A person who went to distribute newspapers in childhood, whose entire family lost their money and business and that person later launched everything from missiles to satellites and in India the name of “the missile man of India” These great men became famous from DR. APJ Abdul Kalam.
APJ Abdul Kalam’s full name was Abdul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam. He was born on 15 October 1931 in Rameshwaram. Abdul Kalam was born into a Tamil Muslim family. His father Jainulabudeen was the owner of a mosque and yacht and his mother Ashiamma was a housewife. From the boat that his father had, he used to take Hindu people from Rameshwaram to Dhanuskodi and from Dhanuskodi to Rameshwaram.
Abdul Kalam had three elder brothers and a sister. He was very attached to his brothers and he was spending his whole life for little money. Abdul Kalam was known for his simple life. He never bought T.V. and his habit was to get up between 6:30 am- 7:00 am in the morning and sleep at 2:00 am in the night. Religion and spirituality meant a lot to him, even he wrote a book called “Transcendence”.
The ancestors of APJ Abdul Kalam were very rich and had many acres of land. When the bridge was built on the river on which they carried the people across, then their family lost the entire business of bringing and carrying the people, because now the bridge was no longer needed by the people. After this incident, his business completely collapsed but at the same time, his money and land also ended slowly.
APJ Abdul Kalam’s Primary Education
By the time APJ Abdul Kalam was born, his family had become very poor and he had to distribute newspapers at a young age. When he went to school, his marks used to be very simple, but the teachers told him to work very hard and he also succeeded in it, seeing his success, the teachers called him a hardworking student and he was encouraged. He always wanted to study since childhood. He always worked on mathematics for hours.
After his studies at Schwartz Higher Secondary School, he moved to Tiruchirapalli. He attended Joseph’s College, Tiruchirapalli and became a Physics graduate in 1954. Moved to Madras in 1955 and did Aerospace Engineering, Madras Institute of Technology. While he was working on the project, one of his college teachers saw his progress and he was not impressed with them. He called Abdul Kalam and said: “If you don’t complete the project within three days, your scholarship will be returned.” Will be taken “.
APJ Abdul Kalam had a great desire to join the Indian Air Force but was left with only one position, he was in the 9th position and only eight positions were vacant. APJ Abdul Kalam joined the Aeronautical Development Establishment after finishing his studies from Madras Institute of Technology in 1960. There he started working as a scientist. He started his career with a small hovercraft design. APJ Abdul Kalam was also involved in Incospar Committee where he worked under Vikram Sarabhai. Vikram Sarabhai was a well-known space scientist.
Then transferred to ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) in 1969. At ISRO, he was the project director of India’s first satellite vehicle, SLV-3. This vehicle placed the Rohini satellite in the orbit of the earth. APJ Abdul Kalam then worked alone on the expendable rocket project but in 1969 the Government of India gave permission to his project and said that a team should also be formed on his project.
He also went to NASA Research Center in 1963. Raja Ram Anna called Abdul Kalam, India’s first nuclear test to see the smiling buddha. Abdul Kalam also worked on Project Devil and Project Valiant and in these projects he made ballistic missile. Union Cabinet did not allow Abdul Kalam’s projects, but even then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi secretly funded him so that his Aerospace projects could be completed. Abdul Kalam then told the Union Cabinet about this secret project and explained its importance. All these things made the name of Abdul Kalam very high, that is why the Government of India asked him to start the High Missile Program. He is also called “The Missile Man Of India” because of being a participant in many Missile Programs.
APJ Abdul Kalam had a major contribution in making Agni Missile and Prithvi Missile. Agni Missile and Prithwi Missile were severely criticized because it took a lot of time and money to make them and its management could not be done properly. He was the chief scientific advisor from 1992 to 1999 and during this period also conducted Pokhran 2 nuclear test. In the nuclear test, the media had raised the name of APJ Abdul Kalam quite high. But the director of the side k Santhanam said that the trial of thermonuclear bomb did not give the expected result, it was an unsuccessful event and he criticized APJ Abdul Kalam saying “what he has reported is wrong”, but then Chitambaram and APJ Abdul Kalam both rejected this
There was a huge turn in the life of APJ Abdul Kalam, on 10 June 2002 the NDA (the national democratic alliance) nominated APJ Abdul Kalam for the President. Both the Samajwadi Party and nationalist congress party supported this and then he became the proud President of India. Elections were held in 2002 and APJ Abdul Kalam won a huge victory. He got more than nine lakh votes and his rival Lakshmi Saygal got one lakh votes, which was a big win. APJ Abdul Kalam was honoured with India’s highest honour Bharat Ratna, along with Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan.
As long as he remained the President, he continued to be known as the President of the people. When his five years were over at the President’s end, he expressed his desire to be back as President, but just two days after speaking, he decided that he would not stand for the primary election.
He then went on to become IIM visiting professor from Shillong, Ahmedabad and Indore. He became a chancellor of the Indian Institute of space science and technology Thiruvananthapuram and also a professor of aerospace engineering at Anna University and joined all the institutes. In 2012, he created a program for young people of India, what can I give moment. This program was to end corruption.
APJ Abdul Kalam Death
APJ Abdul Kalam also wrote a lot of books like Agni Ki Udaan, India 2020, Ignited Minds And this whole book became very popular. On 27 July 2015 APJ Abdul Kalam moved to Shillong where he was to deliver a lecture. This Lecture was to be given to him in IIM Shillong. While he was climbing the ladder, he got some restlessness and took some rest after going to the auditorium. The Lecture started at 6:35 minutes and it was five minutes before he fell, then he was admitted to ethnic hospitality. At 7:45 minutes he left this world. He spoke his last words to Srijanpal Singh, he said: “funny gay are you doing well”.
APJ Abdul Kalam remains a source of inspiration for everyone, especially the young people consider him as their idol.
Abdul Kalam thoughts
“Dream, dream, dream. Dreams transform into thoughts and thoughts result in action.”
“To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal.”
“If you fail, never give up because FAIL means “First Attempt In Learning”.
“Don’t take rest after your first victory because if you fail in second, more lips are waiting to say that your first victory was just luck.”
“All of us do not have equal talent. But , all of us have an equal opportunity to develop our talents.”
“You have to dream before your dreams can come true.”
“Thinking is the capital, Enterprise is the way, Hard Work is the solution.”
APJ Abdul Kalam list of awards
- IEEE Honorary Membership, IEEE in 2011
- Doctor of Engineering, University of Waterloo in 2010
- Hoover Medal ASME Foundation, USA in 2009
- International von Kármán Wings Award, California Institute of Technology, USA in 2009
- Doctor of Engineering (Honoris Causa), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore in 2008
- King Charles II Medal Royal Society, UK in 2007
- Honorary Doctorate of Science, University of Wolverhampton, UK in 2007
- Ramanujan Award, Alwars Research Centre, Chennai in 2000
- Veer Savarkar Award, Government of India in 1998
- Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration, Government of India in 1997
- Bharat Ratna, Government of India in 1997
- Padma Vibhushan, Government of India in 1990
- Padma Bhushan, Government of India in 1981.
- Dr APJ Abdul Kalam wrote total 12 motivational and useful books.
- There are various documentaries made on Dr. apj abdul kalam’s his life. The famous Bollywood movie, I Am Kalam, was inspired by his work and life.
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam is no more But He Is Still Inside Our Heart on July 27 2015,around 6:30 P.M. While teaching a lecture at IIM Shillong, apj abdul Kalam suffered a massive heart attack. He was rushed to the Bethany Hospital in critical condition, and eventually passed away due to heart failure.
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