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In1973Dr.KalambecametheprojectdirectorofIndiassatellitelaunchvehicle
program,commonlycalledtheSLV3.ThegoalwastoputIndiasRohini
satelliteintoorbitby1980.Dr.Kalamwasgivenfundsandhumanresources
butwastoldclearlythatby1980Indiahadtolaunchthesatelliteintospace.
Thousandsofpeopleworkedtogetherinscientificandtechnicalteamstowards
thatgoal.
ByAugust1979everythingwasalmostready.Astheprojectdirector,Dr.Kalam
wenttothecontrolcenterforthelaunch.Atfourminutesbeforethesatellite
launch,thecomputerbegantogothroughthechecklistofitemsthatneededto
bechecked.Oneminutelater,thecomputerprogramputthelaunchonhold
thedisplayshowedthatsomecontrolcomponentswerenotinorder.Fourfive
expertswerethereandtheytoldhimnottoworrytheyhaddonetheir
calculationsandtherewasenoughreservefuel.Sohebypassedthecomputer,
switchedtomanualmode,andlaunchedtherocket.Inthefirststage,
everythingworkedfine.Inthesecondstage,aproblemdeveloped.Insteadof
thesatellitegoingintoorbit,thewholerocketsystemplungedintotheBayof
Bengal.Itwasabigfailure.
Thatday,thechairmanoftheIndianSpaceResearchOrganization,Prof.
SatishDhawan,hadcalledapressconference.Thelaunchwasat7:00am,
andthepressconferencewherejournalistsfromaroundtheworldwere
presentwasat7:45amatISROssatellitelaunchrangeinSriharikota[in
AndhraPradeshinsouthernIndia].Prof.Dhawan,theleaderofthe
organization,conductedthepressconferencehimself.Hetookresponsibility
forthefailurehesaidthattheteamhadworkedveryhard,butthatit
neededmoretechnologicalsupport.Heassuredthemediathatinanother
year,theteamwoulddefinitelysucceed.ThattimeDr.Kalamwastheproject
directorbutProf.Dhawantookresponsibilityforthefailureaschairmanofthe
organizationandsavedyoungDr.Kalamfrommedia.
Thenextyear,inJuly1980,ISROtriedagaintolaunchthesatelliteandthis
timetheysucceeded.Thewholenationwasjubilant.Again,therewasapress
conference.Prof.DhawancalledDr.Kalamasideandtoldhim,Youconduct
thepressconferencetoday.
Afterhisfirstsuccess,thereweremanywhichfollowedandnowwholeworld
knowshim.ItwasthegreatnessofProf.Dhawanwhichhelpedhimtokeep
himmoraleupandmakethenationproud.
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Kalamsmiledwhendeathstaredhimintheface
Weallknowhimforhispatriotism,loveforchildren,hissimplicity,his
intelligenceandhiscontributionsinthefieldofscience&technology.Littledid
IknowofhiscouragewhenIreadthis:
ItwasonSeptember30,2001whenKalam,thentheprincipalscientific
advisertoprimeminister,hadboardedthehelicopterfromRanchionwayto
Bokarowherehehadtoattendaschoolfunction.
Thoughthepilotshadinformedusmidairthattherewassomethingterribly
wrongwiththehelicoptersrotoranditsoundedlikeimminentdeathtoallof
usKalamremainedcomposedwithhissignaturesmileplayingonhislips.He
evenadvisedthetwopilotsnottoworry,saidSamareshSingh,aformer
scienceandtechnologyministerinJharkhandgovernmentwhowasseating
nexttoKalamduringtheillfatedflight.
AsSamareshSinghandothersfeared,justasthepilotstriedtolandthe
helicopteratBokaroairstrip,theylostcontrolanditjustfelldown.The
helicoptercrashlanded,itsrotorbrokedown,whichbroughtitdownfroma
considerableheightwithathud.WhileKalamandothersincludingcrew
membersescapeddeaththeleftportionofthechopperandthecopilotsseat
werebadlydamaged.
Infact,secondsafterthecrashlanding,Kalamprofuselythankedthetwo
pilots.Thetwopilots,liketheothersonboardwerephysicallyhurtand
mentallynervousaswellbutKalamhadcomfortedthem,sayingthey
deservedawardsforsavingtheirlives.Thenthecivilaviationofficialshad
describedthecrashasmiraclesinceeveryoneonboardhadsurvived.The
landbelowhadturnedsoftafterarainfallelsethedamagecouldhave
beensubstantialandconsequencesevenworse.
AndthoughKalamtoohadsustainedinjuriesandspraininhisbodyafterthe
fall,hedrovestraightfromthecrashsitetotheRamakrishnaVidyalayain
Bokarotoaddressthestudentsaspertheschedule.Kalamhadthentoldthe
kidstodreambig.
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MynameisPrithviraj,MajorGeneralPrithviraj.
Ofallthenames,suchasMissileManofIndia,RockstarPresident,and
People'spresident,thatKalamreceiveditwasthisaliasthatIbelievemost
peoplewereneverawareof.
IntheswelteringheatofthedesertofPokhran,thecountry'stwotop
scientists,DefenceResearchandDevelopmentOrganisation(DRDO)chief
A.P.J.AbdulKalamandIndianAtomicEnergyCommissionheadD.R.
Chidambaram,werealwaysincharacterasarmygeneralswheneverthey
visitedPokhran,allinordertomaintainsecrecy.Kalamasbeingtheoneofthe
personinthecircleoftrusthadtolivelikeamilitarypersonwearingarmy
fatiguesandtalklikeheisfromthearmy.
A.P.J.AbdulKalamlivedhisrolelikehowaspywould.
HetookthenameofPrithvirajasanironictwisttothefactthatitwasDr.
KalamwhostartedanddevelopedthePrithviballisticmissile,whichisIndia'
firstnuclearcapablemissileprogram.AlsoPrithvirajisthelastHindurulerof
Delhi,andthisisatestamenttotheloveKalamhasforIndiancultureand
history.
KalamtookthisnomedeguerreinordertothrowoffthestrongHUMINT
(humanintelligence)resourcesCIAhasinIndianinstitutions,includingthe
government,BARCandDRDO.TheoperationShakti,codenameforthe
Nucleartests,wascloselywatchedbyCIAandotherinternationalintelligence
agenciesanditwasimperativethatnosuchinformationleaksoutthatcould
makeUSandothernationsdiplomaticallyputunduepressureonIndia.
Kalam'sbriefroleasMajorGeneralPrithvirajensuredthat,when
thenuclearbombwentoffandtheoperation'SmilingBuddha'
becameasuccess,theworldshockinglywokeuptorealisethat
Indiabecameanuclearnation.
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MajorGenPrithviraj'
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Organisation (ISRO).
IgotarareopportunitytoescortDr.Kalamwhenhevisitedmycollegefor
inauguratingthetechnicalfestivalofourcollege.AssoonasIreachedtohim
andintroducedmyselftohimashisescort,thiswastheshortconversationthat
tookbetweenus:
Me:HelloSir!GoodEvening.IamParthSharma.
Dr.Kalam:Hello!GoodEvening.Doyouwanttoaskmeanyquestion?
(Iwastotallyshockedathisresponse)
Me:Ummm...Ehhh...Errr...Sir...
Dr.Kalam:Yeah,askmeanythingyouwant.
Me:Sir,IamsorrybutIam....
Dr.Kalam:Noproblem,mailyourqueriestoapj@abdulkalam.com
Me:SureSir.
AfterthisincidentItalkedtosomeoftheseniorfacultymembersandmy
seniorsincollegewhohavemetDr.Kalamearlierandwasamazedtofindout
thathelikesitverymuchwhenstudentsinteractwithhimandaskquestions.
Heencouragesandexpectsstudentstobeinquisitive.Alsohetrieshisbestto
makesurethatherepliestoallgenuinequeriessenttohismail.
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2.Whenyoungsters&teenagersrequestedameetingwith
PresidentKalam,thePresidentnotonlyobligedandgavethekids
hisprecioustime,buthealsolistenedcarefullytotheideasthekids
had.
AsPresident,oftenDr.Kalamsofficewouldreceiverequestsfromyoungsters
forameetingwiththecountrysfirstcitizen.NotonlywouldDr.Kalammeet
thekidsinhispersonalchambersattheRashtrapatiBhavan,buthewould
alsogivethemhisprecioustime,listentotheirideasand
3.SoonafteritwasdeclaredthatDr.Kalamwouldbethenext
President,hevisitedamodestschooltodeliveraspeech.His
securitydetailwasminimal,andhedidntmindtakingcontrolof
thesituationwhenthepowerwentoff.
Speakingtoaround400students,Dr.Kalamensuredthepowercutdidnt
causeanyinterruption.Hewalkedrightinthemiddleofthecrowdandasked
thestudentstosurroundhim.Hethenspoketo400studentswithhisbare
voiceanddelivered,likealways,aninspiringkeynote.
4.PresidentKalamhasgivenupallhislifesavingsandsalariestoa
trusthefoundednamedPURA(ProvidingUrbanAmenitiesto
RuralAreas).
ThegovernmenttakescareofthePresidentofIndiaaswellasofalltheformer
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presidents.Knowingthis,Dr.KalamduringhistenureasPresidentdecidedto
giveawayallhiswealthandlifesavingstowardsafundthatworkstowards
providingurbanamenitiestoruralpopulation.Apparently,Dr.Kalamcalled
upDr.VergheseKurien,thefounderofAmul,andasked:NowthatIhave
becomethePresidentofIndia,thegovernmentisgoingto
lookaftermetillIamlivingsowhatcanIdowithmysavingsandsalary?
#5.PresidentKalamisknowntowritehisownthankyoucards.
Ashumbleandgenerousthemanis,PresidentKalamisknowntosignhisown
thankyoucards.OneinstanceiswhenQuorauserNamanNaraindrewa
sketchofDr.KalamandsentittothePresident.Tohissurprise,thePresident
senthimathankyoucard,withashorthandwrittenmessageandpersonalised
withhissignature.
#6.SupposedtoattendacollegeeventastheChiefGuest,APJonce
surprisedthestudentsoftheeventsorganisingcommitteeby
visitingthemlateinthenight.
Once,Dr.KalamwastobeaChiefGuestatacollegeevent.Hewasntthe
Presidentatthetime,butheldasignificantofficeattheDRDOandwasoneof
thekeyadvisorstothegovernment.Curioustoseethekidsprepupforabig
event,Kalamdecidedtopayavisittothevenue.Hecameinajeep,without
anysecurity,andtalkedtothestudentspresentatthevenue.Hesaidhe
wantedtomeettherealhardworkingpeople.
#7.Dr.Kalamissohumblehewouldntmindgoingtoaneventa
littlelateforthesakeoflettinghisfanstakepictureswithhim!
Dr.KalamwastheChiefGuestataneventatIIMAhmedabadrecentlxy.Prior
totheevent,hewaslunchingwithaclassofaroundsixtystudents.Attheend
ofthelunch,thestudentswantedeachaphotowiththeformerPresident.
Citingthedelay,theeventorganisertriedtohushoffthestudentsbutto
everyonessurpriseDr.Kalamaskedtheorganisertocalmdownandsaidthat
hewontleavetheplaceuntileverypersonwhowantedapicturewithhimgot
apicture!
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werereallyfrustratedduetothepressureofworkandthedemandsoftheir
bossbuteveryonewasloyaltohimanddidnotthinkofquittingthejob.
Oneday,onescientistcametohisbossandtoldhimSir,Ihavepromisedto
mychildrenthatIwilltakethemtotheexhibitiongoingoninourtownship.So
Iwanttoleavetheofficeat530pm.HisbossrepliedOK,Yourepermittedto
leavetheofficeearlytoday.TheScientiststartedworking.Hecontinuedhis
workafterlunch.Asusualhegotinvolvedtosuchanextentthathelookedat
hiswatchwhenhefelthewasclosetocompletion.Thetimewas8.30PM.
Suddenlyherememberedofthepromisehehadgiventohischildren.
Helookedforhisboss,Hewasnotthere.Havingtoldhiminthemorningitself,
heclosedeverythingandleftforhome.
Deepwithinhimself,hewasfeelingguiltyforhavingdisappointedhischildren.
Hereachedhome.Childrenwerenotthere.Hiswifealonewassittinginthe
hallandreadingmagazines.
Thesituationwasexplosive,anytalkwouldboomerangonhim.Hiswifeasked
himWouldyouliketohavecoffeeorshallIstraightawayservedinnerifyou
arehungry.
ThemanrepliedIfyouwouldliketohavecoffee,Itoowillhavebutwhat
aboutChildren??.WiferepliedYoudontknow??,Yourmanagercamehere
at5.15PMandhastakenthechildrentotheexhibition.
Whathadreallyhappenedwas.Thebosswhograntedhimpermissionwas
observinghimworkingseriouslyat5.00PM.Hethoughttohimself,thisperson
willnotleavethework,butifhehaspromisedhischildrentheyshouldenjoy
thevisittoexhibition.SohetooktheleadintakingthemtoexhibitionTheboss
doesnothavetodoiteverytime.Butonceitisdone,loyaltyisestablished.
ThatiswhyallthescientistsatThumbacontinuedtoworkundertheirboss
eventhoughthestresswastremendous.
Bytheway,canyouhazardaguessastowhothebosswas?
HewasnoneotherthanDr.APJAbdulKalam.
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Probablythismanhasendlessstoriesofhishumility&simplicity.
Thiseventdatesbackto2010duringCommonwealthGamesopening
ceremony,wheneveryspecialguesttooktheirseatsincludingthenPrime
ministerManmohanSingh,SoniaGandhi,PrinceCharlesetc.
Astheguestsarrivedeveryonewasintroducedwhichfollowedahugecheer
welcomingthemandtheirvideowasbeingflashedingiantscreenbutwhen
Dr.Kalamarrivedthesoundsystemsstoppedworkingorprobablypeople
behindmicrophonesweren'tpreparedforhisarrival(heusedtoreachvenues
muchaheadofschedule)butthegiantscreenflashedhisarrivalvisualsfora
fractionofsecondandthecrowdwentberserkwiththunderousapplauseand
whistles.
Fewminuteslaterafterintroductionoffewotherguests,Dr.Kalamwas
introducedthistimetheyshowedhimwhiletakingseat.Thecrowdstoodwith
respecthonoringhimandthethunderousclapandwhistleswentonfor10
minutes.
Theclaps&cheerwastheloudestthatnightfollowedbythetimewhen
Pakistanicontingententeredthearena.
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AsIwritethisafterhisIfeelthephrase"...needsnointroduction,please
welcome..."wasforinspiredbyaneventlikethis.
RIP!
Edit:ImageremovedasseveralQuoransfounditdishearteningimagewas
relatedtoaneventdated2007.
ReplacedtheimagewithDr.Kalam'spictureatCWGOC.
Here'sanotherlesserknownfact,APJ'saddresstoEuropeanUnion
Parliamentontheirsilverjubileeanniversary
Theapplause&respectneverendedheretoo!
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Evenonhislasttrip,APJAbdulKalamshowedwhyhewasabeloved
president.
ThefollowingareinthewordsofSrijanPalSingh,anadvisertoKalam,wason
thestagewithhiminShillongwhenhecollapsedandwastakentohospital.
"Wewereinaconvoyof67cars.Dr.KalamandIwereinthesecondcar.
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Aheaduswasanopengypsywiththreesoldiersinit.Twoofthemweresitting
oneithersideandoneleanguywasstandingatop,holdinghisgun.Onehour
intotheroadjourney,Dr.Kalamsaid,'Whyishestanding?Hewillgettired.
Thisislikepunishment.Canyouaskawirelessmessageto(be)giventhathe
maysit?'"Singhwrote.
SinghsaidhetriedtoconvinceKalamthattheguardhadprobablybeen
instructedtostandforbettersecuritybuttheformerpresidentwouldn'trelent.
Theytriedtosignalhimtositdownandeventhroughradiomessagebutthey
wereunsuccessful.
"Finally,realizingthereislittlewecandohetoldme,'Iwanttomeethimand
thankhim'.Later,whenwelandedinIIMShillong,Iwentinquiringthrough
securitypeopleandgotholdofthestandingguy.ItookhiminsideandDr.
Kalamgreetedhim.Heshookhishand,saidthankyoubuddy.'Areyoutired?
Wouldyoulikesomethingtoeat?Iamsorryyouhadtostandsolongbecause
ofme'.Theyoungleanguard,drapedinblackcloth,wassurprisedatthe
treatment.Helostwords,justsaid,'Sir,aapkeliyeto6ghantebhikhade
rahenge'(foryouIwouldstandevenforsixhours),"Singhnoted.
'Goodbyesshouldbeshort,reallyshort':APJAbdulKalam'sadvisordocuments
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Originally Answered: What are some lesser known facts about A.P.J. Abdul Kalam?
Lesserknownfacts
1)HelearnedtoplayVeena(anIndianmusicalinstrument)
2)Heoncesoldhisbook(whichhewonasprize)togetbacktohis
native.
WhenhewasstudyinginMIT,hisnativeplaceRameswaramwasaffectedby
naturalcalamities.Hereceivedaphonecallfromhisbrotherthathisparents
wanttoseehimsomehow.Healsowanttogotheirimmediately.Sinceitwas
monthendandhemanageshisexpenseswiththescholarshipandfunds,he
didn'thavemoneytotravel.HewenttoMooremarket(inChennai,aplace
whereusedbooksaresold)andsoldhisbook(whichhehadwonasprizefrom
hisfavoriteprofessor)for60Rs.Theoriginalcostofthebookis400Rs.The
shopkeeperfoundoutthatthebookwasgivenasagiftforhisexcellenceand
heunderstoodthatKalamwasnotinintentiontosellit.Whenshopkeeper
heardaboutKalam'ssituation,heassuredthatthebookwillbethereinstores
andhecancomebackandcollectitafterpayingthemoney.Kalamwenttohis
native,methisparents,thingscamebacktonormallifeandhegotetc60Rs
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fromhisparentsandwhenhecamebacktoChennai(thenMadras),hedirectly
wenttothestoreandgotthebook.
3)Nomatterwhoyouare,whatyourprofessionis,herespectsyou
4)Hewillcomedownfromhisstatusandgotoanyextenttoreachyou
That'sKalamSirforyou:)
5)ThegreatDr.A.P.J.wantedtheEnglishtranslationofManickavasagar's
THIRUVASAGAMbyG.U.Pope.IsentittohimtoNewDelhi.Hepromptly
sentmealetterandachequeforRs.600.Sometimelaterhecalledmeand
asked'Sir,Diduclearthecheque,Itdoesn'tshowmeinmyaccount?".I
replied"Sir,Iframeditinmyroom."
Now,iwithaheavyheartirememberthis.Everyinchhewasagreatperson
andmagnanimous.Heshouldhavebeenborninanyothercountry,his
VISIONwouldhavebeenachievedandhewouldhavehadtheopportunityto
seeitbyhimself.
MyMotherIndia,neveracknowledgesherworthysons.
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7)HEwaspurevegetarianfromhiscollegedaysandhewassecretaryforVeg
messinSt.Josephcollege,Trichy.
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8)WhenSriLankanpresidentRajaPakshe(duringhisregimethousandsof
IndianswerekilledinSriLanka)cametoIndia,Dr.Kalamdidn'tstandup
fromhisseatanddidn'tshakehandswithhim,ashedon'trespectsomeone
whohaskilledhisfellowIndians.
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Kalam's79thbirthdaywasrecognisedasWorldStudentDaybythe
UnitedNations.
SwitzerlandhasdeclaredMay26astheScienceDayinhonourofvisiting
PresidentAPJAbdulKalam.
Hehasreceivedhonorarydoctoratesfrom40universities.
Hewastheyoungest83yearoldIndiahaseverseen:
Evenwhenhedied,itwaswhiledeliveringalecturetostudentsatIIM
Shillongonaliveableplant.AsMeghalayachiefsecretaryPBOWarjirisaid,
hepassedawayinhiselement,whiledeliveringalecturetoyoungsters,ona
subjectheloved.
HewastheperfectsymbolofmeritocraticIndia,theidealcitizen,
andthemostpositiveIndian:
BorninavillagetoapoorfishingfamilyinRameswaram,herosethrough
dintofhisownhardwork.
HewasaRenaissanceman:
AMuslim,aplayeroftheveena,ascomfortablewiththeQuranasthe
BhagvadGita,SecretaryofDRDO,presidentofIndia,ashappytowrite
scientificpapersastowritebestsellersforyoungIndia.
HealwaysputIndiaFirst:
WhetheritwasasascientistorPresident,hewasapatriotfirst.From
reportedlyadvisingSoniaGandhitonotbecomingprimeministerin2004to
fatheringthePokharanexplosion,healwayssaidwhathefeltwasright.He
wasinspiredbythreeofIndia'sgreatestscientistsDrVikramSarabhai,
professorSatishDhawanandDrBrahmPrakash.Hetookonlytwo
holidaysinhislife,itissaidbothfordeaths,ofhisfatherand
mother.
Hewasthemasterofinspiringquotes:
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"Youhavetodreambeforeyourdreamscometrue."
"Greatdreamsofgreatdreamersarealwaystranscended."
"Tosucceedinyourmission,youmusthavesinglemindeddevotiontoyour
goal."
"Manneedshisdifficultiesbecausetheyarenecessarytoenjoysuccess."
"Weshouldnotgiveupandweshouldnotallowtheproblemtodefeatus."
FivereasonswhyIndiawillmissAPJAbdulKalam .
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MostpeopleknowalmosteverythingaboutDr.Kalam,asascientistofrepute,
writerandmotivatorparexcellenceforIndianyouth,andaPresidentwhowas
respectedhighlybyeveryone.Butmanypeoplemightnothaveknownthe
humansideoftheMissileManorhowheproactivelyinvolvedhimself,andalso
encouragedotherstomakeuseofthenuclearormissiletechnologyfindingsof
DRDOforimprovingtheefficiencyaswellasaffordabilityofIndianhealthcare
system.
Hefirstusedthespinoffsfrommissiletechnologytohelppoliovictims,by
helpingtobringdowntheweightoftheprostheticlimbswornbythepolio
victimsfromanunwieldy3kilogramstojust300grams.Helaternarratedin
oneofhisinterviewshowhefounditpathetictoseethepoliovictimsdragging
theirfeetwithdifficultyduetotheweightofthebraces,andhowhappyhewas
toseethesamechildrenrunningaboutjoyouslyafterbringingdowntheweight
ofthecaliperstoonetenthoftheoriginalweight.Healsooversawajointeffort
bythescientistsofDRDOandthedoctorsofNIMSHyderabadfordesigning
pacemakersforthecardiacpatientswithinaveryaffordablecost.
Dr.KalamalsolaterteamedupwithawellknowncardiologistbynameSoma
Rajutodevelopanindigenousandcosteffectivecoronarystentwhichcameto
bepopularyknownasKalamRajustent,tobringdownthecostofthedevicein
themarketfromawhoppingINR75000tomereINR10000,thusmakingit
affordableforthecommonman.
Spinoffsfromdefencetechnologyhelppoliovictims
Frommissilestocoronarystents
Dr.Kalamwasapeople'sscientistevenbeforehebecamethepeople'spresident.
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Manish Golcha
Originally Answered: What are some lesser known facts about A.P.J. Abdul Kalam?
HerearesomeoftheinterestingfactsaboutKalam'slife:
1.Bornon15October,1931,inaTamilMuslimfamilytoaboatowner,
Jainulabudeen,andAshiamma,ahousewife,inRamanathapuramdistrictof
TamilNadu,Kalam'schildhoodwasnoteasyandprivileged.
2.Inordertosupporthispoorfamily,youngKalamusedtodistribute
newspapersafterhisschoolhourstoaddtohisfather'sincome.
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3.Kalamwasahardworkingstudenttoo,whoenjoyedspendinghoursonhis
studies.
4.HisfavouritesubjectswereMathematicsandPhysicsandultimately,hetook
upaerospaceengineeringlaterinlife.
5.HisinterestandworkinaerospaceengineeringbroughthimclosetoIndia's
civilianspaceprogramandmilitarymissiledevelopmentefforts.
6.Forhisworkonthedevelopmentofballisticmissileandlaunchvehicle
technology,KalamcametobeknownasMissileManofIndia.
7.IndiaowesitsdevelopmentasanuclearnationtoKalam'sorganizational
andtechnicalsupportforPokhranIInucleartestsin1998,thefirstsuchtests
afteragapof24years.
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8.AtISRO,HewasoneofthepioneersofIndia'sfirstspacelaunchvehicle
program.
9.KalamwasrecipientofPadmaBhushan,PadmaVibhushanandBharat
Ratna.
10.Hewasalsoarecipientofhonorarydoctoratesfrom40universities.
11.Aprolificwriter,Kalamhasauthoredaround15booksonvarioussubjects
rangingfromnuclearphysicstospiritualexperiences.
12.HisautobiographyWingsofFire:AnAutobiography,firstpublishedin
English,hasbeentranslatedinto13languagesincludingFrenchandChinese.
13.Also,therearesixadditionalbiographiesonhislifeandworks.
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14.Kalam'slifealsoinspiredIAmKalam,a2011HindifilmdirectedbyNila
MadhabPanda.
15.ThefilmshowcasesapoorRajasthaniboy,whoisinspiredbythelifeofthe
formerPresidentofIndia,APJAbdulKalam.It'sKalam'slifewhichfuelsa
strongdesiretolearnintheyoungboy.
16.Sworninon25July,2002,Kalambecame11thPresidentofIndia,
succeedingKRNarayanan.Forhissimpleandhumbleattitude,hewas
affectionatelyknownasthe'People'sPresident.'
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1. Kalamtookgreatcareofhiscolleagues.Acoworkerhadpromisedhiskids
thathewouldtakethemtothelocalcarnivalafterreturningfromwork,
thecoworkerhadalsoobtainedthepriorpermissionofMr.Kalamtoleave
early.
Thecolleaguewassoengrossedinhisworkthatitwaswellintothe
eveningwhenherealisedthathehadmadeapromisetohiskids.On
rushingbackhome,hecametoknowthroughhiswifethatMr.Kalamhad
comeearlierandtakenhiskidstothecarnival.
2. Hestressedontheimportanceofworkinghardandbeingpunctualin
everylecturehedelivered.Hetookonly2holidaysinhislifebothfor
deaths,ofhisfatherandmother.
3. OnceKalamorderednottoputbrokenglassonthewallforitsprotection
asitwillharmbirds.ThishadhappenedwhenheusedtoserveatDefence
ResearchandDevelopmentOrganisation(DRDO).WhenOrganization
hadplannedtoputglassonthewallasaprotectioncover,Kalamrejected
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theideawithoutthinkingittwice."Ifwedothat,birdswillnotbeableto
perchonthewall",people'sPresidentKalamhadsaid.
4. Reportedly,soonafterbecomingpresidentin2002,hewassupposedto
addressstudentsataschoolfunction.Whenhewasabouttostarthis
speech,theelectricitysuddenlywentoff.NothingwasworkingbutKalam
remainednonchalant.Hetoldhugecrowdofstudentstogatherhim
aroundlistenhim.Kalamgavethemesmerizinglecturewithoutany
interruptionforhours.SuchwastheauraoftheKalam.
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BelowaresomefactsaboutAPJAbdulKalam:
AvulPakirJainulabdeenAbdulKalam(APJAbdulKalam)wasthe11th
PresidentofIndiafrom2002to2007PresidentofIndia(20022007).
Popularwithchildrenandyoungpeople,Mr.Kalamengagedtheyouthby
reachingouttothemthroughlecturesandpublicinteractions.
Healsoledafrugallife,whichwasreflectedduringhisstayinthestately
RashtrapatiBhavan.
In2005,Switzerlanddeclared26Mayas"ScienceDay"tocommemorate
Kalam'svisittothecountry.
Hewonthe2011S.R.JindalPrizeforExemplaryServicetoMankindinthe
fieldofScienceandTechnology.Hedecidedtodividehisprizemoneya
totalofRs.1Crore(about$200,000)amongfourinstitutions,including
theAgastyaInternationalFoundation.
Awards:
Mr.Kalamhadtheuniquehonourofreceivinghonorarydoctoratesfrom
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30universitiesandinstitutions.
PadmaBhushan(1981)and
PadmaVibhushan(1990)and
ThehighestcivilianawardBharatRatna(1997).
HeisarecipientofseveralotherawardsandFellowofmanyprofessional
institutions.
EminentScientist:
HeJoinedtheISROin1969andwastheprojectdirectorforIndiasfirst
indigenoussatellitelaunchvehicleprogrammei.e.PolarSatelliteLaunch
Vehicle,Indiasspaceworkhorse..
Healsoheadedthecountrysguidedmissileprogramme.
HewasscientificadvisortotheDefenceMinisterfromJuly1992to
December1999.
HewasthechiefprojectcoordinatorofthePokhranIInucleartests.
HeledtheweaponisationofstrategicmissilesystemsandthePokhranII
nucleartestsincollaborationwithDepartmentofAtomicEnergy.
HewasthebrainbehindIndiasmissileprogramme,includingAgniand
Prithvi.
OneofhispetthemeswasPURAortheProvisionofUrbanAmenitiesin
RuralAreasathemehereferredtoofteninhistravelsabroad.
Postpresidency
HebecameavisitingprofessorattheIndianInstituteofManagement
Shillong,theIndianInstituteofManagementAhmedabadandtheIndian
InstituteofManagementIndore,anhonoraryfellowofIndianInstituteof
Science,Bangalore,ChancelloroftheIndianInstituteofSpaceScience
andTechnologyThiruvananthapuram,professorofAerospace
EngineeringatAnnaUniversityandanadjunctatmanyotheracademic
andresearchinstitutionsacrossIndia.
HetaughtinformationtechnologyattheInternationalInstituteof
InformationTechnology,HyderabadandtechnologyatBanarasHindu
UniversityandAnnaUniversity.
InMay2012,KalamlaunchedaprogrammefortheyouthofIndiacalled
theWhatCanIGiveMovement,withacentralthemeofdefeating
corruption.
HealsoenjoyedwritingTamilpoetryandplayingtheveenai,aSouth
Indianstringinstrument.
HewasnominatedfortheMTVYouthIconoftheYearawardin2003and
2006.
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Inthe2011HindifilmIAmKalam,Kalamisportrayedasapositive
influenceonapoorbutbrightRajasthaniboynamedChhotu,who
renameshimselfKalaminhonourofhisidol.
Booksanddocumentaries
WingsofFire:AnAutobiography,1999.
IgnitedMinds:UnleashingthePowerWithinIndia,2002.
TheLuminousSparks,2004.
MissionIndia,2005.
InspiringThoughts,2007.
IndomitableSpirit
EnvisioninganEmpoweredNation
YouAreBornToBlossom:TakeMyJourneyBeyond
TurningPoints:Ajourneythroughchallenges
Target3Billionandmanymore.
DoIneedtosaymoreabouthowgoodAScientist,Aleader,AWriterand
moreimportantlyAgreathumanbeinghewas!
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Twoincidents.
1)WhenhewasThePresidentofIndia,nearly50ofhiscloserelativesshowed
aneagernesstotourDelhiandsurroundings.Hewelcomedallthoserelatives
andmadethemstayatRastrapathiBhavanandhostedthemwarmly,showed
allthetouristplaces.
AftertheyhadlefttheBhavan,hemadethepaymentsforthe
expenditureincurredbytherelatives.
2.WhilehisperiodofPresidentialpostgotover,hejustpackedhisclothesand
abigtrunkcase.Onquestionedaboutitscontent,heopenedthat,which
containedthebooksthathehadboughtoutofhisownsalary.
Hewalkedoff,evenwithouttakinghisusedthingsat
RashtrapathiBhavan.
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1.ReasonbehindKalamnotgettingMarried
Whenaskedwhyhewasntmarriedherepliedthatmarriageandchildren
willleadselfishnesstowardslifeandhedontwantedtobeselfishatany
costinlifeashededicatedhislifeforservingthenation.
2.ReasonbehindAbdulKalamlonghairstyle
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BybirthAbdulKalamhasonehalfear.So,heusedtocoveroneofhisear
withhishairwhichnotmanypeopleknow.
3.OnceAbdulKalamassistantscientistaskedtoleaveearlyforhometo
takehiswifeandchildrenforexhibition.AbdulKalamgrantedthe
permission.Buttheassistantscientistwassobusyinhisworkheforgotto
leaveearlytohome.Thenwhilehewenttohishomehejustfoundhiswife,
hischildrenwerenotthere.Whenheaskedhiswifewherewerethe
childrensherepliedYourmanagerhastakenourchildrentoexhibition.
ThemanagerwasAPJAbdulKalam.
4.Weallknowthatheusedtobeapaperboybutwhathedidbefore
circulatingthepaperisthoughtprovoking..
Heusedtocirculatepaperwhilehewasachildforliving.Buthe
usedtocirculatepaperonlyafterhehasreadthewholepaper.
Hisdedicationtowardsgainingknowledgeisimpeccable.
5.MissileManofIndia
KalamispopularlyknownastheMissileManofIndiaforhisworkonthe
developmentofballisticmissileandlaunchvehicletechnology.
6.Once,Dr.APJAbdulKalamrejectedthesuggestiontoputbrokenglass
onthewallofabuildingthatneededprotection.Why?Becausebroken
glasswouldbeharmfulforbirds!
7.SoonafteritwasdeclaredthatDr.KalamwouldbethenextPresident,he
visitedamodestschooltodeliveraspeech.Hissecuritydetailwasminimal,
andhedidntmindtakingcontrolofthesituationwhenthepowerwentoff.
Speakingtoaround400students,Dr.Kalamensuredthepower
cutdidntcauseanyinterruption.Hewalkedrightinthemiddle
ofthecrowdandaskedthestudentstosurroundhim.Hethen
spoketo400studentswithhisbarevoiceanddelivered,like
always,aninspiringkeynote.
8.APJAbdulKalamisapureVegetarian
9.KalamWasBroughtUpInAMultiReligious,TolerantSociety.
10.HeistheonlypersonwithmaximumnumberofquotesafterSwami
Vivekananda
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1.Mr.Kalam'sfatherwasnotformallyeducatedandwasintotheboatbuilding
business,heusedtoferrypeoplebetweenDhanuskodiandhishometownof,
Rameswaram,TamilNadu.
2.Mr.Kalamtookgreatcareofhiscolleagues.Acoworkerhadpromisedhis
kidsthathewouldtakethemtothelocalcarnivalafterreturningfromwork,
thecoworkerhadalsoobtainedthepriorpermissionofMr.Kalamtoleave
early.
Thecolleaguewassoengrossedinhisworkthatitwaswellintotheevening
whenherealisedthathehadmadeapromisetohiskids.Onrushingback
home,hecametoknowthroughhiswifethatMr.Kalamhadcomeearlierand
takenhiskidstothecarnival.
3.SwitzerlandcommemorateMr.Kalam'svisittotheircountryasScienceday.
(May26)
4.Heusedtodelivernewspaperswhenhewaseightyearsold,inordertoearn
someextramoneyforthefamily.
5.ExplainingtheSLV3resultstoMrs.IndiraGandhi:
6.HehasworkedalongwithMr.VikramSarabhai,agreatvisionaryandthe
masterplannerbehindIndia'sMissileDevelopmentprogramme:
7.HishouseonMosquestreet:
8.AtthetimeofadmissionintoMIT(MadrasInstituteofTechnology),hedid
nothavethemoneytopaythousandrupeesasfee,hisfathercouldnotafford
thatamountofmoney.Hissistermortgagedhergoldbangles,togetthemoney
foradmission.
9.An excerptfromhisbook"WingsofFire":
"TowardstheendofmyvisitatNASA,IwenttotheWallopsFlightsFacilityat
WallopsIslandinEastcoast,Virginia.ThisplacewasthebaseforNASA's
soundingrocketprogramme.HereIsawapaintingprominentlydisplayedin
thereceptionlobby.Itdepictedabattlescenewithafewrocketsflyinginthe
background.Apaintingwiththisthemeshouldbethemostcommonplace
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thingataflightfacility,butthepaintingcaughtmyeye,becausethesoldierson
thesidelaunchingtherocketswerenotwhitebutweredarkskinned,with
racialfeaturesfoundinSouthAsia.ItturnedouttobeTipuSultansarmy
fightingtheBritish.ThepaintingdepictedafactforgotteninTipu'sown
countrybutcommemoratedhereontheothersideoftheplanet."
Source:WingsoffirebyAPJAbdulKalam.
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Originally Answered: What are some lesser known facts about A.P.J. Abdul Kalam?
Thisisfromthebook:TheKalamEffect:ByP.MNair,secretarytoKalam
whenhewasPresident.
DuringVajpayeegovernment,Pakistan'spresidentGenPervezMusharrafwas
tovisitIndiafortheAgrasummit.Hisitineraryincludedameetingwiththe
President.
AsKalamwastotallyapolitical,peopleatRashtrapatibhavanwereworried
aboutpreparinghimwelltotackleMusharrafdiplomatically.Whatifhebrings
upsomecontroversialissuewithKalam,willheknowthegovernment'sofficial
positionandcommunicateitwell?
Kalamhoweverwasleastworriedandtoldhissecretarythathedidn'tneedany
preparationandthathe'llhandlethePakprezverywell.
Musharrafarrived,themeetingwasscheduledfor30mins.Afterexchanging
pleasantries,justwhenMusharrafwasabouttosaysomething,Kalamsaid
somethingofthesort"MrPresident,don'tyouthinkthatinsteadofdiscussing
theissueswhichmakeusapart,weshoulddiscusssomethingaboutthe
commonproblemsfacedbypeopleofbothourcountries?"
WhatelsecouldMusharrafdobuttonodinagreement!AfterthisKalam
turnedonanLCDmonitorandstartedaPPTonhispetprojectPURA,and
spokepassionatelyabouthisvisiontoprovideurbanamenitiesinruralareas.
Hetookprecisely27minsforthepresentation,andafterthatMushrrafonly
hadthetimetosay.."MrPresident,Indiaisindeedluckytohaveascientist
presidentlikeyou,itwasarealpleasuremeetingyou":)
Nochancegiventotalkaboutanythingelse!!!
MrNairconcludesinhisbook,thatdayIrealizedascientistcanbea
diplomattoo:)
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LesserknownfactsaboutDr.Kalam'sFamily.
AvulPakirJainulabdeenAbdulKalamwhoweusedtocallasDr.A.P.J.Abdul
Kalamwasbornon15thOctober,1931inTikundiofDhanushkodiinthe
districtofRameswharam.HisfatherwasJainaluddinandmotherAshiamma.
HisfatherJainaluddinwasahumbleboatowner,whichheusedtorentedout
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tolocalfishermen.HewasadevoutMuslimandaclosefriendofthe
Rameshwaramtemplepriest.AndthishasmadeKalamtogrowupinamulti
religious,tolerantsocietywithaprogressiveoutlook.Hisfatheroftenquoted
fromQuotedtomaketheyoungKalamseetheworldwithoutfear.From
childhoodKalamlovedtheseaandspentmostofthetimeatbeachwatching
thewaves.Heisstrictlyvegetarian.Thespiritualsimplicityofhisparentshas
turnedtobetodaysKalamwhobelievesinGod,readsKoranandGitadaily
asanidealsecularIndian.Hismotherkindledthetenderfeelingsinhim
whichinfuseshimtopracticemusicandpoems.
Kalamhadsevensiblings,andhismotherattimesmadechappatisforKalam,
whiletheothersgotriceasKalamsdaywouldstartat4amandendat11pm.
AshisfatherwasnoteducatedhewantedKalamtostudy.Kalamwouldget
upat4amandhavebathandthengotomathematicsclass,themathematics
teacherusedtoteachonly5studentsinthewholesessionandbathingbefore
theclasswastheconditionhelaidtothestudents.Aftertheclass,Kalamalong
withhiscousinSamsuddinwentarounddisturbingnewspaper.
Thetownhadnoelectricity,kerosenelampswerelitathishomebetween7
pmto8pmasKalamstudiedtill11hismotherusedtosaveforlateruse.The
housewhereKalamwasborncanstillbefoundonthemasquestreet.Thishas
becomeapointforalltouristwhoseekouttheplace.
TherefamilycanuseDr.Kalam'snameandcangoinpoliticsbutstilltheyearn
theirlivingsfromashopwhichisaroundthecornerintherehouse.
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1. DuringDr.KalamadmissioninMIT(MadrasInstituteof
Technology).Hissistersoldhervaluablestopaythefees.Hereallyfelt
touchedatthatpointoftime.
2. ThesupremeprojectSLV(SatelliteLaunchVehicle)whichlater
becameIndia'sproudwasheadedbyAPJAbdulKalam,helost3
importantpersonsofhislifeduringtheproject.Hisfather,motherandhis
belovedfriend.Theprojectwasfailedinitsfirstattempt.
3. On25Feb,1988,WhenIndiasuccessfullylaunchedPrithviMissile
(surfacetosurfaceshortrangeballisticmissile).Whichalsoheadedby
APJAbdulKalam.Themissilelaunchfilledterroramongtheother
nations.MissileTechnologyControlRegime(informalgrouping
establishedin1987byCanada,France,Germany,Italy,Japan,theUnited
KingdomandtheUnitedStates)decidedtorestrictaccesstoany
technologythatwouldhelpIndiainitsmissiledevelopmentprogram.But
laterIndiaingeniouslydevelopedalltherestrictedcomponentsinDRDO
laboratories.
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Thelastdaywithgreatkalamsir
WhatIwillberememberedfor,mymemoryofthelastdaywithgreatKalam
sir.Ithasbeeneighthourssincewelasttalkedsleepeludesmeand
memorieskeepflushingdown,sometimesastears.
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Ourday,27thJuly,beganat12noon,whenwetookourseatsintheflightto
Guhawati.Dr.Kalamwas1AandIwasIC.Hewaswearingadarkcolored
Kalamsuit,andIstartedoffcomplimenting,Nicecolor!LittledidIknow
thiswasgoingtobethelastcolorIwillseeonhim.Long,2.5hoursofflyingin
themonsoonweather.Ihateturbulence,andhehadmasteredoverthem.
Wheneverhewouldseemegocoldinshakingplane,hewouldjustpulldown
thewindowpaneandsay,Nowyoudontseeanyfear!.
Thatwasfollowedbyanother2.5hoursofcardrivetoIIMShillong.Forthese
twoleggedtripoffivehourswetalked,discussedanddebated.Thesewere
amonghundredsofthelongflightsandlongerdriveswehavebeentogether
overthelastsixyears.
Aswitheachoneofthem,thiswasasspecialtoo.Threeincidents/discussions
inparticularwillbelastingmemoriesofourlasttrip.First,Dr.Kalamwas
absolutelyworriedabouttheattacksinPunjab.Thelossofinnocentlivesleft
himfilledwithsorrow.ThetopicoflectureatIIMShillongwasCreatinga
LivablePlanetEarth.Herelatedtheincidenttothetopicandsaid,Itseems
themanmadeforcesareasbigathreattothelivabilityofearthaspollution.
Wediscussedonhow,ifthistrendofviolence,pollutionandrecklesshuman
actioncontinueswewillforcedtoleaveearth.Thirtyyears,atthisrate,
maybe,hesaid.Youguysmustdosomethingaboutititisgoingtobeyour
futureworld.
Ourseconddiscussionwasmorenational.Forthepasttwodays,Dr.Kalam
wasworriedthattimeandagainParliament,thesupremeinstitutionof
democracy,wasdysfunctional.Hesaid,Ihaveseentwodifferentgovernments
inmytenure.Ihaveseenmoreafterthat.Thisdisruptionjustkeeps
happening.Itisnotright.Ireallyneedtofindoutawaytoensurethatthe
parliamentworksondevelopmentalpolitics.Hethenaskedmetopreparea
surpriseassignmentquestionforthestudentsatIIMShillong,whichhewould
givethemonlyattheendofthelecture.Hewantedtothemtosuggestthree
innovativewaystomaketheParliamentmoreproductiveandvibrant.Then,
afterawhilehereturnedonit.ButhowcanaskthemtogivesolutionsifI
donthaveanymyself.Forthenextonehour,wethwartedoptionsafter
options,whocomeupwithhisrecommendationovertheissue.Wewantedto
includethisdiscussioninourupcomingbook,AdvantageIndia.
Third,wasanexperiencefromthebeautyofhishumility.Wewereinaconvoy
of67cars.Dr.KalamandIwereinthesecondcar.Aheaduswasanopen
gypsywiththreesoldiersinit.Twoofthemweresittingoneithersideandone
leanguywasstandingatop,holdinghisgun.Onehourintotheroadjourney,
Dr.Kalamsaid,Whyishestanding?Hewillgettired.Thisislikepunishment.
Canyouaskawirelessmessagetogiventhathemaysit?Ihadtoconvince
him,hehasbeenprobablyinstructedtokeepstandingforbettersecurity.He
didnotrelent.Wetriedradiomessaging,thatdidnotwork.Forthenext1.5
hoursofthejourney,heremindedmethricetoseeifIcanhandsignalhimto
sitdown.Finally,realizingthereislittlewecandohetoldme,Iwantto
meethimandthankhim.Later,whenwelandedinIIMShillong,Iwent
inquiringthroughsecuritypeopleandgotholdofthestandingguy.Itookhim
insideandDr.Kalamgreetedhim.Heshookhishand,saidThankyoubuddy.
Areyoutired?Wouldyoulikesomethingtoeat?Iamsorryyouhadtostandso
longbecauseofme.Theyoungleanguard,drapedinblackcloth,was
surprisedatthetreatment.Helostwords,justsaid,Sir,aapkeliyeto6ghante
bhikhaderahenge.
Afterthis,wewenttothelecturehall.Hedidnotwanttobelateforthelecture.
Studentsshouldneverbemadetowait,healwayssaid.Iquicklysetuphis
mike,briefedonfinallectureandtookpositiononthecomputers.AsIpinned
hismike,hesmiledandsaid,Funnyguy!Areyoudoingwell?Funnyguy,
whensaidbyKalamcouldmeanavarietyofthings,dependingonthetoneand
yourownassessment.Itcouldmean,youhavedonewell,youhavemessedup
something,youshouldlistentohimorjustthatyouhavebeenplainnaveor
hewasjustbeingjovial.OversixyearsIhadlearnttointerpretFunnyGuylike
thebackofmypalm.Thistimeitwasthelastcase.
Funnyguy!Areyoudoingwell?hesaid.Ismiledback,Yes.Thosewerethe
lastwordshesaid.
Twominutesintothespeech,sittingbehindhim,Iheardalongpauseafter
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completingonesentence.Ilookedathim,hefelldown.
Wepickedhimup.Asthedoctorrushed,wetriedwhateverwecould.Iwill
neverforgetthelookinhisthreequarterclosedeyesandIheldhisheadwith
onehandandtriedrevivingwithwhateverIcould.Hishandsclenched,curled
ontomyfinger.Therewasstillnessonhisfaceandthosewiseeyeswere
motionlesslyradiatingwisdom.Heneversaidaword.Hedidnotshowpain,
onlypurposewasvisible.
Infiveminuteswewereinthenearesthospital.Inanotherfewminutesthe
theyindicatedthemissilemanhadflownaway,forever.
Itouchedhisfeet,onelasttime.Adieuoldfriend!Grandmentor!Seeyouin
mythoughtsandmeetinthenextbirth.
Asturnedback,aclosetofthoughtsopened.
Oftenhewouldaskme,Youareyoung,decidewhatwillliketobe
rememberedfor?Ikeptthinkingofnewimpressiveanswers,tillonedayIgave
upandresortedtotitfortat.Iaskedhimback,Firstyoutellme,whatwill
youliketoberememberedfor?President,Scientist,Writer,Missileman,India
2020,Target3billion.What?IthoughtIhadmadethequestioneasierby
givingoptions,buthesprangonmeasurprise.Teacher,hesaid.
Thensomethinghesaidtwoweeksbackwhenwewerediscussingabouthis
missiletimefriends.Hesaid,Childrenneedtotakecareoftheirparents.Itis
sadthatsometimesthisisnothappening.Hepausedandsaid,Twothings.
Eldersmustalsodo.Neverleavewealthatyourdeathbedthatleavesa
fightingfamily.Second,oneisblessedisonecandieworking,standingtall
withoutanylongdrawnailing.Goodbyesshouldbeshort,reallyshort.
Today,Ilookbackhetookthefinaljourney,teaching,whathealways
wantedtoberemembereddoing.And,tillhisfinalmomenthewasstanding,
workingandlecturing.Heleftus,asagreatteacher,standingtall.Heleaves
theworldwithnothingaccumulatedinhisaccountbutloadsofwishesand
loveofpeople.Hewasasuccessful,eveninhisend.
Willmissallthelunchesanddinnerswehadtogether,willmissallthetimes
yousurprisedmewithyourhumilityandstartledmewithyourcuriosity,will
missthelessonsoflifeyoutaughtinactionandwords,willmissourstruggles
toracetomakeintoflights,ourtrips,ourlongdebates.Yougavemedreams,
youshowedmedreamsneedtobeimpossible,foranythingelseisa
compromisetomyownability.Themanisgone,themissionliveson.Longlive
Kalam.
Yourindebtedstudent,
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APJAbdulKalam,exPresident,author,inspirationalspeaker,scientist,
researcherandmuchmore.Hisplacecanneverbefilled.Hereare12things
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thatmadehimtheextraordinarymanthathewas.
WhenDr.APJAbdulKalamtweetedthis,whowouldhavethoughtthiswould
bethelasttweethellpostandthelastlecturehedgive.
Assoonasthenewsbrokeout,theentirenationmournedthedeathofthis
amazingmanwhohasinspiredmillionsofpeoplewithhisincredible
achievementsandpersonality.
Aswefeelthelossofoneofthemostlovedandrespectedpersonalitiesofthe
country,herearesomeamazingthingsthatmadeDr.AvulPakirJainulabdeen
AbdulKalamanextraordinaryman
1.BornonOctober15,1931,Kalamcamefromahumble
background.Hesoldnewspaperstosupporthisfamilyfinancially
whenhewasakid.
2.Dr.KalamisknownasthefatherofIndianMissileTechnologyandhas
playedaprominentroleinIndias1998nuclearweaponstests.
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3.Hebroughtdignitytowhateverhedid.Evenpolitics!
4.Beforebecomingthepresident,Dr.Kalamworkedasan
AerospaceEngineerwithDRDOandISRO.Hewascalledthe
MissileManofIndia.
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5.Dr.Kalamwasmuchmorethanapoliticalfigure.Hewasa
scientist,writer,inspirationalspeakerandmotivationalfigure.
6.Dr.KalamsinfectiouspersonalityhadnotjustinspiredIndians
butalsopeopleacrosstheglobe.
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7.KalamwasnominatedforYouthIconoftheYearawardbyMTV
in2003and2006.Hisagewas73and76respectivelythen.
8.In1998,healongwithcardiologistDrSomaRajudevelopeda
lowcostcoronarystent.ItwaslaternamedKalamRajuStentin
theirhonour.
9.Dr.Kalamhadreceivedseveralawardsandrecognitionforhis
extraordinarycontributiontoscientificresearchand
modernizationofdefensetechnologyinIndia.
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10.Dr.Kalamwasagreatcolleaguetooandwentanextramilefor
hiscoworkers.
Oneday,oneofhiscoworkershadtakenpermissionfromDr.Kalamtoleave
earlyfromworkashehadtotakehiskidstothecarnival.Butforsomereason
hecouldnotgetfreeontime.Whenhereachedhomelaterinthenight,his
wifetoldhimthatDr.Kalamhadvisitedtheirhouseearlierthateveningand
hadtakenthekidstothecarnival.
11.WhenDr.KalamfirstmovedtoRashtrapatiBhawan,heasked
allluxuriousroomstobelockedupashedidntwanttousethem.
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Hemovedtoasmallroomwherehekepthisbed.Heusedthesameroomto
workandsleep.Notonlythis,thehumblemanalsokepthisdiningroom
lockedandoftenhadhismealsonthefloorwiththestaffwhoworkedwith
him.
12.Dr.Kalamwasagreatinspirationtomany,especiallykids,and
alwaysinspiredthemtodreambigandachievegreatgoalsinlife.
Iwillnotbepresumptuousenoughtosaythatmylifecanbearolemodel
foranybodybutsomepoorchildlivinginanobscureplaceinan
underprivilegedsocialsettingmayfindalittlesolaceinthewaymydestiny
hasbeenshaped.
Dr.APJKalam
HewasalsoaVeenaplayerandwasfilledwithenergy.Heloved
studentsanddieddoingwhathelovedthemost:spendingtime
withstudentsandbeingamongthem.
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Dr.APJAbdulKalam,anIndianwhostudiedinIndia,Graduatedin
India,WorkedinIndiaandDiedinIndia!!
AvulPakirJainulabdeenAbdulKalamorpopularlyknownasAPJAbdul
KalamisoneofthefinestpersonalitiesIndiahaswitnessed.Heisalotmore
thanjustapoliticalfigure.Ascientist,thinkerandayouthicon.Heistruely
TheMissileManofIndia.HerearethelesserknownfactsaboutAPJAbdul
Kalam.
1.)Kalamcamefromapoorfamilybackground
Mr.KalamsfatherJainulabudeenwasnotformallyeducatedandwasintothe
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boatbuildingbusiness,heusedtoferrypeoplebetweenDhanuskodiandhis
hometownof,Rameswaram,TamilNadu.Hecamefromapoorbackground
andstartedworkingatanearlyagetosupplementhisfamilysincome.Kalam
himselfusedtosellnewspapersattheageofeighttosupplementthefamily
income.
2.)Hestruggledtopayhiseducationfees
AtthetimeofadmissionintoMIT(MadrasInstituteofTechnology),hedidnot
havethemoneytopaythousandrupeesasfee,hisfathercouldnotaffordthat
amountofmoney.Hissistermortgagedhergoldbangles,togetthemoneyfor
admission.
3.)KalamasascientistinDRDO
KalamjoinedAeronauticalDevelopmentEstablishmentofDefenseResearch
andDevelopmentOrganization(DRDO)asascientist.Hisfirstachievementin
hiscareerwasdesigningasmallhelicopterfortheIndianArmy,thoughhe
remainedunconvincedanddissatisfiedwiththechoiceofhisjobatDRDO.
4.)Kalamwasapartofcountrysfirstnucleartest
Kalamwithoutparticipatinginitsdevelopment,testsitepreparationand
weapondesigningwasinvitedbyRajaRamannatowitnessthecountrysfirst
nucleartestSmilingBuddhaastherepresentativeofTBRL.
5.)Mr.Kalamtookgreatcareofhiscolleagues
Acoworkerhadpromisedhiskidsthathewouldtakethemtothelocal
carnivalafterreturningfromwork,thecoworkerhadalsoobtainedtheprior
permissionofMr.Kalamtoleaveearly.Thecolleaguewassoengrossedinhis
workthatitwaswellintotheeveningwhenherealisedthathehadmadea
promisetohiskids.Onrushingbackhome,hecametoknowthroughhiswife
thatMr.Kalamhadcomeearlierandtakenhiskidstothecarnival.
6.)Theawardsandhonors
TheGovernmentofIndiahashonouredhimwiththePadmaBhushanin
1981andthePadmaVibhushanin1990forhisworkwithISROandDRDO
andhisroleasascientificadvisortotheGovernment.APJAbdulKalamhas
receivedIndiashighestcivilianhonour,theBharatRatna,forhisimmensely
preciouscontributiontothescientificresearchandmodernizationofdefense
technologyinIndia.
7.)TheYouthIcon
In2003andin2006hewasnominatedfortheMTVYouthIconoftheYear
award.
8.)AglobalIcon
Theformerpresidentwhowassimplicitypersonified,wasevenrecognizedby
Switzerlandgovernmentforhisscientificprowess.Thedayhevisited
SwitzerlandwascomemoratedattheScienceDayinthecountry.
9.)Kalamwascriticizedforlackadaisicalapproachtowardshis
Presidentialpost
KalamwasjudgedforinactionasaPresidentindecidingthefateof20outof
the21mercypetitions.AccordingtotheArticle72,oftheConstitutionofIndia,
thePresidentofIndiahasthepowertograntpardon,suspendandremitdeath
sentencesandcommutethedeathsentenceofconvictsondeathrow.Buthe
didntapplythosepowersonthemercypetitionsofthe20convicts.
10.)Kalamthestalwart
InhisbookIndia2020,Kalamstronglyadvocatedanactionplantodevelop
Indiaintoaknowledgesuperpowerandadevelopednationbytheyear2020.
HeregardshisworkonIndiasnuclearweaponsprogrammeasawaytoassert
Indiasplaceasafuturesuperpower.Otherbooksauthoredbyhimare
EnvisioninganEmpoweredNation,IgnitedMinds,MyJourney,Developments
inFluidMechanicsandSpaceTechnology,TheLuminousSparks,TheLife
Tree,MissionIndia,ChildrenAskKalam,GuidingSouls,IndomitableSpirit
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andInspiringThoughts.ThesebooksaretreasureforeveryIndians.therewas
aconsiderabledemandinSouthKoreafortranslatedversionsofbooks
authoredbyhim.
KalamisthethirdPresidentofIndiatohavebeenhonouredwithaBharat
RatnabeforebeingelectedtothechairofPresident.Heisalsothefirstscientist
andfirstunmarriedpersontobecomethePresidentofIndia.
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formerPresidentofIndia
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R.I.PDr.A.P.JAbdulKalamsir
HerearesomefactsabouthimonwhichIwouldlovetoemphasize,
1. MrKalamispopularlyknownastheMissileManofIndiaforhisworkon
thedevelopmentofballisticmissileandlaunchvehicletechnology.
2. Dr.APJAbdulKalamsfatherwasnotformallyeducatedandwasintothe
boatbuildingbusiness,heusedtoferrypeoplebetweenDhanuskodiand
hishometownof,Rameswaram,TamilNadu.
3. Hehaswrittenmanybooks,likeWingsofFire .GuidingSouls:Dialogues
onthePurposeofLife revealshisspiritualside.Heisalsoapoet.Hehas
writtensomepoemsinTamilalso.(Trustmethisisthebookthatone
shouldreadtoknowthelevelofdeterminationMrKalamwashavingin
hislife.Amustreadbook.)
4. HewasalsochiefexecutiveofIntegratedGuidedMissileDevelopment
Programme(IGMDP),wherehewasinvolvedindevelopingmanymissiles
ofIndiaincludingAgniandPrithvi.
5. HewastheChiefScientificAdvisertoDefenceMinisterandSecretary,
DepartmentofDefenceResearch&Development(July1992toDecember
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1999).Pokhran2nucleartestswereconductedunderhisleadership.
6. HegraduatedfromMadrasInstituteofTechnologyinAeronautical
Engineering.HewasProjectDirectoratDRDO,whereheplayedmajor
roleinthedevelopmentofIndiasfirstindigenousSatelliteLaunchVehicle
(SLVIII).
7. Hebelievedinmultipleusesoftechnologies.Heusedthelightweight
carboncompoundmaterialdesignedforAgnitomakecallipersforthe
polioaffected.Thiscarboncompositematerialreducedtheweightofthe
calipersto400grams(fromitsoriginalweightof4kgs.).
8. TheGovernmentofIndiahashonouredhimwiththenationshighest
civilianhonours:thePadmaBhushan(1981),PadmaVibhushan(1990)
andtheBharatRatna(1997)forhiscontributioninISROandDRDOand
hisroleasascientificadvisortotheGovernmentofIndia.
9. KalamisthethirdPresidentofIndiatohavebeenhonouredwithaBharat
RatnabeforebeingelectedtothechairofPresident.Heisalsothefirst
scientistandfirstunmarriedpersontobecomethePresidentofIndia.
10. Kalamwasbroughtupinamultireligious,tolerantsocietyonewitha
progressiveoutlook.
11. Kalamusedtogetupat4am,bathe,andthengoforhismathematics
class,whichwastaughtbyateacherwhotookonlyfivestudentsinthe
wholesessionandbathingbeforeclasswasaconditionhehadlaidtoall
hisstudents.
12. AlthoughKalamhasledseveralprojectsinhisprofessionallife,he'streated
eachlikehislast.
13. Dr.VikramSarabhaiactedasthementorandguideofKalam.Hegave
Kalamvaluableadviceonhowtoalwaysreachforthestars.
14. Heusedtodistributenewspapersafterschoolhoursinordertocontribute
tohisfather'sincome.
15. WhenDrKalam'sfirstmajorprojectSLV3failedthefirsttimehewas
almostshattered.
DearKalamsir,
Youwereindeedthelegendandwillalwaysbe.
YouwerethetrueinspirationfortheIndianyouthandwillalwaysbe.
Youwerethegreatsymbolofsimplicityandwillalwaysbe.
Youwereinourheartandwillalwaysbe.
Here,asatributeIwouldliketoquotefewlinesinhindi,
..
,..!
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MagnanimouscharacteristicsofKalam
OnceKalamrequestednottoputdamagedcuponthewallsforitsprotection
asitwillharmthebirds.ThishadoccurredwhenheusedtoprovideatDefense
ResearchandDevelopmentOrganization(DRDO).WhenCompanyhad
organizedtoputglassesonthewallsasaprotectionfactor,Kalamrefusedthe
conceptwithoutconsideringittwice.Ifwedothat,birdswillnotbeableto
perchonthewall,peoplesPresidentKalamhadsaid.
Kalamwasanaspectofcountrysfirstatomictest
Kalamwithoutplayingitsdevelopment,analyzewebsiteplanning andtool
developingwaswelcomedbyRajaRamannatoobservethecountrysfirst
atomictestsmilingBuddhaastheassociateofTBRL.
HispesteringatNewYorkairport
ThemostdisparagingdayforeveryIndianwhenformerPresidentAPJAbdul
KalamwastwiceexposedtopesteringatNewYorksJFKAirportterminalby
theUSprotectionauthorities.DrKalamwascompelledtotakehiscoatand
footwearoffforprotectionverifyingforexplosives.Thenthe80yearold
KalamwasintheU.S.inSepttobepresentatasequenceofactivitiesandthe
occurrencetookpositiononSept29atthetimeofhiscomingbackfromNew
York.Aftergettinghischairintheairplane,regulatorsoftheJFKAirport
terminalcamewithinandrequestedtoexaminethePresidentonceagain.Air
IndianregulatorsalongwithalltheIndianshighlyprotestedtheheinousact.
OnceKalamresolved400learnerswithoutpowerattheplace:
Allegedly,soonafterbecomingchiefpresidentin2002,hewasexpectedtodeal
withlearnersatacollegeoperate.Whenhewasabouttobeginhis
conversation,thepowerinstantlywentoff.NothingwasoperatingbutKalam
stayedcalm.Heinformedlargeaudienceoflearnerstogatherhimaroundpay
attentionhim.Kalamprovidedtheenchantingsessionwithoutanydisruption
fortime.SuchwastheattitudeoftheKalam.
ThankyouKalamSir..
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ExIndianPresidentDr.AbdulKalamSays:
"WhenIwasakid,myMomcookedfoodforus.
Onenightinparticularwhenshehadmadedinnerafteralonghardday's
work,Momplacedaplateof'subzi'andextremelyburntrotiinfrontofmy
Dad.
Iwaswaitingtoseeifanyonenoticedtheburntroti.ButDadjustatehisroti
andaskedmehowwasmydayatschool.
Idon'trememberwhatItoldhimthatnight,butIdorememberIheardMom
apologizingtoDadfortheburntroti.
AndI'llneverforgetwhathesaid:"Honey,Iloveburntroti."
Laterthatnight,IwenttokissDaddy,goodnight&Iaskedhimifhereally
likedhisrotiburnt.Hewrappedmeinhisarms&said:
"Yourmommaputinalongharddayatworktodayandshewasreallytired.
Andbesides...AburntrotineverhurtsanyonebutHARSHWORDSDO!"
"Youknowbetalifeisfullofimperfectthings...&imperfectpeople..."
I'MNOTTHEBEST&AMHARDLYGOODATANYTHING!
Iforgetbirthdays&anniversariesjustlikeeveryoneelse.
WhatI'velearntovertheyearsis:ToAcceptEachOthersFaults&ChooseTo
CelebrateRelationships"
LifeIsTooShortToWakeUpWithRegrets..
Lovethepeoplewhotreatyouright&havecompassionfortheoneswhodon't.
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Originally Answered: What are some lesser known facts about A.P.J. Abdul Kalam?
1.FullNameandNativeplace
HisfullnamewasAvulPakirJainulabdeenAbdulKalam.
BorntoaboatownerfamilyinTamilNaidu.
2.SCHOOLING:
Heusedtogetaveragegradesinhisschooldays,buthisstrongdesiretolearn.
3.HISHARASSMENTATNEWYORKAIRPORT:
ThemostinsultingdayforeveryIndianswhenformerPresidentAPJAbdul
KalamwastwicesubjectedtoharassmentatNewYorksJFKAirportbytheUS
securityofficers.DrKalamwasforcedtotakehisjacketandshoesofffor
securitycheckingforexplosives.
Aftertakinghisseatintheaircraft,officialsoftheJFKAirportcameinsideand
askedtocheckthePresidentonceagain.AirIndiaauthoritiesalongwithall
theIndiansstronglyprotestedtheheinousact.
4.KALAMTHESTALWART:
Dr.Kalamisanincrediblewriter.Theyare
Wingsoffire[Hisautobiography],2020AVisionfortheNew
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Millennium.
EnvisioninganEmpoweredNation
IgnitedMinds
MyJourney
DevelopmentsinFluidMechanicsandSpaceTechnology
TheLuminousSparks
TheLifeTree
MissionIndia
ChildrenAskKalam
GuidingSouls
IndomitableSpiritandInspiringThoughts
5.THEYOUTHICON:
In2003andin2006hewasnominatedfortheMTVYouthIconoftheYear
award.
6.PARTOFANINSPIRATIONALFILM:
IAmKalamwhichwasreleasedin2011isaninspirationalHindifilm.Here
Kalamisportrayedasanextremelypositiveinfluencetoapoorbutbright
RajasthaniboyChhotu,whorenameshimselfKalaminhonourofhisidol.
7.THEAWARDSANDHONORS:
PadmaBhushanin1981.
PadmaVibhushanin1990
BharatRatnain1997
IndraGandhiAwardin1997
VeerSavarkarAwardin1998
RamanujamAwardin2000
KingCharlesIIMedalin2007
HooverMedalin2009
InternationalVonKarmanWingsawardin2009
IEEEHonoraryMembershipin2011
WEALLMISSYOU"MISSILEMAN"...!!!!
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Heconvertedachurchintoaspacecentre.
Inthe1960s,Thumbawasasmallfishingvillageontheoutskirtsof
Thiruvananthapuramcity.Butforthecountry'sspacescientists,thelocation
wasexceptionalasitwasveryclosetotheearth'smagneticequator.AsAPJ
AbdulKalammentionedinhisautobiographyWingsofFire,"Thesiteselected
atThumbalaybetweentherailwaylineandtheseacoast,coveringadistance
ofabouttwoandahalfkmandmeasuringabout600acres.Withinthisarea,
stoodalargechurch,whosesitehadtobeacquired."
DrKalammetwiththebishop,ReverendPeterBernardPereira,whoreadily
agreedtogivethechurchoverforspaceresearch.Thefishermenandtheir
familieswerepromisedjobsinthepremisesandtheyalsomovedout.That
churchhousedthefirstunitoftheThumbaEquatorialRocketLaunchStation
(TERLS),whichwaslaternamedtheVikramSarabhaiSpaceCentre.DrKalam
wrote:"TheSt.MaryMagdalenechurchhousedthefirstofficeoftheThumba
SpaceCentre.Theprayerroomwasmyfirstlaboratory,thebishop'sroomwas
mydesignanddrawingoffice."
Theroominthesmallbishop'shouse,whichbecamehisoffice,had
nondescript,basicofficefurniture:atableandachairitwasherethatDr
KalamplottedthetrajectoryofIndia'sspacescience.Thatroomiskepttheway
hehadleftit.WhenhebecamethepresidentofIndia,hewastakentothe
roomandshowedthatnothinghadbeenchanged.Hesatonthatchair,once
again,ascamerasclickedaway.Thephotographisnowkeptonthetablewith
someplasticflowers.ForVSSC'sscientists,thisissanctumsanctorum.
India'sfirstrocketlaunchtookplacehereonNovember21,1963."Itwasa
soundingrocket,calledNikeApache,madeatNASA.Therocketwas
assembledinthechurchbuilding,"wroteKalam.Thatwasthetimewhenthe
assembledrocketwasshiftedfromthechurchbuildingtothelaunchpadby
truck.Later,thepayloadfortheRohinilaunchwasfamouslytransportedona
bicycle.
Thechurchbuildingisnowaspacemuseum,housingrocketmodelsandmore.
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Oneofthesmallestmodelsisthemostsignificant:theSatelliteLaunchVehicle,
SLV3,designedbyKalam.ItwasIndia'sfirstSLV.Launchedsuccessfullyon
July18,1980,itinjecteda40kiloRohinisatelliteintoalowearthorbit.Itwas
just23metrelongandweighed17tonnesatliftoff.Thoughitwastinyby
worldstandards,itmadeIndiaamemberofspacefaringcountries.Kalam
himselfsaid:"Asmallvehicle,nodoubt,butagiantleapforthenation."
Thatleapbeganinachurch.Inreturnforthegenerous,unquestioning
supportofReverendPereiraandhisparish,ISRObuilttwochurchesforthem
nearThumba.
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Themanisanepitomeofgreatnessandhumility.
Justtogiveanideaofhislargerthanlifestory,hecomesfromaverypoor
family,sonofafisherman.Stillhemanagedtocompletehisstudies(becauseof
scholarshipswhichhegainedduetohisacademicacumen,therewasnoother
wayforhimtocontinuehisstudies).Hewentontobecomeascientistwiththe
IndianSpaceResearchOrganisation.Itwashissheerperseverancedueto
whichhewaschosentoheadtheMissileprogram.Thisisthereasonheis
knownasthemissilemanofthecountry.HisconceptofPURAproviding
urbanamenitiestoruralareas,isawonderfulplanthattalksaboutinclusive
growthandempowermentofrealIndia,villages.Heisalsoanauthorof
variousbestsellersviz.WingsofFire,IgnitedMinds,Vision2020etc.
Havingsaidthat,itisimpossibleformetochooseanyoneaccomplishmentof
hisashisbestorgreatestachievementbecausehiswholelifeissosurrealand
inspiring,still,justtogiveitahalfheartedtry,Iwouldsaybecoming
Presidentoftheworld'slargestdemocracy,secondlargestpopulatedcountry
andthethirdlargesteconomy,isahelluvaachievement.
Evenafterachievingallthatonecanaspireforheissurprisinglysimple,
humbleandbenevolent.PersonallyIfeel,thisisthegreatestachievementone
canhaveonthisearth.
HatsofftotheGenius.
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asbetterthanthem(HumanNature).
4)FriskingatAmerica:Kalamstayedawhile(6months)atAmerica,for
attendingsometrainingonSoundingRocketLaunchingTechniques.
PostthesuccessofSLV3,hewasblamedbyamerica,forstealingtheirtechnical
dataandinformation,fromamericancenters,duringhisstayforthetraining,
withthehelpofwhich,hewasabletomaketheLaunchVehicleforIndia.
(Guess...americansdoubtthesheerintelligenceoftheman...WHOCARES
...HeisourBHARATRATNA)
Itisforthesamereason,thoughbeingthePresidentofIndia,heisstillfrisked
atamericanairports.
WebetterstartfriskingtheAmericanPresident&Envoys,beforetheysteal
anythingofMANGALAYAN!!!)
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Naveen Sarkar
"AllthepresidentsinIndia'shistoryhavehostedIftarpartiesthroughouttheir
tenure,exceptone.HeisDr.APJAbdulKalam.Hedidnottrytopoliticize
Iftarandconservedthedignityofnotonlyhisofficebuthisreligionaswell."
2002
InasubtledisapprovalofthelavishIftarpartiesthathavebecomepartof
theCapital'spoliticalcultureinrecentyears,PresidentAPJAbdulKalam
onWednesdaycalledofftheonetraditionallyorganisedatRashtrapati
BhavanduringtheholymonthofRamzan.Instead,thePresidentcalledfor
"unityofmindsofourpeople".
Inkeepingwiththisspirit,hissecretariatannouncedthatthemoneythat
wouldhavebeenspentfortheIftarwouldbesentforthewelfareof
orphanages,"sothatthepoorandtheneedyarehelpedduringthisholy
month".
Source
KalamcallsoffIftar,todonatemoneymeantforitTheTimesofIndia
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Therearemanyquestionsherethatprovide'lesserknownfacts'ofhim,I'll
giveyousomeofhislesserknownquotesthatcaninspireallages!
Thisisthegreatestfactabouthim!Amanforallages!
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IPDr.APJAbdulKalam,youwillalwaysremainthegreatestIndian
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President.
ThankYouforwhatallyou'vedoneforthenation!
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Manoj Nair
Originally Answered: What are some lesser known facts about A.P.J. Abdul Kalam?
Dr.Kalam'schildhooddreamwastobeafighterpilotbuthisfinancial
inabilitieswererestrictinghimfromrealizingthisdream.Heknowthatthe
onlywayhehadtomakehisdreamcometruewastostudyhard.
DuringhisPGwhenhewasaskedtochoosehismajorhechooseaeronautical
engineeringwithnosecondthoughts.AftergraduationfromMIT,hehadtwo
choicesforhiscareer.OnewaswiththeIndianAirforceflyingbranchandthe
otherwaswithDRDO.
Heappliedforboththepostandgotthecallletterforboth,moreorlessatthe
sametime.HisDRDOinterviewwasatDelhiandairforceSSBwasat
Dehradun.HeattendedthesessionatDelhifirstandwithveryhighspirits
wenttoDehraduntobeanairforcepilot.
Unfortunatelyhewasrejectedbyairforceboard.Outof25candidatesDr.
Kalamcameninthandtheboardselectedonlyfirsteightcandidates.This
incidenthappenedin1958.Dr.Kalamthensettledforanassistantscientist
postatDRDOforamonthlysalaryofRs.250.Therebyputtinganendtohis
dream.ButDr,Kalam'swaytoreachhisgoalwaswaydifferent.
Almost44yearslater,Dr.Kalamtookasweetrevengeforhisrejectionby
becomingthesupremecommanderoftheforcesonJuly2002.Dr.Kalamdid
notstopthere,onJune2006,afterreceivingaceremonialguardofhonour
fromtheairforceheflewaSU30MKIflanker,LIKEABOSS.
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Receivingtheguardofhonourfromthesquadron
The36minutejourneywasCoPilotedbyWingCommanderAjayRathore,and
Dr.Kalamwasallowedtosteerthesupersonicjet.HebecametheoldestIndian
topilotafighterjetattheageof74.
WingCommanderAjayRathoreandAPJAbdulKalam
P.S.Thepresidentisthesupremecommanderorliterallythebossofallthree
forces.
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SomeoftheamazingfactsabouthimwhichIfoundinthisarticle.
1.KalamasascientistinDRDO
KalamjoinedAeronauticalDevelopmentEstablishmentofDefenseResearch
andDevelopmentOrganization(DRDO)asascientist.Hisfirstachievementin
hiscareerwasdesigningasmallhelicopterfortheIndianArmy,thoughhe
remainedunconvincedanddissatisfiedwiththechoiceofhisjobatDRDO.
2.Kalamwasapartofcountrysfirstnucleartest
Kalamwithoutparticipatinginitsdevelopment,testsitepreparationand
weapondesigningwasinvitedbyRajaRamannatowitnessthecountrysfirst
nucleartestSmilingBuddhaastherepresentativeofTBRL.
3.KalamwascriticizedforlackadaisicalapproachtowardshisPresidential
post
KalamwasjudgedforinactionasaPresidentindecidingthefateof20outof
the21mercypetitions.AccordingtotheArticle72,oftheConstitutionofIndia,
thePresidentofIndiahasthepowertograntpardon,suspendandremitdeath
sentencesandcommutethedeathsentenceofconvictsondeathrow.Buthe
didntapplythosepowersonthemercypetitionsofthe20convicts.
4.HisharassmentatNewYorkairport
ThemostinsultingdayforeveryIndianswhenformerPresidentAPJAbdul
KalamwastwicesubjectedtoharassmentatNewYorksJFKAirportbytheUS
securityofficers.DrKalamwasforcedtotakehisjacketandshoesofffor
securitycheckingforexplosives.Thenthe80yearoldKalamwasintheUnited
StatesinSeptembertoattendaseriesofeventsandtheincidenttookplaceon
September29atthetimeofhisreturninghomefromNewYork.Aftertaking
hisseatintheaircraft,officialsoftheJFKAirportcameinsideandaskedto
checkthePresidentonceagain.AirIndiaauthoritiesalongwithalltheIndians
stronglyprotestedtheheinousact.
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5.Kalamthestalwart
MostofusdontknowthatDr.Kalamisanincrediblewriterandhaswritten
manyinspirationalbooks.TheyareWingsoffire[Hisautobiography],2020A
VisionfortheNewMillennium,EnvisioninganEmpoweredNation,Ignited
Minds,MyJourney,DevelopmentsinFluidMechanicsandSpaceTechnology,
TheLuminousSparks,TheLifeTree,MissionIndia,ChildrenAskKalam,
GuidingSouls,IndomitableSpiritandInspiringThoughts.Thesebooksare
treasureforeveryIndians.
6.PokhranIItestscontroversy
ThecontroversythathoveredaroundKalamsroleasanuclearscientististhe
lackofreliableandfactualreportingoftheyieldofPokhranIItests.K.
Santhanam,thedirectorofthesitetest,publiclydeclaredthatthe
thermonuclearbombwasafizzletest,andcriticizedKalamforissuingthe
wrongreport.ButKalamdismissedtheclaimsand,akeyassociateofPokhran
II,R.Chidambaramalsocertifytheseclaimsasincorrect.
7.KoodankulamNuclearPowerPlantissue
KalamwasalsodisparagedbycivilgroupsoverhisstandontheKoodankulam
NuclearPowerPlant,whereheencouragedsettingupofthenuclearpower
plantwithoutdiscussingthesituationwiththelocalpeople.
8.TheYouthIcon
In2003andin2006hewasnominatedfortheMTVYouthIconoftheYear
award.
9.Partofaninspirationalfilm
IAmKalamwhichwasreleasedin2011isaninspirationalHindifilm.Here
Kalamisportrayedasanextremelypositiveinfluencetoapoorbutbright
RajasthaniboyChhotu,whorenameshimselfKalaminhonourofhisidol.
10.Theawardsandhonors
TheGovernmentofIndiahashonouredhimwiththePadmaBhushanin1981
andthePadmaVibhushanin1990forhisworkwithISROandDRDOandhis
roleasascientificadvisortotheGovernment.APJAbdulKalamhasreceived
Indiashighestcivilianhonour,theBharatRatna,forhisimmenselyprecious
contributiontothescientificresearchandmodernizationofdefensetechnology
inIndia.
Source:http://www.galaxyreporter.com/20...
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1.Kalamusedtogetupat4am,bathe,andthengoforhismathematicsclass,
whichwastaughtbyateacherwhotookonlyfivestudentsinthewholesession
andbathingbeforeclasswasaconditionhehadlaidtoallhisstudents.
2.TheBharatRatnawasconferredonDr.KalambyK.R.Narayananwhowas
thenPresidentofIndia.
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3.Dr.VikramSarabhaiactedasthementorandguideofKalam.Hegave
Kalamvaluableadviceonhowtoalwaysreachforthestars.
4.WhenDrKalam'sfirstmajorprojectSLV3failedthefirsttimehewasalmost
shattered.
5.Theflightofbirdshadfascinatedhimsincehewasaboy,butitwasyears
laterherealisedthathewantedtoflyaircrafts.Afterfinishingschool,hetook
upPhysicsatStJoseph'sCollege,Trichi,buttowardstheendhewas
dissatisfied.Whenhediscoveredaeronauticalengineering,heregrettedhaving
lostthreepreciousyears.
6.ThefullnameofAPJAbdulKalamisAvulPakirJainulabdeenAbdul
Kalam.(Thismanydon'tknow)
7.Thoughhisgradeswereaverageduringhisschoollife,hehadagreatdesire
tolearnandstudy.Belongingtoapoorfamilysometimeshehadtohelphis
fathersandbrotherstorunthehouse.
8.WiththeassistanceofcardiologistDr.SomaRaju,Kalamdevelopeda
reasonablypricedCoronarystentin1998,whichwasnamedKalamRajuStent
afterthem.
ThebothofthemonceagainmadeatabletPCfortheimprovementofhealth
inbackwardareaswhichwasagainnamedafterthem,calledKalamRaju
Tablet.
:)
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AftergraduatingfromMadrasInstituteofTechnologyin1960,MrKalam
joinedtheDefenseResearchandDevelopmentOrganization(DRDO).He
designedhelicoptersfortheIndianArmy,buthealwayssaidhedidntfeelat
homeattheDRDO.
In1969hegottheGovernmentsapprovaltoexpandtheprogrammeby
includingmoreengineersandscientists.
AfterhewastransferredtotheIndianSpaceResearchOrganization(ISRO),
MrKalamworkedastheprojectdirectorforSLVIII,Indiasfirstindigenous
satellitelaunchvehicle.
SLVIIIsuccessfullylaunchedsatelliteRohinitoorbitonJuly1980.From
then,MrKalamexpandedIndiasspaceprogramme.
Inthe1980sheledIndiasmissileprogramme.Underhisleadership,India
becameamajormilitarypowerafterthesuccessesofAgniandPrithvi.
HewastheChiefScientificAdvisertothePrimeMinisterandtheSecretaryof
DefenceResearchandDevelopmentOrganisationfromJuly1992toDecember
1999.
In1998,alongwithcardiologistDr.SomaRaju,Kalamdevelopedalowcost
Coronarystent.ItwasnamedasKalamRajuStenthonouringthem.In2012,
theduodesignedaruggedtabletPCforhealthcareinruralareas,whichwas
namedasKalamRajuTablet.
In1998,thePokhranIItestscementedIndiasnuclearprowess.MrKalam
playedthepivotalroleintheproject.Hefirmlytoldtheinternational
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communitythatsucharmswereonlytodeterothernationsfromtryingto
subjugateIndia,andwereonlytobeusedasweaponsofpeace.
Inarareshowofunity,allpoliticalpartiesunanimouslyvotedforMrKalam
in2002asthe11thPresidentofIndia.
AsPresident,MrKalampersonifieddignityandoptimismthroughoutIndia
andabroad.HisstirringspeechesattheUNandtheEuropeanParliamentare
amongthebesteverdelivered.Hissimplicityinorationandactionwere
applaudedandmadehimdeartoall.
AfterthecompletionofhistermasPresident,MrKalambecameavisiting
professor,wroteextensivelyandlaunchedmanyinitiativesforyouth
development.WingsofFireandIndia2020aremodernclassics,andhave
motivatedmillionsofIndians.
HisbooksenvisionhisdreamofIndiaasasuperpower,withIndiansas
innovativeanduniqueintheirthinking.Hisspeeches,books,worksallare
thelegacyofamanwhospentallhislifetryingtomaketheworldabetter
place.
Source:http://thelogicalindian.com/
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Originally Answered: What are things that I don't know about A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and must
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My2cents.
Heactuallyaskedquestiononyahooanswerstocounterterrorismwhenhe
waspresident,whennopoliticianeverthoughtofmassparticipation.
Whatshouldwedotofreeourplanetfromterrorism?YahooAnswers
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Originally Answered: What are some lesser known facts about A.P.J. Abdul Kalam?
idon`tifthishascoveredalreadyornotbutitsverynicestory
aboutkalamsahab.
Therewereabout70scientistsworkingonaveryhecticproject.Allofthem
werereallyfrustratedduetothepressureofworkandthedemandsoftheir
bossbuteveryonewasloyaltohimanddidnotthinkofquittingthejob.
Oneday,onescientistcametohisbossandtoldhimSir,Ihavepromisedto
mychildrenthatIwilltakethemtotheexhibitiongoingoninourtownship.So
Iwanttoleavetheofficeat530pm.
Hisbossreplied"OK,You'repermittedtoleavetheofficeearlytoday"
TheScientiststartedworking.Hecontinuedhisworkafterlunch.Asusualhe
gotinvolvedtosuchanextentthathelookedathiswatchwhenhefelthewas
closetocompletion.Thetimewas8.30PM.Suddenlyherememberedofthe
promisehehadgiventohischildren.
Helookedforhisboss,,Hewasnotthere.Havingtoldhiminthemorningitself,
heclosedeverythingandleftforhome.
Deepwithinhimself,hewasfeelingguiltyforhavingdisappointedhis
children.Hereachedhome.Childrenwerenotthere.Hiswifealonewassitting
inthehallandreadingmagazines.
Thesituationwasexplosive,anytalkwouldboomerangonhim.Hiswifeasked
him"WouldyouliketohavecoffeeorshallIstraightawayservedinnerif
youarehungry.
Themanreplied"Ifyouwouldliketohavecoffee,itoowillhavebutwhat
aboutChildren??"
Wifereplied"Youdon'tknow??Yourmanagercamehereat5.15PMandhas
takenthechildrentotheexhibition"
Whathadreallyhappenedwas...Thebosswhograntedhimpermissionwas
observinghimworkingseriouslyat5.00PM.Hethoughttohimself,thisperson
willnotleavethework,butifhehaspromisedhischildrentheyshouldenjoy
thevisittoexhibition.Sohetooktheleadintakingthemtoexhibition
Thebossdoesnothavetodoiteverytime.Butonceitisdone,loyaltyis
established.
ThatiswhyallthescientistsatThumbacontinuedtoworkundertheirboss
eventhoughthestresswastremendous.
Bytheway,canyouguessaswhothebosswas????????
HewasnoneotherthanDr.APJAbdulKalam,\U0001f49cExPresident
ofIndia...!!!
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Youcouldsupportcongress,youcouldsupportAAP,youcouldsupportbjp,
youcouldsupportanypoliticalideologyandstillrespectthismanforhis
simplicity,dedicationandpureloveforpeopleandhiscountry,indicatinghow
he'soneoftheveryfewthingsthatIndianscansupportunequivocallyinthe
fieldofIndianpolitics.
Respect.Thenationlostoneofitsgemstoday.Ihadthefortuneofseeinghim
inpersonwhenhewasthepresident.Whatstuckmewasthathehadalmosta
childlikeairofinnocencetohimwhichwasmatchedonlybyhisabilityto
connectwitheverydaypeoplelikemeandyou.
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Thewholeworldismourningthedemiseofthegreat'MissileMan'ofIndia,
FormerPresidentofIndiaAPJAbdulKalam.Whilehisgreatachievementsin
lifehaveinspiredusforever,thelesserknownnotoriousfactsabouthimiswhat
makeshimthe'People'sPresident'ofIndia.
1.WhenKalamwaswithDefenceResearchDevelopmentOrganisation
(DRDO),herejectedthesuggestiontoputbrokenglassonthewallsofa
buildingthatneedprotectionashewasconcerneditwouldbeharmfulforthe
birds.
2.HefoundedthetrustnamedPURA(ProvidingUrbanAmenitiestoRural
Areas)andstartedgivingallhislife'ssalariesandsavingstoitwhenhecameto
knowthatthegovernmenttakescareofitsPresidents.
3.Kalamisknowntowritehisownthankyoucardswithpersonalised
messagesinhisownhandwriting.
4.ItwastheconvocationdayatIITVaranasiandourownhumbleFormer
Prezwasthechiefguest.Hesurprisedallwhenherefusedtositonthechair
madereadyforhim.Itwasslightlylargerthantherest.
5.Hewasfamouslyknownforhisfrequentsurprisevisitstocollegeandschool
studentsandsometimeswithminimalsecurityfacilities.Oncewhilehewasone
ofthekeyadvisorstothegovernment,hewasinvitedasaguest.Beforethe
eventhedroveoffinajeepwithoutanysecuritytovisitthestudentsofthe
organisingcommitteeandatnight.
6.Inhisbook'MyJourney',APJAbdulKalamrevealshislife'sfirstlessonthat
madehimtheMissileManofIndia.Heremembersbuildingthefirstboatwith
hisfather.Hisfather'scourageanddedicationwaswhatinspiredhimthe
most.Notonlythis,whenitwaslostinacyclone,hisfather'sstoicfigure
helpedhimlearnhisfirstlessonaboutlife.
7.DuringhistenureatISRO,hecameforwardandfacedthepressduringall
thefailedtests,acceptingitashisownmistake.Butonehugesuccessandheis
nowheretobeseen.Hesenthisfellowscientiststotalktothepress.
8.Indiahadtestedfivenuclearbombsin1998attheIndianarmy'sPokhran
TestRange.Thisincidentmakesitworthmentioningasthewaytheydeceived
CIAspyingwaswonderful.FirstspottingthetimewhenCIAsatelliteswasover
Indiaandthenworkingatshiftsaccordinglywashowtheplanwascarried.
Theyworkedmostlyatnights.Also,theydressedinIndianmilitaryattireas
scientistsinplainclothesatarmyareawouldattractattentionandsuspicion.
ThisishowscientistAPJAbdulKalamandhisgaveIndiaitsfirstnuclear
bomb.
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Originally Answered: What made Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam special?
Themanwhowas
1.AsonofunskilledfatherandnofamilybackgroundTolearnAerospace
EngineeringandPhysics
2.TojoiningISRO,DRDO
3.TodevelopingfirstballisticmissilesandtestingofNuclearArmsat
Pokhran
4.TobethepresidentofIndiaand
5.TobeavisitingprofessoratIIMs,IIIT,BHU
Andbreathinghislastwhiledeliveringlecture!
ToachieveonesinglepointaboveisadreamforanyIndian!
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earth.
Originally Answered: What are some unknown facts about Dr. Abdul Kalam?
1.KalamwasUnmarried
HeisthefirstscientistandfirstunmarriedpersontobecomethePresidentof
India.
2.receivedBharatRatna
KalamisthethirdPresidentofIndiatohavebeenhonouredwithaBharat
RatnabeforebeingelectedtothechairofPresident.TheBharatRatnawas
conferredonDr.KalambyK.R.NarayananwhowasthenPresidentofIndia.
3.MissileManofIndia
KalamispopularlyknownastheMissileManofIndiaforhisworkonthe
developmentofballisticmissileandlaunchvehicletechnology.
4.DistributedNewspapersafterschoolhours
Heusedtodistributenewspapersafterschoolhoursinordertocontributeto
hisfathersincomeandalsohiseducation.
5.Millionsoffollowers
hehasgot1.37Mfollowers
6.HisfatherwasdevoutMuslim
Hisfather,ahumbleboatowner,Jainulabdeen,wasadevoutMuslimanda
closefriendoftheRameswarantemplepriest.
7.Kalamwasbroughtupinamultireligious,tolerantsociety
8.KalamquotesatleastoneKuralduringhisspeech
KalamisascholarofThirukkural(aclassicofcoupletsorKurals).Inmostof
hisspeeches,hequotesatleastonekural.
9.hewakeUpsat4am
Kalamusedtogetupat4am,bathe,andthengoforhismathematicsclass,
whichwastaughtbyateacherwhotookonlyfivestudentsinthewholesession
andbathingbeforeclasswasaconditionhehadlaidtoallhisstudents.
10.Kalam'smentor
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Dr.VikramSarabhaiactedasthementorandguideofKalam.HegaveKalam
valuableadviceonhowtoalwaysreachforthestars.
11.FirstmajorprojectSLV3failed
WhenDrKalamsfirstmajorprojectSLV3failedthefirsttimehewasalmost
shattered.
12.chiefscientificadvisertoDefenceMinisterandSecretary
HewastheChiefScientificAdvisertoDefenceMinisterandSecretary,
DepartmentofDefenceResearch&Development(July1992toDecember
1999).Pokhran2nucleartestswereconductedunderhisleadership.
13.GraduatedfromMadrasInstituteoftechnologyinaeronautical
Engineering
HegraduatedfromMadrasInstituteofTechnologyinAeronautical
Engineering.HewasProjectDirectoratDRDO,whereheplayedmajorrolein
thedevelopmentofIndiasfirstindigenousSatelliteLaunchVehicle(SLVIII).
14.InspirationalHindifilm
IAmKalamwhichwasreleasedin2011isaninspirationalHindifilm.Here
Kalamisportrayedasanextremelypositiveinfluencetoapoorbutbright
RajasthaniboyChhotu,whorenameshimselfKalaminhonourofhisidol.
15.YouthIconAward
In2003andin2006hewasnominatedfortheMTVYouthIconoftheYear
award.
16.kalamwassocaring
Mr.Kalamtookgreatcareofhiscolleagues.Heisverykindandcaringperson.
Acoworkerhadpromisedhiskidsthathewouldtakethemtothelocal
carnivalafterreturningfromwork,thecoworkerhadalsoobtainedtheprior
permissionofMr.Kalamtoleaveearly.Thecolleaguewasinvolvedinhiswork
thatitwaswellintoandthenherealisedthathehadmadeapromisetohis
kids.Onrushingbackhome,hecametoknowthroughhiswifethatMr.Kalam
hadcomeearlierandtakenhiskidstothecarnival.
17.HarassmentatNewYorkAirport
ThemostinsultingdayforeveryIndianswhenformerPresidentAPJAbdul
KalamwastwicesubjectedtoharassmentatNewYorksJFKAirportbytheUS
securityofficers.DrKalamwasforcedtotakehisjacketandshoesofffor
securitycheckingforexplosiveswhichisverydisgusting.Thenthe80yearold
KalamwasintheUSinSeptembertoattendaseriesofeventsandtheincident
tookplaceonSeptember29atthetimeofhisreturninghomefromNewYork.
Aftertakinghisseatintheaircraft,officialsoftheJFKAirportcameinsideand
askedtocheckthePresidentonceagain.AirIndiaauthoritiesalongwithall
theIndiansstronglyprotestedtheact.
18.ScientificAdvisortoGovernmentofIndia
TheGovernmentofIndiahashonouredhimwiththenationshighestcivilian
honours:thePadmaBhushan(1981),PadmaVibhushan(1990)andthe
BharatRatna(1997)forhiscontributioninISROandDRDOandhisroleasa
scientificadvisortotheGovernmentofIndia.
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Hisvisionmadehimspecial.
HereIamwritingfewquotesofhim:
Donttakerestafteryourfirstvictorybecauseifyoufailinsecond,morelips
arewaitingtosaythatyourfirstvictorywasjustluck.A.P.JAbdulKalam
AllBirdsfindshelterduringarain.ButEagleavoidsrainbyflyingabovethe
Clouds.A.P.JAbdulKalam
Failurewillneverovertakemeifmydefinitiontosucceedisstrongenough.
A.P.JAbdulKalam
Manneedsdifficultiesinlifebecausetheyarenecessarytoenjoythesuccess.
A.P.JAbdulKalam
Ifyouwanttoshinelikeasun.Firstburnlikeasun.A.P.JAbdulKalam
Itisveryeasytodefeatsomeone,butitisveryhardtowinsomeoneA.P.J
AbdulKalam
"Allofusdonothaveequaltalent.But,allofushaveanequalopportunityto
developourtalents.A.P.JAbdulKalam
"Bemorededicatedtomakingsolidachievementsthaninrunningafterswift
butsynthetichappiness."A.P.JAbdulKalam
"Thinkingshouldbecomeyourcapitalasset,nomatterwhateverupsand
downsyoucomeacrossinyourlife."A.P.JAbdulKalam
"Withoutyourinvolvementyoucan'tsucceed.Withyourinvolvementyou
can'tfail."A.P.JAbdulKalam
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WordssaidbyDrAbdulKalamduringpublicinteraction:
Everymonth,Imeetaminimumof100,000youngpeople.Amillion
peopleinayear.SofarIhavemet18millionyoungpeoplebelowtheage
of25inmycountry.Ilikeyoungpeopleastheirmindlacksbiasthoughts.
Threebooks'Thirukkul','Lightfrommanylamps'and'Empireofthe
mind'taughtmeallthewayandmademylife.
Iwantedtoberememberedasa'Teacher'afteriamgoneas'thisismy
greatestachievement'
Indeed,youevenleftusstandingtallasateacherandlecturinginIIMShilong.
ReviveIfPossibleDrKalam
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HewishedtobecomeaPrimarySchoolTeacherinhisnextbirth.He
believedthatstudentsatthatageisfullofpositiveenergyandarecapableof
doingmanythings.
ThiswasinresponsetoquestionaskedbymyfriendMr.MeghBhatnagar,who
wasthenstudyingatISROin2012.HewilljoinasascientistatVSSC,
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SwitzerlandhasdeclaredMay26astheScienceDayinhonourofvisiting
PresidentAPJAbdulKalam.
ThiswasannouncedbytheSwissgovernment,followinghisarrivalon
Wednesdaynightonafourdaystatevisit,consideringhisvastexpertisein
scienceandtechnology.
SwitzerlandconsidersthePresidentasthefatherofIndia'smissileprogramme.
Source:Articlein"ThetimesofIndia"
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AfterreachingGuwahatibyflight,forDr.APJAbdulKalam,thejourneyfor
Shillongstarted,anditwasa2.5hoursdrive.Here'swhatShriSrijanPal
Singh,whowouldaccompanyDrKalaminhistours,writes:
Wewereinaconvoyof67cars.Dr.KalamandIwereinthesecondcar.
Aheaduswasanopengypsywiththreesoldiersinit.Twoofthemweresitting
oneithersideandoneleanguywasstandingatop,holdinghisgun.Onehour
intotheroadjourney,Dr.Kalamsaid,Whyishestanding?Hewillgettired.
Thisislikepunishment.Canyouaskawirelessmessagetogiventhathemay
sit?Ihadtoconvincehim,hehasbeenprobablyinstructedtokeepstanding
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forbettersecurity.Hedidnotrelent.Wetriedradiomessaging,thatdidnot
work.Forthenext1.5hoursofthejourney,heremindedmethricetoseeifI
canhandsignalhimtositdown.Finally,realizingthereislittlewecandohe
toldme,Iwanttomeethimandthankhim.Later,whenwelandedinIIM
Shillong,Iwentinquiringthroughsecuritypeopleandgotholdofthestanding
guy.ItookhiminsideandDr.Kalamgreetedhim.Heshookhishand,said
thankyoubuddy.Areyoutired?Wouldyoulikesomethingtoeat?Iamsorry
youhadtostandsolongbecauseofme.Theyoungleanguard,drapedin
blackcloth,wassurprisedatthetreatment.Helostwords,justsaid,Sir,aapke
liyeto6ghantebhikhaderahenge.
(foryou,icanstandfor6hours)
AccompaniedisthephotoofDr.Kalammeetingthemeetingthejawanwho
stoodinthegypsy.
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ThatthePresidentofIndianNationalCongressoptedtoelectanondescript
female(shedoesnotevenmerittobecalledawoman)toreplaceoneofthe
verybestPresidentofIndia,DrAbdulKalam.
NeverinthehistoryofIndiahasanyonecausedsuchhumiliationofthe
highestpostofindependentIndia.ThisoneactspeaksVOLUMESaboutthe
patriotismoftheCongressPresidentandamplyreflectsthe"innervoice"ofan
ItalianoriginIndian.
ItisthetrueGreatnessofDrKalamwhooptedouttomaintainsomerespect
forthepostofthePresidentofIndia.
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Avinash Shukla
Originally Answered: Why are Indians so enthusiastic about their former President A.P.J.
Abdul Kalam? What are his achievements?
AvulPakirJainulabdeenAbdulKalam,usuallyreferredtoasDr.A.P.J.Abdul
Kalamwasthe11thpresidentofIndia.Hewaselectedduringthetenureofthe
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NationalDemocraticAlliance(India)coalitiongovernment,underprime
ministerAtalBihariVajpayee.HeispopularlyknownasMissileManofIndia
forhisimpeccableworkondevelopmentofballisticmissileandspacerocket
technology.BeforehistermasIndiaspresident,heworkedasanaeronautical
engineerwithDRDOandISRO.InIndiaheishighlyrespectedasascientist
andasanengineer.HewasawardedthehighesthonourtheIndianstategives
theBharatRatna,ortheJewelofIndia.
Tonameafew,followingpointswillprovideyouanswertoyour1stpartof
thequestionastowhywearesoenthusiasticabouthim:
Hissimplicityandloveforchildrenendearshimtous.
Hisknowledgeandpatriotismcommandsourrespect.
HeismorelikeaSageoraRishiofancienttimeswhoseentirelifeis
dedicatedintheserviceofthesociety.
HeisaDreamer,helooksfaraheadandhasthekeennesstoconvert
dreamsintoreality.
Hisbooks,particularly"WingsOfFire"ispackedwithamessageand
builtonavisionforthenationandfortheyouthasitisrightly
incorporatedbymanyuniversitiesintheircurriculum.Someofhis
sentenceshaveproverbialquality.Forinstance,justifyingIndia'sneedto
beanuclearpower,howaptlyhesaysthat"StrengthrespectsStrength,
andnot,Weakness"
Personally,IlikehimnotonlyforhisvaluablecontributionstotheIndian
Space&Researchbutalsoforhissimpleattitudewhilebeingthepresident.I
thinkhe'sthepersonwhogavetherightmeaningtothepostthananyone
else.Inmoderntimes,WHENwearehavingalackofIdealsinourpublicLife
DrKalamfillsthatvoid.Ifwe'llhaveleaderslikehimcertainlyIndiawill
becomeasuperpowerintheworldverysoonthan2020.
Totalkabouthisachievements,SearchthesameonGoogle,youwillget
muchbetterresults.:)
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Amitabh Singh
Originally Answered: What are some of the unknown facts about the great president Dr.
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam?
Hecouldhavebecomerichierichifhewouldhavesoldhismissileideabuthe
didnotdosoandworkedforthenationsdevelopment.
Thepresidentsandtheirfamiliesexpensesareseenbythegovt.ofIndiabut
wheneverhisrelativespaidvisittohimintheRashtrapatiBhavan,hehimself
paidfortheirvisits.
HeplayedapivotalroleinIndia'sPokhranIInuclear
testin1998,thefirstsincethetestbyIndiain1974.
HewastherecipientofPadmaBhushan(1981),PadmaVibhushan(1990)and
thehighestcivilianawardBharatRatna(1997).
HisfocuswasontransformingIndiaintoadevelopednationby2020.
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Krishna Chaitanya
Originally Answered: What are some lesser known facts about A.P.J. Abdul Kalam?
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Swissgovernmentdeclaresmay26assciencedayintherecountryaskalam
arrivedingenevaonthatdayandinhonourtheydeclareditas"scienceday
".
source:TheHindu:International
Heisalsoagreatpoetandthisisonefavourite"thevision"
"Iclimbedandclimbedwhereisthepeakmylord?
Iploughedandploughed,
whereistheknowledgetreasuremylord?
Isailedandsailed
whereistheislandofpeacemylord?
Almightyblessmynationwiththevisionandsweatresultingintohappiness
"
Wholecountrymournsfortheloss.RIPA.P.JAbdulkalamji
"jaihind"
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Arumugam Mahalingam
Originally Answered: What are some lesser known facts about A.P.J. Abdul Kalam?
WhenhewaselectedasPresidentofIndia,hewasworkinginAnnaUniversity,
Chennai.HepreparedtoleaveforDelhibyflight,butforalongtimehedidnot
turnupandeveryonegotanxious.Thethenvicechancelloroftheuniversity
contactedhimandlearntthereason.
ItwasrainingthereandKalamsirhadonlyonecoatandthreesetsofdresses
andhehadgiveneverythingtothewasherman,butbecauseofincessantrains
theclothsdidnotdryup.SoKalamsirwaswaitingforthedresses!Thevice
chancellorthencontactedaclothshopandorderednewclothsforthe
PresidentofIndia,whohadnomoneytopayforthoseclothsatthattime.
Anyway,hewasabletoleaveforDelhi.
Thisstorywastoldtomebythewashermanhimself,butIhavenowayof
findingtheauthenticityofthestory.
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ApeakintoDr.AbdulKalam'slesserknownpast.
AbdulKalamisthefruitofassiduousselfpromotion,audaciouspolitical
opportunismandpumpedupnationalism,combinedwiththegeewhiz
ignoranceofanuncriticalmedia.
#Amissiletechnologistwhoisroutinelyconfusedforanuclearphysicist.
#AscientistwithoutaformalPhDwhowasturnedawayfromtheIndian
InstituteofScience(IISc)becausehedidn'thavetherequisitescientific
credentialswhohappilyusestheappendageDr.
#Areverseengineerwhohaspresidedoverseveralfailuresastheincharge
oftheIntegratedGuidedMissileDevelopmentProgrammewhois
unquestioninglycalledMissileMan.
#And,althoughthemasterstroketomakehimPresidentcameinitiallyfrom
theSamajwadiParty,itistheBJPwhichhasappropriatedtheThirukkural
quoting,veenaplaying,vegetarianKalamIyerasitsfavouriteMuslim,
thanksinpart,asthePrincetonscholarM.V.Ramanawrote,becauseofhis
abilitytodressupevenmediocreworkwiththetricolourtopassthemoffas
greatachievements.
Sources:churumuri
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TheRashtriyaSwayamsewakSanghisteachingthechildrenattendingits
shakha(unit)inDarbhangadistrict,Bihar,thatthePresidentofIndiaAPJ
AbdulKalamisa'Hindu'.AccordingtotheRSS,theIndianPresidentisa
Hindubecausehetreatshiscountry'likehismother',isapatriotfromthe
coreofhisheart,readstheBhagwadGita,respectsthestatueofNataraja
(Shiva)andavegetarian.Mostofthechildrenattendingtheshakhaarein
theagegroupof8to13years.TheRSSleadersjustifytheirteachingsaying
thetermHindudoesnotdenoteacasteorareligion."Itisapartofcultural
nationalisminwhichanyonewhocallsthecountrymaa(mother)becomes
aHindu,"alocalRSSleadersaid.
Sources:
KalamisaHindu:RSSteacheschildren
KalamisaHindu,saysRSS
KalamisaHinduaccordingtoRSS
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Vishnu Rajan
Originally Answered: What are some lesser known facts about A.P.J. Abdul Kalam?
ThisisainterestingincidentinAPJAbdulkalam'slifewhichireadinabook
Thishappenedin1990swhenDr.Kalamwasdesinginghis
"AGNIMISSILE"Hesaysthatnonationswaswillingtohelpus,evenwitha
screwsoeverysinglepartthislandmarkmissilesystemhadtobeindigenously
produced.oneofthematerialweweredevelopingwasacarboncarbon
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composite,whichcouldbeusedformissilenoseshieldsasitislightweight
andheatresistance.
Aroundthistime,Dr.kalamhappenedtovisitahospitalinHyderabad.There
hefoundmanychildrenstrugglingtowalkwithartificiallimbs.Theweightof
theselimbswasslowingthemdownandmakingmovementvery
strenuous(weight4kilos)
B.N.PRASAD(profoforthopedicdepartmentatNIMS)requestkalam
regardingthis.Attherequestofprofheaskedhisfriend(workinginagni
missile)ifitispossibletousethecompositematerialwehadcreatedforAGNI's
heatshieldtomakeartificiallimbsforpolioaffectedpatients.Theyagreedand
theyworkedonthisforsometimeandcameupwithaProsthesis(technical
termforfloorreactionorthosis)andthatweightedaround400gramsthereby
reducingabout90percentofweight.
thereforethechildrenwereabletowalkstressfreely...
Dr.kalamwasthankedbythedoctorsandtheparentsofthechildren.
ThisistheincidentwhichrememberalotandiprayforhimtobeR.I.P.
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Oneofthegreatestachievementsthatisrecentlyshownabouthimwhichwas
takenseriouslybyhismiddleclassadmirers,butjustifiedbythosewhodidthis
unusualwayofshowingtheirrespecttohim,istoelevatehimtogod'sstatus
whileheisalive!
Idonotknowhowhewouldhavedigesteditingoodtaste!Asimplemanof
austeritywhoalsodecoratedthefirstman'spostwasnottakenasaserious
politicianbytheseasonedpoliticiansoftheHindibuiltnortakenseriouslyby
thephysicistsofthiscountryandabroad!
Idonotknowifhecanbecreditedwithgreatachievementsduringhis
tenancy,buthedidnoharmtoanyone,eventhosewhoabusedhim.
IndiacannotaffordtohavesuchnoblesoulsasPresidents,howmuch
decoratedclericalnatureofthepostmightbewithinIndianconstitutional
framework.
Theveryfactthatnotbeingamassleaderincitingtheemotionalsentimentsof
thepeopleatlargetogarnervotesthroughelection,Itakehimasamisfitfor
Indianpolity,butmaintainedthedignityoftheofficeofthePresident!
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MysalutetothegreatestscientistofIndia.
Iamsadwheniamansweringyourquestion.Heregoesthelist
1)Hewasanintegralpartofourfirstnuclearproject
2)HewasharassedatNewYorkairport.
3)YouthIconHeisbeennominatedasyouthiconbyMTVon2003and
2006
4)HeisbeenawardedwithPadmaBhushanandPadmavibhushan.Heisalso
receivedBharatRatna,thehighestIndiancivilianaward.
5)Heisaninspirationalwriter.
Welostagreatman,motivatorandascientist.RIP.
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Dr.A.P.JAbdulKalam
PeoplesPresident(20022007).
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MissileManofIndia(forhisworkondevelopmentofballasticmissileand
launchvehicletechnology).
ImportantroleinPokhran2nucleartest.
Receivedhonarabledoctoratefrom40Universities.
ReceivedPadmaBhusha,Padmavibhushan,BHARATRATNA.
His79thbirthdaywasrecognisedas"worldstudentday"byUN.
In2005Switzerlanddeclared26thjulyas"ScienceDay"onthememoryof
Kalam'svisit.
WroteBookslikeIndia2020,Wingsoffire,Ignitedmindsetc.Allhis
booksinspireyouth.
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RightNowsuchagreatpersonalityisnotwithusthislossisveryhigh,noone
cantakehispositionineachsectorheworked(DRDO,ISRO,AsaPresident).
Todaywelostsuchabigpersonalitythatnoonecanabletofillhisspace.
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Shantanu Kumar
Originally Answered: What are A. P. J. Abdul Kalam's greatest achievements?
Hereare10factsintheformofaslydythatyou'dwanttoknowabouthim
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RIPDr.A.P.JAbdulkalam.
Thisisthelatestandthebestfactaboutsir.
AgreatmuslimdiedonanauspiciousdayofHindusinaChristian
city.HemaintainedSecularismandDemocracyindeathalso.
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Vijay Pandey
Originally Answered: What are A. P. J. Abdul Kalam's greatest achievements?
ifithavebeenbritisheraiamsureheisguywhocancrownedasSirorlord
whateverdegreeyoucangivehim...beingindiaisfreecountryheshouldbe
givenBharatRatnaforallthethinghehasdoneforindia.heisthemanwho
gavemostoftherocketsandbiggestachievementisbecomingpresidentof
indiawhilehindudominatedgovernment...
bestindianmuslimandbetterhumanbeing.
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Manish Kapoor
Originally Answered: What are some unknown/known facts about APJ Abdul Kalam
remembering his sad demise?
1HewasthethirdpresidentofIndiatohavebeenhonoredwithBharatRatna.
2HewasalsothefirstscientistandthefirstbachelortooccupyRashtrapati
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Bhawan.
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Iwouldliketoshareastory,butwritingthisihavetearsinmyeyes.
sorry..................ican'twriteitanymore.Justwatchat39thmin.
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HeisanIndianAirForcefanandevenappearedforselectionboard
interviews,Dehradun.Hecouldn'tclearitandwasverydisappointed.Later
pursuedhiscareerinAeroscienceatDelhi.
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Nishad Kaippally
Originally Answered: What are some lesser known facts about A.P.J. Abdul Kalam?
AbdulKalamhasnotsubmittedasingledoctoralthesis.Allhisdoctoratesare
honorary.
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Heisavegetarianandhelovesandwritespoetry.
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Hedidnotmarrythroughouthislifeanddedicatedhislifeforthewellbeingof
thenation.
AtrueINDIAN!!
SaluteMr.President!!!
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HewantedtojointheIndianAirForce.Butwasrejected.
WhoknewhewouldlateronbecometheSupremeCommanderofthedefence
forces.
EnoughSaid.
RIPDr.Kalam
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Pratik Khuntia
Originally Answered: What are some unknown facts about APJ Abdul Kalam?
Hetookonlytwoholidaysinhislife,itissaidbothfordeaths,of
hisfatherandmother.
Thisshowshowdedicatedhewastohisprofession.
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Raju Kaushik
Originally Answered: What are some unknown facts about Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam?
HeisabrialliantandoneofthebestScientistInindia
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