“WITHOUT YOUR INVOLVEMENT

YOU CAN'T SUCCEED.

WITH YOUR INVOLVEMENT YOU
CAN'T FAIL.”

BY:-Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam

Full name :Dr Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam
Born on:15th Oct 1931,at Dhanushkodi in Rameswaram
District, Tamil Nadu
His father Jainulabdeen was boat owner & his mother was
housewife.
In his school ,he describes as sincere,bright & a hardworking
student who had a strong desire to learn & spend hours in his
studies, especially math's.
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam was Scientist, Engineer, Professor
Author, President and a Good human being.
Primary education was from Rameshwaram elementary
school.
In 1950 he joined St Joseph college at Tiruchirapalli to do
B.Sc.
He joined DMIT in Aeronautical Engineering at MIT
[Madras Institute of Technology] ,Madras (1954-1957).
After graduating from MIT, Kalam took up the position of
chief scientist at the Aeronautical Development Establishment
of Defense Research
Shifted to the (ISRO)Indian Space Research Organization
where he was the project director of India's first indigenous
Satellite Launch Vehicle and Development Organization
(DRDO).
The 5 projects were scheduled to be completed in a time frame
of only 10 years and consisted of:

(1) Nag - an anti-tank guided missile.

(2) Prithvi - a surface-to-surface battlefield missile.
(3) Akash - a swift, medium-range surface-to-air missile.
(4) Trishul - a quick-reaction surface-to-air missile with a
shorter range.
(5) Agni - an intermediate range ballistic missile, the
mightiest.
25 July 2002 to 25 July 2007 of India.
Kalam served as the 11th President an electoral vote of
922,884.
He known as People's President.
He was also the first scientist and the first bachelor to
occupy Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Kalam said of the announcement of his candidature:
I am really overwhelmed. Everywhere both in Internet and in
other media, I have been asked for a message. I was thinking
what message I can give to the people of the country at this
juncture.
Kalam begins his day by reading from the Bhagwad Gita.
He works for about 18 hours each day.
He plays the 'Rudra Veena'.
Hard Working.
Passionate for the work.
Highly spiritual.
Loving and caring.
Committed and dedicated for work.
Positive thinker.
He was the Project Director in ISRO to help develop India's
first indigenous Satellite Launch Vehicle.
He took up the responsibility of developing Indigenous
Guided Missiles at DRDO(This also earned him the title of
'Missile Man of India'.)
He was the brain behind multiple nuclear tests carried out at
Pokhran in 1998 which made India a nuclear weapon state.
He was the driving force behind the development of
lightweight callipers for patients with motor disabilities.
1981 Padma Bhushan by Government of India.
1990 Padma Vibhushan by Government of India.
1997 Bharat Ratna by Government of India.
1998 Veer Savarkar Award by Government of India.
2000 Ramanujan Award by Alwars Research
Centre,Chennai.
2009 Honorary Doctorate by Oakland University.
2009 International von Karman Wings Award by
California Institute of Technology,USA.
2010 Doctor of Engineering by University of Waterloo.
2011 IEEE Honorary Membership by IEEE.