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A P J Abdul Kalam: The Visionary of India by K Bhushan, G Katyal; A P H Pub Corp, 2002. [174] The Kalam Effect: My Years with the President by P M Nair; HarperCollins, 2008. [175] My Days With Mahatma Abdul Kalam by Fr A K George; Novel Corporation, 2009. [176] A.P.J. Abdul Kalam: A Life by Arun Tiwari; Harper Collins, 2015. [177]
Ramanathapuram, from where Kalam had completed his high schooling. Plate 8 shows his teachers at Schwartz High School. Plate 9 shows Nandi, an indigenous hovercraft prototype. Plate 10 shows the picture of a Church in Thumba, a place that was donated by the local Christian community to India's Space Research Centre.
United States: United States President Barack Obama extended "deepest condolences to the people of India on the passing of former Indian President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam", and highlighted his achievements as a scientist and as a statesman, notably his role in strengthening US–India relations and increasing space co-operation between the two ...
Arun Kumar Tiwari (born 10 February 1955) is an Indian missile scientist, author, and professor. He has written several books [1] and co-authored 5 books with Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, including Wings of Fire, the autobiography of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, former president of India.
The cover page of the book says it "brings together the values, thoughts and ideas of President Kalam as reflected in his speeches and addresses. Interspersed with interesting anecdotes and observations, Indomitable Spirit represents the quintessential APJ Abdul Kalam - the man, the scientist, the teacher and the President."
Kalam was born on 15 October 1931 to a Tamil Muslim family in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu. His father Jainulabdeen was a boat owner and imam of a local mosque; his mother Ashiamma was a housewife. [1] By his early childhood, Kalam's family had become poor; at an early age, he sold newspapers to supplement his family's income. [2] File:A.P.J.Abdul ...
The President Dr. A.P. J. Abdul Kalam and the President of Switzerland Samuel Schmid meeting the Swiss nationals gathered alongside the sidewalks of city of Berne to greet them, at Berne in Switzerland on 27 May 2005
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam was an Indian aerospace scientist and statesman who served as president of India from 2002 to 2007. [1] Born in Rameswaram in Southern India, Kalam spent four decades as a scientist and science administrator, mainly at the Defence Research and Development Organisation and Indian Space Research Organisation and was intimately involved in India's civilian space programme and ...