Missile Man of India: APJ Abdul Kalam Sir

Who was APJ Abdul Kalam?

Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, known as APJ Abdul Kalam was a well-known scientist and politician as 11th President of India. He was also known as 'Missile man Of  India' because of  works on development of ballistic missile and  launch vehicle technology.

• He was born in pilgrimage centre Rameswaram,Tamil Nadu. In the school years, He has average grade but category in bright and hardworking student who has passion to learn. He wanted to be fighter pilot but there were only 8 position and he has in 9th placed So, his dream destroyed.

Role as Scientist:

• He had completed his graduation in Madras Institute of Technology. He joined Aeronautical Development Establishment of DRDO and He started career as designing a small hovercraft After he became the member of DRDO.
• He was also part of INCOSPER committee under working of Vikram Sarabhai as an space scientist. He was transferred to ISRO where he was project director of SLV-III where Successfully deployed the Rohini Satellite near the earth object.
• Kalam was invited by Raja Raman to witness the India's first nuclear test Smiling Buddha as representative of TBRL.
• He was also directing two other projects project devil and valiant which was develop ballistic missile of the SLV program. He returned in DRDO as chief executive to lead the 'Integrated Guided Missile Development Program(IGMDP).'
• In May 1998 he played tremendous role in carrying ‘Pokhran-II’ nuclear test. Media coverage at this time made him country's best 'nuclear scientist.'
• His other developing missiles including Agni, an intermediate range ballistic missile and Prithvi so many..

Role as Politician:

• In 2002 the powerful ruling party NDA helped Kalam to win election and become 11th president of India and he also became the 3rd president who received the 'Bharat Ratna' before presume the office of the President.
• Because of his interaction with common people specially, youth he was popularly known as 'People's President'.In his time, his toughest decision to signing the 'Office of Profit Bill.'
• During his time as President, His fault's was inaction to decided the fate of mercy petitions that were submitted to him. Out of 21 mercy petitions,he acted only one mercy. In 2005, he recommended for President's rule in Bihar, which also being the controversial.

He wanted to defeat corruption and being efficiency, Kalam launched a program for the youth, called"What I Can Give Moment"; in 2012.

Kalam went to IIM Shillong to deliver a lecture on 'Creating a Livable Planet Earth' on 27th July 2015. While climbing he stairs, he felt that something in his hearth was not good but he made the way to auditorium. only 5 minute left into the lecture around the 6:35 pm and he collapsed in the lecture hall and take into hospital after sometime he was dead due to cardiac arrest.

He was honored with the 'Bharat Ratna', 'Padma Vibhushan' and 'Padma Bhushan' from government of India.

He has written great autobiography through 'wing of fire' and His life became the paradigm of the Youth of the country.