Dr A.P.J.

Abdul
Kalam
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 Life & Career

 The Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam

was born on 15 October 1931 at
Dhanushkodi in the Rameswaram
district of Tamil Nadu
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 He was neither educated abroad, nor was

his family financially very strong to
support his academic pursuits. His
father, Jainulabiddin Marakayar had to
rent boats out to fishermen to pay for
 He received secondary education at the
Schwartz School, a missionary institute
in Ramanathapuram
 And later joined the St Joseph's College at
Tiruchirrapalli, where he graduated
with a Bachelor in Science.
 Abdul Kalam went on to study
Aeronautical Engineering at the Madras
Institute of Technology.
 He was the first graduate in the family,
with his brothers not even finishing
school. He distributed newspapers at a
young age to help with household
expenses

  Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, was the
eleventh President of India, serving
from 2002 to 2007. During his term as
The President, he was popularly known
as the People's President.


 Before his term as India's president, he

worked as an aeronautical engineer
with DRDO and ISRO. He is popularly
known as the Missile Man of India for
his work on development of
ballistic missile and space rocket
technology. In India he is highly
respected as a scientist and as an
engineer.
  In 1958, Kalam joined the Defence
Research & Development Organisation
(DRDO) and served as a senior
scientific assistant


 In 1962, Kalam moved out of DRDO and

joined Indian Space Research
Organization (ISRO).


 Dr. Kalam was Scientific Advisor to the

Defence Minister & Secretary,
Department of Defence Research &
Development from July 1992 to
December 1999.
onours & Memberships

 Member : Indian National Academy of

Sciences
Astronautical Society of India
Indian National Academy of
Engineering
Institution of Electronics and
Telecommunication Engineers.
 He has published two books.
1. Wings of Fire
2. India 2020: A vision for the New
Millennium
 Awards
 India's Highest civilian Award "The Bharat
Ratna" in 1997.
 Anna University's first D.Sc., Honoris Causa.
D.Sc., Honoris Causa, IIT, Bombay.
D.Sc., Honoris Causa, BHU.

Other prestigious awards:

 Dr. Biren Roy Space Award.
Om Prakash Basin Award for Science and
Technology.
National Nehru Award.
Arya Bhatta Award
 Kalam's visions for India

My first vision is that of
FREEDOM
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 I believe that India got its first vision of

this in 1857, when we started the war
of independence.
 It is this freedom that we must protect
and nurture and built on. If we are not
free, no one will respect us.


My second vision for India is
DEVELOPMENT


 For fifty years we have been a developing

nation. It is time we see ourselves as a
developed nation.
 We are among top 5 nations of the world in
terms of GDP. We have 10 percent growth
rate in most areas. Our poverty levels are
falling, our achievements are being
globally recognized today.
 Yet we lack the self-confidence to see
ourselves as a developed nation, self
reliant and self assured.

I have a Third vision.


 The India must stand up to the world.

Because I believe that unless India
stands up to the world, no one will
respect us.


 Only strength respects strength. We must

be strong not only as a military power
but also as an economic power. Both
must go hand-in-hand
 Why is the media here so
negative?
 Why are we in India so embarrassed to
recognize our own strengths, our
achievements? We are such a great nation.
We have so many amazing success stories
but we refuse to acknowledge them. Why?


 We are the first in milk production.

 We are number one in Remote sensing
satellites
 We are the second largest producer of wheat
 We are the second largest producer of rice
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