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In1973Dr.KalambecametheprojectdirectorofIndiassatellitelaunchvehicle
program,commonlycalledtheSLV3.ThegoalwastoputIndiasRohini
satelliteintoorbitby1980.Dr.Kalamwasgivenfundsandhumanresources
butwastoldclearlythatby1980Indiahadtolaunchthesatelliteintospace.
Thousandsofpeopleworkedtogetherinscientificandtechnicalteamstowards
thatgoal.
ByAugust1979everythingwasalmostready.Astheprojectdirector,Dr.Kalam
wenttothecontrolcenterforthelaunch.Atfourminutesbeforethesatellite
launch,thecomputerbegantogothroughthechecklistofitemsthatneededto
bechecked.Oneminutelater,thecomputerprogramputthelaunchonhold
thedisplayshowedthatsomecontrolcomponentswerenotinorder.Fourfive
expertswerethereandtheytoldhimnottoworrytheyhaddonetheir
calculationsandtherewasenoughreservefuel.Sohebypassedthecomputer,
switchedtomanualmode,andlaunchedtherocket.Inthefirststage,
everythingworkedfine.Inthesecondstage,aproblemdeveloped.Insteadof
thesatellitegoingintoorbit,thewholerocketsystemplungedintotheBayof
Bengal.Itwasabigfailure.
Thatday,thechairmanoftheIndianSpaceResearchOrganization,Prof.
SatishDhawan,hadcalledapressconference.Thelaunchwasat7:00am,
andthepressconferencewherejournalistsfromaroundtheworldwere
presentwasat7:45amatISROssatellitelaunchrangeinSriharikota[in
AndhraPradeshinsouthernIndia].Prof.Dhawan,theleaderofthe
organization,conductedthepressconferencehimself.Hetookresponsibility
forthefailurehesaidthattheteamhadworkedveryhard,butthatit
neededmoretechnologicalsupport.Heassuredthemediathatinanother
year,theteamwoulddefinitelysucceed.ThattimeDr.Kalamwastheproject
directorbutProf.Dhawantookresponsibilityforthefailureaschairmanofthe
organizationandsavedyoungDr.Kalamfrommedia.
Thenextyear,inJuly1980,ISROtriedagaintolaunchthesatelliteandthis
timetheysucceeded.Thewholenationwasjubilant.Again,therewasapress
conference.Prof.DhawancalledDr.Kalamasideandtoldhim,Youconduct
thepressconferencetoday.
Afterhisfirstsuccess,thereweremanywhichfollowedandnowwholeworld
knowshim.ItwasthegreatnessofProf.Dhawanwhichhelpedhimtokeep
himmoraleupandmakethenationproud.
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Originally Answered: What are some lesser known facts about A.P.J. Abdul Kalam?
Kalamsmiledwhendeathstaredhimintheface
Weallknowhimforhispatriotism,loveforchildren,hissimplicity,his
intelligenceandhiscontributionsinthefieldofscience&technology.Littledid
IknowofhiscouragewhenIreadthis:
ItwasonSeptember30,2001whenKalam,thentheprincipalscientific
advisertoprimeminister,hadboardedthehelicopterfromRanchionwayto
Bokarowherehehadtoattendaschoolfunction.
Thoughthepilotshadinformedusmidairthattherewassomethingterribly
wrongwiththehelicoptersrotoranditsoundedlikeimminentdeathtoallof
usKalamremainedcomposedwithhissignaturesmileplayingonhislips.He
evenadvisedthetwopilotsnottoworry,saidSamareshSingh,aformer
scienceandtechnologyministerinJharkhandgovernmentwhowasseating
nexttoKalamduringtheillfatedflight.
AsSamareshSinghandothersfeared,justasthepilotstriedtolandthe
helicopteratBokaroairstrip,theylostcontrolanditjustfelldown.The
helicoptercrashlanded,itsrotorbrokedown,whichbroughtitdownfroma
considerableheightwithathud.WhileKalamandothersincludingcrew
membersescapeddeaththeleftportionofthechopperandthecopilotsseat
werebadlydamaged.
Infact,secondsafterthecrashlanding,Kalamprofuselythankedthetwo
pilots.Thetwopilots,liketheothersonboardwerephysicallyhurtand
mentallynervousaswellbutKalamhadcomfortedthem,sayingthey
deservedawardsforsavingtheirlives.Thenthecivilaviationofficialshad
describedthecrashasmiraclesinceeveryoneonboardhadsurvived.The
landbelowhadturnedsoftafterarainfallelsethedamagecouldhave
beensubstantialandconsequencesevenworse.
AndthoughKalamtoohadsustainedinjuriesandspraininhisbodyafterthe
fall,hedrovestraightfromthecrashsitetotheRamakrishnaVidyalayain
Bokarotoaddressthestudentsaspertheschedule.Kalamhadthentoldthe
kidstodreambig.
Source:Kalamwasstillsmilingwhendeathstaredhimintheface14yearsago
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MynameisPrithviraj,MajorGeneralPrithviraj.
Ofallthenames,suchasMissileManofIndia,RockstarPresident,and
People'spresident,thatKalamreceiveditwasthisaliasthatIbelievemost
peoplewereneverawareof.
IntheswelteringheatofthedesertofPokhran,thecountry'stwotop
scientists,DefenceResearchandDevelopmentOrganisation(DRDO)chief
A.P.J.AbdulKalamandIndianAtomicEnergyCommissionheadD.R.
Chidambaram,werealwaysincharacterasarmygeneralswheneverthey
visitedPokhran,allinordertomaintainsecrecy.Kalamasbeingtheoneofthe
personinthecircleoftrusthadtolivelikeamilitarypersonwearingarmy
fatiguesandtalklikeheisfromthearmy.
A.P.J.AbdulKalamlivedhisrolelikehowaspywould.
HetookthenameofPrithvirajasanironictwisttothefactthatitwasDr.
KalamwhostartedanddevelopedthePrithviballisticmissile,whichisIndia'
firstnuclearcapablemissileprogram.AlsoPrithvirajisthelastHindurulerof
Delhi,andthisisatestamenttotheloveKalamhasforIndiancultureand
history.
KalamtookthisnomedeguerreinordertothrowoffthestrongHUMINT
(humanintelligence)resourcesCIAhasinIndianinstitutions,includingthe
government,BARCandDRDO.TheoperationShakti,codenameforthe
Nucleartests,wascloselywatchedbyCIAandotherinternationalintelligence
agenciesanditwasimperativethatnosuchinformationleaksoutthatcould
makeUSandothernationsdiplomaticallyputunduepressureonIndia.
Kalam'sbriefroleasMajorGeneralPrithvirajensuredthat,when
thenuclearbombwentoffandtheoperation'SmilingBuddha'
becameasuccess,theworldshockinglywokeuptorealisethat
Indiabecameanuclearnation.
See:30greateststoriesrevisited:'ForPokhran,AbdulKalamwasknownas
MajorGenPrithviraj'
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Organisation (ISRO).
IgotarareopportunitytoescortDr.Kalamwhenhevisitedmycollegefor
inauguratingthetechnicalfestivalofourcollege.AssoonasIreachedtohim
andintroducedmyselftohimashisescort,thiswastheshortconversationthat
tookbetweenus:
Me:HelloSir!GoodEvening.IamParthSharma.
Dr.Kalam:Hello!GoodEvening.Doyouwanttoaskmeanyquestion?
(Iwastotallyshockedathisresponse)
Me:Ummm...Ehhh...Errr...Sir...
Dr.Kalam:Yeah,askmeanythingyouwant.
Me:Sir,IamsorrybutIam....
Dr.Kalam:Noproblem,mailyourqueriestoapj@abdulkalam.com
Me:SureSir.
AfterthisincidentItalkedtosomeoftheseniorfacultymembersandmy
seniorsincollegewhohavemetDr.Kalamearlierandwasamazedtofindout
thathelikesitverymuchwhenstudentsinteractwithhimandaskquestions.
Heencouragesandexpectsstudentstobeinquisitive.Alsohetrieshisbestto
makesurethatherepliestoallgenuinequeriessenttohismail.
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Himanshu Rai, Indian, Nitian, Software Engineer

RIPDr.AbdulKalam.
YouhavebeenasourceofinspirationforeveryIndianoutthere.
Ifoundsomefactsabouthim,thatareworthknowing.
1.Once,Dr.APJAbdulKalamrejectedthesuggestiontoputbroken
glassonthewallofabuildingthatneededprotection.Why?
Becausebrokenglasswouldbeharmfulforbirds!
ThishappenedwhenDr.KalamwaswiththeDefenceResearchand
DevelopmentOrganisation(DRDO)andhisteamwasdiscussingoptionsto
securetheperimeterofabuildingthatneededprotection.Dr.Kalam
reportedlysaid:Ifwedothat,birdswillnotbeabletoperchonthewall.
2.Whenyoungsters&teenagersrequestedameetingwith
PresidentKalam,thePresidentnotonlyobligedandgavethekids
hisprecioustime,buthealsolistenedcarefullytotheideasthekids
had.
AsPresident,oftenDr.Kalamsofficewouldreceiverequestsfromyoungsters
forameetingwiththecountrysfirstcitizen.NotonlywouldDr.Kalammeet
thekidsinhispersonalchambersattheRashtrapatiBhavan,buthewould
alsogivethemhisprecioustime,listentotheirideasand
3.SoonafteritwasdeclaredthatDr.Kalamwouldbethenext
President,hevisitedamodestschooltodeliveraspeech.His
securitydetailwasminimal,andhedidntmindtakingcontrolof
thesituationwhenthepowerwentoff.
Speakingtoaround400students,Dr.Kalamensuredthepowercutdidnt
causeanyinterruption.Hewalkedrightinthemiddleofthecrowdandasked
thestudentstosurroundhim.Hethenspoketo400studentswithhisbare
voiceanddelivered,likealways,aninspiringkeynote.
4.PresidentKalamhasgivenupallhislifesavingsandsalariestoa
trusthefoundednamedPURA(ProvidingUrbanAmenitiesto
RuralAreas).
ThegovernmenttakescareofthePresidentofIndiaaswellasofalltheformer
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presidents.Knowingthis,Dr.KalamduringhistenureasPresidentdecidedto
giveawayallhiswealthandlifesavingstowardsafundthatworkstowards
providingurbanamenitiestoruralpopulation.Apparently,Dr.Kalamcalled
upDr.VergheseKurien,thefounderofAmul,andasked:NowthatIhave
becomethePresidentofIndia,thegovernmentisgoingto
lookaftermetillIamlivingsowhatcanIdowithmysavingsandsalary?
#5.PresidentKalamisknowntowritehisownthankyoucards.
Ashumbleandgenerousthemanis,PresidentKalamisknowntosignhisown
thankyoucards.OneinstanceiswhenQuorauserNamanNaraindrewa
sketchofDr.KalamandsentittothePresident.Tohissurprise,thePresident
senthimathankyoucard,withashorthandwrittenmessageandpersonalised
withhissignature.
#6.SupposedtoattendacollegeeventastheChiefGuest,APJonce
surprisedthestudentsoftheeventsorganisingcommitteeby
visitingthemlateinthenight.
Once,Dr.KalamwastobeaChiefGuestatacollegeevent.Hewasntthe
Presidentatthetime,butheldasignificantofficeattheDRDOandwasoneof
thekeyadvisorstothegovernment.Curioustoseethekidsprepupforabig
event,Kalamdecidedtopayavisittothevenue.Hecameinajeep,without
anysecurity,andtalkedtothestudentspresentatthevenue.Hesaidhe
wantedtomeettherealhardworkingpeople.
#7.Dr.Kalamissohumblehewouldntmindgoingtoaneventa
littlelateforthesakeoflettinghisfanstakepictureswithhim!
Dr.KalamwastheChiefGuestataneventatIIMAhmedabadrecentlxy.Prior
totheevent,hewaslunchingwithaclassofaroundsixtystudents.Attheend
ofthelunch,thestudentswantedeachaphotowiththeformerPresident.
Citingthedelay,theeventorganisertriedtohushoffthestudentsbutto
everyonessurpriseDr.Kalamaskedtheorganisertocalmdownandsaidthat
hewontleavetheplaceuntileverypersonwhowantedapicturewithhimgot
apicture!
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Shivakant Shukla, A thoughtful soul !!

IwouldliketoshareananecdotefromA.P.J.Kalam'slife.Itisquiterareand
surelylessknowntothefolks.
Therewereabout70scientistsworkingonaveryhecticproject.Allofthem
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werereallyfrustratedduetothepressureofworkandthedemandsoftheir
bossbuteveryonewasloyaltohimanddidnotthinkofquittingthejob.
Oneday,onescientistcametohisbossandtoldhimSir,Ihavepromisedto
mychildrenthatIwilltakethemtotheexhibitiongoingoninourtownship.So
Iwanttoleavetheofficeat530pm.HisbossrepliedOK,Yourepermittedto
leavetheofficeearlytoday.TheScientiststartedworking.Hecontinuedhis
workafterlunch.Asusualhegotinvolvedtosuchanextentthathelookedat
hiswatchwhenhefelthewasclosetocompletion.Thetimewas8.30PM.
Suddenlyherememberedofthepromisehehadgiventohischildren.
Helookedforhisboss,Hewasnotthere.Havingtoldhiminthemorningitself,
heclosedeverythingandleftforhome.
Deepwithinhimself,hewasfeelingguiltyforhavingdisappointedhischildren.
Hereachedhome.Childrenwerenotthere.Hiswifealonewassittinginthe
hallandreadingmagazines.
Thesituationwasexplosive,anytalkwouldboomerangonhim.Hiswifeasked
himWouldyouliketohavecoffeeorshallIstraightawayservedinnerifyou
arehungry.
ThemanrepliedIfyouwouldliketohavecoffee,Itoowillhavebutwhat
aboutChildren??.WiferepliedYoudontknow??,Yourmanagercamehere
at5.15PMandhastakenthechildrentotheexhibition.
Whathadreallyhappenedwas.Thebosswhograntedhimpermissionwas
observinghimworkingseriouslyat5.00PM.Hethoughttohimself,thisperson
willnotleavethework,butifhehaspromisedhischildrentheyshouldenjoy
thevisittoexhibition.SohetooktheleadintakingthemtoexhibitionTheboss
doesnothavetodoiteverytime.Butonceitisdone,loyaltyisestablished.
ThatiswhyallthescientistsatThumbacontinuedtoworkundertheirboss
eventhoughthestresswastremendous.
Bytheway,canyouhazardaguessastowhothebosswas?
HewasnoneotherthanDr.APJAbdulKalam.
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Nitin Raj, Credit Analyst at one of India's leading NBFCs

Nitin has 20+ answers in A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.
Probablythismanhasendlessstoriesofhishumility&simplicity.
Thiseventdatesbackto2010duringCommonwealthGamesopening
ceremony,wheneveryspecialguesttooktheirseatsincludingthenPrime
ministerManmohanSingh,SoniaGandhi,PrinceCharlesetc.
Astheguestsarrivedeveryonewasintroducedwhichfollowedahugecheer
welcomingthemandtheirvideowasbeingflashedingiantscreenbutwhen
Dr.Kalamarrivedthesoundsystemsstoppedworkingorprobablypeople
behindmicrophonesweren'tpreparedforhisarrival(heusedtoreachvenues
muchaheadofschedule)butthegiantscreenflashedhisarrivalvisualsfora
fractionofsecondandthecrowdwentberserkwiththunderousapplauseand
whistles.
Fewminuteslaterafterintroductionoffewotherguests,Dr.Kalamwas
introducedthistimetheyshowedhimwhiletakingseat.Thecrowdstoodwith
respecthonoringhimandthethunderousclapandwhistleswentonfor10
minutes.
Theclaps&cheerwastheloudestthatnightfollowedbythetimewhen
Pakistanicontingententeredthearena.
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AsIwritethisafterhisIfeelthephrase"...needsnointroduction,please
welcome..."wasforinspiredbyaneventlikethis.
RIP!
Edit:ImageremovedasseveralQuoransfounditdishearteningimagewas
relatedtoaneventdated2007.
ReplacedtheimagewithDr.Kalam'spictureatCWGOC.
Here'sanotherlesserknownfact,APJ'saddresstoEuropeanUnion
Parliamentontheirsilverjubileeanniversary
Theapplause&respectneverendedheretoo!
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Uday Shankar, Electrical Engineer, Naturalist...

Evenonhislasttrip,APJAbdulKalamshowedwhyhewasabeloved
president.
ThefollowingareinthewordsofSrijanPalSingh,anadvisertoKalam,wason
thestagewithhiminShillongwhenhecollapsedandwastakentohospital.
"Wewereinaconvoyof67cars.Dr.KalamandIwereinthesecondcar.
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Aheaduswasanopengypsywiththreesoldiersinit.Twoofthemweresitting
oneithersideandoneleanguywasstandingatop,holdinghisgun.Onehour
intotheroadjourney,Dr.Kalamsaid,'Whyishestanding?Hewillgettired.
Thisislikepunishment.Canyouaskawirelessmessageto(be)giventhathe
maysit?'"Singhwrote.
SinghsaidhetriedtoconvinceKalamthattheguardhadprobablybeen
instructedtostandforbettersecuritybuttheformerpresidentwouldn'trelent.
Theytriedtosignalhimtositdownandeventhroughradiomessagebutthey
wereunsuccessful.
"Finally,realizingthereislittlewecandohetoldme,'Iwanttomeethimand
thankhim'.Later,whenwelandedinIIMShillong,Iwentinquiringthrough
securitypeopleandgotholdofthestandingguy.ItookhiminsideandDr.
Kalamgreetedhim.Heshookhishand,saidthankyoubuddy.'Areyoutired?
Wouldyoulikesomethingtoeat?Iamsorryyouhadtostandsolongbecause
ofme'.Theyoungleanguard,drapedinblackcloth,wassurprisedatthe
treatment.Helostwords,justsaid,'Sir,aapkeliyeto6ghantebhikhade
rahenge'(foryouIwouldstandevenforsixhours),"Singhnoted.
'Goodbyesshouldbeshort,reallyshort':APJAbdulKalam'sadvisordocuments
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Siva Kumar
Lesserknownfacts
1)HelearnedtoplayVeena(anIndianmusicalinstrument)
2)Heoncesoldhisbook(whichhewonasprize)togetbacktohis
native.
WhenhewasstudyinginMIT,hisnativeplaceRameswaramwasaffectedby
naturalcalamities.Hereceivedaphonecallfromhisbrotherthathisparents
wanttoseehimsomehow.Healsowanttogotheirimmediately.Sinceitwas
monthendandhemanageshisexpenseswiththescholarshipandfunds,he
didn'thavemoneytotravel.HewenttoMooremarket(inChennai,aplace
whereusedbooksaresold)andsoldhisbook(whichhehadwonasprizefrom
hisfavoriteprofessor)for60Rs.Theoriginalcostofthebookis400Rs.The
shopkeeperfoundoutthatthebookwasgivenasagiftforhisexcellenceand
heunderstoodthatKalamwasnotinintentiontosellit.Whenshopkeeper
heardaboutKalam'ssituation,heassuredthatthebookwillbethereinstores
andhecancomebackandcollectitafterpayingthemoney.Kalamwenttohis
native,methisparents,thingscamebacktonormallifeandhegotetc60Rs
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fromhisparentsandwhenhecamebacktoChennai(thenMadras),hedirectly
wenttothestoreandgotthebook.
3)Nomatterwhoyouare,whatyourprofessionis,herespectsyou
4)Hewillcomedownfromhisstatusandgotoanyextenttoreachyou
That'sKalamSirforyou:)
5)ThegreatDr.A.P.J.wantedtheEnglishtranslationofManickavasagar's
THIRUVASAGAMbyG.U.Pope.IsentittohimtoNewDelhi.Hepromptly
sentmealetterandachequeforRs.600.Sometimelaterhecalledmeand
asked'Sir,Diduclearthecheque,Itdoesn'tshowmeinmyaccount?".I
replied"Sir,Iframeditinmyroom."
Now,iwithaheavyheartirememberthis.Everyinchhewasagreatperson
andmagnanimous.Heshouldhavebeenborninanyothercountry,his
VISIONwouldhavebeenachievedandhewouldhavehadtheopportunityto
seeitbyhimself.
MyMotherIndia,neveracknowledgesherworthysons.
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7)HEwaspurevegetarianfromhiscollegedaysandhewassecretaryforVeg
messinSt.Josephcollege,Trichy.
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8)WhenSriLankanpresidentRajaPakshe(duringhisregimethousandsof
IndianswerekilledinSriLanka)cametoIndia,Dr.Kalamdidn'tstandup
fromhisseatanddidn'tshakehandswithhim,ashedon'trespectsomeone
whohaskilledhisfellowIndians.
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Balaji Babu, a Product of Madras Christian College.

Kalam's79thbirthdaywasrecognisedasWorldStudentDaybythe
UnitedNations.
SwitzerlandhasdeclaredMay26astheScienceDayinhonourofvisiting
PresidentAPJAbdulKalam.
Hehasreceivedhonorarydoctoratesfrom40universities.
Hewastheyoungest83yearoldIndiahaseverseen:
Evenwhenhedied,itwaswhiledeliveringalecturetostudentsatIIM
Shillongonaliveableplant.AsMeghalayachiefsecretaryPBOWarjirisaid,
hepassedawayinhiselement,whiledeliveringalecturetoyoungsters,ona
subjectheloved.
HewastheperfectsymbolofmeritocraticIndia,theidealcitizen,
andthemostpositiveIndian:
BorninavillagetoapoorfishingfamilyinRameswaram,herosethrough
dintofhisownhardwork.
HewasaRenaissanceman:
AMuslim,aplayeroftheveena,ascomfortablewiththeQuranasthe
BhagvadGita,SecretaryofDRDO,presidentofIndia,ashappytowrite
scientificpapersastowritebestsellersforyoungIndia.
HealwaysputIndiaFirst:
WhetheritwasasascientistorPresident,hewasapatriotfirst.From
reportedlyadvisingSoniaGandhitonotbecomingprimeministerin2004to
fatheringthePokharanexplosion,healwayssaidwhathefeltwasright.He
wasinspiredbythreeofIndia'sgreatestscientistsDrVikramSarabhai,
professorSatishDhawanandDrBrahmPrakash.Hetookonlytwo
holidaysinhislife,itissaidbothfordeaths,ofhisfatherand
mother.
Hewasthemasterofinspiringquotes:
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"Youhavetodreambeforeyourdreamscometrue."
"Greatdreamsofgreatdreamersarealwaystranscended."
"Tosucceedinyourmission,youmusthavesinglemindeddevotiontoyour
goal."
"Manneedshisdifficultiesbecausetheyarenecessarytoenjoysuccess."
"Weshouldnotgiveupandweshouldnotallowtheproblemtodefeatus."
FivereasonswhyIndiawillmissAPJAbdulKalam .
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Nagarajan Srinivas, Politically apolitical.

Nagarajan has 110+ answers in Psychology of Everyday Life.
MostpeopleknowalmosteverythingaboutDr.Kalam,asascientistofrepute,
writerandmotivatorparexcellenceforIndianyouth,andaPresidentwhowas
respectedhighlybyeveryone.Butmanypeoplemightnothaveknownthe
humansideoftheMissileManorhowheproactivelyinvolvedhimself,andalso
encouragedotherstomakeuseofthenuclearormissiletechnologyfindingsof
DRDOforimprovingtheefficiencyaswellasaffordabilityofIndianhealthcare
system.
Hefirstusedthespinoffsfrommissiletechnologytohelppoliovictims,by
helpingtobringdowntheweightoftheprostheticlimbswornbythepolio
victimsfromanunwieldy3kilogramstojust300grams.Helaternarratedin
oneofhisinterviewshowhefounditpathetictoseethepoliovictimsdragging
theirfeetwithdifficultyduetotheweightofthebraces,andhowhappyhewas
toseethesamechildrenrunningaboutjoyouslyafterbringingdowntheweight
ofthecaliperstoonetenthoftheoriginalweight.Healsooversawajointeffort
bythescientistsofDRDOandthedoctorsofNIMSHyderabadfordesigning
pacemakersforthecardiacpatientswithinaveryaffordablecost.
Dr.KalamalsolaterteamedupwithawellknowncardiologistbynameSoma
Rajutodevelopanindigenousandcosteffectivecoronarystentwhichcameto
bepopularyknownasKalamRajustent,tobringdownthecostofthedevicein
themarketfromawhoppingINR75000tomereINR10000,thusmakingit
affordableforthecommonman.
Spinoffsfromdefencetechnologyhelppoliovictims
Frommissilestocoronarystents
Dr.Kalamwasapeople'sscientistevenbeforehebecamethepeople'spresident.
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Manish Golcha
HerearesomeoftheinterestingfactsaboutKalam'slife:
1.Bornon15October,1931,inaTamilMuslimfamilytoaboatowner,
Jainulabudeen,andAshiamma,ahousewife,inRamanathapuramdistrictof
TamilNadu,Kalam'schildhoodwasnoteasyandprivileged.
2.Inordertosupporthispoorfamily,youngKalamusedtodistribute
newspapersafterhisschoolhourstoaddtohisfather'sincome.
Source:CrackedApkIpa
3.Kalamwasahardworkingstudenttoo,whoenjoyedspendinghoursonhis
studies.
4.HisfavouritesubjectswereMathematicsandPhysicsandultimately,hetook
upaerospaceengineeringlaterinlife.
5.HisinterestandworkinaerospaceengineeringbroughthimclosetoIndia's
civilianspaceprogramandmilitarymissiledevelopmentefforts.
6.Forhisworkonthedevelopmentofballisticmissileandlaunchvehicle
technology,KalamcametobeknownasMissileManofIndia.
7.IndiaowesitsdevelopmentasanuclearnationtoKalam'sorganizational
andtechnicalsupportforPokhranIInucleartestsin1998,thefirstsuchtests
afteragapof24years.
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Source:DrAPJAbdulKalam
8.AtISRO,HewasoneofthepioneersofIndia'sfirstspacelaunchvehicle
program.
9.KalamwasrecipientofPadmaBhushan,PadmaVibhushanandBharat
Ratna.
10.Hewasalsoarecipientofhonorarydoctoratesfrom40universities.
11.Aprolificwriter,Kalamhasauthoredaround15booksonvarioussubjects
rangingfromnuclearphysicstospiritualexperiences.
12.HisautobiographyWingsofFire:AnAutobiography,firstpublishedin
English,hasbeentranslatedinto13languagesincludingFrenchandChinese.
13.Also,therearesixadditionalbiographiesonhislifeandworks.
Source:SundarGallery
14.Kalam'slifealsoinspiredIAmKalam,a2011HindifilmdirectedbyNila
MadhabPanda.
15.ThefilmshowcasesapoorRajasthaniboy,whoisinspiredbythelifeofthe
formerPresidentofIndia,APJAbdulKalam.It'sKalam'slifewhichfuelsa
strongdesiretolearnintheyoungboy.
16.Sworninon25July,2002,Kalambecame11thPresidentofIndia,
succeedingKRNarayanan.Forhissimpleandhumbleattitude,hewas
affectionatelyknownasthe'People'sPresident.'
Edit:
1. Kalamtookgreatcareofhiscolleagues.Acoworkerhadpromisedhiskids
thathewouldtakethemtothelocalcarnivalafterreturningfromwork,
thecoworkerhadalsoobtainedthepriorpermissionofMr.Kalamtoleave
early.
Thecolleaguewassoengrossedinhisworkthatitwaswellintothe
eveningwhenherealisedthathehadmadeapromisetohiskids.On
rushingbackhome,hecametoknowthroughhiswifethatMr.Kalamhad
comeearlierandtakenhiskidstothecarnival.
2. Hestressedontheimportanceofworkinghardandbeingpunctualin
everylecturehedelivered.Hetookonly2holidaysinhislifebothfor
deaths,ofhisfatherandmother.
3. OnceKalamorderednottoputbrokenglassonthewallforitsprotection
asitwillharmbirds.ThishadhappenedwhenheusedtoserveatDefence
ResearchandDevelopmentOrganisation(DRDO).WhenOrganization
hadplannedtoputglassonthewallasaprotectioncover,Kalamrejected
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theideawithoutthinkingittwice."Ifwedothat,birdswillnotbeableto
perchonthewall",people'sPresidentKalamhadsaid.
4. Reportedly,soonafterbecomingpresidentin2002,hewassupposedto
addressstudentsataschoolfunction.Whenhewasabouttostarthis
speech,theelectricitysuddenlywentoff.NothingwasworkingbutKalam
remainednonchalant.Hetoldhugecrowdofstudentstogatherhim
aroundlistenhim.Kalamgavethemesmerizinglecturewithoutany
interruptionforhours.SuchwastheauraoftheKalam.
5unknownfactsaboutthegreatDr.APJAbdulKalamUniversityExpress
http://www.oneindia.com/feature/...
Source:16FactsAboutAPJAbdulKalam'sLifeThatWillMakeYouRespect
HimEvenMore
OriginallyansweredManishGolcha'sanswertoWhyisAbdulKalamwidely
lovedandrespectedbyeveryone?
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Jatin Makwana, Entrepreneur, Shivam Railing,

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Originally Answered: What are A. P. J. Abdul Kalam's greatest achievements?
BelowaresomefactsaboutAPJAbdulKalam:
AvulPakirJainulabdeenAbdulKalam(APJAbdulKalam)wasthe11th
PresidentofIndiafrom2002to2007PresidentofIndia(20022007).
Popularwithchildrenandyoungpeople,Mr.Kalamengagedtheyouthby
reachingouttothemthroughlecturesandpublicinteractions.
Healsoledafrugallife,whichwasreflectedduringhisstayinthestately
RashtrapatiBhavan.
In2005,Switzerlanddeclared26Mayas"ScienceDay"tocommemorate
Kalam'svisittothecountry.
Hewonthe2011S.R.JindalPrizeforExemplaryServicetoMankindinthe
fieldofScienceandTechnology.Hedecidedtodividehisprizemoneya
totalofRs.1Crore(about$200,000)amongfourinstitutions,including
theAgastyaInternationalFoundation.
Awards:
Mr.Kalamhadtheuniquehonourofreceivinghonorarydoctoratesfrom
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30universitiesandinstitutions.
PadmaBhushan(1981)and
PadmaVibhushan(1990)and
ThehighestcivilianawardBharatRatna(1997).
HeisarecipientofseveralotherawardsandFellowofmanyprofessional
institutions.
EminentScientist:
HeJoinedtheISROin1969andwastheprojectdirectorforIndiasfirst
indigenoussatellitelaunchvehicleprogrammei.e.PolarSatelliteLaunch
Vehicle,Indiasspaceworkhorse..
Healsoheadedthecountrysguidedmissileprogramme.
HewasscientificadvisortotheDefenceMinisterfromJuly1992to
December1999.
HewasthechiefprojectcoordinatorofthePokhranIInucleartests.
HeledtheweaponisationofstrategicmissilesystemsandthePokhranII
nucleartestsincollaborationwithDepartmentofAtomicEnergy.
HewasthebrainbehindIndiasmissileprogramme,includingAgniand
Prithvi.
OneofhispetthemeswasPURAortheProvisionofUrbanAmenitiesin
RuralAreasathemehereferredtoofteninhistravelsabroad.
Postpresidency
HebecameavisitingprofessorattheIndianInstituteofManagement
Shillong,theIndianInstituteofManagementAhmedabadandtheIndian
InstituteofManagementIndore,anhonoraryfellowofIndianInstituteof
Science,Bangalore,ChancelloroftheIndianInstituteofSpaceScience
andTechnologyThiruvananthapuram,professorofAerospace
EngineeringatAnnaUniversityandanadjunctatmanyotheracademic
andresearchinstitutionsacrossIndia.
HetaughtinformationtechnologyattheInternationalInstituteof
InformationTechnology,HyderabadandtechnologyatBanarasHindu
UniversityandAnnaUniversity.
InMay2012,KalamlaunchedaprogrammefortheyouthofIndiacalled
theWhatCanIGiveMovement,withacentralthemeofdefeating
corruption.
HealsoenjoyedwritingTamilpoetryandplayingtheveenai,aSouth
Indianstringinstrument.
HewasnominatedfortheMTVYouthIconoftheYearawardin2003and
2006.
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Inthe2011HindifilmIAmKalam,Kalamisportrayedasapositive
influenceonapoorbutbrightRajasthaniboynamedChhotu,who
renameshimselfKalaminhonourofhisidol.
Booksanddocumentaries
WingsofFire:AnAutobiography,1999.
IgnitedMinds:UnleashingthePowerWithinIndia,2002.
TheLuminousSparks,2004.
MissionIndia,2005.
InspiringThoughts,2007.
IndomitableSpirit
EnvisioninganEmpoweredNation
YouAreBornToBlossom:TakeMyJourneyBeyond
TurningPoints:Ajourneythroughchallenges
Target3Billionandmanymore.
DoIneedtosaymoreabouthowgoodAScientist,Aleader,AWriterand
moreimportantlyAgreathumanbeinghewas!
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Santhosh Raju, Designer, Artist, Hardware Design Engineer

Twoincidents.
1)WhenhewasThePresidentofIndia,nearly50ofhiscloserelativesshowed
aneagernesstotourDelhiandsurroundings.Hewelcomedallthoserelatives
andmadethemstayatRastrapathiBhavanandhostedthemwarmly,showed
allthetouristplaces.
AftertheyhadlefttheBhavan,hemadethepaymentsforthe
expenditureincurredbytherelatives.
2.WhilehisperiodofPresidentialpostgotover,hejustpackedhisclothesand
abigtrunkcase.Onquestionedaboutitscontent,heopenedthat,which
containedthebooksthathehadboughtoutofhisownsalary.
Hewalkedoff,evenwithouttakinghisusedthingsat
RashtrapathiBhavan.
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Arjun Ageer, Biker. Maverick. Fitness Freak.

1.ReasonbehindKalamnotgettingMarried
Whenaskedwhyhewasntmarriedherepliedthatmarriageandchildren
willleadselfishnesstowardslifeandhedontwantedtobeselfishatany
costinlifeashededicatedhislifeforservingthenation.
2.ReasonbehindAbdulKalamlonghairstyle
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BybirthAbdulKalamhasonehalfear.So,heusedtocoveroneofhisear
withhishairwhichnotmanypeopleknow.
3.OnceAbdulKalamassistantscientistaskedtoleaveearlyforhometo
takehiswifeandchildrenforexhibition.AbdulKalamgrantedthe
permission.Buttheassistantscientistwassobusyinhisworkheforgotto
leaveearlytohome.Thenwhilehewenttohishomehejustfoundhiswife,
hischildrenwerenotthere.Whenheaskedhiswifewherewerethe
childrensherepliedYourmanagerhastakenourchildrentoexhibition.
ThemanagerwasAPJAbdulKalam.
4.Weallknowthatheusedtobeapaperboybutwhathedidbefore
circulatingthepaperisthoughtprovoking..
Heusedtocirculatepaperwhilehewasachildforliving.Buthe
usedtocirculatepaperonlyafterhehasreadthewholepaper.
Hisdedicationtowardsgainingknowledgeisimpeccable.
5.MissileManofIndia
KalamispopularlyknownastheMissileManofIndiaforhisworkonthe
developmentofballisticmissileandlaunchvehicletechnology.
6.Once,Dr.APJAbdulKalamrejectedthesuggestiontoputbrokenglass
onthewallofabuildingthatneededprotection.Why?Becausebroken
glasswouldbeharmfulforbirds!
7.SoonafteritwasdeclaredthatDr.KalamwouldbethenextPresident,he
visitedamodestschooltodeliveraspeech.Hissecuritydetailwasminimal,
andhedidntmindtakingcontrolofthesituationwhenthepowerwentoff.
Speakingtoaround400students,Dr.Kalamensuredthepower
cutdidntcauseanyinterruption.Hewalkedrightinthemiddle
ofthecrowdandaskedthestudentstosurroundhim.Hethen
spoketo400studentswithhisbarevoiceanddelivered,like
always,aninspiringkeynote.
8.APJAbdulKalamisapureVegetarian
9.KalamWasBroughtUpInAMultiReligious,TolerantSociety.
10.HeistheonlypersonwithmaximumnumberofquotesafterSwami
Vivekananda
source:1.http://viralchronics.com/shockin...
2.http://www.amulbaby.com/reasons...
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1.Mr.Kalam'sfatherwasnotformallyeducatedandwasintotheboatbuilding
business,heusedtoferrypeoplebetweenDhanuskodiandhishometownof,
Rameswaram,TamilNadu.
2.Mr.Kalamtookgreatcareofhiscolleagues.Acoworkerhadpromisedhis
kidsthathewouldtakethemtothelocalcarnivalafterreturningfromwork,
thecoworkerhadalsoobtainedthepriorpermissionofMr.Kalamtoleave
early.
Thecolleaguewassoengrossedinhisworkthatitwaswellintotheevening
whenherealisedthathehadmadeapromisetohiskids.Onrushingback
home,hecametoknowthroughhiswifethatMr.Kalamhadcomeearlierand
takenhiskidstothecarnival.
3.SwitzerlandcommemorateMr.Kalam'svisittotheircountryasScienceday.
(May26)
4.Heusedtodelivernewspaperswhenhewaseightyearsold,inordertoearn
someextramoneyforthefamily.
5.ExplainingtheSLV3resultstoMrs.IndiraGandhi:
6.HehasworkedalongwithMr.VikramSarabhai,agreatvisionaryandthe
masterplannerbehindIndia'sMissileDevelopmentprogramme:
7.HishouseonMosquestreet:
8.AtthetimeofadmissionintoMIT(MadrasInstituteofTechnology),hedid
nothavethemoneytopaythousandrupeesasfee,hisfathercouldnotafford
thatamountofmoney.Hissistermortgagedhergoldbangles,togetthemoney
foradmission.
9.An excerptfromhisbook"WingsofFire":
"TowardstheendofmyvisitatNASA,IwenttotheWallopsFlightsFacilityat
WallopsIslandinEastcoast,Virginia.ThisplacewasthebaseforNASA's
soundingrocketprogramme.HereIsawapaintingprominentlydisplayedin
thereceptionlobby.Itdepictedabattlescenewithafewrocketsflyinginthe
background.Apaintingwiththisthemeshouldbethemostcommonplace
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thingataflightfacility,butthepaintingcaughtmyeye,becausethesoldierson
thesidelaunchingtherocketswerenotwhitebutweredarkskinned,with
racialfeaturesfoundinSouthAsia.ItturnedouttobeTipuSultansarmy
fightingtheBritish.ThepaintingdepictedafactforgotteninTipu'sown
countrybutcommemoratedhereontheothersideoftheplanet."
Source:WingsoffirebyAPJAbdulKalam.
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Mayuresh Gharpure
Thisisfromthebook:TheKalamEffect:ByP.MNair,secretarytoKalam
whenhewasPresident.
DuringVajpayeegovernment,Pakistan'spresidentGenPervezMusharrafwas
tovisitIndiafortheAgrasummit.Hisitineraryincludedameetingwiththe
President.
AsKalamwastotallyapolitical,peopleatRashtrapatibhavanwereworried
aboutpreparinghimwelltotackleMusharrafdiplomatically.Whatifhebrings
upsomecontroversialissuewithKalam,willheknowthegovernment'sofficial
positionandcommunicateitwell?
Kalamhoweverwasleastworriedandtoldhissecretarythathedidn'tneedany
preparationandthathe'llhandlethePakprezverywell.
Musharrafarrived,themeetingwasscheduledfor30mins.Afterexchanging
pleasantries,justwhenMusharrafwasabouttosaysomething,Kalamsaid
somethingofthesort"MrPresident,don'tyouthinkthatinsteadofdiscussing
theissueswhichmakeusapart,weshoulddiscusssomethingaboutthe
commonproblemsfacedbypeopleofbothourcountries?"
WhatelsecouldMusharrafdobuttonodinagreement!AfterthisKalam
turnedonanLCDmonitorandstartedaPPTonhispetprojectPURA,and
spokepassionatelyabouthisvisiontoprovideurbanamenitiesinruralareas.
Hetookprecisely27minsforthepresentation,andafterthatMushrrafonly
hadthetimetosay.."MrPresident,Indiaisindeedluckytohaveascientist
presidentlikeyou,itwasarealpleasuremeetingyou":)
Nochancegiventotalkaboutanythingelse!!!
MrNairconcludesinhisbook,thatdayIrealizedascientistcanbea
diplomattoo:)
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Akash Namdev, Dr. Kalam.....A True Indian

LesserknownfactsaboutDr.Kalam'sFamily.
AvulPakirJainulabdeenAbdulKalamwhoweusedtocallasDr.A.P.J.Abdul
Kalamwasbornon15thOctober,1931inTikundiofDhanushkodiinthe
districtofRameswharam.HisfatherwasJainaluddinandmotherAshiamma.
HisfatherJainaluddinwasahumbleboatowner,whichheusedtorentedout
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tolocalfishermen.HewasadevoutMuslimandaclosefriendofthe
Rameshwaramtemplepriest.AndthishasmadeKalamtogrowupinamulti
religious,tolerantsocietywithaprogressiveoutlook.Hisfatheroftenquoted
fromQuotedtomaketheyoungKalamseetheworldwithoutfear.From
childhoodKalamlovedtheseaandspentmostofthetimeatbeachwatching
thewaves.Heisstrictlyvegetarian.Thespiritualsimplicityofhisparentshas
turnedtobetodaysKalamwhobelievesinGod,readsKoranandGitadaily
asanidealsecularIndian.Hismotherkindledthetenderfeelingsinhim
whichinfuseshimtopracticemusicandpoems.
Kalamhadsevensiblings,andhismotherattimesmadechappatisforKalam,
whiletheothersgotriceasKalamsdaywouldstartat4amandendat11pm.
AshisfatherwasnoteducatedhewantedKalamtostudy.Kalamwouldget
upat4amandhavebathandthengotomathematicsclass,themathematics
teacherusedtoteachonly5studentsinthewholesessionandbathingbefore
theclasswastheconditionhelaidtothestudents.Aftertheclass,Kalamalong
withhiscousinSamsuddinwentarounddisturbingnewspaper.
Thetownhadnoelectricity,kerosenelampswerelitathishomebetween7
pmto8pmasKalamstudiedtill11hismotherusedtosaveforlateruse.The
housewhereKalamwasborncanstillbefoundonthemasquestreet.Thishas
becomeapointforalltouristwhoseekouttheplace.
TherefamilycanuseDr.Kalam'snameandcangoinpoliticsbutstilltheyearn
theirlivingsfromashopwhichisaroundthecornerintherehouse.
SourceFromfacebookpageof
Dr.APJAbdulKalamsayings.
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Vikesh Sharma, Master of Science

1. DuringDr.KalamadmissioninMIT(MadrasInstituteof
Technology).Hissistersoldhervaluablestopaythefees.Hereallyfelt
touchedatthatpointoftime.
2. ThesupremeprojectSLV(SatelliteLaunchVehicle)whichlater
becameIndia'sproudwasheadedbyAPJAbdulKalam,helost3
importantpersonsofhislifeduringtheproject.Hisfather,motherandhis
belovedfriend.Theprojectwasfailedinitsfirstattempt.
3. On25Feb,1988,WhenIndiasuccessfullylaunchedPrithviMissile
(surfacetosurfaceshortrangeballisticmissile).Whichalsoheadedby
APJAbdulKalam.Themissilelaunchfilledterroramongtheother
nations.MissileTechnologyControlRegime(informalgrouping
establishedin1987byCanada,France,Germany,Italy,Japan,theUnited
KingdomandtheUnitedStates)decidedtorestrictaccesstoany
technologythatwouldhelpIndiainitsmissiledevelopmentprogram.But
laterIndiaingeniouslydevelopedalltherestrictedcomponentsinDRDO
laboratories.
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Aniket Gujar
Thelastdaywithgreatkalamsir
WhatIwillberememberedfor,mymemoryofthelastdaywithgreatKalam
sir.Ithasbeeneighthourssincewelasttalkedsleepeludesmeand
memorieskeepflushingdown,sometimesastears.
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Ourday,27thJuly,beganat12noon,whenwetookourseatsintheflightto
Guhawati.Dr.Kalamwas1AandIwasIC.Hewaswearingadarkcolored
Kalamsuit,andIstartedoffcomplimenting,Nicecolor!LittledidIknow
thiswasgoingtobethelastcolorIwillseeonhim.Long,2.5hoursofflyingin
themonsoonweather.Ihateturbulence,andhehadmasteredoverthem.
Wheneverhewouldseemegocoldinshakingplane,hewouldjustpulldown
thewindowpaneandsay,Nowyoudontseeanyfear!.
Thatwasfollowedbyanother2.5hoursofcardrivetoIIMShillong.Forthese
twoleggedtripoffivehourswetalked,discussedanddebated.Thesewere
amonghundredsofthelongflightsandlongerdriveswehavebeentogether
overthelastsixyears.
Aswitheachoneofthem,thiswasasspecialtoo.Threeincidents/discussions
inparticularwillbelastingmemoriesofourlasttrip.First,Dr.Kalamwas
absolutelyworriedabouttheattacksinPunjab.Thelossofinnocentlivesleft
himfilledwithsorrow.ThetopicoflectureatIIMShillongwasCreatinga
LivablePlanetEarth.Herelatedtheincidenttothetopicandsaid,Itseems
themanmadeforcesareasbigathreattothelivabilityofearthaspollution.
Wediscussedonhow,ifthistrendofviolence,pollutionandrecklesshuman
actioncontinueswewillforcedtoleaveearth.Thirtyyears,atthisrate,
maybe,hesaid.Youguysmustdosomethingaboutititisgoingtobeyour
futureworld.
Ourseconddiscussionwasmorenational.Forthepasttwodays,Dr.Kalam
wasworriedthattimeandagainParliament,thesupremeinstitutionof
democracy,wasdysfunctional.Hesaid,Ihaveseentwodifferentgovernments
inmytenure.Ihaveseenmoreafterthat.Thisdisruptionjustkeeps
happening.Itisnotright.Ireallyneedtofindoutawaytoensurethatthe
parliamentworksondevelopmentalpolitics.Hethenaskedmetopreparea
surpriseassignmentquestionforthestudentsatIIMShillong,whichhewould
givethemonlyattheendofthelecture.Hewantedtothemtosuggestthree
innovativewaystomaketheParliamentmoreproductiveandvibrant.Then,
afterawhilehereturnedonit.ButhowcanaskthemtogivesolutionsifI
donthaveanymyself.Forthenextonehour,wethwartedoptionsafter
options,whocomeupwithhisrecommendationovertheissue.Wewantedto
includethisdiscussioninourupcomingbook,AdvantageIndia.
Third,wasanexperiencefromthebeautyofhishumility.Wewereinaconvoy
of67cars.Dr.KalamandIwereinthesecondcar.Aheaduswasanopen
gypsywiththreesoldiersinit.Twoofthemweresittingoneithersideandone
leanguywasstandingatop,holdinghisgun.Onehourintotheroadjourney,
Dr.Kalamsaid,Whyishestanding?Hewillgettired.Thisislikepunishment.
Canyouaskawirelessmessagetogiventhathemaysit?Ihadtoconvince
him,hehasbeenprobablyinstructedtokeepstandingforbettersecurity.He
didnotrelent.Wetriedradiomessaging,thatdidnotwork.Forthenext1.5
hoursofthejourney,heremindedmethricetoseeifIcanhandsignalhimto
sitdown.Finally,realizingthereislittlewecandohetoldme,Iwantto
meethimandthankhim.Later,whenwelandedinIIMShillong,Iwent
inquiringthroughsecuritypeopleandgotholdofthestandingguy.Itookhim
insideandDr.Kalamgreetedhim.Heshookhishand,saidThankyoubuddy.
Areyoutired?Wouldyoulikesomethingtoeat?Iamsorryyouhadtostandso
longbecauseofme.Theyoungleanguard,drapedinblackcloth,was
surprisedatthetreatment.Helostwords,justsaid,Sir,aapkeliyeto6ghante
bhikhaderahenge.
Afterthis,wewenttothelecturehall.Hedidnotwanttobelateforthelecture.
Studentsshouldneverbemadetowait,healwayssaid.Iquicklysetuphis
mike,briefedonfinallectureandtookpositiononthecomputers.AsIpinned
hismike,hesmiledandsaid,Funnyguy!Areyoudoingwell?Funnyguy,
whensaidbyKalamcouldmeanavarietyofthings,dependingonthetoneand
yourownassessment.Itcouldmean,youhavedonewell,youhavemessedup
something,youshouldlistentohimorjustthatyouhavebeenplainnaveor
hewasjustbeingjovial.OversixyearsIhadlearnttointerpretFunnyGuylike
thebackofmypalm.Thistimeitwasthelastcase.
Funnyguy!Areyoudoingwell?hesaid.Ismiledback,Yes.Thosewerethe
lastwordshesaid.
Twominutesintothespeech,sittingbehindhim,Iheardalongpauseafter
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completingonesentence.Ilookedathim,hefelldown.
Wepickedhimup.Asthedoctorrushed,wetriedwhateverwecould.Iwill
neverforgetthelookinhisthreequarterclosedeyesandIheldhisheadwith
onehandandtriedrevivingwithwhateverIcould.Hishandsclenched,curled
ontomyfinger.Therewasstillnessonhisfaceandthosewiseeyeswere
motionlesslyradiatingwisdom.Heneversaidaword.Hedidnotshowpain,
onlypurposewasvisible.
Infiveminuteswewereinthenearesthospital.Inanotherfewminutesthe
theyindicatedthemissilemanhadflownaway,forever.
Itouchedhisfeet,onelasttime.Adieuoldfriend!Grandmentor!Seeyouin
mythoughtsandmeetinthenextbirth.
Asturnedback,aclosetofthoughtsopened.
Oftenhewouldaskme,Youareyoung,decidewhatwillliketobe
rememberedfor?Ikeptthinkingofnewimpressiveanswers,tillonedayIgave
upandresortedtotitfortat.Iaskedhimback,Firstyoutellme,whatwill
youliketoberememberedfor?President,Scientist,Writer,Missileman,India
2020,Target3billion.What?IthoughtIhadmadethequestioneasierby
givingoptions,buthesprangonmeasurprise.Teacher,hesaid.
Thensomethinghesaidtwoweeksbackwhenwewerediscussingabouthis
missiletimefriends.Hesaid,Childrenneedtotakecareoftheirparents.Itis
sadthatsometimesthisisnothappening.Hepausedandsaid,Twothings.
Eldersmustalsodo.Neverleavewealthatyourdeathbedthatleavesa
fightingfamily.Second,oneisblessedisonecandieworking,standingtall
withoutanylongdrawnailing.Goodbyesshouldbeshort,reallyshort.
Today,Ilookbackhetookthefinaljourney,teaching,whathealways
wantedtoberemembereddoing.And,tillhisfinalmomenthewasstanding,
workingandlecturing.Heleftus,asagreatteacher,standingtall.Heleaves
theworldwithnothingaccumulatedinhisaccountbutloadsofwishesand
loveofpeople.Hewasasuccessful,eveninhisend.
Willmissallthelunchesanddinnerswehadtogether,willmissallthetimes
yousurprisedmewithyourhumilityandstartledmewithyourcuriosity,will
missthelessonsoflifeyoutaughtinactionandwords,willmissourstruggles
toracetomakeintoflights,ourtrips,ourlongdebates.Yougavemedreams,
youshowedmedreamsneedtobeimpossible,foranythingelseisa
compromisetomyownability.Themanisgone,themissionliveson.Longlive
Kalam.
Yourindebtedstudent,
SrijanPalSingh
AnarticlefromTheLogicalIndian
#copied
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Pintu Raj
APJAbdulKalam,exPresident,author,inspirationalspeaker,scientist,
researcherandmuchmore.Hisplacecanneverbefilled.Hereare12things
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thatmadehimtheextraordinarymanthathewas.
WhenDr.APJAbdulKalamtweetedthis,whowouldhavethoughtthiswould
bethelasttweethellpostandthelastlecturehedgive.
Assoonasthenewsbrokeout,theentirenationmournedthedeathofthis
amazingmanwhohasinspiredmillionsofpeoplewithhisincredible
achievementsandpersonality.
Aswefeelthelossofoneofthemostlovedandrespectedpersonalitiesofthe
country,herearesomeamazingthingsthatmadeDr.AvulPakirJainulabdeen
AbdulKalamanextraordinaryman
1.BornonOctober15,1931,Kalamcamefromahumble
background.Hesoldnewspaperstosupporthisfamilyfinancially
whenhewasakid.
2.Dr.KalamisknownasthefatherofIndianMissileTechnologyandhas
playedaprominentroleinIndias1998nuclearweaponstests.
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3.Hebroughtdignitytowhateverhedid.Evenpolitics!
4.Beforebecomingthepresident,Dr.Kalamworkedasan
AerospaceEngineerwithDRDOandISRO.Hewascalledthe
MissileManofIndia.
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5.Dr.Kalamwasmuchmorethanapoliticalfigure.Hewasa
scientist,writer,inspirationalspeakerandmotivationalfigure.
6.Dr.KalamsinfectiouspersonalityhadnotjustinspiredIndians
butalsopeopleacrosstheglobe.
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7.KalamwasnominatedforYouthIconoftheYearawardbyMTV
in2003and2006.Hisagewas73and76respectivelythen.
8.In1998,healongwithcardiologistDrSomaRajudevelopeda
lowcostcoronarystent.ItwaslaternamedKalamRajuStentin
theirhonour.
9.Dr.Kalamhadreceivedseveralawardsandrecognitionforhis
extraordinarycontributiontoscientificresearchand
modernizationofdefensetechnologyinIndia.
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10.Dr.Kalamwasagreatcolleaguetooandwentanextramilefor
hiscoworkers.
Oneday,oneofhiscoworkershadtakenpermissionfromDr.Kalamtoleave
earlyfromworkashehadtotakehiskidstothecarnival.Butforsomereason
hecouldnotgetfreeontime.Whenhereachedhomelaterinthenight,his
wifetoldhimthatDr.Kalamhadvisitedtheirhouseearlierthateveningand
hadtakenthekidstothecarnival.
11.WhenDr.KalamfirstmovedtoRashtrapatiBhawan,heasked
allluxuriousroomstobelockedupashedidntwanttousethem.
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Hemovedtoasmallroomwherehekepthisbed.Heusedthesameroomto
workandsleep.Notonlythis,thehumblemanalsokepthisdiningroom
lockedandoftenhadhismealsonthefloorwiththestaffwhoworkedwith
him.
12.Dr.Kalamwasagreatinspirationtomany,especiallykids,and
alwaysinspiredthemtodreambigandachievegreatgoalsinlife.
Iwillnotbepresumptuousenoughtosaythatmylifecanbearolemodel
foranybodybutsomepoorchildlivinginanobscureplaceinan
underprivilegedsocialsettingmayfindalittlesolaceinthewaymydestiny
hasbeenshaped.
Dr.APJKalam
HewasalsoaVeenaplayerandwasfilledwithenergy.Heloved
studentsanddieddoingwhathelovedthemost:spendingtime
withstudentsandbeingamongthem.
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TR Santhanakrishnan, Entrepreneur. Chairman/CEO. Financial

technology business. Ex CFO of a 50,000...
Heisagoodman.Butweneedtodispelsomemyths.
1.HedidnotearnaPhDbywritingathesis.Hisdoctoratesarehonorary
onesgiventohimbecauseofhisposition.Normallyfolksdonotusetheprefix
Drinsuchcircumstances.
2.Heisnotanuclearphysicist.Heshouldnothaveendorsedthefifth
explosion(ofathermonucleardevice)assuccesswhenrenownnuclear
scientistsinIndiawerereluctanttodoso.Peopleinchargeoftheexplosion
pronounceditafailure.Thereisnoshameinthat.Indiannuclearphysicists
haveachievedalot.Therewasnoneedforafalseclaim.
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Sharanya Sunderamoorthy, Life- the worlds greatest unsolved

mystery.
APJ Kalam hasn't left any will, says nephew

LateformerPresidentAPJAbdulKalammaynothaveleftbehindanywill
andhadaskedhiselderbrothertotakecareofasmallpieceofpropertyhe
owned.
"Iamnotawareofanywillleftbehindbymyuncle(Kalam).Onebyone,
severalofourpropertiesweresold.Whatremainsistheancestralhouseand
asmallsitenearthehousewhichKalam'sfatherAvulPakirJainulabdeen
hadleftforhim,"thelateformerPresident'snephewJainulabdeentoldPTI.
KalamhadaskedhiselderbrotherMuthuMeeranLabbaiMarakiertotake
careofhisproperties.
"Wehavebeentakingcareofthat,"Kalam'selderbrother'ssonadded.
Kalam'sancestorsoncehadcommercialinterestsandvastproperty.They
alsooperatedferryservicestotransportpilgrimscomingtoPambanbyboats
centuriesago,whentherewasnobridgebetweenthemainlandandthis
island,hesaid.
Thiswaswhatgotthemthefamilytitle'MaraKalam'(woodenboat)
iyakkiverswhichovertheyearscametobecalledMarakier.
Theircommercialinterestsinvolvedtransportinggroceriesfromthe
mainlandforsaletopeoplehere,aswellasSriLanka.Buttheirfortunes
tookanosedivewhenthebridgewaslaidacrosstheseaconnectingthe
mainlandtotheisland.
Thoughtheyinitiallyhadenormouspropertyintheisland,theyallhadtobe
soldtomaintainthefamilyaswelltheMohaindeenAndavarmosque,
housedinthestreetwhereKalam'sancestralpropertyislocated,
Jainulabdeensaid.
Kalam'sancestralhousetooisunique.Thefirstfloorhousesamuseum,
whilethefamilyrunsasmallbusinessonthesecondfloorwhere
Jainulabdeensellsarticleslikeconchsassouvenirsforasmallincome.
AmemberofJamathsaidKalamusedtosendRs1.10lakheveryyearforthe
"Porridge"(porridgegivenintheMosqueduringRamzan).
ThisyearpriortoRamzan,Kalamhadsentmoneytoallhisfamilymembers
fromhispension,afamilymembersaid.
SeriouslyIamspeachless,allmylifeIhaveseenpoliticiansmakingnewsfor
accumulatingwealthbeyondtheirincome.Herelivedapersonwhojustowned
onepieceoflandinspiteofbeingtheISROdirectorandthePresidentofIndia
.Isaluteyousir.
APJKalamhasn'tleftanywill,saysnephew
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Saran Udayakumar, Francophile

Dr.APJAbdulKalam,anIndianwhostudiedinIndia,Graduatedin
India,WorkedinIndiaandDiedinIndia!!
AvulPakirJainulabdeenAbdulKalamorpopularlyknownasAPJAbdul
KalamisoneofthefinestpersonalitiesIndiahaswitnessed.Heisalotmore
thanjustapoliticalfigure.Ascientist,thinkerandayouthicon.Heistruely
TheMissileManofIndia.HerearethelesserknownfactsaboutAPJAbdul
Kalam.
1.)Kalamcamefromapoorfamilybackground
Mr.KalamsfatherJainulabudeenwasnotformallyeducatedandwasintothe
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boatbuildingbusiness,heusedtoferrypeoplebetweenDhanuskodiandhis
hometownof,Rameswaram,TamilNadu.Hecamefromapoorbackground
andstartedworkingatanearlyagetosupplementhisfamilysincome.Kalam
himselfusedtosellnewspapersattheageofeighttosupplementthefamily
income.
2.)Hestruggledtopayhiseducationfees
AtthetimeofadmissionintoMIT(MadrasInstituteofTechnology),hedidnot
havethemoneytopaythousandrupeesasfee,hisfathercouldnotaffordthat
amountofmoney.Hissistermortgagedhergoldbangles,togetthemoneyfor
admission.
3.)KalamasascientistinDRDO
KalamjoinedAeronauticalDevelopmentEstablishmentofDefenseResearch
andDevelopmentOrganization(DRDO)asascientist.Hisfirstachievementin
hiscareerwasdesigningasmallhelicopterfortheIndianArmy,thoughhe
remainedunconvincedanddissatisfiedwiththechoiceofhisjobatDRDO.
4.)Kalamwasapartofcountrysfirstnucleartest
Kalamwithoutparticipatinginitsdevelopment,testsitepreparationand
weapondesigningwasinvitedbyRajaRamannatowitnessthecountrysfirst
nucleartestSmilingBuddhaastherepresentativeofTBRL.
5.)Mr.Kalamtookgreatcareofhiscolleagues
Acoworkerhadpromisedhiskidsthathewouldtakethemtothelocal
carnivalafterreturningfromwork,thecoworkerhadalsoobtainedtheprior
permissionofMr.Kalamtoleaveearly.Thecolleaguewassoengrossedinhis
workthatitwaswellintotheeveningwhenherealisedthathehadmadea
promisetohiskids.Onrushingbackhome,hecametoknowthroughhiswife
thatMr.Kalamhadcomeearlierandtakenhiskidstothecarnival.
6.)Theawardsandhonors
TheGovernmentofIndiahashonouredhimwiththePadmaBhushanin
1981andthePadmaVibhushanin1990forhisworkwithISROandDRDO
andhisroleasascientificadvisortotheGovernment.APJAbdulKalamhas
receivedIndiashighestcivilianhonour,theBharatRatna,forhisimmensely
preciouscontributiontothescientificresearchandmodernizationofdefense
technologyinIndia.
7.)TheYouthIcon
In2003andin2006hewasnominatedfortheMTVYouthIconoftheYear
award.
8.)AglobalIcon
Theformerpresidentwhowassimplicitypersonified,wasevenrecognizedby
Switzerlandgovernmentforhisscientificprowess.Thedayhevisited
SwitzerlandwascomemoratedattheScienceDayinthecountry.
9.)Kalamwascriticizedforlackadaisicalapproachtowardshis
Presidentialpost
KalamwasjudgedforinactionasaPresidentindecidingthefateof20outof
the21mercypetitions.AccordingtotheArticle72,oftheConstitutionofIndia,
thePresidentofIndiahasthepowertograntpardon,suspendandremitdeath
sentencesandcommutethedeathsentenceofconvictsondeathrow.Buthe
didntapplythosepowersonthemercypetitionsofthe20convicts.
10.)Kalamthestalwart
InhisbookIndia2020,Kalamstronglyadvocatedanactionplantodevelop
Indiaintoaknowledgesuperpowerandadevelopednationbytheyear2020.
HeregardshisworkonIndiasnuclearweaponsprogrammeasawaytoassert
Indiasplaceasafuturesuperpower.Otherbooksauthoredbyhimare
EnvisioninganEmpoweredNation,IgnitedMinds,MyJourney,Developments
inFluidMechanicsandSpaceTechnology,TheLuminousSparks,TheLife
Tree,MissionIndia,ChildrenAskKalam,GuidingSouls,IndomitableSpirit
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andInspiringThoughts.ThesebooksaretreasureforeveryIndians.therewas
aconsiderabledemandinSouthKoreafortranslatedversionsofbooks
authoredbyhim.
KalamisthethirdPresidentofIndiatohavebeenhonouredwithaBharat
RatnabeforebeingelectedtothechairofPresident.Heisalsothefirstscientist
andfirstunmarriedpersontobecomethePresidentofIndia.
SourceR.I.P.Dr.AbdulKalam:Herearethelesserknownfactsaboutthelate
formerPresidentofIndia
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Unnit Metaliya, A proud Inidan

R.I.PDr.A.P.JAbdulKalamsir
HerearesomefactsabouthimonwhichIwouldlovetoemphasize,
1. MrKalamispopularlyknownastheMissileManofIndiaforhisworkon
thedevelopmentofballisticmissileandlaunchvehicletechnology.
2. Dr.APJAbdulKalamsfatherwasnotformallyeducatedandwasintothe
boatbuildingbusiness,heusedtoferrypeoplebetweenDhanuskodiand
hishometownof,Rameswaram,TamilNadu.
3. Hehaswrittenmanybooks,likeWingsofFire .GuidingSouls:Dialogues
onthePurposeofLife revealshisspiritualside.Heisalsoapoet.Hehas
writtensomepoemsinTamilalso.(Trustmethisisthebookthatone
shouldreadtoknowthelevelofdeterminationMrKalamwashavingin
hislife.Amustreadbook.)
4. HewasalsochiefexecutiveofIntegratedGuidedMissileDevelopment
Programme(IGMDP),wherehewasinvolvedindevelopingmanymissiles
ofIndiaincludingAgniandPrithvi.
5. HewastheChiefScientificAdvisertoDefenceMinisterandSecretary,
DepartmentofDefenceResearch&Development(July1992toDecember
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1999).Pokhran2nucleartestswereconductedunderhisleadership.
6. HegraduatedfromMadrasInstituteofTechnologyinAeronautical
Engineering.HewasProjectDirectoratDRDO,whereheplayedmajor
roleinthedevelopmentofIndiasfirstindigenousSatelliteLaunchVehicle
(SLVIII).
7. Hebelievedinmultipleusesoftechnologies.Heusedthelightweight
carboncompoundmaterialdesignedforAgnitomakecallipersforthe
polioaffected.Thiscarboncompositematerialreducedtheweightofthe
calipersto400grams(fromitsoriginalweightof4kgs.).
8. TheGovernmentofIndiahashonouredhimwiththenationshighest
civilianhonours:thePadmaBhushan(1981),PadmaVibhushan(1990)
andtheBharatRatna(1997)forhiscontributioninISROandDRDOand
hisroleasascientificadvisortotheGovernmentofIndia.
9. KalamisthethirdPresidentofIndiatohavebeenhonouredwithaBharat
RatnabeforebeingelectedtothechairofPresident.Heisalsothefirst
scientistandfirstunmarriedpersontobecomethePresidentofIndia.
10. Kalamwasbroughtupinamultireligious,tolerantsocietyonewitha
progressiveoutlook.
11. Kalamusedtogetupat4am,bathe,andthengoforhismathematics
class,whichwastaughtbyateacherwhotookonlyfivestudentsinthe
wholesessionandbathingbeforeclasswasaconditionhehadlaidtoall
hisstudents.
12. AlthoughKalamhasledseveralprojectsinhisprofessionallife,he'streated
eachlikehislast.
13. Dr.VikramSarabhaiactedasthementorandguideofKalam.Hegave
Kalamvaluableadviceonhowtoalwaysreachforthestars.
14. Heusedtodistributenewspapersafterschoolhoursinordertocontribute
tohisfather'sincome.
15. WhenDrKalam'sfirstmajorprojectSLV3failedthefirsttimehewas
almostshattered.
DearKalamsir,
Youwereindeedthelegendandwillalwaysbe.
YouwerethetrueinspirationfortheIndianyouthandwillalwaysbe.
Youwerethegreatsymbolofsimplicityandwillalwaysbe.
Youwereinourheartandwillalwaysbe.
Here,asatributeIwouldliketoquotefewlinesinhindi,
..
,..!
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Umang Pabari, Senior Undergrad in Mechanical Engineering, GTU,

Cricket Enthusiast
Indeeditsahugelossforthewholenationwhichismissingitsdearestformer
PresidentA.P.J.AbdulKalamonMondaynight.FamouslyknownasMissile
Man,Kalamhadcenterofthesilver.Despiteaccomplishingsuchafantastic
achievementsoneveryfrontsideinlifestyle,healwaysconsideredin
convenienceandhumility
Peopleknowhimasawellknownscientist,performedacriticalaspectin
providingencouragementtoIndiasTechnologicalInnovation .Butveryfew
wouldtakenoteaboutmultidimensionallifestyleofKalam.
MagnanimouscharacteristicsofKalam
OnceKalamrequestednottoputdamagedcuponthewallsforitsprotection
asitwillharmthebirds.ThishadoccurredwhenheusedtoprovideatDefense
ResearchandDevelopmentOrganization(DRDO).WhenCompanyhad
organizedtoputglassesonthewallsasaprotectionfactor,Kalamrefusedthe
conceptwithoutconsideringittwice.Ifwedothat,birdswillnotbeableto
perchonthewall,peoplesPresidentKalamhadsaid.
Kalamwasanaspectofcountrysfirstatomictest
Kalamwithoutplayingitsdevelopment,analyzewebsiteplanning andtool
developingwaswelcomedbyRajaRamannatoobservethecountrysfirst
atomictestsmilingBuddhaastheassociateofTBRL.
HispesteringatNewYorkairport
ThemostdisparagingdayforeveryIndianwhenformerPresidentAPJAbdul
KalamwastwiceexposedtopesteringatNewYorksJFKAirportterminalby
theUSprotectionauthorities.DrKalamwascompelledtotakehiscoatand
footwearoffforprotectionverifyingforexplosives.Thenthe80yearold
KalamwasintheU.S.inSepttobepresentatasequenceofactivitiesandthe
occurrencetookpositiononSept29atthetimeofhiscomingbackfromNew
York.Aftergettinghischairintheairplane,regulatorsoftheJFKAirport
terminalcamewithinandrequestedtoexaminethePresidentonceagain.Air
IndianregulatorsalongwithalltheIndianshighlyprotestedtheheinousact.
OnceKalamresolved400learnerswithoutpowerattheplace:
Allegedly,soonafterbecomingchiefpresidentin2002,hewasexpectedtodeal
withlearnersatacollegeoperate.Whenhewasabouttobeginhis
conversation,thepowerinstantlywentoff.NothingwasoperatingbutKalam
stayedcalm.Heinformedlargeaudienceoflearnerstogatherhimaroundpay
attentionhim.Kalamprovidedtheenchantingsessionwithoutanydisruption
fortime.SuchwastheattitudeoftheKalam.
ThankyouKalamSir..
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ExIndianPresidentDr.AbdulKalamSays:
"WhenIwasakid,myMomcookedfoodforus.
Onenightinparticularwhenshehadmadedinnerafteralonghardday's
work,Momplacedaplateof'subzi'andextremelyburntrotiinfrontofmy
Dad.
Iwaswaitingtoseeifanyonenoticedtheburntroti.ButDadjustatehisroti
andaskedmehowwasmydayatschool.
Idon'trememberwhatItoldhimthatnight,butIdorememberIheardMom
apologizingtoDadfortheburntroti.
AndI'llneverforgetwhathesaid:"Honey,Iloveburntroti."
Laterthatnight,IwenttokissDaddy,goodnight&Iaskedhimifhereally
likedhisrotiburnt.Hewrappedmeinhisarms&said:
"Yourmommaputinalongharddayatworktodayandshewasreallytired.
Andbesides...AburntrotineverhurtsanyonebutHARSHWORDSDO!"
"Youknowbetalifeisfullofimperfectthings...&imperfectpeople..."
I'MNOTTHEBEST&AMHARDLYGOODATANYTHING!
Iforgetbirthdays&anniversariesjustlikeeveryoneelse.
WhatI'velearntovertheyearsis:ToAcceptEachOthersFaults&ChooseTo
CelebrateRelationships"
LifeIsTooShortToWakeUpWithRegrets..
Lovethepeoplewhotreatyouright&havecompassionfortheoneswhodon't.
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Rajat Tiwari
1.FullNameandNativeplace
HisfullnamewasAvulPakirJainulabdeenAbdulKalam.
BorntoaboatownerfamilyinTamilNaidu.
2.SCHOOLING:
Heusedtogetaveragegradesinhisschooldays,buthisstrongdesiretolearn.
3.HISHARASSMENTATNEWYORKAIRPORT:
ThemostinsultingdayforeveryIndianswhenformerPresidentAPJAbdul
KalamwastwicesubjectedtoharassmentatNewYorksJFKAirportbytheUS
securityofficers.DrKalamwasforcedtotakehisjacketandshoesofffor
securitycheckingforexplosives.
Aftertakinghisseatintheaircraft,officialsoftheJFKAirportcameinsideand
askedtocheckthePresidentonceagain.AirIndiaauthoritiesalongwithall
theIndiansstronglyprotestedtheheinousact.
4.KALAMTHESTALWART:
Dr.Kalamisanincrediblewriter.Theyare
Wingsoffire[Hisautobiography],2020AVisionfortheNew
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Millennium.
EnvisioninganEmpoweredNation
IgnitedMinds
MyJourney
DevelopmentsinFluidMechanicsandSpaceTechnology
TheLuminousSparks
TheLifeTree
MissionIndia
ChildrenAskKalam
GuidingSouls
IndomitableSpiritandInspiringThoughts
5.THEYOUTHICON:
award.
6.PARTOFANINSPIRATIONALFILM:
IAmKalamwhichwasreleasedin2011isaninspirationalHindifilm.Here
Kalamisportrayedasanextremelypositiveinfluencetoapoorbutbright
RajasthaniboyChhotu,whorenameshimselfKalaminhonourofhisidol.
7.THEAWARDSANDHONORS:
PadmaBhushanin1981.
PadmaVibhushanin1990
BharatRatnain1997
IndraGandhiAwardin1997
VeerSavarkarAwardin1998
RamanujamAwardin2000
KingCharlesIIMedalin2007
HooverMedalin2009
InternationalVonKarmanWingsawardin2009
IEEEHonoraryMembershipin2011
WEALLMISSYOU"MISSILEMAN"...!!!!
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Priyanka Shyamsukha, Curious!

Originally Answered: What are some unknown facts about Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam?
Heconvertedachurchintoaspacecentre.
Inthe1960s,Thumbawasasmallfishingvillageontheoutskirtsof
Thiruvananthapuramcity.Butforthecountry'sspacescientists,thelocation
wasexceptionalasitwasveryclosetotheearth'smagneticequator.AsAPJ
AbdulKalammentionedinhisautobiographyWingsofFire,"Thesiteselected
atThumbalaybetweentherailwaylineandtheseacoast,coveringadistance
ofabouttwoandahalfkmandmeasuringabout600acres.Withinthisarea,
stoodalargechurch,whosesitehadtobeacquired."
DrKalammetwiththebishop,ReverendPeterBernardPereira,whoreadily
agreedtogivethechurchoverforspaceresearch.Thefishermenandtheir
familieswerepromisedjobsinthepremisesandtheyalsomovedout.That
churchhousedthefirstunitoftheThumbaEquatorialRocketLaunchStation
(TERLS),whichwaslaternamedtheVikramSarabhaiSpaceCentre.DrKalam
wrote:"TheSt.MaryMagdalenechurchhousedthefirstofficeoftheThumba
SpaceCentre.Theprayerroomwasmyfirstlaboratory,thebishop'sroomwas
mydesignanddrawingoffice."
Theroominthesmallbishop'shouse,whichbecamehisoffice,had
nondescript,basicofficefurniture:atableandachairitwasherethatDr
KalamplottedthetrajectoryofIndia'sspacescience.Thatroomiskepttheway
hehadleftit.WhenhebecamethepresidentofIndia,hewastakentothe
roomandshowedthatnothinghadbeenchanged.Hesatonthatchair,once
again,ascamerasclickedaway.Thephotographisnowkeptonthetablewith
someplasticflowers.ForVSSC'sscientists,thisissanctumsanctorum.
India'sfirstrocketlaunchtookplacehereonNovember21,1963."Itwasa
soundingrocket,calledNikeApache,madeatNASA.Therocketwas
assembledinthechurchbuilding,"wroteKalam.Thatwasthetimewhenthe
assembledrocketwasshiftedfromthechurchbuildingtothelaunchpadby
truck.Later,thepayloadfortheRohinilaunchwasfamouslytransportedona
bicycle.
Thechurchbuildingisnowaspacemuseum,housingrocketmodelsandmore.
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Oneofthesmallestmodelsisthemostsignificant:theSatelliteLaunchVehicle,
SLV3,designedbyKalam.ItwasIndia'sfirstSLV.Launchedsuccessfullyon
July18,1980,itinjecteda40kiloRohinisatelliteintoalowearthorbit.Itwas
just23metrelongandweighed17tonnesatliftoff.Thoughitwastinyby
worldstandards,itmadeIndiaamemberofspacefaringcountries.Kalam
himselfsaid:"Asmallvehicle,nodoubt,butagiantleapforthenation."
Thatleapbeganinachurch.Inreturnforthegenerous,unquestioning
supportofReverendPereiraandhisparish,ISRObuilttwochurchesforthem
nearThumba.
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Tarang Chaturvedi, Ex-Software Engineer, Maverick, Emotional

Pragmatic person, Pune.
Themanisanepitomeofgreatnessandhumility.
Justtogiveanideaofhislargerthanlifestory,hecomesfromaverypoor
family,sonofafisherman.Stillhemanagedtocompletehisstudies(becauseof
scholarshipswhichhegainedduetohisacademicacumen,therewasnoother
wayforhimtocontinuehisstudies).Hewentontobecomeascientistwiththe
IndianSpaceResearchOrganisation.Itwashissheerperseverancedueto
whichhewaschosentoheadtheMissileprogram.Thisisthereasonheis
knownasthemissilemanofthecountry.HisconceptofPURAproviding
urbanamenitiestoruralareas,isawonderfulplanthattalksaboutinclusive
growthandempowermentofrealIndia,villages.Heisalsoanauthorof
variousbestsellersviz.WingsofFire,IgnitedMinds,Vision2020etc.
Havingsaidthat,itisimpossibleformetochooseanyoneaccomplishmentof
hisashisbestorgreatestachievementbecausehiswholelifeissosurrealand
inspiring,still,justtogiveitahalfheartedtry,Iwouldsaybecoming
Presidentoftheworld'slargestdemocracy,secondlargestpopulatedcountry
andthethirdlargesteconomy,isahelluvaachievement.
Evenafterachievingallthatonecanaspireforheissurprisinglysimple,
humbleandbenevolent.PersonallyIfeel,thisisthegreatestachievementone
canhaveonthisearth.
HatsofftotheGenius.
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Aditya Rewari, Intuitionist, UnPerfectionist & UnReliable Coder

Ibestlikehisquote:
"Dreamisnotthatwhichyouseewhilesleepingitissomethingthatdoesnot
letyousleep."
1)HisschoolbestfriendwasRamanadhaShastry.
RamandhaShastrywassonoftheHeadPriestofRameshwaramtemple.
HisfatherwasanImam(PriestinMosque).Boththereligionshaddeep
impactsonhim,andhehasindeeddeeprespectforboththereligions:)
Thisthingjustproves:
NATIONSARENOTSECULAR,MINDSARE!!!:)
2)SellingNewspapers:HeusedtosellnewspapersinRameshwaram,with
hisfirstcousinSamsuddin.But,thiswastotallyapartofbeingahelpto
Samsuddin,notforanyfinancialgains.
3)Hewasdespisedbymanyofhiscolleaguesandseniors,postreceivinghis
firstnationalawardPadamBhushan,.TheywerenotreadytoacceptKalam
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asbetterthanthem(HumanNature).
4)FriskingatAmerica:Kalamstayedawhile(6months)atAmerica,for
attendingsometrainingonSoundingRocketLaunchingTechniques.
PostthesuccessofSLV3,hewasblamedbyamerica,forstealingtheirtechnical
dataandinformation,fromamericancenters,duringhisstayforthetraining,
withthehelpofwhich,hewasabletomaketheLaunchVehicleforIndia.
(Guess...americansdoubtthesheerintelligenceoftheman...WHOCARES
...HeisourBHARATRATNA)
Itisforthesamereason,thoughbeingthePresidentofIndia,heisstillfrisked
atamericanairports.
WebetterstartfriskingtheAmericanPresident&Envoys,beforetheysteal
anythingofMANGALAYAN!!!)
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Naveen Sarkar
"AllthepresidentsinIndia'shistoryhavehostedIftarpartiesthroughouttheir
tenure,exceptone.HeisDr.APJAbdulKalam.Hedidnottrytopoliticize
Iftarandconservedthedignityofnotonlyhisofficebuthisreligionaswell."
2002
InasubtledisapprovalofthelavishIftarpartiesthathavebecomepartof
theCapital'spoliticalcultureinrecentyears,PresidentAPJAbdulKalam
onWednesdaycalledofftheonetraditionallyorganisedatRashtrapati
BhavanduringtheholymonthofRamzan.Instead,thePresidentcalledfor
"unityofmindsofourpeople".
Inkeepingwiththisspirit,hissecretariatannouncedthatthemoneythat
wouldhavebeenspentfortheIftarwouldbesentforthewelfareof
orphanages,"sothatthepoorandtheneedyarehelpedduringthisholy
month".
Source
KalamcallsoffIftar,todonatemoneymeantforitTheTimesofIndia
KiranKSTimelinePhotos|Facebook
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Ishaan Gulati, Missile Man!

Ishaan has 10 answers in Indian National Cricket Team.
Originally Answered: What are some of the unheard and lesser known facts about late Dr
APJ Abdul Kalam?
Therearemanyquestionsherethatprovide'lesserknownfacts'ofhim,I'll
giveyousomeofhislesserknownquotesthatcaninspireallages!
Thisisthegreatestfactabouthim!Amanforallages!
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IPDr.APJAbdulKalam,youwillalwaysremainthegreatestIndian
R
President.
ThankYouforwhatallyou'vedoneforthenation!
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Manoj Nair
Dr.Kalam'schildhooddreamwastobeafighterpilotbuthisfinancial
inabilitieswererestrictinghimfromrealizingthisdream.Heknowthatthe
onlywayhehadtomakehisdreamcometruewastostudyhard.
DuringhisPGwhenhewasaskedtochoosehismajorhechooseaeronautical
engineeringwithnosecondthoughts.AftergraduationfromMIT,hehadtwo
choicesforhiscareer.OnewaswiththeIndianAirforceflyingbranchandthe
otherwaswithDRDO.
Heappliedforboththepostandgotthecallletterforboth,moreorlessatthe
sametime.HisDRDOinterviewwasatDelhiandairforceSSBwasat
Dehradun.HeattendedthesessionatDelhifirstandwithveryhighspirits
wenttoDehraduntobeanairforcepilot.
Unfortunatelyhewasrejectedbyairforceboard.Outof25candidatesDr.
Kalamcameninthandtheboardselectedonlyfirsteightcandidates.This
incidenthappenedin1958.Dr.Kalamthensettledforanassistantscientist
postatDRDOforamonthlysalaryofRs.250.Therebyputtinganendtohis
dream.ButDr,Kalam'swaytoreachhisgoalwaswaydifferent.
Almost44yearslater,Dr.Kalamtookasweetrevengeforhisrejectionby
becomingthesupremecommanderoftheforcesonJuly2002.Dr.Kalamdid
notstopthere,onJune2006,afterreceivingaceremonialguardofhonour
fromtheairforceheflewaSU30MKIflanker,LIKEABOSS.
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Receivingtheguardofhonourfromthesquadron
The36minutejourneywasCoPilotedbyWingCommanderAjayRathore,and
Dr.Kalamwasallowedtosteerthesupersonicjet.HebecametheoldestIndian
topilotafighterjetattheageof74.
WingCommanderAjayRathoreandAPJAbdulKalam
P.S.Thepresidentisthesupremecommanderorliterallythebossofallthree
forces.
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Sources:
Wingsoffire
http://www.thehindu.com/todaysp...
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/re...
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Pooja Sharma, a ghost driving a meat coated skeleton made from

stardust.
1. A P J Abdul Kalam also known as Missile Man of

India is an Indian scientist and former president of
India.
2. He has developed the ballistic missile and launch

vehicle technology in India and also has great
responsibility in Pokhran 2 nuclear test.
3. The full name of A P J Abdul Kalam is Avul Pakir

Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam.
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4. Abdul Kalam was born in Tamil Nadu on 15 October

1931 in a Muslim family. His father was Jainulabdeen
(a boat owner) and mother was Ashiamma
(housewife).
5. Though his grades were average during his school
life, he had a great desire to learn and study.
Belonging to a poor family sometimes he had to help
his fathers and brothers to run the house.
6. Kalam was the chief scientist in Aeronautical
Development Establishment of Defense Research and
Development Organization (DRDO). Later he joined
ISRO in 1969.
In 2002 he was selected as 11th president of India.
7. Abdul Kalam is the first bachelor and scientist who

occupied the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
8. He successfully developed project polar SLV
(satellitelaunch vehicle) and SLV 3. Rohini satellite
was successfully placed in the near orbit of earth
using SLV 3.
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9. Kalam has a great role in developing missiles Agni

and Prithvi. He also played critical role in Pokhran 2
nuclear test along with R. Chidambaram.
10. Abdul Kalam is also known as Peoples President

sometime.
11. Kalam is also popular in youth and he loves to spent
times with them. In 2003 and 2006 he was nominated
for the MTV youth icon of the year award.
12. For his work in DRDO and ISRO he has received
Padma Bhushan in 1981 and the Padma Vibhushan in
1990.
13. He received Bharat Ratna in 1997.He is the third

president in India after Dr. Sarvapali Radhakrishnan
(1954) and Dr. Zakir Hussain (1963) who received
Bharat Ratna before becoming president of India.
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Rahul Sinha, It's all in the mind.....

Rahul has 40+ answers in A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.
SomeoftheamazingfactsabouthimwhichIfoundinthisarticle.
1.KalamasascientistinDRDO
KalamjoinedAeronauticalDevelopmentEstablishmentofDefenseResearch
andDevelopmentOrganization(DRDO)asascientist.Hisfirstachievementin
hiscareerwasdesigningasmallhelicopterfortheIndianArmy,thoughhe
remainedunconvincedanddissatisfiedwiththechoiceofhisjobatDRDO.
2.Kalamwasapartofcountrysfirstnucleartest
Kalamwithoutparticipatinginitsdevelopment,testsitepreparationand
weapondesigningwasinvitedbyRajaRamannatowitnessthecountrysfirst
nucleartestSmilingBuddhaastherepresentativeofTBRL.
3.KalamwascriticizedforlackadaisicalapproachtowardshisPresidential
post
KalamwasjudgedforinactionasaPresidentindecidingthefateof20outof
the21mercypetitions.AccordingtotheArticle72,oftheConstitutionofIndia,
thePresidentofIndiahasthepowertograntpardon,suspendandremitdeath
sentencesandcommutethedeathsentenceofconvictsondeathrow.Buthe
didntapplythosepowersonthemercypetitionsofthe20convicts.
4.HisharassmentatNewYorkairport
securitycheckingforexplosives.Thenthe80yearoldKalamwasintheUnited
StatesinSeptembertoattendaseriesofeventsandtheincidenttookplaceon
September29atthetimeofhisreturninghomefromNewYork.Aftertaking
hisseatintheaircraft,officialsoftheJFKAirportcameinsideandaskedto
checkthePresidentonceagain.AirIndiaauthoritiesalongwithalltheIndians
stronglyprotestedtheheinousact.
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5.Kalamthestalwart
MostofusdontknowthatDr.Kalamisanincrediblewriterandhaswritten
manyinspirationalbooks.TheyareWingsoffire[Hisautobiography],2020A
VisionfortheNewMillennium,EnvisioninganEmpoweredNation,Ignited
Minds,MyJourney,DevelopmentsinFluidMechanicsandSpaceTechnology,
TheLuminousSparks,TheLifeTree,MissionIndia,ChildrenAskKalam,
GuidingSouls,IndomitableSpiritandInspiringThoughts.Thesebooksare
treasureforeveryIndians.
6.PokhranIItestscontroversy
ThecontroversythathoveredaroundKalamsroleasanuclearscientististhe
lackofreliableandfactualreportingoftheyieldofPokhranIItests.K.
Santhanam,thedirectorofthesitetest,publiclydeclaredthatthe
thermonuclearbombwasafizzletest,andcriticizedKalamforissuingthe
wrongreport.ButKalamdismissedtheclaimsand,akeyassociateofPokhran
II,R.Chidambaramalsocertifytheseclaimsasincorrect.
7.KoodankulamNuclearPowerPlantissue
KalamwasalsodisparagedbycivilgroupsoverhisstandontheKoodankulam
NuclearPowerPlant,whereheencouragedsettingupofthenuclearpower
plantwithoutdiscussingthesituationwiththelocalpeople.
8.TheYouthIcon
award.
9.Partofaninspirationalfilm
10.Theawardsandhonors
TheGovernmentofIndiahashonouredhimwiththePadmaBhushanin1981
andthePadmaVibhushanin1990forhisworkwithISROandDRDOandhis
roleasascientificadvisortotheGovernment.APJAbdulKalamhasreceived
Indiashighestcivilianhonour,theBharatRatna,forhisimmenselyprecious
contributiontothescientificresearchandmodernizationofdefensetechnology
inIndia.
Source:http://www.galaxyreporter.com/20...
Thankyou!
762 views 5 upvotes Written 28 Jul Asked to answer by Pallav Avatarit
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Nishant Gupta, The quicksands of political theatre!

Originally Answered: What are things that I don't know about A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and must
know?
1.Kalamusedtogetupat4am,bathe,andthengoforhismathematicsclass,
whichwastaughtbyateacherwhotookonlyfivestudentsinthewholesession
andbathingbeforeclasswasaconditionhehadlaidtoallhisstudents.
2.TheBharatRatnawasconferredonDr.KalambyK.R.Narayananwhowas
thenPresidentofIndia.
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3.Dr.VikramSarabhaiactedasthementorandguideofKalam.Hegave
Kalamvaluableadviceonhowtoalwaysreachforthestars.
4.WhenDrKalam'sfirstmajorprojectSLV3failedthefirsttimehewasalmost
shattered.
5.Theflightofbirdshadfascinatedhimsincehewasaboy,butitwasyears
laterherealisedthathewantedtoflyaircrafts.Afterfinishingschool,hetook
upPhysicsatStJoseph'sCollege,Trichi,buttowardstheendhewas
dissatisfied.Whenhediscoveredaeronauticalengineering,heregrettedhaving
lostthreepreciousyears.
6.ThefullnameofAPJAbdulKalamisAvulPakirJainulabdeenAbdul
Kalam.(Thismanydon'tknow)
7.Thoughhisgradeswereaverageduringhisschoollife,hehadagreatdesire
tolearnandstudy.Belongingtoapoorfamilysometimeshehadtohelphis
fathersandbrotherstorunthehouse.
8.WiththeassistanceofcardiologistDr.SomaRaju,Kalamdevelopeda
reasonablypricedCoronarystentin1998,whichwasnamedKalamRajuStent
afterthem.
ThebothofthemonceagainmadeatabletPCfortheimprovementofhealth
inbackwardareaswhichwasagainnamedafterthem,calledKalamRaju
Tablet.
:)
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Anurag Jaiswar, Guitarist,Youtuber,Thinker,Reader

AftergraduatingfromMadrasInstituteofTechnologyin1960,MrKalam
joinedtheDefenseResearchandDevelopmentOrganization(DRDO).He
designedhelicoptersfortheIndianArmy,buthealwayssaidhedidntfeelat
homeattheDRDO.
In1969hegottheGovernmentsapprovaltoexpandtheprogrammeby
includingmoreengineersandscientists.
AfterhewastransferredtotheIndianSpaceResearchOrganization(ISRO),
MrKalamworkedastheprojectdirectorforSLVIII,Indiasfirstindigenous
satellitelaunchvehicle.
SLVIIIsuccessfullylaunchedsatelliteRohinitoorbitonJuly1980.From
then,MrKalamexpandedIndiasspaceprogramme.
Inthe1980sheledIndiasmissileprogramme.Underhisleadership,India
becameamajormilitarypowerafterthesuccessesofAgniandPrithvi.
HewastheChiefScientificAdvisertothePrimeMinisterandtheSecretaryof
DefenceResearchandDevelopmentOrganisationfromJuly1992toDecember
1999.
In1998,alongwithcardiologistDr.SomaRaju,Kalamdevelopedalowcost
Coronarystent.ItwasnamedasKalamRajuStenthonouringthem.In2012,
theduodesignedaruggedtabletPCforhealthcareinruralareas,whichwas
namedasKalamRajuTablet.
In1998,thePokhranIItestscementedIndiasnuclearprowess.MrKalam
playedthepivotalroleintheproject.Hefirmlytoldtheinternational
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communitythatsucharmswereonlytodeterothernationsfromtryingto
subjugateIndia,andwereonlytobeusedasweaponsofpeace.
Inarareshowofunity,allpoliticalpartiesunanimouslyvotedforMrKalam
in2002asthe11thPresidentofIndia.
AsPresident,MrKalampersonifieddignityandoptimismthroughoutIndia
andabroad.HisstirringspeechesattheUNandtheEuropeanParliamentare
amongthebesteverdelivered.Hissimplicityinorationandactionwere
applaudedandmadehimdeartoall.
AfterthecompletionofhistermasPresident,MrKalambecameavisiting
professor,wroteextensivelyandlaunchedmanyinitiativesforyouth
development.WingsofFireandIndia2020aremodernclassics,andhave
motivatedmillionsofIndians.
HisbooksenvisionhisdreamofIndiaasasuperpower,withIndiansas
innovativeanduniqueintheirthinking.Hisspeeches,books,worksallare
thelegacyofamanwhospentallhislifetryingtomaketheworldabetter
place.
Source:http://thelogicalindian.com/
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Abhyudaya Bansal
Originally Answered: What are things that I don't know about A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and must
know?
My2cents.
Heactuallyaskedquestiononyahooanswerstocounterterrorismwhenhe
waspresident,whennopoliticianeverthoughtofmassparticipation.
Whatshouldwedotofreeourplanetfromterrorism?YahooAnswers
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Anonymous
idon`tifthishascoveredalreadyornotbutitsverynicestory
aboutkalamsahab.
Therewereabout70scientistsworkingonaveryhecticproject.Allofthem
werereallyfrustratedduetothepressureofworkandthedemandsoftheir
bossbuteveryonewasloyaltohimanddidnotthinkofquittingthejob.
Oneday,onescientistcametohisbossandtoldhimSir,Ihavepromisedto
mychildrenthatIwilltakethemtotheexhibitiongoingoninourtownship.So
Iwanttoleavetheofficeat530pm.
Hisbossreplied"OK,You'repermittedtoleavetheofficeearlytoday"
TheScientiststartedworking.Hecontinuedhisworkafterlunch.Asusualhe
gotinvolvedtosuchanextentthathelookedathiswatchwhenhefelthewas
closetocompletion.Thetimewas8.30PM.Suddenlyherememberedofthe
promisehehadgiventohischildren.
Helookedforhisboss,,Hewasnotthere.Havingtoldhiminthemorningitself,
heclosedeverythingandleftforhome.
Deepwithinhimself,hewasfeelingguiltyforhavingdisappointedhis
children.Hereachedhome.Childrenwerenotthere.Hiswifealonewassitting
inthehallandreadingmagazines.
Thesituationwasexplosive,anytalkwouldboomerangonhim.Hiswifeasked
him"WouldyouliketohavecoffeeorshallIstraightawayservedinnerif
youarehungry.
Themanreplied"Ifyouwouldliketohavecoffee,itoowillhavebutwhat
aboutChildren??"
Wifereplied"Youdon'tknow??Yourmanagercamehereat5.15PMandhas
takenthechildrentotheexhibition"
Whathadreallyhappenedwas...Thebosswhograntedhimpermissionwas
observinghimworkingseriouslyat5.00PM.Hethoughttohimself,thisperson
willnotleavethework,butifhehaspromisedhischildrentheyshouldenjoy
thevisittoexhibition.Sohetooktheleadintakingthemtoexhibition
Thebossdoesnothavetodoiteverytime.Butonceitisdone,loyaltyis
established.
ThatiswhyallthescientistsatThumbacontinuedtoworkundertheirboss
eventhoughthestresswastremendous.
Bytheway,canyouguessaswhothebosswas????????
HewasnoneotherthanDr.APJAbdulKalam,\U0001f49cExPresident
ofIndia...!!!
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Prithvi Shiv, My home, my identity

Originally Answered: What are a few things that everyone must know about A. P. J. Abdul
Kalam, the former president of India?
Youcouldsupportcongress,youcouldsupportAAP,youcouldsupportbjp,
youcouldsupportanypoliticalideologyandstillrespectthismanforhis
simplicity,dedicationandpureloveforpeopleandhiscountry,indicatinghow
he'soneoftheveryfewthingsthatIndianscansupportunequivocallyinthe
fieldofIndianpolitics.
Respect.Thenationlostoneofitsgemstoday.Ihadthefortuneofseeinghim
inpersonwhenhewasthepresident.Whatstuckmewasthathehadalmosta
childlikeairofinnocencetohimwhichwasmatchedonlybyhisabilityto
connectwitheverydaypeoplelikemeandyou.
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Hrikshesh Kandpal, I INTEND TO LIVE FOREVER , SO FAR SO

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Hrikshesh Kandpal, I INTEND TO LIVE FOREVER , SO FAR SO

GOOD.
Thewholeworldismourningthedemiseofthegreat'MissileMan'ofIndia,
FormerPresidentofIndiaAPJAbdulKalam.Whilehisgreatachievementsin
lifehaveinspiredusforever,thelesserknownnotoriousfactsabouthimiswhat
makeshimthe'People'sPresident'ofIndia.
1.WhenKalamwaswithDefenceResearchDevelopmentOrganisation
(DRDO),herejectedthesuggestiontoputbrokenglassonthewallsofa
buildingthatneedprotectionashewasconcerneditwouldbeharmfulforthe
birds.
2.HefoundedthetrustnamedPURA(ProvidingUrbanAmenitiestoRural
Areas)andstartedgivingallhislife'ssalariesandsavingstoitwhenhecameto
knowthatthegovernmenttakescareofitsPresidents.
3.Kalamisknowntowritehisownthankyoucardswithpersonalised
messagesinhisownhandwriting.
4.ItwastheconvocationdayatIITVaranasiandourownhumbleFormer
Prezwasthechiefguest.Hesurprisedallwhenherefusedtositonthechair
madereadyforhim.Itwasslightlylargerthantherest.
5.Hewasfamouslyknownforhisfrequentsurprisevisitstocollegeandschool
studentsandsometimeswithminimalsecurityfacilities.Oncewhilehewasone
ofthekeyadvisorstothegovernment,hewasinvitedasaguest.Beforethe
eventhedroveoffinajeepwithoutanysecuritytovisitthestudentsofthe
organisingcommitteeandatnight.
6.Inhisbook'MyJourney',APJAbdulKalamrevealshislife'sfirstlessonthat
madehimtheMissileManofIndia.Heremembersbuildingthefirstboatwith
hisfather.Hisfather'scourageanddedicationwaswhatinspiredhimthe
most.Notonlythis,whenitwaslostinacyclone,hisfather'sstoicfigure
helpedhimlearnhisfirstlessonaboutlife.
7.DuringhistenureatISRO,hecameforwardandfacedthepressduringall
thefailedtests,acceptingitashisownmistake.Butonehugesuccessandheis
nowheretobeseen.Hesenthisfellowscientiststotalktothepress.
8.Indiahadtestedfivenuclearbombsin1998attheIndianarmy'sPokhran
TestRange.Thisincidentmakesitworthmentioningasthewaytheydeceived
CIAspyingwaswonderful.FirstspottingthetimewhenCIAsatelliteswasover
Indiaandthenworkingatshiftsaccordinglywashowtheplanwascarried.
Theyworkedmostlyatnights.Also,theydressedinIndianmilitaryattireas
scientistsinplainclothesatarmyareawouldattractattentionandsuspicion.
ThisishowscientistAPJAbdulKalamandhisgaveIndiaitsfirstnuclear
bomb.
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Rajeev Mahajan, I want to change the mindset
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Originally Answered: What made Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam special?
Themanwhowas
1.AsonofunskilledfatherandnofamilybackgroundTolearnAerospace
EngineeringandPhysics
2.TojoiningISRO,DRDO
3.TodevelopingfirstballisticmissilesandtestingofNuclearArmsat
Pokhran
4.TobethepresidentofIndiaand
5.TobeavisitingprofessoratIIMs,IIIT,BHU
Andbreathinghislastwhiledeliveringlecture!
ToachieveonesinglepointaboveisadreamforanyIndian!
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Aman Arora, Student, Book lover and eager to find new places on
earth.
Originally Answered: What are some unknown facts about Dr. Abdul Kalam?
1.KalamwasUnmarried
HeisthefirstscientistandfirstunmarriedpersontobecomethePresidentof
India.
2.receivedBharatRatna
KalamisthethirdPresidentofIndiatohavebeenhonouredwithaBharat
RatnabeforebeingelectedtothechairofPresident.TheBharatRatnawas
conferredonDr.KalambyK.R.NarayananwhowasthenPresidentofIndia.
3.MissileManofIndia
KalamispopularlyknownastheMissileManofIndiaforhisworkonthe
developmentofballisticmissileandlaunchvehicletechnology.
4.DistributedNewspapersafterschoolhours
Heusedtodistributenewspapersafterschoolhoursinordertocontributeto
hisfathersincomeandalsohiseducation.
5.Millionsoffollowers
hehasgot1.37Mfollowers
6.HisfatherwasdevoutMuslim
Hisfather,ahumbleboatowner,Jainulabdeen,wasadevoutMuslimanda
closefriendoftheRameswarantemplepriest.
7.Kalamwasbroughtupinamultireligious,tolerantsociety
8.KalamquotesatleastoneKuralduringhisspeech
KalamisascholarofThirukkural(aclassicofcoupletsorKurals).Inmostof
hisspeeches,hequotesatleastonekural.
9.hewakeUpsat4am
Kalamusedtogetupat4am,bathe,andthengoforhismathematicsclass,
whichwastaughtbyateacherwhotookonlyfivestudentsinthewholesession
andbathingbeforeclasswasaconditionhehadlaidtoallhisstudents.
10.Kalam'smentor
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Dr.VikramSarabhaiactedasthementorandguideofKalam.HegaveKalam
valuableadviceonhowtoalwaysreachforthestars.
11.FirstmajorprojectSLV3failed
WhenDrKalamsfirstmajorprojectSLV3failedthefirsttimehewasalmost
shattered.
12.chiefscientificadvisertoDefenceMinisterandSecretary
HewastheChiefScientificAdvisertoDefenceMinisterandSecretary,
DepartmentofDefenceResearch&Development(July1992toDecember
1999).Pokhran2nucleartestswereconductedunderhisleadership.
13.GraduatedfromMadrasInstituteoftechnologyinaeronautical
Engineering
HegraduatedfromMadrasInstituteofTechnologyinAeronautical
Engineering.HewasProjectDirectoratDRDO,whereheplayedmajorrolein
thedevelopmentofIndiasfirstindigenousSatelliteLaunchVehicle(SLVIII).
14.InspirationalHindifilm
15.YouthIconAward
award.
16.kalamwassocaring
Mr.Kalamtookgreatcareofhiscolleagues.Heisverykindandcaringperson.
Acoworkerhadpromisedhiskidsthathewouldtakethemtothelocal
carnivalafterreturningfromwork,thecoworkerhadalsoobtainedtheprior
permissionofMr.Kalamtoleaveearly.Thecolleaguewasinvolvedinhiswork
thatitwaswellintoandthenherealisedthathehadmadeapromisetohis
kids.Onrushingbackhome,hecametoknowthroughhiswifethatMr.Kalam
hadcomeearlierandtakenhiskidstothecarnival.
17.HarassmentatNewYorkAirport
securitycheckingforexplosiveswhichisverydisgusting.Thenthe80yearold
KalamwasintheUSinSeptembertoattendaseriesofeventsandtheincident
tookplaceonSeptember29atthetimeofhisreturninghomefromNewYork.
Aftertakinghisseatintheaircraft,officialsoftheJFKAirportcameinsideand
askedtocheckthePresidentonceagain.AirIndiaauthoritiesalongwithall
theIndiansstronglyprotestedtheact.
18.ScientificAdvisortoGovernmentofIndia
TheGovernmentofIndiahashonouredhimwiththenationshighestcivilian
honours:thePadmaBhushan(1981),PadmaVibhushan(1990)andthe
BharatRatna(1997)forhiscontributioninISROandDRDOandhisroleasa
scientificadvisortotheGovernmentofIndia.
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Samir Malek, I am dust on the path of the Beloved.

Originally Answered: What made Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam special?
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Hisvisionmadehimspecial.
HereIamwritingfewquotesofhim:
Donttakerestafteryourfirstvictorybecauseifyoufailinsecond,morelips
arewaitingtosaythatyourfirstvictorywasjustluck.A.P.JAbdulKalam
AllBirdsfindshelterduringarain.ButEagleavoidsrainbyflyingabovethe
Clouds.A.P.JAbdulKalam
Failurewillneverovertakemeifmydefinitiontosucceedisstrongenough.
A.P.JAbdulKalam
Manneedsdifficultiesinlifebecausetheyarenecessarytoenjoythesuccess.
A.P.JAbdulKalam
Ifyouwanttoshinelikeasun.Firstburnlikeasun.A.P.JAbdulKalam
Itisveryeasytodefeatsomeone,butitisveryhardtowinsomeoneA.P.J
AbdulKalam
"Allofusdonothaveequaltalent.But,allofushaveanequalopportunityto
developourtalents.A.P.JAbdulKalam
"Bemorededicatedtomakingsolidachievementsthaninrunningafterswift
butsynthetichappiness."A.P.JAbdulKalam
"Thinkingshouldbecomeyourcapitalasset,nomatterwhateverupsand
downsyoucomeacrossinyourlife."A.P.JAbdulKalam
"Withoutyourinvolvementyoucan'tsucceed.Withyourinvolvementyou
can'tfail."A.P.JAbdulKalam
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Abhishek Mishra, undergrad | IIT Mandi | deist | gnosiophile

WordssaidbyDrAbdulKalamduringpublicinteraction:
Everymonth,Imeetaminimumof100,000youngpeople.Amillion
peopleinayear.SofarIhavemet18millionyoungpeoplebelowtheage
of25inmycountry.Ilikeyoungpeopleastheirmindlacksbiasthoughts.
Threebooks'Thirukkul','Lightfrommanylamps'and'Empireofthe
mind'taughtmeallthewayandmademylife.
Iwantedtoberememberedasa'Teacher'afteriamgoneas'thisismy
greatestachievement'
Indeed,youevenleftusstandingtallasateacherandlecturinginIIMShilong.
ReviveIfPossibleDrKalam
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Pallavi Gupta, Tech Enthusiast.Thinker. Ebullient to life.

HewishedtobecomeaPrimarySchoolTeacherinhisnextbirth.He
believedthatstudentsatthatageisfullofpositiveenergyandarecapableof
doingmanythings.
ThiswasinresponsetoquestionaskedbymyfriendMr.MeghBhatnagar,who
wasthenstudyingatISROin2012.HewilljoinasascientistatVSSC,
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TrivandruminAugust,2015.
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Nishant Chauhan, You can not handle the truth
SwitzerlandhasdeclaredMay26astheScienceDayinhonourofvisiting
PresidentAPJAbdulKalam.
ThiswasannouncedbytheSwissgovernment,followinghisarrivalon
Wednesdaynightonafourdaystatevisit,consideringhisvastexpertisein
scienceandtechnology.
SwitzerlandconsidersthePresidentasthefatherofIndia'smissileprogramme.
Source:Articlein"ThetimesofIndia"
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Akhil Sharma, live fearlessly

MostRecent
AfterreachingGuwahatibyflight,forDr.APJAbdulKalam,thejourneyfor
Shillongstarted,anditwasa2.5hoursdrive.Here'swhatShriSrijanPal
Singh,whowouldaccompanyDrKalaminhistours,writes:
Wewereinaconvoyof67cars.Dr.KalamandIwereinthesecondcar.
Aheaduswasanopengypsywiththreesoldiersinit.Twoofthemweresitting
oneithersideandoneleanguywasstandingatop,holdinghisgun.Onehour
intotheroadjourney,Dr.Kalamsaid,Whyishestanding?Hewillgettired.
Thisislikepunishment.Canyouaskawirelessmessagetogiventhathemay
sit?Ihadtoconvincehim,hehasbeenprobablyinstructedtokeepstanding
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forbettersecurity.Hedidnotrelent.Wetriedradiomessaging,thatdidnot
work.Forthenext1.5hoursofthejourney,heremindedmethricetoseeifI
canhandsignalhimtositdown.Finally,realizingthereislittlewecandohe
toldme,Iwanttomeethimandthankhim.Later,whenwelandedinIIM
Shillong,Iwentinquiringthroughsecuritypeopleandgotholdofthestanding
guy.ItookhiminsideandDr.Kalamgreetedhim.Heshookhishand,said
thankyoubuddy.Areyoutired?Wouldyoulikesomethingtoeat?Iamsorry
youhadtostandsolongbecauseofme.Theyoungleanguard,drapedin
blackcloth,wassurprisedatthetreatment.Helostwords,justsaid,Sir,aapke
liyeto6ghantebhikhaderahenge.
(foryou,icanstandfor6hours)
AccompaniedisthephotoofDr.Kalammeetingthemeetingthejawanwho
stoodinthegypsy.
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Ashim Dan, The 4th Page writer!

ThatthePresidentofIndianNationalCongressoptedtoelectanondescript
female(shedoesnotevenmerittobecalledawoman)toreplaceoneofthe
verybestPresidentofIndia,DrAbdulKalam.
NeverinthehistoryofIndiahasanyonecausedsuchhumiliationofthe
highestpostofindependentIndia.ThisoneactspeaksVOLUMESaboutthe
patriotismoftheCongressPresidentandamplyreflectsthe"innervoice"ofan
ItalianoriginIndian.
ItisthetrueGreatnessofDrKalamwhooptedouttomaintainsomerespect
forthepostofthePresidentofIndia.
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Avinash Shukla
Originally Answered: Why are Indians so enthusiastic about their former President A.P.J.
Abdul Kalam? What are his achievements?
AvulPakirJainulabdeenAbdulKalam,usuallyreferredtoasDr.A.P.J.Abdul
Kalamwasthe11thpresidentofIndia.Hewaselectedduringthetenureofthe
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NationalDemocraticAlliance(India)coalitiongovernment,underprime
ministerAtalBihariVajpayee.HeispopularlyknownasMissileManofIndia
forhisimpeccableworkondevelopmentofballisticmissileandspacerocket
technology.BeforehistermasIndiaspresident,heworkedasanaeronautical
engineerwithDRDOandISRO.InIndiaheishighlyrespectedasascientist
andasanengineer.HewasawardedthehighesthonourtheIndianstategives
theBharatRatna,ortheJewelofIndia.
Tonameafew,followingpointswillprovideyouanswertoyour1stpartof
thequestionastowhywearesoenthusiasticabouthim:
Hissimplicityandloveforchildrenendearshimtous.
Hisknowledgeandpatriotismcommandsourrespect.
HeismorelikeaSageoraRishiofancienttimeswhoseentirelifeis
dedicatedintheserviceofthesociety.
HeisaDreamer,helooksfaraheadandhasthekeennesstoconvert
dreamsintoreality.
Hisbooks,particularly"WingsOfFire"ispackedwithamessageand
builtonavisionforthenationandfortheyouthasitisrightly
incorporatedbymanyuniversitiesintheircurriculum.Someofhis
sentenceshaveproverbialquality.Forinstance,justifyingIndia'sneedto
beanuclearpower,howaptlyhesaysthat"StrengthrespectsStrength,
andnot,Weakness"
Personally,IlikehimnotonlyforhisvaluablecontributionstotheIndian
Space&Researchbutalsoforhissimpleattitudewhilebeingthepresident.I
thinkhe'sthepersonwhogavetherightmeaningtothepostthananyone
else.Inmoderntimes,WHENwearehavingalackofIdealsinourpublicLife
DrKalamfillsthatvoid.Ifwe'llhaveleaderslikehimcertainlyIndiawill
becomeasuperpowerintheworldverysoonthan2020.
Totalkabouthisachievements,SearchthesameonGoogle,youwillget
muchbetterresults.:)
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Amitabh Singh
Originally Answered: What are some of the unknown facts about the great president Dr.
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam?
Hecouldhavebecomerichierichifhewouldhavesoldhismissileideabuthe
didnotdosoandworkedforthenationsdevelopment.
Thepresidentsandtheirfamiliesexpensesareseenbythegovt.ofIndiabut
wheneverhisrelativespaidvisittohimintheRashtrapatiBhavan,hehimself
paidfortheirvisits.
HeplayedapivotalroleinIndia'sPokhranIInuclear
testin1998,thefirstsincethetestbyIndiain1974.
HewastherecipientofPadmaBhushan(1981),PadmaVibhushan(1990)and
thehighestcivilianawardBharatRatna(1997).
HisfocuswasontransformingIndiaintoadevelopednationby2020.
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Krishna Chaitanya
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Swissgovernmentdeclaresmay26assciencedayintherecountryaskalam
arrivedingenevaonthatdayandinhonourtheydeclareditas"scienceday
".
source:TheHindu:International
Heisalsoagreatpoetandthisisonefavourite"thevision"
"Iclimbedandclimbedwhereisthepeakmylord?
Iploughedandploughed,
whereistheknowledgetreasuremylord?
Isailedandsailed
whereistheislandofpeacemylord?
Almightyblessmynationwiththevisionandsweatresultingintohappiness
"
Wholecountrymournsfortheloss.RIPA.P.JAbdulkalamji
"jaihind"
407 views Written 28 Jul
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Arumugam Mahalingam
WhenhewaselectedasPresidentofIndia,hewasworkinginAnnaUniversity,
Chennai.HepreparedtoleaveforDelhibyflight,butforalongtimehedidnot
turnupandeveryonegotanxious.Thethenvicechancelloroftheuniversity
contactedhimandlearntthereason.
ItwasrainingthereandKalamsirhadonlyonecoatandthreesetsofdresses
andhehadgiveneverythingtothewasherman,butbecauseofincessantrains
theclothsdidnotdryup.SoKalamsirwaswaitingforthedresses!Thevice
chancellorthencontactedaclothshopandorderednewclothsforthe
PresidentofIndia,whohadnomoneytopayforthoseclothsatthattime.
Anyway,hewasabletoleaveforDelhi.
Thisstorywastoldtomebythewashermanhimself,butIhavenowayof
findingtheauthenticityofthestory.
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Anonymous
ApeakintoDr.AbdulKalam'slesserknownpast.
AbdulKalamisthefruitofassiduousselfpromotion,audaciouspolitical
opportunismandpumpedupnationalism,combinedwiththegeewhiz
ignoranceofanuncriticalmedia.
#Amissiletechnologistwhoisroutinelyconfusedforanuclearphysicist.
#AscientistwithoutaformalPhDwhowasturnedawayfromtheIndian
InstituteofScience(IISc)becausehedidn'thavetherequisitescientific
credentialswhohappilyusestheappendageDr.
#Areverseengineerwhohaspresidedoverseveralfailuresastheincharge
oftheIntegratedGuidedMissileDevelopmentProgrammewhois
unquestioninglycalledMissileMan.
#And,althoughthemasterstroketomakehimPresidentcameinitiallyfrom
theSamajwadiParty,itistheBJPwhichhasappropriatedtheThirukkural
quoting,veenaplaying,vegetarianKalamIyerasitsfavouriteMuslim,
thanksinpart,asthePrincetonscholarM.V.Ramanawrote,becauseofhis
abilitytodressupevenmediocreworkwiththetricolourtopassthemoffas
greatachievements.
Sources:churumuri
118 views 1 upvote Written Thu
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Rai Bahadur Singh, Born free!

Originally Answered: What are the lesser known facts of Abdul Kalam?
TheRashtriyaSwayamsewakSanghisteachingthechildrenattendingits
shakha(unit)inDarbhangadistrict,Bihar,thatthePresidentofIndiaAPJ
AbdulKalamisa'Hindu'.AccordingtotheRSS,theIndianPresidentisa
Hindubecausehetreatshiscountry'likehismother',isapatriotfromthe
coreofhisheart,readstheBhagwadGita,respectsthestatueofNataraja
(Shiva)andavegetarian.Mostofthechildrenattendingtheshakhaarein
theagegroupof8to13years.TheRSSleadersjustifytheirteachingsaying
thetermHindudoesnotdenoteacasteorareligion."Itisapartofcultural
nationalisminwhichanyonewhocallsthecountrymaa(mother)becomes
aHindu,"alocalRSSleadersaid.
Sources:
KalamisaHindu:RSSteacheschildren
KalamisaHindu,saysRSS
KalamisaHinduaccordingtoRSS
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Vishnu Rajan
ThisisainterestingincidentinAPJAbdulkalam'slifewhichireadinabook
Thishappenedin1990swhenDr.Kalamwasdesinginghis
"AGNIMISSILE"Hesaysthatnonationswaswillingtohelpus,evenwitha
screwsoeverysinglepartthislandmarkmissilesystemhadtobeindigenously
produced.oneofthematerialweweredevelopingwasacarboncarbon
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composite,whichcouldbeusedformissilenoseshieldsasitislightweight
andheatresistance.
Aroundthistime,Dr.kalamhappenedtovisitahospitalinHyderabad.There
hefoundmanychildrenstrugglingtowalkwithartificiallimbs.Theweightof
theselimbswasslowingthemdownandmakingmovementvery
strenuous(weight4kilos)
B.N.PRASAD(profoforthopedicdepartmentatNIMS)requestkalam
regardingthis.Attherequestofprofheaskedhisfriend(workinginagni
missile)ifitispossibletousethecompositematerialwehadcreatedforAGNI's
heatshieldtomakeartificiallimbsforpolioaffectedpatients.Theyagreedand
theyworkedonthisforsometimeandcameupwithaProsthesis(technical
termforfloorreactionorthosis)andthatweightedaround400gramsthereby
reducingabout90percentofweight.
thereforethechildrenwereabletowalkstressfreely...
Dr.kalamwasthankedbythedoctorsandtheparentsofthechildren.
ThisistheincidentwhichrememberalotandiprayforhimtobeR.I.P.
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Bala Krishnan Siva

Oneofthegreatestachievementsthatisrecentlyshownabouthimwhichwas
takenseriouslybyhismiddleclassadmirers,butjustifiedbythosewhodidthis
unusualwayofshowingtheirrespecttohim,istoelevatehimtogod'sstatus
whileheisalive!
Idonotknowhowhewouldhavedigesteditingoodtaste!Asimplemanof
austeritywhoalsodecoratedthefirstman'spostwasnottakenasaserious
politicianbytheseasonedpoliticiansoftheHindibuiltnortakenseriouslyby
thephysicistsofthiscountryandabroad!
Idonotknowifhecanbecreditedwithgreatachievementsduringhis
tenancy,buthedidnoharmtoanyone,eventhosewhoabusedhim.
IndiacannotaffordtohavesuchnoblesoulsasPresidents,howmuch
decoratedclericalnatureofthepostmightbewithinIndianconstitutional
framework.
Theveryfactthatnotbeingamassleaderincitingtheemotionalsentimentsof
thepeopleatlargetogarnervotesthroughelection,Itakehimasamisfitfor
Indianpolity,butmaintainedthedignityoftheofficeofthePresident!
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Sandip Badad, INDIAN by Dil se!

DrKalamfollowedonly38personsonTwitter.
Interestingly,VVSLaxmanistheonlycricketerhefollowedonTwitter.
Source:Twitter
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Dileep Abraham, Founder Green Hope Tourism

Originally Answered: What are a few things that everyone must know about A. P. J. Abdul
Kalam, the former president of India?
MysalutetothegreatestscientistofIndia.
Iamsadwheniamansweringyourquestion.Heregoesthelist
1)Hewasanintegralpartofourfirstnuclearproject
2)HewasharassedatNewYorkairport.
3)YouthIconHeisbeennominatedasyouthiconbyMTVon2003and
2006
4)HeisbeenawardedwithPadmaBhushanandPadmavibhushan.Heisalso
receivedBharatRatna,thehighestIndiancivilianaward.
5)Heisaninspirationalwriter.
Welostagreatman,motivatorandascientist.RIP.
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Sagar Kokate, Upsc Aspirant

Originally Answered: What are the things we should know about Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam?
Dr.A.P.JAbdulKalam
PeoplesPresident(20022007).
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MissileManofIndia(forhisworkondevelopmentofballasticmissileand
launchvehicletechnology).
ImportantroleinPokhran2nucleartest.
Receivedhonarabledoctoratefrom40Universities.
ReceivedPadmaBhusha,Padmavibhushan,BHARATRATNA.
His79thbirthdaywasrecognisedas"worldstudentday"byUN.
In2005Switzerlanddeclared26thjulyas"ScienceDay"onthememoryof
Kalam'svisit.
WroteBookslikeIndia2020,Wingsoffire,Ignitedmindsetc.Allhis
booksinspireyouth.
Search
RightNowsuchagreatpersonalityisnotwithusthislossisveryhigh,noone
cantakehispositionineachsectorheworked(DRDO,ISRO,AsaPresident).
Todaywelostsuchabigpersonalitythatnoonecanabletofillhisspace.
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Mona Thakar, People forget their duties but not rights.

RIPDr.A.P.JAbdulkalam.
Thisisthelatestandthebestfactaboutsir.
AgreatmuslimdiedonanauspiciousdayofHindusinaChristian
city.HemaintainedSecularismandDemocracyindeathalso.
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Vijay Pandey
ifithavebeenbritisheraiamsureheisguywhocancrownedasSirorlord
whateverdegreeyoucangivehim...beingindiaisfreecountryheshouldbe
givenBharatRatnaforallthethinghehasdoneforindia.heisthemanwho
gavemostoftherocketsandbiggestachievementisbecomingpresidentof
indiawhilehindudominatedgovernment...
bestindianmuslimandbetterhumanbeing.
379 views Written 26 Apr
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Manish Kapoor
Originally Answered: What are some unknown/known facts about APJ Abdul Kalam
remembering his sad demise?
1HewasthethirdpresidentofIndiatohavebeenhonoredwithBharatRatna.
2HewasalsothefirstscientistandthefirstbachelortooccupyRashtrapati
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Bhawan.
http://thynkfeed.com/inspiration...
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Sushant Suman, keen observer

Originally Answered: What are some unknown facts about Dr. Abdul Kalam?
Iwouldliketoshareastory,butwritingthisihavetearsinmyeyes.
sorry..................ican'twriteitanymore.Justwatchat39thmin.
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Mahima Naga Venkata Madhav Raju

Helovescarnaticmusic.Heplayscarnaticmusiconveena.Hisfirstwordsin
theveryfirstspeechafterswearinginceremonywere"Endaro
Mahanubhavulu...Andarikivandanamulu.."Atelugutyagarajakruthi.Really
ahumbleperson.....
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Hilal H Muhammed, Monkey Mind..!!!

Dr.APJAbdulKalamaspiredtobeapilotratherthanascientist.After
graduatinginaeronauticalengineeringheappearedforthetestsbutwasnot
abletoclearthephysicalexamination.Thisdrovehimtodepressionfora
while.
741 views Written 16 Apr
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Sushob Ranjit Vallan, Mechanical engineer, NITK Alumnus

AbdulKalamsuggestedthatifhewastodie,thenhewishedforpeopletowork
anextrahourintheirofficesthatdayinsteadofhavingaholidaythroughout
thecountryforhim,makingthedaymoreproductiveforthenation.
Itisagreatlossforallofustolosesuchapatriot.
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Vikas Pratap Singh,

HeisanIndianAirForcefanandevenappearedforselectionboard
interviews,Dehradun.Hecouldn'tclearitandwasverydisappointed.Later
pursuedhiscareerinAeroscienceatDelhi.
SourceWingsofFire
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Nishad Kaippally
AbdulKalamhasnotsubmittedasingledoctoralthesis.Allhisdoctoratesare
honorary.
154 views Written Wed
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Sindhu Bs, Mental Health Therapist in Bangalore, India

Heisavegetarianandhelovesandwritespoetry.
1,516 views 9 upvotes Written 5 Aug, 2014
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Avadhi Shah, Non violence preacher!!

Hedidnotmarrythroughouthislifeanddedicatedhislifeforthewellbeingof
thenation.
AtrueINDIAN!!
SaluteMr.President!!!
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Hari Sriram, Mechanical Engineer, Photographer, Narcissist, Foodie,

Movie buff.
TheGentlemanhewas!
Itdeeplyhurtstowrite'hewas'.
Hehasleftusbuthislegacywillliveforeverandever.
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Manav Mehra, Air Force Brat, IT sophomore

HewantedtojointheIndianAirForce.Butwasrejected.
WhoknewhewouldlateronbecometheSupremeCommanderofthedefence
forces.
EnoughSaid.
RIPDr.Kalam
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Pratik Khuntia
Originally Answered: What are some unknown facts about APJ Abdul Kalam?
Hetookonlytwoholidaysinhislife,itissaidbothfordeaths,of
hisfatherandmother.
Thisshowshowdedicatedhewastohisprofession.
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HeisabrialliantandoneofthebestScientistInindia
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