving the office, Dr. Kalam worked as a professor in many universities such as the IIM in Shillong, Ahmedabad, and Indore and Aerospace Engineering at Anna University. The chancellor position at the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology Thiruvananthapuram was also owned by the legendary scientist in addition to the honorary fellowship of Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
Achievements:
As a writer, Dr. Abdul Kalam has written and published more than 25 best-selling books both nationally and internationally including his Autobiography the ‘Wings of Fire’. 40 universities have awarded him with doctorates. His remarkable pieces of advice and efforts at his work helped him in achieving Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan in the years 1981 and 1990 respectively from the Indian Government.
Death and Memorial:
At the age of 83, Dr. Kalam died due to a cardiac arrest, on the stage of IIM, Shillong during the delivery of a lecture. He was always noted for his integrity and his simple lifestyle even after being the President of India. Being one of the most influential people of the decade many memorials and Institutions have been named after him, a true humanitarian.