As Millions of Indians mourn the demise of beloved former President,
Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam, United Nations Organization (U.N.O) has declared his
birthday (October 15th) as “World Students Day“.
It is an honour that the man rightly deserves. He wasn’t just the
people’s president, but an inspirational personality who also was a
teacher, scientist, author, professor and policy-maker. Despite having
such great qualities, the most endearing feature of his personality was
his simplicity.
Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam(Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam) was born on 15 October 1931 in Rameshwaram, Madras
Presidency, British India. He worked with DRDO and ISRO as an
aeronautical engineer. Famously known as Missile Man of India, Dr.APJ
Abdul Kalam played major role in India’s Ballistic Missiles
development. He also played a vital part in the 1998 when India tested
its nuclear weapons. From 2002 to 2007, he served term as the 11th President of India.
This gem of a man has also authored numerous books, the most popular of them being Wings of Fire, India 2020 and Ignited Minds.
Besides these roles, he was an inspiration to students and youth of the
country. Perhaps rightly, his last conscious moments was spent in front
of students at IIM Shillong. His was a life largely spent learning and
teaching. United Nations Organization (U.N.O) couldn’t have honoured the
great man in a better way. During his lifetime, the Indian government
had honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 1981, the Padma Vibhushan in
1990 and the Bharat Ratna in 1997 for his work with ISRO and DRDO and
his role as a scientific advisor to the Indian government.
