APJ Abdul Kalam was born on October
15 1931 at Rameshwaram , Tamil Nadu . He completed his school education at
Schwartz School , Ramnad and subsequently
obtained BSc Physics from St Joseph College , Trichirapalli and Diploma
in Aeronautical Engineering from Madras Institute of Technology
He initially served as Senior
Scientific Assistant, Directorate of Technical Development &
Production ( Air ) , Ministry of Defence , Government of India (1958 – 1963)
He joined he Indian Space
Research Organization in 1963 and successively served as the Project
Engineer (1963 – 1968)
, Project
Leader (1968 – 1972)
, Project
Director (1972 – 1980)
of Satellite
Launch Vehicles – SLV at ISRO ,Trivandrum
and Director, Aerospace Design & Dynamics (1980
– 1982) at ISRO,
Bangalore
He moved to DRDO where he served as Director,
Defence
Research and Development Laboratory,
Hyderabad (1982 – 1992) and Director General of Defence Research and Development
Organization & Scientific Advisor to Defence Minister (1992 – 1999)
He was Principal Scientific Advisor
to Government
of India (1999
– 2001)
He was Padma Sri Dr T Muthaiyan Professor
of Technology & Societal Transformation, Anna University, Chennai ,
(2001 – 2002)
He was elected the 11th
President
of Republic of
India and held office (2002 – 2007)
He was the Founder Chancellor of Indian
Institute of Space Science & Technology at Thiruvananthapuram ( 2007 – 2015
) . He held Visiting Professorships in several premier institutes and universities
A renowned scientist who developed
Indian space, missile and nuclear weapons programme . He was the eleventh President
of India
He died on July 27 2015 at the
age of 83 , while addressing the students of Indian institute of Management at
Shillong, Meghalaya
Scientist - Space Research
He
led the team which indigenously developed and launched the Satellite Launch Vehicle
- SLV 3 on July 18 1980 which in turn successfully deployed the satellite
Rohini in orbit . India became the sixth space nation in the world
Scientist - Defence Research
He
directed IGMDP – Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme at DRDO which successfully
designed and launched the missiles Agni, Dhanush , Prithvi,
Nag,
Trishul,
and is hence known as the Missile Man of India
Indigenous main battle tank - Arjun , aircraft – Hansa and
radar – Rajendra were also developed during his tenure
He also pioneered and patented Kalam Raju stent and Kalam Raju tablet and Kalam prosthesis
He also pioneered and patented Kalam Raju stent and Kalam Raju tablet and Kalam prosthesis
The Peaceful Nuclear Explosions
1998 (Operation Shakthi 1998 - Pokhran II ) at Pokhran on 11 &13 , May 1998
was organized under his leadership
President of India
First bachelor President of India, First
scientist President , First President to visit an Indian Army post at Siachen glacier,
fly in an Indian Air Force jet plane and travel in an Indian Navy submarine –
INS Sindhugosh
He was the People’s President in view of his one to one interaction
with over 500000 people particularly children , youth and students
Awards
The Government of India honoured him with Padma
Bhushan in 1981 , Padma Vibhushan in 1990 and Bharat Ratna in 1997
He also received the Indira
Gandhi Award for National Integration. The notable awards are Jindal award, Modi award,
Birla award ,Firodia award , Aryabhatta award, Nayudamma award ,Chandra award ,Sankara
award , Ramanuja award , Savaarkar award and
Bharathiar award
The International awards conferred on
him are Hoover medal, Karman medal and Charles medal , Werner Von Braun award
Doctorates
He received honorary doctorates from over 40 universities from India and abroad for his contribution to science
Books
Memoirs - Wings of Fire : An
Autobiography (1999)
His other books are Ignited Minds ,Tuning
Points , Luminous Sparks , Inspiring Thoughts ,Indomitable Spirit , Mission
India , Vision India 2020 , My Journey : Transforming Dreams Into Actions are
popular best sellers and has gone several reprints in various Indian languages
He regularly contributed articles on
science and technology for the general public in popular newspapers and magazines
in India.
NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY DAY
National Technology Day is observed every
year on May 11th to commemorate three Indian technological
achievements - the Peaceful Nuclear Explosions 1998 (Operation Shakthi -
Pokhran II ) at Pokhran , test flights of first indigenous aircraft of Hansa
3 and Trishul missile
Is a symbol of quest for scientific inquiry, technological creativity,
the translation of that quest in the integration of Science, Society and
Industry , to honour technological innovations and their successful commercialization
Postage Stamps & Covers
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January. 26.1999: Commemorative Postage Stamp and First day Cover issued on the 40th Anniversary of Defence Research and Development Organization autographed dated and sealed by then Director General Bharat Ratna Dr APJ Kalam |
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October.15.2015: Commemorative Postage Stamp and First Day Cover issued on the 84th Birth Anniversary of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam |
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July.27.2016: Special Postal Cover and Cancellation issued on the First Death Anniversary of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam |
Doctorates
List of Universities which conferred Honorary Doctorates in alphabetical order
Aligarh Muslim University
Allahabad University
Anna University
Andhra University
Aurangabad University
Baroda University
Birla Institute of Technology S Ranchi
Bharathidasan University
Benares Hindu University
Bhopal University
Carnegie Mellon University
Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies . Sanchi
Delhi University
Defence Institute of Armament Technology. Pune
Edinburgh University
Hyderabad University
Indian Institute of Technology. Bombay
Indian Institute of Technology. Delhi
Indian Institute of Technology. Kanpur
Indian Institute of Technology. Kharagpur
Indian Institute of Technology. Roorkee
Indian School of Mines. Dhanbad
Jadavpur University
Jawharlal Nehru Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya . Jabalpur
Kalyani University
Kanpur University
Madras University
Madurai University
Manipal University
Mysore University
Nanyang Technical University Singapore
National Institute of Technology .Rourkela
National Institute of Technology .Silchar
Oakland University
Queens University .Belfast
Sydney University
Simon Fraser University. Canada
Tezpur University
Visvabharathi
Visvesvaraya Technological Univesity
Waterloo University
Wolverhampton University
Resources
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