“We must think and act like a nation of a billion people and not like that of a million people. Dream, dream, dream!”
APJ Abdul Kalam.
Dr.Abdul kalam full name was Avul Pakir Jainullabadin Abdul kalam. He was born on 15th of October 1931 in Rameswaram , Tamil Nadu and deceased on 27th of July 2015 at Shillong ,Meghalaya . He was an aerospace scientist and he was 11th president of India from 2002 to 2007, also known as people’s president. He worked on several main ISRO and DRDO posts and later “Chief Scientific Adviser ” to the Government of India in the Indian Cabinet Ministry.He was a recipient of many prestigious awards ,including Bharat Ratna , Indian’s highest civilian award in 1997.
The more I speak about him, it will be less words to describe him. He was really a true legend for the youngsters of India. He has inspired the new generation of the country through his whole life, career, works and writings. He still lives in heart of many people. He thus came to be known as the missile man of India for his work on the development of ballistic missile and launch vehicle technology.
He was the recipient of many awards : Bharat Ratna in 1997,Padma Bhushan in 1981,Padma Vibhushan in 1990,Hoover Medal in 2009,Veer Savarkar Award in 1998,King Charles II Medal in 2007 ,Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration in 1997,Ramanujan Award in 2000,International von Karman Wings Award in 2009,IEEE Honorary Membership in 2011 and not only this he received 7 honorary Doctorates from 40 Universities.
He is very fond of books and even he has written many books like “Wings of Fire”,”Ignited Minds”, “India 2020”, “Target 3 billion”, “My Journey”, etc., and Biography. simply we can say he is the moving library.
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