DR. A.P.

J ABDUL KALAM

Scientist Visionary Author People`s President Idol

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THE SIMPLE MAN

Born on 15th October 1931 at Rameswaram, in Tamil Nadu
Specialized in Aero Engineering from Madras Institute of Technology Kalam observes strict personal discipline, practicing vegetarianism, teetotalism and celibacy Kalam begins his day by reading from the Bhagwad Gita Works for about 18 hours each day Plays the 'Rudra Veena' Self-confessed 'Ram Bhakt'. As President, he donated his income from his first 10 months in office to the NGO created and managed by Mata Amritanandamayi

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THE SCIENTIST
SLV-III, India's first indigenous Satellite Launch Vehicle, helped inject Rohini satellite in the near earth orbit Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP) in 1982 Scientific Adviser to Minister and Secretary, Department of Defense Research & Development from (1992-1999) Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India, in the rank of Cabinet Minister, (1999-2001) Chairman, Ex-officio, of the Scientific Advisory Committee to the Cabinet (SAC-C)

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VISIONARY
Chairman, Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC), he generated the Technology Vision 2020 documents

Kalam sought the ways of science and technology to transform India into a developed country
The power of technology to resolve society's problems

He also sees science and technology as ideology-free areas and emphasizes the cultivation of scientific temper and entrepreneurial drive
Kalam is credited with the view that India ought to take a more assertive stance in international relations He regards his work on India's nuclear weapons program as a way to assert India's place as a future superpower

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AUTHOR
Wings of Fire: An Autobiography of APJ Abdul Kalam by A.P.J Abdul Kalam, Arun Tiwari

India 2020: A Vision for the New Millennium by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Y.S. Rajan.
Ignited Minds by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Envisioning an Empowered Nation: Technology for Societal Transformation by A.P.J.Abdul Kalam

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AWARDS
Padma Bhushan in (1981) Padma Vibhushan (1990) Bharat Ratna (1997) Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration (1997)

Veer Savarkar Award (1998)

Honorary doctorates from at least thirty universities Ramanujan Award by Alwars Research Centre, Chennai (2000) MTV India Youth Icon for the year 2006
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