Indian scientist and statesman (1931–2015)
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam (15 October 1931 – 27 July 2015) was an Indian aerospace scientist who served as the 11th president of India from 2002 to 2007. He was born and raised in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu and studied physics and aerospace engineering.
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Native Name:
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam
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डॉक्टर अवुल पकिर जैनुलाब्दीन अब्दुल कलाम
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அவுல் பகிர் ஜைனுலாப்தீன் அப்துல் கலாம்
Alternative Names:
Abdul Kalam
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Kalam
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A.P.J Abdul Kalam
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A P J Abdul Kalam
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Abul Pakiz Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam
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APJ Abdul Kalam
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Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
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APJ
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Hard work and piety, study and learning, compassion and forgiveness — these have been the cornerstones of my life. I have now shared with the world the roots of these features. In fact, any life that has been lived to the full, when talked about with others, is a treasure house of thoughts and feelings that add lustre to the wonder that is life. In the process, if they also give my readers wings and help them to fire their dreams, I believe I would have played my small part in the scheme of life that destiny placed me in.
A system to prevent the soiling of railway tracks by Madhav Pathak of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh; Herbal pesticide tablets to be used in the storage of foodgrains by Priyanka Guleria of Sionty village, Punjab; Low-calorie biscuits made from banana peels by Rucha Joshi of Nanded, Maharashtra; A toy laser with educational applications by Sudhanwa Hukkeri of Belgaum, Karnataka; A software program for embedding text through audio signals by Kyan Pardiwalla of Mumbai, Maharashtra; An optically controlled wheelchair by S. Harish Chandra of Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
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Agni, for me, was a project very close to my heart. I had chosen the name for I felt it symbolized all the fire that we as a nation had lying latent within all of us. It was Agni not because it was destructive, but because it gave us strength and confidence and in developing it indigenously we made great strides in our own technological capabilities. The wings I had once dreamt of flying on were now a reality. They were wings that made dreams into reality, hard work into success, they were the wings of fire that can destroy ignorance and backwardness and fly us towards becoming a strong, developed nation.
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मैंने अपना सबकुछ एस.एल.वी. को तैयार करने में लगा डाला। इस दौरान मैंने अपनी सब दूसरी गतिविधियाँ, जो थोड़ी-बहुत हुआ करती थीं, भी रोक दीं। अब न मैं शाम को बैडमिंटन खेलता, न ही साप्ताहिक या दूसरी छुट्टियाँ करता, न परिवार, न रिश्तेदारी और यहाँ तक कि दोस्तों के यहाँ भी आना-जाना छूट गया। अपने मिशन में सफल होने के लिए आपको अपने लक्ष्य पर पूरा ध्यान लगाकर समर्पित होना चाहिए।