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On 27 July 2015, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, the 11th president of India, died due to cardiac arrest at the age of 84.He was given a state funeral on 30 July 2015. His lying in state occurred at his official residence of 10 Rajaji Marg, New Delhi and his burial took place at his home town in Rameswaram.
Kerala Technological University, headquartered at Thiruvananthapuram where Kalam lived for years, was renamed to A P J Abdul Kalam Technological University after his death. An agricultural college at Kishanganj, Bihar, was renamed the "Dr. Kalam Agricultural College, Kishanganj" by the Bihar state government on the day of Kalam's funeral.
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) initiate to design and building of the memorial, [10] and in December 2015 the construction was started. In July 2016 Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar officially laid the foundation stone on the occasion of the first anniversary of Kalam's death.
On 31 July 2015, Then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu J. Jayalalithaa announced after the death of Kalam (27 July 2015) [3] that an award will be given annually in his name. The award prize will be five hundred thousand Indian rupees (about US$7,700), a certificate and a gold medal weighing eight grams. [4]
On 12 August 2019, Google's Doodle for India commemorated Sarabhai's 100th birth anniversary. [18] On 30 September 2020, ACK Media along with ISRO released a book namely, Vikram Sarabhai: Pioneering India's Space Programme. It was released in Amar Chitra Katha's digital platform and merchandise, ACK Comics. [citation needed]
During the period covered under 'Creation', Kalam, in the year 1976, lost his father who lived up to 102 years of age. Kalam took the bereavement with courage and remembered these words written on the death of William Butler Yeats by his friend Auden, and his father: Earth receive an honoured guest; William Yeats is laid to rest:
Kalam opposed capital punishment, and sent back nearly 50 cases of capital punishment for reconsideration, listing out reasons why clemency should be considered in each case. [ 5 ] He commuted one death sentence, and rejected only one mercy petition (that of Dhananjoy Chatterjee , who was executed in 2004).
In India, World Students' Day is celebrated on 15 October, the birthday of the 11th President of India, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. [1]Although named "World Students' Day", the day does not have any recognition outside India. [2]