A.P.J. Abdul kalam life history

What is apj abdul kalam full name?

A.P.J Abdul Kalam full name is Abul Pakir Jainul Abideen Abdul Kalam popularly known as Missile man,is the President of India.The nation knows him as a nuclear scientist and the father of India's successful missile programme.Our nation is proud of him because he brought fame to nation in missile power and challenging researches.

apj abdul kalam life history

A.P.J Abdul Kalam was born in 1931 in Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu.He was the son of a little educated boat owner,named Jainulabedeen Ashiama.He always used to eat South Indian dish rice,sambhar and coconut chutney on banana leaf.He did his schooling in Ramanathapuram district,for college he moved out of the district and studied in St. Joseph's college in Triuchirapalli and did his diploma in Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai.

apj abdul kalam life as a scientist

He started his career with DRDO in 1958 and five years later went to ISRO  where he became the Project Director of SLV.He led India's first satellite launch vehicle--'Rohini' which successfully lifted in 1980.With this he realised that SLV  technology could have military applications in the form of missile.He then became Programme Director to launch Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme.In his 14 year work span as Director of Defence Research and Development Laboratory,he developed up Prithvi,Agni,Trishul,Akash and Nag.He completed the long delayed 'Arjun' tank project and also pushed ahead with an indigenous air craft engine 'Kaveri'.He is credited with designing state-of-the art warfare systems.Besides,the concept of reusable missile and evolving an item made of carbon-composite which can bear a temperature of 3500°C and can be used in missile are his other achievements.Dr. Kalam has the distinction of working with India scientists as Vikram Sarabhai and Santosh Dhawan from whom he got ideas and inspirations.Dr. Kalam is confident that India can become self-reliant in Military Technology by year 2010.His ideas are no figment of imagination when we consider the following facts about him.

Information of apj abdul kalam

1.He is one of those few technologists who strive to find multiple uses for what they create,He developed light weight calipers for the polio-affected out of the carbon material developed for Agni missile.This material made the caliper one tenth of the original weight of four kilograms.It was a great experience to see how a composite material could be used to help the polio-affected.

2.He feels an urgent need for good leadership and Government funding in the scientific area,laying  greater stress on achieving result-oriented objectives by large scale promotion of scientific values among the masses.

3.He does not favour the import of technology and encourages self-reliance in technology.He says "Haven't we proved that we can do things with minimum foreign aid?All we need a determination and believe in ourselves."

4.He has tremendous faith in the youth of this country.He says, "We have many young people of high calibre.All that they need is a dream to choose and fulfill.

                                Besides being a scientist of high calibre, the president of India Dr.Abdul Kalam was also a poet and a lover of music.Although he has a very few leisures in his busy schedule.He is also  fond of playing on veena.He is a scientist who thinks,dreams,lives and breathes science.Also earlier the greatness of the man is also his simplicity.Despite having many achievements and honours to his credits.Dr. Kalam is down to earth, unassuming and sentimental person.One instance reflecting this quality in him is when somebody asked him when he became the president of India, "What would he have been if he was not a scientist"He said laughing "I would probably be farming in a small piece of land in Rameshwaram."

apj abdul kalam life as a president

 Dr. Kalam  was elected the president of India from 25th July 2002 to 24th July, 2007.We are proud to have such a great president who enthuses us and champions the cause for the exceptional work of advancement of science and public service of the highest order.The 'Missile Man' rose from his humble background to became the jewel in nation's crown and made missiles for the country thereby making India member of the exclusive club of nuclear powers in the world.His journey from Madurai based Anna University to the Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi,is a feat which even an olympian gold medalist Pole Vaulter could never have dreamt of.Kalam has the quality of being diligently committed to his mission.He feared love and shunned friends,who tried to be closed, fearing it would became a heavy block in his way of fulfilling his mission of nuclearising India.Thus he decided not to marryAfter being the president of the largest democracy of the world, perhaps none can have any aspiration left,but Kalam has,of opening a school for the poor children in Rameshwaram.Dr.Kalam says,"If you want to leave your foot prints on the sand of the time do not drag your feet."Great dreams and great dreamers are always awarded with victory".

"As a young citizen of India armed with technology, knowledge and love for my nation,I realise small aim a crime".We cannot remove him from our hearts.When the technical development in the scope of Defence Science would be considered Dr. Kalam  also would be remembered that time.Dr.Kalam has been a President with difference.He thinks about the development to entire country.He dreams the country as a superpower inspite of being no President presently.We can say that the heart of Dr. Kalam is full of pain and woes of poors and debared people and we can say confidently that Dr. Kalam would remain the President in the hearts of Indians till there are sun and moon in the sky.

Thoughts of Kalam

Kalam justifies India having nuclear weapon with his favourite slogan "strength respects strength".He says why we worry about the few nuclear bombs India may have why not talk about the  10,000 nuclear warheads across the Atlantic.His co-workers think it is this philosophical bent of mind that has helped Kalam master the art of building consensus.

   He always aims high.The man,still overwhelmed by the realisation, somebody with humble origins like him can occupy the country's highest office,is ecstatic at the wonderful vagaries of Indian polity when asked his reaction on being gifted with  presidential post."It feels fantastic" was all he could say gleefully to the waiting media persons,as the voting for the president's post progressed at Parliament House.

     He said "India Vision 2020 demands from the young that they start a great mission of connecting rivers cutting across the states".He feels the young have the most powerful mission".

      I am  convinced that peace , prosperity and happiness will come only by an integrated approach to national development through technology and traditional value system.I have experienced Heisenberg's statement"you know,in the west we have built a large beautiful ship,it has all the comforts in it,but one thing is missing,it has no compass and does not know where to go.Men like Tagore and Gandhi and spiritual forbearers found the compass why can this compass not be put in the human ship so that both may realise their purpose".

  Apj abdul kalam died on 27 july,2015 due to cardiac arrest when he was delivering his lecture at the Indian Institute of management,Shillong.

apj abdul kalam awards list

1.Padma Bushan in 1981

2.Padam Vibhushan in 1990

3.Bharat Ratna,the country's highest civilian award,in 1997.

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