Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, also known as the Missile Man of India, served as a significant source of inspiration for millions of Indians. He was a phenomenal teacher and an aerospace scientist who presided as India’s 11th president from 2002 to 2007, earning the name “People’s President.” In addition, he was the first president who was Muslim to fulfil a full term.
India is commemorating the demise of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam today, July 27. He had a heart attack in 2015 and passed while delivering a lecture at IIM Shillong. In his hometown of Rameshwaram, thousands of people attended the burial, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The nation was shocked and saddened by Dr. Kalam’s passing.
The “Missile Man of India,” Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, also known as Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, passed away seven years ago today. Dr. Kalam is praised for his work on the nation’s science and space initiatives, and he also had a significant impact on the 1998 nuclear weapon test.
He is credited with developing the Agni and Prithvi missiles and has motivated many people to work tirelessly for the good of the nation. Dr. Kalam, who was raised in a modest Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, family and was born in 1932, began working for the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) in 1958. As the project director for the SLV-III, India’s first satellite launch vehicle, he was afterwards hired by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in 1969.
After returning to DRDO in 1982 and creating the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program IGMDP, he earned the title “the missile man of India.” He worked to equalise India’s research and development of missiles with that of other nations.
Dr. Kalam earned the Padma Bhushan award in 1990, and the Bharat Ratna, the country of India’s highest civilian honour, in 1997. His well-known autobiographies Wings of Fire and Ignited Minds are among the books he wrote.
While giving a lecture at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Shillong in 2015, Dr. Kalam passed away. At the event, the former president suffered a cardiac arrest, collapsed, and later passed away.
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