Success story of A.P.J Abdul Kalam

Dr A.P.J Abdul Kalam – The Missile Man of India. ... He was bestowed with many prestigious honours

among which Bharat Ratna is also included. He won the 2002 presidential election with an electoral vote

of 922,884, surpassing the 107,366 votes won by Lakshmi Sahgal. His term lasted from 25 July 2002 to

25 July 2007.

career as a scientist?

Abdul Kalam played a major role in heading the Pokhran-II nuclear testing, being the chief

scientific man of the then Prime Minister, leading to him Kalam joined as a scientist in the

aeronautical development establishment of DRDO in 1960, after graduation. His career

started with him designing a small hovercraft. However, he was not convinced by his choice

of a job at the DRDO. Kalam was transferred to ISRO in 1969, where e was the project

director of India's first satellite vehicle launch. The satellite vehicle deployed the Rohini

satellite successfully near-earth orbit in July 1980. Kalam received the Government's LV and

SLV projects between the 1970s-90s. He directed two projects like project Devil and Project

Valiant, which aimed at developing ballistic missiles from the successful SLV program's

technology Kalam somehow convinced Indira Gandhi and sought secret funds for these

aerospace projects. His research and immense knowledge brought him and the nation great

laurels in the 1980s.

Reward and Honours

Dr. Kalam has received the coveted civilian awards Padma Bhushan (1981) and Padma

Vibhushan (1990), and the highest civilian honor Bharat Ratna (1997). He is a recipient of

several other awards and a fellow of many professional institutions.

▶ IEEE Honorary Membership, IEEE in 2011

▶ Doctor of Engineering, University of Waterloo in 2010

▶ Hoover Medal ASME Foundation, USA in 2009

▶ International von Kármán Wings Award, California Institute of Technology, USA in 2009

▶ Doctor of Engineering (Honoris Causa), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore in 2008

▶ King Charles II Medal Royal Society, UK in 2007

▶ Honorary Doctorate of Science, University of Wolverhampton, UK in 2007

▶ Ramanujan Award, Alwars Research Centre, Chennai in 2000

▶ Veer Savarkar Award, Government of India in 1998

▶ Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration, Government of India in 1997

▶ Bharat Ratna, Government of India in 1997

▶ Padma Vibhushan, Government of India in 1990

▶ Padma Bhushan, Government of India in 1981

Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam's quotes are inspiring and motivate us to become successful.

1. "All birds find shelter during a rain. But Eagle avoids rain by flying above the clouds."

- APJ Abdul Kalam.

2. "Don’t read success stories, you will only get a message. Read failure stories, you will get some ideas to get success."

- APJ Abdul Kalam.

3. "Confidence and hard-work is the best medicine to kill the disease called failure. It will make you a successful person."

- APJ Abdul Kalam.

4. "If you are born with fame, it is an accident. If you die with fame, it is an achievement."

- APJ Abdul Kalam.

5. "When our signature changes to autograph, this marks the success."

- APJ Abdul Kalam.

6. "All of us do not have equal talent. But, all of us have an equal opportunity to develop our talents."

- APJ Abdul Kalam.

7. "A developed India by 2020 is not a dream. It should not be just a vision in the minds of Indians. It is a mission we can all take up and get success, but it is still a dream for all Indians."

- APJ Abdul Kalam.

8. “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.”

- APJ Abdul Kalam.

Long APJ Abdul Kalam Speech For Students

Greeting everyone. Today, I am here to deliver a speech on APJ Abdul Kalam. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam’s full name was Avul Pakir Zainuldeben Abdul Kalam, very few people know him by his full name as he was mostly addressed as ‘Missile Man of India’ and ‘People’s President’. He was born into a very poor family in Rameswaram on October 15, 1931.

Since childhood, he enjoyed flying, and was equally curious to know how birds fly in the air? He was very intelligent and enjoyed reading, but his family did not have sufficient income for his school fees, so to support his education, he would wake up early in the morning and ride a bicycle 3 kilometers from home to collect newspapers and sell them.

APJ Abdul Kalam was appointed to the Indian Ministry of Defense as a Technical Advisor in 1992, after which he served with DRDO and ISRO, the country's largest organization. Considered a national hero for successful nuclear tests in 1998, a second successful nuclear test was conducted in Pokhran the same year under his supervision, after which India was included in the list of nuclear-powered nations. Abdul Kalam has been active in all space programs and development programs in India as a scientist. For developing India's Agni missile, Kalam was called 'Missile Man.'Abdul Kalam made a special technological and scientific contribution, for which, along with Bharat Ratna, India's highest honour, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, Padam Vibhushan, etc. He was also awarded an honorary doctorate by more than 30 universities in the world for the same.

In 2002, he was elected President of India and was the country's first scientist and non-political president. He visited many countries during his tenure as President and led India's youth through his lectures and encouraged them to move forward. ‘My vision for India’ was a Famous Speech of APJ Abdul Kalam delivered at IIT Hyderabad in 2011, and is to this day my favourite speech. His far-reaching thinking gave India's growth a fresh path and became the youth's inspiration. Dr. Abdul Kalam died on July 27, 2015, from an apparent cardiac arrest while delivering a lecture at IIM Shillong at the age of 83. He spent his entire life in service and inspiration for the nation and the youth, and his death is also while addressing the youth. His death is a never-ending loss to the country.