DR.A.P.J.ABDUL KALAM
DR.A.P.J.ABDUL KALAM
15.10.1931 – 27.07.2015
“MISSILE MAN” “NATIONAL HERO” “PEOPLE’S PRESIDENT”
Dr.Abdul Kalam was the 11th President of India (2002-2007), the only President who was supported by the ruling party and the opposition. He won the election by defeating his opponent with a huge difference of 8, 15,518 votes. He was affectionately called the “People’s President”
An aerospace engineer, Dr.Abdul Kalam joined ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) took the position of project director of SLV-III, India’s first indigenously designed and produced Satellite Launch Vehicle. Kalam was the Chief Project Coordinator for Pokhran II nuclear tests and produced a number of successful missiles and thus became the “Missile Man” and “National Hero” of India.
Dr.Abdul Kalam wrote many books, to name a few: “Mission India”, “India 2020: A Vision for the New Millennium”, “My Journey: Transforming Dreams into Actions” and “Wings of Fire” an autobiography.
He was honoured with many prestigious awards which includes some of the following:
- India’s highest awards the Padma Vibhushan (1990) and the Bharat Ratna (1997)
- The United Nations has recognized his 79th birthday as “World Student’s Day”.
- He was honoured with the King Charles II medal in 2007 by The Royal Society of UK
- The Tamil Nadu (birth place of Dr.Kalam) State Government announced his birthday October 15, would be observed as “Youth Renaissance Day”.
Respects to the Man who instilled the sense of unity, strength and growth of the country in the mind of the youngsters.
Let us pay our sincere tributes to this great man and work hard to make his dream “India 2020: A Vision for the New Millennium” come true.
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