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Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam - College Paper

Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Hello everyone… My warm wishes to the Judges, Teachers and my fellow students on this lovely November Morning!

I am going to introduce you to a person who has reached great heights in life. Not because he had all the luxury in his life. Neither because He was born in a wealthy family nor he was born a genius; it was hard work, perseverance and a heart to follow his dreams.

He was born on 15 October 1931 in a Tamil Muslim family to Jainulabudeen, a boat owner and Ashiamma, a housewife, at Rameswaram, Ramanathapuram District, located in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

He came from a poor background and started working at an early age to supplement his family's income. After ...

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Development Establishment of Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) as a scientist. He started his career by designing a small helicopter for the Indian Army.

In 1969, He was transferred to the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) where he was the project director of India's first Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV-III) which successfully deployed the Rohini satellite.

By now you would have guessed my subject; yes He is none other than our former president Dr.A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.

Kalam served as the 11th President of India, succeeding K. R. Narayanan. During his term as President, he was affectionately known as the People's President.

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam's 79th birthday was recognised as World Student's Day by United Nations. He has also received honorary doctorates from 40 universities.[83][84] The Government of India has honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 1981 and the Padma Vibhushan in 1990 for his work with ISRO and DRDO. In 1997, Kalam ...

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Added: 10/30/2014 04:22:31 AM
Submitted By: lydiapris
Category: Biographies
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