Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Bio

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF

DR.APJ ABDUL KALAM

The Missile Man of India

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HOUSE OF ABDUL KALAM

KALAM AS A CHILD WITH HIS SIBLINGS AND PARENTS

Family

Kalam was born to Jainulabiddin Marakayar (Imam) and Ashiamma
Jainulabiddin (Housewife). He had three brothers: Kasim Mohammed,
Mohammed Muthu Meera Lebbai Maraikayar, Mustafa Kamal and one
sister who was eldest, Asim Zohra.

APJ ABDUL KALAM DURING HIS STUDY IN MADRAS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Education

In his early school year, Kalam was an average student but was curious
to learn. He evolved his interests in Mathematics and Physics. He
completed his primary and secondary education in Schwartz Higher
Secondary School, Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu, India. For his
further education, he moved to St. Joseph’s College, Tiruchirappalli,
Tamil Nadu where he graduated in Physics in 1954. In 1955, he enrolled
at Madras Institute of Technology to study Aerospace engineering.

Career

APJ ABDUL KALAM WITH After receiving education in Madras
VIKRAM SARABHAI Institute of Technology, Kalam joined
the laboratory of Defence Research and
Development Organisation (DRDO),
named Aeronautical Development
Establishment. Initially, he designed a
small hovercraft. Kalam was also a part
of Indian National Committee for Space
Research (INCOSPAR) committee under
the renowned Indian Space Scientist,
Vikram Sarabhai.

In 1963 and 1964, Kalam visited NASA’s Langley Research Center in
Hampton, Virginia; Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland;
and Wallops Flight Facility. In 1969, he was transferred to the Indian
Space Research Organisation (ISRO). He was appointed the project
director of the first satellite launch vehicle of India, SLV III, which success-
fully deployed Rohini satellite in near-earth orbit in July 1980. From the
1970s to 1990s, Kalam strived hard to develop the Polar Satellite Launch
Vehicle (PSLV) and SLV-III projects, both of which were successful. In 1974,
during the first nuclear test of India, Kalam was invited Raja Ramanna.
During the 1970s, two projects Project Devil and Project Valiant were
directed by Kalam to develop ballistic missiles through SLV programs. At
that time, then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi allotted secret fund to these
programs.

APJ ABDUL KALAM WITH INDIRA GANDHI

From July 1992 to December 1999, Kalam was the chief scientific
adviser to the Prime Minister and the secretary of DRDO. During the
Pokhran II nuclear test in 1999, he served as the Chief Project
Coordinator, along with Rajagopala Chidambaram.

During the 2002 Presidential Election, he was nominated as President
of India by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and backed by
Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). He
received the majority of the votes bagging 89% of the votes overall
defeating his rival, Lakshmi Sahgal (A revolutionary during Indian
Independence Movement and a former Army officer). On 25th July
2002, Kalam became the 11th President of India.

Awards
Honours
Achievements

ABDUL KALAM GETTING AWARDED In 1981, he was awarded,Padma
BHARAT RATNA BY Bhushan by the government of
India. In 1990, he was bestowed
THEN PRESIDENT K. R. NARAYANAN upon Padma Vibhushan. He was
honoured by the country’s
highest civilian award Bharat
Ratna.

In 1998, he was awarded Veer Savarkar Award by Government of India.
Britain’s Royal Society also awarded him the King Charles II Medal in
2007.

In 2009, he was given Hoover Medal by ASME Foundation, USA. In 2013,
National Space Society, USA bestowed him upon Von Braun Award.

In his honour, the UP government changed Uttar Pradesh Technical
University’s name to A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University. The
name of Kerala Technological University was changed to A. P. J. Abdul
Kalam Technological University after his death. In September 2015, the
name of Wheeler Island, a national missile test site in Odisha was
changed to Abdul Kalam Island in his honour. The name of a promi-
nent road in New Delhi was changed from Aurangzeb Road to Dr. APJ
Abdul Kalam Road.

Famous Books

His bibliography includes India 2020 (1998), Wings Of Fire (1999), Ignit-
ed Minds (2002), Indomitable Spirit (2006), Turning Points (2012), etc.

Famous Quotes

“Don’t take rest after your first victory because if you fail in second,
more lips are waiting to say that your first victory was just luck.”

"To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to
your goal."

APJ ABDUL KALAM FALLING DOWN IN IIM SHILONG FINAL

Death Cause

On 27 July 2015, Kalam was flying to Shillong to deliver a lecture in
Indian Institute of Management in Shillong. While climbing stairs of
the flight, he felt unease but got well soon after taking some hour’s
rest in aeroplane. When he was delivering a lecture in the class, at 6:35
pm, he collapsed. He was rushed to a nearby Bethany Hospital. He was
placed in ICU. But, at 7:45 pm, he took his last breath and died of
Cardiac Arrest.

NARENDRA MODI INAUGURATING APJ ABDUL KALAM MEMORIAL IN 2017

Legacy

Just after a day of his death, the government of Tamil Nadu
announced that his birthday ’15 October’ would be celebrated as
“Youth Renaissance Day” and state government further instituted
“Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Award.”

On 27 July 2017, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam National Memorial at
Pei Karumbu was inaugurated by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.
The memorial was built by DRDO.

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