A missile man passed away,
A teacher passed away,
A motivator passed away,
A dreamer passed away,
A gentleman passed away.
He lived an illustrious and successful life, and his legacy will continue to inspire people around the world in the coming years.
#AbdulKalam
Born on 15th october 1931 ar Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu,
Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, gradutaed in Science from St. Joseph's College, Trichyin 1954 and specialized in Aeronautical Engineering from Madras Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1957. Dr. Kalam is a pioneer in fibre glass technology and led a young
team to initiate this effort in ISRO from design, development leading to
production of composites rocket motor cases. Dr. Kalam made significant
contribution as Project Director to develop India’s first indigenous Satellite
Launch Vehicle (SLV-3) which successfully injected the Rohini satellite in the
near earth orbit in July 1980 and made India an exclusive member of Space
Club.
He was responsible for the evolution of ISRO’s launch vehicle programme,
particularly the PSLV configuration. After working for two decades in ISRO and
mastering launch vehicle technologies, Dr. Kalam took up the responsibility of
developing Indigenous Guided Missiles at Defence Research and Development
Organisation as the Chief Executive of Integrated Guided Missile Development
Programme (IGMDP). He was responsible for the development and
operationalisation of AGNI and PRITHVI Missiles and for building indigenous
capability in critical technologies through networking of multiple institutions.
One of his significant contribution was creating Research Centre Imarat for
advanced technologies. He was the Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister and
Secretary, Department of Defence Research & Development from July 1992 to
December 1999. During this period he led to the weaponisation of strategic
missile systems and the Pokhran-II nuclear tests in collaboration with
Department of Atomic Energy, which made India a nuclear weapon State. He
also gave thrust to self-reliance in defence systems by progressing multiple
development tasks and mission projects such as Light Combat Aircraft.
As Chairman of Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council
(TIFAC) and as an eminent scientit, he led the country with the help of 500
experts to arrive at Technology Vision 2020 giving a road map for transforming
India from the present developing status to a developed nation. Dr. Kalam has
served as the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India, in the
rank of Cabinet Minister, from November 1999 to November 2001 and was
responsible for evolving policies, strategies and missions for many
development applications. Dr. Kalam was also the Chairman, Ex-officio, of the
Scientific Advisory Committee to the Cabinet (SAC-C) and piloted India
Millennium Mission 2020.
In the bio-medical area, Dr. Kalam along with his team collaborated with
medical specialists in the development of Kalam-Raju stent during 1994 –
1996. Kalam-Raju cardiac stent after qualification trials has been fitted to
many needy patients. This development has further led to the creation of a
production unit of state-of-the-art stents. Also, he had initiated the use of
carbon-carbon and carbon-polymer materials for production of floor reaction
orthosis calipers which has reduced the weight of the caliper to 1/10th of the
original weight during 1995 – 1996. Over 50,000 children have been fitted with
these calipers.
Dr. Kalam took up academic pursuit as Professor, Technology & Societal
Transformation at Anna University, Chennai from November 2001 and was
involved in teaching and research tasks. Above all he took up a mission to
ignite the young minds for national development by meeting school students
across the country. During the last decade, Dr. Kalam has addressed over five
million youth below the age of 17 and inspired them to become an active
participant of India Vision 2020. He has addressed several children science
congresses across the country.
Dr. Kalam is passionate about bringing rural prosperity through PURA
(Providing Urban Amenities to Rural Areas), in which science and technology
has to play a key role. Based on his diverse experience he has been
propagating the concept of World Knowledge Platform through which the core
competencies of organizations and nations can be synergized to innovate and
create solutions and products for the challenges of 21st century.
In his literary pursuit Dr. Kalam authored a number of books, such as “Wings
of Fire”, “India 2020 – A Vision for the New Millennium”, “My journey” and
“Ignited Minds – Unleashing the power within India”, “Indomitable Spirit”,
“Guiding Soul”, “Envisioning an Empowered Nation”, “Inspiring Thoughts”,
“Children Ask Kalam”, “You are born to blossom”, “Family and the Nation”,
“Life Tree” and “The Luminous Sparks” a collection of his poems. Many of
them have become household names in India and among the Indian nationals
abroad. These books have been translated into many Indian and foreign
languages.
Dr. Kalam is one of the most distinguished scientists of India with the unique
honour of receiving honorary doctorates from 43 Universities and institutions
from India and abroad. The Honorary Doctorates include, Nyenrode Business
University, Netherlands; Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; Carnegie
Mellon University, Pittsburg USA; University of Wolverhampton, UK; University
of Kentucky, USA; Oakland University, Michigan USA; University Sans Malaysia,
Malaysia and the University of Sydney., Australia.
He has been awarded with the coveted civilian awards – Padma Bhushan
(1981) and Padma Vibhushan (1990) and the highest civilian award Bharat
Ratna (1997). He is a recipient of several other awards and Fellow of many
professional institutions.
International Recognitions, The Royal Society, UK has awarded Dr Kalam with
the “King Charles-II Medal” for Science and Technology in October 2007. He
received the Woodrow Wilson Award in 2008. The Royal Academy of
Engineering, London conferred on him the International Medal 2008 in June
2009 at London. The Hoover Board of Awards presented him the Hoover Medal
2008 at New York in April 2009. The Aerospace Historical Society in
Collaboration with the Graduate Aerospace Laboratories (GALCIT) at the
California Institute of Technology awarded him the “2009 International Von
Karman Wings Award” in September 2009.
Dr. Kalam became the 11th President of India on 25th July 2002. After five
eventful years he demitted office on 25th July 2007. His focus is on
transforming India into a developed nation by 2020. His accent is on
constructive networking and excellent human resources for an economically
developed, prosperous and peaceful society.
THANKYOU
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