DR. APJ ABDUL KALAM - SHORT BIOGRAPHY
APJ Abdul Kalam (Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam) was born in Rameswaram , Tamil Nadu at 18 October 1931. He was a Scientist, Politician and 11th Indian President.
Kalam received honorary doctorates from 40 universities. The Government of India has honored him with the Padma Bhushan in 1981 and the Padma Vibhushan in 1990 for his work with ISRO and DRDO and his role as a scientific advisor to the Government. In 1997, Kalam received India's highest civilian honor, the Bharat Ratna, for his contribution to the scientific research and modernisation of defense technology in India. In 2013, he was the recipient of the Von Braun Award from the National Space Society.
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was born in a Tamil Muslim family in the pilgrimage centre of Rameswaram on Pamban Island, then in the Madras Presidency and now in the State of Tamil Nadu. His father Jainulabudeen was a boat owner and imam of a local mosque; his mother Ashiamma was a housewife.
On 27 July 2015, Kalam travelled to Shillong to deliver a lecture on "Creating a Livable Planet Earth" at the Indian Institute of Management Shillong. Only five minutes into his lecture, he collapsed. Kalam was confirmed dead of a sudden cardiac arrest at 7:45 p.m IST.
ABDUL KALAM'S THOUGHTS
- Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success.
- Suffering is the essence of success.
- It is very easy to defeat someone, but it is very hard to win someone.
- Only when you have the courage to loss sight shore, you can discover the oceans.
- don't take rest after your first victory, because if you fail in second. More lips are waiting to say that your fist victory was just luck.
- If you want to shine like a sun, first burn like a sun.
- If you salute your duty, you no need to salute anybody; but if you pollute your duty, you have to salute everybody.
- Black color is sentimentally bad but every blackboard makes the students life bright.
- You have to dream before your dreams can come true.
- Dreams is not what you see in sleep, is the thing which doesn't let you sleep.
- Life is difficult game. You can win only by retaining your bright to be a person.
- Without your involvement you can't succeed. With your involvement you can't fail.
- dream, dream, dream. dreams transform in to thought and thoughts result in action.
- Don't read success stories, you will get only message.. Read failure stories, you will get some ideas to get success...
- Confidence and hard work is the best medicine to kill the disease called failure. It will make u a successful person
- One best book is equal to hundred good friends, but one good friend is equal to a library.
- War is never a lasting solution for any problem.
- No matter what is the environment around you it is always possible to maintain your brand of integrity.
- No religion has mandated killing others as a requirements to its sustenance or promotion.
- Love your job; but don't love your company. Because you may not know when your company stop loving you.
- You can't change your future. But you can change your habits. And surly your habits will change your future.
- Let us sacrifice your today, So that our children can have a better tomorrow.
PHOTOS OF APJ ABDUL KALAM
