DR APJ ABDUL KALAM

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DR A.P.J ABDUL KALAMS BIOGRAPHY

• BY ADNAN MOHAMMED ALI

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ABOUT THE LEGEND

• Full name Dr Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam
• Born on15th Oct 1931,at Dhanushkodi in
  Rameswaram District, Tamil Nadu
• Father Jainulabdeen Marakayar,
• MotherAshiamma
• Has three siblings

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CHILD HOOD

• A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was born to Jainulabdeen and
  Ashiamma on October 15, 1931. He came from a famil
  y whose financial conditions werent sound enough.
  As a means to support his familys meagre income,
  Kalam took up odd jobs in his childhood but neve
  r gave up on his education

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EDUCATION

• Primary education was from Rameshwaram elementary
  school.
• Later he settled in schwartz, Ramanathapuram
• In 1950 he joined St Joseph college at
  Tiruchirapalli to do B.Sc.
• He joined DMIT in Aeronautical Engineering at MIT
  Madras Institute of Technology ,Madras
  (1954-1957)
• In 1958,after passing as a graduate, aeronautical
  engineer,
• He joined Hindustan Aeronautical
  Limited(HAL),Bangalore as a trainee.

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CAREER

• After graduating from MIT, Kalam took up the posit
  ion of chief scientist at the Aeronautical Develop
  ment Establishment of Defense Research
• shifted to the Indian Space Research
  Organization (ISRO) where he was
  the project director of India's first indigenous S
  atellite Launch Vehicle. and Development
  Organization (DRDO)
• From 1992 until 1999, Kalam was appointed as the C
  hief Scientific Adviser to the Prime Minister and
  the Secretary of Defence Research and Development
  Organisation. It was during this time that Kalam s
  erved as the Chief Project Coordinator for Pokhra
  n II nuclear tests, after which he was fondly call
  ed the Missile Man of India.

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MAJOR MISSLES

• The 5 projects were scheduled to be completed in
  a time frame of only 10 years and consisted of
• (1) Nag - an anti-tank guided missile
• (2) Prithvi - a surface-to-surface battlefield
  missile
• (3) Akash - a swift, medium-range surface-to-air
  missile
• (4) Trishul - a quick-reaction surface-to-air
  missile with a shorter range
• (5) Agni - an intermediate range ballistic
  missile, the mightiest

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PRESIDENCY

• Dr.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was elected as the 11TH
  president of India, succeeding K.R. Narayanan. He
  won the 2002 presidential election with an
  electoral vote of 922,884, surpassing 107,366
  votes won by Lakshmi Sahgal. He served from 25
  July 2002 to 25 July 2007.

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Books Documentaries OFA.P.J.Abdul Kalam

• Wings Of Fire An Autobiography by A. P. J Abdul
  Kalam 1999.
• India 2020 A Vision For the New Millennium by
  A. P. J Abdul Kalam 1998.
• Ignited Minds Unleashing the Power Within India
  by A. P.J. Abdul Kalam 2002.
• The Luminous Sparks by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
  2004.
• Mission India by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
• Inspiring Thoughts by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam 2007
• Developments in Fluid Mechanics and Space
  Technology by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

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Books DocumentariesA.P.J.Abdul Kalam
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INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT KALAM

• Kalam begins his day by reading from the Bhagwad
  Gita.
• Kalam is leading a remarkable ascetic life.
• He works for about 18 hours each day.
• He plays the 'Rudra Veena'.
• Took leave just twice, when his parents died.

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His Personality Traits

• Inherited Honesty,self discipline,and Faith in
  Goodness from his parents
• Hard Working
• Determined
• Possess Perseverance
• Passionate for the work
• Artistic
• Highly spiritual
• Loving and caring

• Committed and dedicated for work
• Positive thinker

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AWARDS 2014 Doctor of Science 2012 Doctor of
Laws 2011 IEEE Honorary Membership 2010 Doctor
of Engineering 2009 Honorary Doctorate 2009 Hoove
r Medal 2009 International von Kármán Wings
Award 2008 Doctor of Engineering 2008 Doctor of
Science 2007 Honorary Doctorate of Science and
Technology 2007 King Charles II
Medal 2007 Honorary Doctorate of
Science 2000 Ramanujan Award 1998 Veer
Savarkar 1997 Indira Gandhi Award for National
Integration 1997 Bharat Ratna 1990 Padma
Vibhushan 1981 Padma Bhushan
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• On 27 July 2015, Kalam travelled to Shillong to
  deliver a lecture on "Creating a Liveable Planet
  Earth" at the Indian Institute of Management
  Shillong. At around 635 p.m. IST, only five
  minutes into his lecture, he collapsed. He was
  rushed to the nearby Bethany Hospital in a
  critical condition upon arrival, he lacked a
  pulse or any other signs of life. Despite being
  placed in the intensive care unit, Kalam was
  confirmed dead of a sudden cardiac arrest at 745
  p.m. IST

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Quotable quotes by A.P.J.Abdul Kalam

• Thinking should become your capital asset, no
  matter whatever ups and downs you come across in
  your life.
• Away! Fond thoughts, and vex my soul no more!
  Work claimed my wakeful nights, my busy days
  Albeit brought memories of Rameswaram shore Yet
  haunt my dreaming gaze!
• My worthiness is all my doubt His Merit- all my
  fear- Contrasting which my quality Does however
  appear.
• Thinking is progress. Non-thinking is stagnation
  of the individual, organization and the country.
  Thinking leads to action. Knowledge without
  action is useless and irrelevant. Knowledge with
  action, converts adversity into prosperity

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