APJ Abdul Kalam: 'A Leader Should Know How to Manage Failure'

Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

I climbed and climbed Where is the peak, my Lord? I ploughed and ploughed, Where is the knowledge treasure, my Lord? I sailed and sailed, Where is the island of peace, my Lord? Almighty, bless my nation With vision and sweat resulting into happiness

Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam born October 15, 1931, Rameshwaram , Tamil Nadu, India former President of India eleventh President of India, serving from 2002 to 2007 he was elected during the rule of the Bharatiya Janata Party, led ruling coalition, under prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

He is closely associated with the Honey Bee Network and The National innovation Foundation(NIF). The NIF is a body of Government of India and operates from Ahmadabad, Gujarat. He respects all religions, including Sikhism and Hinduism. A pre eminent scientist, a gifted engineer.

Kalam has written several inspirational books, most notably his autobiography Wings of Fire, aimed at motivating Indian youth.

He is a vegetarian and a teetotaller. Kalam's belief in the power of science to resolve society's problems. He has written poems in Tamil as well.

referred to as the Missile Man of India was popularly called the People's President

received honorary doctorates from about 30 universities globally, including the Carnegie Mellon University, University of Kentucky and the Nanyang Technological University of Singapore.

1981-Padma Bhushan, 1990- Padma Vibhushan and 1997- the Bharat Ratna. He is also the first scientist and first bachelor to occupy Rashtrapati Bhavan. On September 15, 2009, he was a recipient of the International von Krmn Wings Award

a true visionary, he is also a humble humanitarian in every sense of the word. Understanding needs and characteristicshe is being recognised for making state-of-theart healthcare available to the common man at affordable prices, bringing quality medical care to rural areas by establishing a link between doctors and technocrats, using spin-offs of defence technology to create state-of-the-art medical equipment and launching tele-medicine projects connecting remote rural-based hospitals to the super-specialty hospital.

www.google.com Wings of fire A brief biography of Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam Bidwai, Praful (2002, June, 23) Missile man as Indias president Kalam was real peoples president: Presidents bodyguards Hindustan Times 24-07-07 Former president kalam chosen for Hoover medal, 27, Mar 2009 Times of India Documentary on Kalam released The Hindu 2008-01-12 Missile History

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