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A.P.J. Abdul Kalam - A people's President

Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, who was more popularly known as 'APJ' was the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. He was basically a career scientist who turned into a politician, more by reluctance than by will. The most popular president of the country of all times was born on October 15, 1931, Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu in a poor Tamil Muslim boatsman's family.
Abdul Kalam, who was born to Ashiamma Jainulabiddin and Jainulabiddin Marakayar, and his father who owned a boat ferried Hindu pilgrims back and forth between Rameswaram and Dhanushkodi. Kalam, who came from a poor background, was the youngest of four brothers and one sister in his family, and he started working by distributing …show more content…

It is said that his sister pawned jewellery with a moneylender so that Kalam could leave Rameswaram to join the Madras Institute of Technology. There is an anecdote about Kalam when he was studying aerospace engineering at the Madras Institute of Technology. The Dean of the college was not satisfied by his progress and threatened to revoke his scholarship unless the project was finished within the next three days. Kalam took up the challenge and completed the project, which impressed the Dean very much. Kalam had a dream of becoming a fighter pilot, but his dream could not be fulfilled as he could not qualify.
Abdul Kalam had extremely great research and educational qualities which brought him great laurels and accolades. Under his able guidance and directorship, the Government of India started the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP). Kalam was instrumental in developing many missiles, including the famous Agni and

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