The Legend•Born in Rameswaram, TN on 15 October 1931.
• Used to distribute Newspaper to support hiseducation.
•He was asked to sit at last bench in school because ofhis Muslim family background.
•He did graduation twice:
BSC in Physics
Aeronautical Engineering
• Fighter Pilot in IAF was his Dream.
• He also know as “Missile Man of India” for his work on ballistic missile and LVT.
• Abdul Kalam is also known as ‘People’s President’.
• What Can I Give Movement to defeat corruption in India.
• Currently Visiting Proffesor at IIM Shillong, IIM Ahemdabad, IIM Indore.
Do you Know?
He reads Bhagvad Gitaevery morning and
plays Veena.
Life History• Started career as Scientist in DRDO.
• Project Manager of India’s First SLV to deploy ROHINI Satellite .
• Chief Executive of the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program.
• Chief Scientific Adviser of Prime Minister.
• Chief Project Coordinator for Pokhran II nuclear tests.
• 11th President of India.
Contribution To Society
• Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV-III) .
• Agni and Prithvi Missiles.
• India’s First Hovercraft prototype.
• Pokhran-II (Operation Shakti).
• Low cost Coronary stent named as "Kalam-RajuStent“.
• Kalam-Raju Tablet for Rural healthcare workers.
• Sharing his Knowledge and Experiences among Student in Universities.
• What Can I Give Movement with theme to defeat corruption in India.
• Author of Technical and Inspirational Books.
• Signing Office of Profit Bill.
Milestones
• Padma Bhushan Awards in 1980.
• Padma Vibhushan Award in 1990.
• Bharat Ratna Award in 1997.
• Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration in 1997.
• Veer Sawarkar Award in 1998.
• Ramanujan Award in the year 2000
• King Charles II Medal by the Royal Society, U.K in 2007.
• Honorary doctorates from 40 universities.
• Kalam's 79th birthday was recognized as World Students' Day by United Nations.
• Switzerland has declared May 26 as Science Day in honour of visiting A P J Abdul Kalam.
• Nominated for the MTV Youth Icon of the Year award in 2003 and in 2006.
Lessons From His Life
• Humility and modesty.
• Respect for Everyone.
• Spirituality.
• Respect for children.
• Being Yourself.
• Be Prepared for any challenge.
• Have Vision
• Keep Fit
• Connect With People
• Be Creative.
• Acknowledge Contribution
• Integrity and Transparency
• Exploring New Avenues
“Learning gives creativityCreativity leads to thinking
Thinking provides knowledgeKnowledge makes you great.”
― A.P.J. Abdul Kalam