APJ Abdul Kalam Death Anniversary 2022: Remembering the ‘People’s President, the Missile Man of India”
India remembers the “Missile Man of India” – Dr APJ Abdul Kalam on his 7th death anniversary, whose simple yet visionary outlook helped the nation to emerge as one of the strongest with regards to missile power.
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, who was born on October 15, 1931, to a Tamil Muslim family in the pilgrimage town of Rameswaram, used to sell newspapers as a young child to supplement the family’s meagre income.
He was a clever and diligent student who put in a lot of time studying, particularly mathematics. He grew up majoring in aerospace engineering and physics. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam has served as a scientist and science administrator for the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) (ISRO).
With only eight seats available in the IAF, he narrowly missed out on achieving his dream of becoming a fighter pilot after placing ninth in the preliminaries.
The Rohini satellite was sent into orbit around the earth by the SLV-III, the first satellite launch vehicle, under the direction of Dr. Kalam.
As the “Missile Man of India,” he also carried out the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program.
Under Kalam’s leadership, the nation developed the surface-to-surface Prithvi, surface-to-air Trishul, and anti-tank Nag missiles, among other innovations.
Dr. Kalam was a key player in India’s 1998 nuclear test, which was overseen by Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the country’s prime minister at the time.
The Pokhran-II tests in May 1998, which shocked the international community and even led to economic penalties against India, made Dr. Kalam a household name.
The “Kalam-Raju Stent,” a reasonably priced coronary stent, was created in 1998 by Kalam in partnership with cardiologist Soma Raju. The pair created the Kalam-Raju Tablet in 2012, a durable tablet computer for rural health care.
In 1990, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, and in 1997, he was given the Bharat Ratna, the nation’s highest civilian accolade.
In addition, he has written other books. Numerous of his best-selling books are still being read years after their publication. Wings of Fire, Ignited Minds, India 2020, Turning Points, and Transcendence are a few of his best-selling novels.
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam presided over India as its eleventh president. He was widely referred to as the “People’s President” due to his simplicity, and after serving one term, he went back to his civilian life of teaching, writing, and public service. He became an inspiration to many Indian politicians.
Dr. Kalam passed unexpectedly from a heart arrest on July 27, 2015, while giving a lecture at the Indian Institute of Management, Shillong. The loss of their beloved president shook the nation. In response to Kalam’s passing, there was a nationwide outpouring of mourning, and several condolences to the former president were made on social media.
Indians are still motivated by his life tale, which demonstrates the strength of dreams. “Dream is not that which you see when sleeping; it is something that prevents you from falling asleep,” he had stated.
Meta: India remembers the ‘Missile Man of India’ – Dr APJ Abdul Kalam on his 7th death anniversary. Known for his simplistic outloo, yet a man with a vision, India developed it’s missile power under the aegis of late scientist Abdul Kalam, taking the nation to great heights
