To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal. Individuals like myself are often called 'workaholics'. I question thi… - A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

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To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal. Individuals like myself are often called 'workaholics'. I question this term because that implies a pathological condition or an illness. If I do what I desire more than anything else in the world and which makes me happy, such work can never be an aberration.

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About A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

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 डॉक्टर अवुल पकिर जैनुलाब्दीन अब्दुल कलाम அவுல் பகிர் ஜைனுலாப்தீன் அப்துல் கலாம்
Alternative Names: Abdul Kalam Kalam A.P.J Abdul Kalam A P J Abdul Kalam Abul Pakiz Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam APJ Abdul Kalam Dr APJ Abdul Kalam APJ
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