“DREAMSis not what you see in sleep,

is the thing which doesn’t let you sleep.”

Who said these words?

Abul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam

1931-2015

His personal life

Home at Rameshwaram

Born on 15th October 1931 in

Tamilnadu

Father-Jainulabdeen Mother-Ashiamma

“Education is an endless journey

through knowledge and enlightenment.”

-APJ Abdul Kalam

Secondary Education

in 1950

Schwartz High SchoolRamanathapuram

Graduated in Physics in

1954

St. Joseph CollegeTiruchirapalli

Specialized in Aerospace

Engineering in 1960

Indian Institute of TechnologyMadras

“Climbing to the top demands strength

Whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or

to the top of your career.”

-APJ Abdul Kalam

Joined Aeronautical Development

Establishment of Defense Research and Development

Organization (DRDO) as Chief

Scientist.Defence Research and Development OrganisationBangalore

Joined ISRO as project Director to

develop India’s first indigenous Satellite Launch

Vehicle (SLV-III) to inject Rohini

satellite.

Rohini SatelliteIntegrated with (SLV-III)

Took up the responsibility of

developing indigenous missiles at

DRDO as Chief Executive of

IGMDP

AGNI-II Missile Test Fire

Known as ‘MISSILE MAN OF INDIA’ for his work on

development of ballistic missiles.

AGNI | PRITHVI | AKASH | NAAG | TRISHUL

“I believe there is no profession in the world that is more important to society

than that of a teacher.”

-APJ Abdul Kalam

He was visiting professor at IIM (Indore and Ahmedabad)

Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Anna University Chennai.

Chancellor of IIST (Thiruvananthapuram)

Adjunct faculty at many other Academics and Research Institution across India.

Became 11th President of

India

During his term as

President,he is known as

“The People’s

President”

“Don’t read success stories, you will only get a

messageRead failure stories, you

will get some ideas to get success”

APJ Abdul Kalam

Bharat ratna1997

Padma Bhushan1981

Padma Vibhushan

1990

Von Braun Award2013

Hoover medal2009

Has been conferred Doctor of

Science by 30 Universities

Globally

UNO has declared his birthday 15th October as Students day.

Some facts about APJ Abdul Kalam• A.P.J. Abdul Kalam grew up in poverty and distributed

newspapers as a young boy to contribute to his father’s meager income.

• He was a protégé of the great Indian scientist Dr. Vikram Sarabhai who guided him and gave him valuable advice.

• He always faced the press following failed tests at ISRO and accepted responsibility for his mistakes but never claimed the credit for any of the massive successes achieved at the organization.

• He was the first bachelor to become the president and occupy Rashtrapati Bhawan.

• He never owned a television, and was in the habit of rising at 6:30 or 7 a.m and sleeping by 2 a.m.

Continued• He was known to write his own thank you cards with personalized messages in his own handwriting.

• He was a scholar of Thirukkural (a classic of couplets or Kurals) and was known to quote at least one couplet in most of his speeches.

• He had a keen interest in literature and wrote poems in his native Tamil.

• A practicing Muslim, he was also well versed with Hindu traditions and read the Bhagavad Gita.

• He had more than a million followers on Twitter but followed only 38 people.

• His few personal possessions included his books, his Veena, some articles of clothing, a CD player and a laptop; at his death, he left no will, and his possessions went to his eldest brother, who survived him.

“We should all create a nation that is one of the best place to

live on this earth and which bring smiles to million faces.”

-APJ Abdul Kalam

For transforming India into a Developed nation,Has identified five areas: 1.Agriculture and

food processing2.Infrastructure with

reliable and quality electric power

3.Education and health care

4.Information and communication technology

5.Critical technologies and strategic industries

“You will be remembered for creating that page in history

of the nation.”

-APJ Abdul Kalam

He authored around 18 books

I climbed and climbedWhere is the peak, my Lord?I ploughed and ploughed,Where is the knowledge treasure, my Lord?I sailed and sailed,Where is the island of peace, my Lord?Almighty, bless my nationWith vision and sweat resulting into happiness.

Vision

On July 27, 2015, at the age of 83.

Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam passed away after a

massive cardiac arrest while delivering a

lecture to the students of the

Indian Institute of Management in the

Meghalaya state capital,Shillong,Ind

ia.

Lets pay Tribute

References• indiatoday.intoday.in/education/story/apj-abdul-kalam-

books/1/454588.html,24-10-15• http://

www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/a-p-j-abdul-kalam-590.php,24-10-15• http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/cherubtaj-

2212234-apj-imacentenary,24-10-15• http://

www.abdulkalam.com/kalam/theme/jsp/guest/kalam-quotes.jsp,24-10-15• http://krisnair.com/post/66445495/i-climbed-and-

climbed-where-is-the-peak-my-lord,24-10-15

Thankyou

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