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great scientist A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam( A. P. J. Abdul Kalam) is very well know great scientist in world wide,who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007.During his president period popularly known as the People's President.He was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1997.He was first Chancellor of the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology Thiruvananthapuram (IIST). Before the president he worked as aerospace engineer with Defense.Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). He is popularly known as the Missile Man of India for his work on the development of ballistic missile and space rocket technology.Kalam launched his mission for the youth of the nation called the What Can I Give Movement. Kalam better known as a scientist, also has special interest in the field of arts like writing Tamil poems, and also playing the music instrument Veenai.
childhood and education:
his was born on 15 October 1931 in Rameswaram ,Tamilnadu india.Kalam spent most of his childhood running into financial problems and started working at an early age to supplement his family's income. Kalam was brought up in a multi-religious, tolerant society, with Kalam strictly following his religious routine. Kalam, as a child, had a tough routine – he would start his day by getting up at 4:00 am; study and review his homework before going to school to attend the mathematics class as his first class of the day. After completing school, Kalam along with his cousin Samsuddin Kalam distributed papers in order to financially contribute to his father's income. In his school years, Kalam was described as a mediocre student who had average grades in his class, but a bright and hardworking student who had a strong desire to learn. Kalam spent hours on his studies, especially in mathematics, and his teachers always regarded him as a student who made an effort in his studies.
After completing his school education, Kalam went on to attend the Saint Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli where he graduated in Physics in 1954 but towards the end he was not enthusiastic about seeing himself as a physicist. Kalam soon discovered aerospace engineering at Madras, and he regretted the loss of the four years spent in physics. In 1955, Kalam moved to Madras and began taking courses on Aerospace engineering. While Kalam was working on a senior class project, the Dean of the Engineering came by to see Kalam's progress. The Dean was dissatisfied with Kalam's progress and said that his scholarship would be revoked if the project wasn't finished within the next two days. Kalam worked tirelessly on his project, and met the deadline. His tireless effort impressed the Dean who said, "It was a test, and under extreme stress, Kalam met a difficult deadline to complete the project".
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam as scientist
After graduation from Madras Institute of Technology (MIT – Chennai) in 1960, Kalam joined Aeronautical Development Establishment of DRDO as a chief scientist. There, Kalam started his career by designing a small helicopter for the Indian Army, but remained unconvinced with the choice of his job. Kalam was also part of the INCOSPAR committee working under Vikram Sarabhai. In 1969, Kalam was transferred to the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) where he was the project-director of India's first indigenous Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV-III). Joining ISRO was one of Kalam's biggest achievements in life and he is said to have found himself when he started to work on the SLV project. However, Kalam first started work on an expandable rocket project independently at DRDO in 1965. In 1969, Kalam received the government's approval and expanded the program to many engineers. In 1979, the first maiden flight of this project was made and in 1980, country's first satellite Rohini was launched with this rocket.
From 1970s and 1990s, Kalam made an effort to develop the Polar SLV and SLV-III project which proved to be successful. In 1974, Kalam was shifted to the Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL), a subsidiary of DRDO. Kalam was invited to witnessed the country's first nuclear test, Smiling Buddha as the representative of TBRL, even though he had not participated in developing or even taken part in the test site preparations or weapon designing. Kalam arrived at the test site on the invitation of Raja Ramanna. In 1970s, a landmark was passed when ISRO first launched into space the locally built Rohini-1, using the SLV rocket. In the 1970s, Kalam also directed the Project Devil and Project Valiant to developed the ballistic missiles from the technology of Kalam's successful SLV programme. Despite the disapproval of Union Cabinet, Premier Indira Gandhi allotted secret funds for these aerospace projects through her discretionary powers under Kalam's directorship. Kalam played an integral role convincing the Union Cabinet to conceal the true nature of these classified aerospace projects.Awards and honors of A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
2011: Doctor of Science (microbiology) by S.Gujarati University
IEEE Honorary Membership by IEEE.
2009: Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) by Anna University of Technology
Hoover Medal by ASME Foundation, USA
International von Kármán Wings Award by California Institute of Technology, U.S.A
2008: Doctor of Engineering by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
2007: King Charles II Medal by Royal Society, U.K
1997: Bharat Ratna by Government of India
1990: Padma Vibhushan by Government of India
1981: Padma Bhushan by Government of India
Boook written by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
2002: Wings of Fire,
2003: Scientist to President, Ignited Minds: Unleashing the Power Within India,
India 2020: A Vision for the New Millennium
2004: India-my-dream,Envisioning an Empowered Nation: Technology for Societal Transformation,
2005: Guiding Souls: Dialogues on the Purpose of Life by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
The Life Tree : Poems by A.P.J.Abdul Kalam, Paintings
Children Ask Kalam by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam; Pearson Education,
2006: Indomitable Spirit
Target 3 Billion PURA: Innovative Solutions towards Sustainable Development
some of A.P.J Abdul Kalam speeches
speech for youth
some of A.P.J Abdul Kalam speeches
speech for youth
speech on leadership
wonderful speech
quotes of A.P.J Abdul kalam velopment
"Thinking should become your capital asset, no matter whatever ups and downs you come across in your life."
"Thinking is progress. Non-thinking is stagnation of the individual, organisation and the country. Thinking leads to action. Knowledge without action is useless and irrelevant. Knowledge with action, converts adversity into prosperity."
"When you speak, speak the truth; perform when you promise; discharge your trust... Withhold your hands from striking, and from taking that which is unlawful and bad..."
"What actions are most excellent? To gladden the heart of a human being, to feed the hungry, to help the afflicted to lighten the sorrow of the sorrowful and to remove the wrongs of injured..."
"Away! Fond thoughts, and vex my soul no more! Work claimed my wakeful nights, my busy days Albeit brought memories of Rameswaram shore Yet haunt my dreaming gaze!"
"I will not be presumptuous enough to say that my life can be a role model for anybody; but some poor child living in an obscure place in an underprivileged social setting may find a little solace in the way my destiny has been shaped. It could perhaps help such children liberate themselves from the bondage of their illusory backwardness and hopelessness?.."
"My worthiness is all my doubt His Merit- all my fear- Contrasting which my quality Does however appear "