Who is Abdul Kalam

Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam ( (listen); 15 October 1931 – 27 July 2015) was an Indian aerospace scientist and statesman who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. He was born and raised in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu and studied physics and aerospace engineering. He spent the next four decades as a scientist and science administrator, mainly at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and was intimately involved in India's civilian space programme and military missile development efforts. He thus came to be known as the Missile Man of India for his work on the development of ballistic missile and launch vehicle technology. He also played a pivotal organisational, technical, and political role in India's Po...
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Abdul Kalam Poems

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Abdul Kalam Quotes

• My view is that at a younger age your optimism is more and you have more imagination etc. You have less bias.
• Look at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work.
• Tell me, why is the media here so negative? Why are we in India so embarrassed to recognise our own strengths, our achievements? We are such a great nation. We have so many amazing success stories but we refuse to acknowledge them. Why?
• Look at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work.
• I was willing to accept what I couldn't change.

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Comments about Abdul Kalam

• Lifeisnurul: abdul kalam was a multi-faceted individual whose life and accomplishments cannot be fully captured in a single description. nevertheless, here are some of the key aspects of his life and legacy ebooks
• 1iozo: “you have to dream before your dreams can come true.” ~ a. p. j. abdul kalam
• Lyifdsq: “dreams are not what you see in sleep, it is the thing which doesn’t let you sleep.” ~ a.p.j abdul kalam
• Philossa155: “thinking should become your capital asset, no matter whatever ups and downs you come across in your life.” – a.p.j. abdul kalam
• Faktasarih: “dreams are not what you see in sleep, it is the thing which doesn’t let you sleep.” ~ a.p.j abdul kalam

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