The Legend•Born in Rameswaram, TN on 15 October 1931.

• Used to distribute Newspaper to support hiseducation.

•He was asked to sit at last bench in school because ofhis Muslim family background.

•He did graduation twice:

BSC in Physics

Aeronautical Engineering

• Fighter Pilot in IAF was his Dream.

• He also know as “Missile Man of India” for his work on ballistic missile and LVT.

• Abdul Kalam is also known as ‘People’s President’.

• What Can I Give Movement to defeat corruption in India.

• Currently Visiting Proffesor at IIM Shillong, IIM Ahemdabad, IIM Indore.

Do you Know?

He reads Bhagvad Gitaevery morning and

plays Veena.

Life History• Started career as Scientist in DRDO.

• Project Manager of India’s First SLV to deploy ROHINI Satellite .

• Chief Executive of the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program.

• Chief Scientific Adviser of Prime Minister.

• Chief Project Coordinator for Pokhran II nuclear tests.

• 11th President of India.

Contribution To Society

• Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV-III) .

• Agni and Prithvi Missiles.

• India’s First Hovercraft prototype.

• Pokhran-II (Operation Shakti).

• Low cost Coronary stent named as "Kalam-RajuStent“.

• Kalam-Raju Tablet for Rural healthcare workers.

• Sharing his Knowledge and Experiences among Student in Universities.

• What Can I Give Movement with theme to defeat corruption in India.

• Author of Technical and Inspirational Books.

• Signing Office of Profit Bill.

Milestones

• Padma Bhushan Awards in 1980.

• Padma Vibhushan Award in 1990.

• Bharat Ratna Award in 1997.

• Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration in 1997.

• Veer Sawarkar Award in 1998.

• Ramanujan Award in the year 2000

• King Charles II Medal by the Royal Society, U.K in 2007.

• Honorary doctorates from 40 universities.

• Kalam's 79th birthday was recognized as World Students' Day by United Nations.

• Switzerland has declared May 26 as Science Day in honour of visiting A P J Abdul Kalam.

• Nominated for the MTV Youth Icon of the Year award in 2003 and in 2006.

Lessons From His Life

• Humility and modesty.

• Respect for Everyone.

• Spirituality.

• Respect for children.

• Being Yourself.

• Be Prepared for any challenge.

• Have Vision

• Keep Fit

• Connect With People

• Be Creative.

• Acknowledge Contribution

• Integrity and Transparency

• Exploring New Avenues

“Learning gives creativityCreativity leads to thinking

Thinking provides knowledgeKnowledge makes you great.”

― A.P.J. Abdul Kalam