Scribd
Upload
4K views37 pages

Contributor

The document provides biographical and career details about Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, known as the "Missile Man" of India. It notes that he was born in 1931 in Tamil Nadu to a middle-class family, received his education through college in India, and went on to work for the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), where he played a pivotal role in developing key technologies including India's space program and ballistic missile systems. As a renowned scientist, he later served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007 and received numerous honors and awards for his service and contributions to national development.

Uploaded by

Kartik Patel
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
4K views37 pages

Contributor

The document provides biographical and career details about Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, known as the "Missile Man" of India. It notes that he was born in 1931 in Tamil Nadu to a middle-class family, received his education through college in India, and went on to work for the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), where he played a pivotal role in developing key technologies including India's space program and ballistic missile systems. As a renowned scientist, he later served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007 and received numerous honors and awards for his service and contributions to national development.

Uploaded by

Kartik Patel
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 37

A PRESENTION ON

THE CONTRIBUTOR

"DR. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam"

The Missile Man

Personal profile Child life

Educational career
Missile man Political Views The King of Many Firsts Struggling times

As a president
Awards Students worlds day Greatness Dr Kalams Life Journey Books by dr. kalam Inspiring thoughts by Dr Kalam Quotes

Full Name: Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam

Commonly referred
Born on

: A.P.J Abdul Kalam


: 15th October 1931

Place of birth
Father Mother

: Rameshwaram
: Jainulabdeen marakayar, a boat owner : Ashiamma

Born in Middle class family. * Mother tongue is Tamil.

* Family relates to Muslim religion.


* Favourite past times: Reading Hindu holly books, writing poems in Tamil, playing Veena.

Financial position of his family was not strong to support.. * Completed his secondary education at Schwartz School. * Completed his B.Sc. Degree at St Josephs College.

* Diploma with a specialization of Aeronautical engineering at the Madras Institute of Technology.

After completing diploma, he joined in

(HAL).

He puts his entire efforts for the

development of Indias space rocket technology. India.

He is popularly known as the Missile Man of

In India he is highly respected as a scientist

and as an engineer.

Failed in launching SLV III for

the first time.


He owned the responsibility for

the failure of project.


But finally he achieved success

in the next time.

He took oath as president of India on

July, 25th 2002.

He is the 11th President of India. He was popularly known as the People's

President.

He gracefully turned away from his offices on

24th July 2007.

U.N.O declared Abdul kalams birthday as world students day

* Well versatile person. * Well recognized by the world. * Role model, Mentor. * Follows: strict personal discipline, Vegetarianism, Teetotalism, Celibacy.

Born on 15th October 1931 at Rameswaram, in Tamil Nadu. Father-Jainulabdeen, Mother-Ashiamma. Specialized in Aero Engineering from Madras Institute of Technology. He initially worked in DRDO in 1958 and then joined ISRO in 1963. Dr Kalam has made significant contribution to Indian satellite and launch vehicles of ISRO and also in the missile programmer of DRDO. As project Director, SLV-III, India's first indigenous Satellite Launch Vehicle, he helped inject Rohini satellite in the near earth orbit. He was responsible for the evolution of ISRO's launch vehicles programmer and configurations. He rejoined DRDO in 1982 and conceived the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programmer (IGMDP) for indigenous missiles.

He loves Tamil poetry.

Written poems in Tamil.


Wings of Fire: An Autobiography of APJ Abdul Kalam

by A.P.J Abdul Kalam, Arun Tiwari. India 2020: A Vision for the New Millennium by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Y.S. Rajan. India-my-dream by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. Envisioning an Empowered Nation: Technology for Societal Transformation by A.P.J.Abdul Kalam.

Dream, dream and dream and convert these into thoughts and later into actions."

Vision 2020 for Passenger Aircraft Evolution of India Vision 2020 National Missions and opportunities Integrated actions for development Regional development leads to the best Ambience In The Nation 2007 Economic development: Transforming India into a developed nation Growth Competitive Index Global Human Resource cadre National Prosperity Index

Possible Ambience in 2020


Distinctive Profile of India 2020

Capacity Building

Five minds for the future Value to Science

Science as a Life time mission

Science is Borderless: Converting challenges into opportunities Scientific Magnanimity Teaching is a life time mission

Lets all join our hands together to achieve kalams dream towards nation.

JAI HIND

You might also like