Dr.
APJ Abdul Kalam
Dynamic “Missile Man” by work and Simple
“People’s President” by heart Mr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was born
on 15 October 1931 in Ramanathapuram District of Tamil Nadu in a family of a
boat owner. The voyage of contributing in family’s income by selling newspaper
to the contribution in Nation by developing Nation’s ballistic missiles is
applausive and inspiring.
Physics and Mathematics as his favorite
subject Dr. Kalam has done aerospace engineering from Madras Institute of
Technology and after its completion he joined DRDO as a scientist and then
transferred to ISRO. From here his journey to missile man started.
Missile
Man
·
1969
– Project director of India’s first Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV-III)
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1970
– Project Devil and Project Valiant top secret liquid-fueled missile projects
developed by India under the directorship of Dr. Kalam. These projects become the
base for ballistic Prithvi missile.
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1980
– SLV-III project that successfully deployed the Rohini satellite in near-earth
orbit.
·
1992
– 1999 – Pokhran-II nuclear tests were conducted in which kalam played
technical and political role as he was serving as the Chief Scientific Adviser
to the Prime Minister and this established him as a “ Missile Man” to Nation.
·
2002
– 2007 DR. APJ Abdul Kalam chaired as the 11th President of India favoured by
both BJP and INC. His presidency was preceded by K. R. Narayanan and succeeded
by Pratibha Patil. From here his second journey of People’s president was
started.
People’s
President
·
He
was the first scientist and the first bachelor to hold Rashtrapati Bhawan
·
He
stressed on the importance of working hard and being punctual
·
Kalam
Sir addressed 400 students without electricity at a school function
·
Dr.
Kalam took great care of his colleagues
·
As
a chief guest in IIT (BHU) Varanasi President Kalam refused special seat as the
chair was bigger in the size and was meant to give Kalam special honour.
·
Kalam
Sir used to read both Kuran and Bhagvad Gita
·
He
was expert in playing Saraswati and Veena
·
He
took only 2 holidays in his life both for deaths, of his father and mother.
·
After
his Presidency Dr. Kalam sartred visiting Institutes as a Professor and
Honourary fellow. In 2012 he launched a youth programme called “What Can I Give
Movement” aimed to curb corruption.
Books
written by him
Dr. Kalam was fond of writing and he wrote
many books, songs and poetry. Some important books are
·
2015
– Transcendence My Spiritual Experiences
with Pramukh Swamiji
·
2015
– Reignited: Scientific Pathways to a
Brighter Future
·
2014
– Forge your Future: Candid, Forthright,
Inspiring
·
2013
– My Journey: Transforming Dreams into
Actions
·
2007
– Inspiring Thoughts
·
1999
– Wings of Fire: An Autobiography
·
1998
– India 2020: A vision for the New
Millennium
Awards
& Recognitions
·
Dr.
Kalam was the third President of India to have been honored with a Bharat Ratna
before being elected to the office of President.
·
Since
2008 “Dr APJ Abdul Kalam IGNITE awards” was given annually by National
Innovation Foundation, a body of the Department of Science and Technology which
celebrates Children’s Creativity and Innovation Day
·
In
2010 UN honoured Kalam Sir on his 79th birthday and declared October 15 as
“World Student Day”
·
Dr.
Kalam received honorary doctorates from 40 universities
·
Switzerland
commemorate Kalam’s visit on May 26 to their country as Science day.
·
In
2011 an inspirational film was release named “I Am Kalam” which portrayed Kalam Sir as a positive influence to a
poor boy.
ä 2013 Von Braun Award
ä 1997 Bharat Ratna
ä 1990 Padma Vibhushan
ä 1981 Padma Bhushan
Death
·
On
27th July 2015 he was delivering lecture on “Creating a Livable Planet Earth”
at the IIM Shillong and it’s the time when he passed away due to sudden cardiac
arrest.
Post
Death
·
As
a mark of respect Government of India declared 7 days mourning period and Bhutan’s flags flown
at half-staff to mourn Kalam’s death and lit 1000 butter lamps in homage.
·
Marking
the 84th birth anniversary of Dr. Kalam, PM Modi announced memorial in his
honour that to be built at his birthplace Rameswaram and will be developed as
an AMRUT city.
·
PM
Modi also unveiled the bust of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam at the DRDO complex in New
Delhi on his 84th birth anniversary.
·
Commemorating
Kalam sir’s birth anniversary Defence minister Manohar Parrikar renamed the
DRDO missile complex in Hyderabad as “Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex”
·
Indian
Institute of Management-Shillong also announced the launch of a centre for
policy research to honour Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
States / UT
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For Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
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Assam
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Would
also set up a centre for innovation named after late A P J Abdul Kalam
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Bihar
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Government
renamed its agricultural college at Kishanganj as “Dr. Kalam Agricultural
College, Kishanganj”
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Delhi
|
Aurangzeb
Road renamed after APJ Abdul Kalam
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Kerala
|
In
Travancore a new Research institute for digestive diseases research will be
named after him
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Mahatma
Gandhi University in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala will named its upcoming
academia complex after Sir A P J Abdul Kalam
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Odisha
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Wheeler
Island in Odisha named after Dr. Kalam
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Puducherry
|
Government
inaugurated science centre-cum-planetarium that would be named after Dr.
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
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Tamil
Nadu
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Dr.
APJ Abdul Kalam’s birthday (October 15) was observed as “Youth Awakening Day”
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Government
instituted Award in the name of APJ Abdul Kalam and it was first conferred on
ISRO scientist N. Valarmathi on August 15, 2015. Award consists of Rs 5 lakh,
certificate of appreciation and an 8gm gold medal
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Uttar
Pradesh
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Government
renamed Uttar Pradesh Technical University (UPTU) as “A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Technical University”
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"Well, let us be clear on this.
'Make in India' is quite ambitious. But we need such high aspirations... I
agree with the infrastructure concern."
"India has seen an unbalanced
infra growth - variations are rampant across states and sectors. For instance,
while the telecom and Internet sectors have made remarkable progress, many
villages still are not connected with roads and power. Physical infrastructure
cannot be ignored for manufacturing growth".
- Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam in his book “Advantage India: From Challenge to
Opportunity” along with Srijan Pal Singh [book to be published by HarperCollins
India
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