A.P.J.

Abdul kalam
history project 2023-24

Name:- Vikas s patil

Roll.no:- 10
Submitted to:- Ms. Pricilla
Francis
 ACKNOWLEDGMENT
I am vikas s patil from grade
X, this is an history project
which was helped by my
teacher Ms. Pricilla Francis
and also my dear principal
Ms. Tamara Hereford. And I
cant forget the help done my
parents and friends.
Therefore I would like to
thank all of them for the help
done by them for my need.
 INDEX
A
INDEX TEACHER’S
REMARKS
PAGE NO.
1. INTRODUCTION
2. EDUCATION
3. CARRER AS A SCIENTIST

4. PRESIDENT OF INDIA

5. POST PRESIDENT PERIOD

6. AWARDS AND HONOURS

7.
PERSONAL LIFE
8.
DEATH
9.
CONCLUSION
10.
BIBLIOGARPHY
 INTRODUCTION
This project is based
on Dr. apj Abdul
kalam sir’s
education, career as
scientist, president of
India, post president
period, awards and
honors, personal life,
death.
 EDUCATION
Early Schooling Rameshwaram
Elementary
School

Secondary Schwartz Higher

Schooling Secondary School

Undergraduate Saint Joseph’s

College

Postgraduate Madras Institute

of Technology
 Career as a scientist
After graduating from the Madras Institute of
Technology in 1960, Kalam joined the Aeronautical
Development Establishment of the Defense
Research and Development Organization (by Press
Information Bureau, Government of India) as a
scientist after becoming a member of the Defense
Research & Development Service (DRDS). He
started his career by designing a small hovercraft,
but remained unconvinced by his choice of a job at
DRDO. Kalam was also part of the INCOSPAR
committee working under Vikram Sarabhai, the
renowned space scientist. In 1969, Kalam was
transferred to the Indian Space Research
Organization (ISRO) where he was the project
director of India's first Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV-
III) which successfully deployed the Rohini satellite
in near-earth orbit in July 1980; Kalam had first
started work on an expandable rocket project
independently at DRDO in 1965.In 1969, Kalam
received the government's approval and expanded
the programme to include more engineers.
 President of India
Kalam served as the 11th
President of India, succeeding
K. R. Narayanan. He won the
2002 presidential election with
an electoral vote of 922,884,
surpassing the 107,366 votes
won by Lakshmi Sahgal. His
term lasted from 25 July 2002
to 25 July 2007.During his term
as president, he was
affectionately known as the
People's President.
 Post president period
25 July 2002 – 25 July 2007 was Dr. kalam’s
president period. Kalam played a leading role in
the development of India’s missile and nuclear
weapons programs. He planned a program that
produced a number of successful missiles,
helping earn him the nickname “Missile Man.”
Beginning in the early 1990s, he also served as
scientific adviser to the government, and his
prominent role in India’s 1998 nuclear weapons
tests established Kalam as a national hero. In
2002 the Hindu nationalist (Hindustan) National
Democratic Alliance nominated Kalam, a Muslim,
to succeed outgoing President K.R. Narayanan.
Kalam easily won the elections in 2002, and in
the largely ceremonial post he sought to use
science and technology to transform India into a
developed country. And finally after that In 2007
he was succeeded by Pratibha Patil, the country’s
first woman president.
 Awards and honors
1981: Padma Bhushan – Government of
India
1990: Padma Vibhushan – Government
of India
1997: Bharat Ratna – Government of
India
1997: Indira Gandhi Award for National
Integration – Government of India
1998: Veer Savarkar Award –
Government of India
2000: SASTRA Ramanujan
Prize – Shanmugha
Arts,Science,Technology & Research
Academy, India
2013: Von Braun Award – National
 Personal life
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was born on 15
October 1931 to a Tamil Muslim family in the pilgrimage
centre of Rameswaram on Pamban Island, then in the
Madras Presidency and now in the State of Tamil Nadu. His
father Jainulabdeen was a boat owner and imam of a local
mosque; his mother Ashiamma was a housewife. His
father owned a ferry that took Hindu pilgrims back and
forth between Rameswaram and the now
uninhabited Dhanushkodi. Kalam was the youngest of four
brothers and one sister in his family. In his school years,
Kalam had average grades but was described as a bright
and hardworking student who had a strong desire
to learn. He spent hours on his studies,
especially mathematics. After completing his education at
the Schwartz Higher Secondary School, Ramanathapuram,
Kalam went on to attend Saint Joseph's College,
Tiruchirappalli, then affiliated with the University
of Madras, from where he graduated in physics in 1954.He
moved to Madras in 1955 to study aerospace engineering
in Madras Institute of Technology. He narrowly missed
achieving his dream of becoming a fighter pilot, as he
placed ninth in qualifiers, and only eight positions were
available in the IAF.
 Death
On 27 July 2015, Kalam travelled to
Shillong to deliver a lecture on "Creating
a Livable Planet Earth" at the Indian
Institute of Management Shillong. While
climbing a flight of stairs, he
experienced some discomfort, but was
able to enter the auditorium after a
brief rest. At around 6:35 p.m. IST, only
five minutes into his lecture, he
collapsed. He was rushed to the nearby
Bethany Hospital in a critical condition;
upon arrival, he lacked a pulse or any
other signs of life. Despite being placed
in the intensive care unit, Kalam was
confirmed dead of a sudden cardiac
arrest at 7:45 p.m. IST.
 Conclusion
After his death APJ Abdul Kalam was
awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1981
and Padma Vibhushan in 1990. In 1997,
he was also decorated with the highest
civilian award of the nation, the Bharat
Ratna.
Kalam always emphasized that you
should never lose out on your humble
self even if you are the head of an entire
nation. No matter where life takes you,
it is essential to always remain
grounded and maintain humility at all
times.
 Bibliography
• WIKIPIDEA.ORG
• VIKASPEIDEA.IN
• GOOGLE.COM
• BRAINLY.IN