Apj Abdul Kalam  

On Dr APJ Abdul Kalam's 88th birth anniversary, we not only salute this visionary’s contribution to our great nation, but also thank him for nurturing, guiding and inspiring India’s ‘Missile Woman’ – Dr Tessy Thomas.
 

In 2010, the United Nations decided to recognise Dr APJ Abdul Kalam's birth date (October 15) as World Student Day.

The United Nations Organisation (UNO) had declared the former President APJ Abdul Kalam’s birth anniversary as World Student Day. APJ Kalam was the 11th President of India and was a motivational figure to many. 

From Chanakya to APJ Abdul Kalam, here are five teachers who contributed immensely to India's education system.

Tamil Nadu chief minister K Palaniswami honoured chief of ISRO, K Sivan with the honourable Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. The Kalam award is to honour those who work for promoting scientific growth, humanities and students' welfare and the awardees should hail from Tamil Nadu.
 

Indian Space Research Organisation chairman Kailasavadivoo Sivan was honoured with the prestigious Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Award for his relentless contribution in the field of science at technology. K Sivan led ISRO's successful launch of Chandrayaan-2 mission recently.
 

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APJ Abdul Kalam’s brother and relatives paid their respects to the former President (fondly known as Missile Man) at his memorial in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu. The memorial was decorated with flowers and people gathered around it to remember Kalam on his death anniversary.
 

On this day in 1998, India celebrated the success of ‘Operation Shakti’, testing five nuclear devices at Indian Army’s Test Range at Pokharan in Rajasthan
 

PM Narendra Modi's brother Pankaj Modi is campaigning for the BJP in Rameswaram and other parts of Tamil Nadu. He is confident of PM Modi being re-elected
 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also said that former president Dr APJ Abdul Kalam would have been happy about the recent success of Mission Shakti, the A-SAT missile test guided by "Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas."

India used indigenously made Anti-Satellite Weapons (ASAT) for hitting the live satellite target, which was on a ‘Low Earth Orbit’ at a height of 300 kilometers from the earth’s surface

APJ Abdul Kalam's memorial in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, was seen decorated with lights and flowers on the occasion of his 87th birth anniversary.

Reasons why APJ Abdul Kalam will remain the President of our hearts and will always be remembered as an undeniably down-to-earth human.