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DR APJ Abdul Kalam

APJ Abdul Kalam was born in 1931 in Rameswaram, India to a poor family. He went on to become a scientist and played a key role in developing key defense programs for India including its ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programs. As president of India from 2002 to 2007, he was known as the "Missile Man of India" for his work on India's missile projects. He made significant contributions to India's space program and nuclear capabilities.

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DR APJ Abdul Kalam

APJ Abdul Kalam was born in 1931 in Rameswaram, India to a poor family. He went on to become a scientist and played a key role in developing key defense programs for India including its ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programs. As president of India from 2002 to 2007, he was known as the "Missile Man of India" for his work on India's missile projects. He made significant contributions to India's space program and nuclear capabilities.

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APJ Abdul Kalam

Education Facts
Madras Institute Of 1. APJ Kalam was born into a poor
Technology(1955-1960) BORN family. His father had only one boat
St. Joseph's College, July 27, 2015 to support his family.
Tiruchirappalli(1954) (aged 83) 2. Kalam At the age of five started
Schwartz Higher selling newspapers in the evenings
Secondary School DIED after school to help his father
Mandapam Panchayat October 15, support the family
Union Middle School 1931 3. Kalam was frisked twice at JFK
Naraiyurani Rameswaram, Airport in New York. He was
India checked for explosives by the
Shillong, India airport staff. This incident was
protested by India on the
international level
4. He was once asked by a
Contributions journalist how would he like to be
1. Dr Kalam's contribution in making India's first indigenous Importance remembered: as a scientist, a
Satellite Launch Vehicle Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's president or a teacher. And he
2. Dr Kalam’s leading the development of Indigenous Guided involvement in the Nuclear replied smilingly – “I want to be
Missiles at DRDO Power in India earned him the remembered as a teacher first and
title "Missile Man of India". Due then as any other person.”
3. Dr Kalam converted India into a nuclear weapon state by
to his contribution, the 5. Kalam wrote a great deal of
guiding multiple nuclear tests government of India awarded
4. Dr Kalam’s involvement inProject Valiant and Project Devil poetry in Tamil and was very fond of
him the highest civilian award.
5. Dr Kalam’s involvement in India's Light Combat Aircraft playing Veena.
Kalam also made significant
project 6. Although APJ Abdul Kalam was
contributions to the nuclear
6. Dr Kalam propelled the development of light-weight a Muslim, he only ate vegetarian
capabilities of India. The
capillaries to air people with motor disorders food
Pokhran -2 nuclear tests (in
7. Dr Kalam and Dr Soma Raju developed a tablet to track the 7. Kalam’s first major project, SLV-3,
1998) were successful thanks
health of the underprivileged and eventually, help them failed, and he was shattered.
to his organizational and
8. Dr Kalam developed The 'Kalam-Raju' stent to dilate technical support
constricted coronary arteries and help save people's lives

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