2. About The Legend
Full Name : Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam
Born on : 15th October 1931,at Dhanushkodi in
Rameswaram District,Tamilnadu.
Father : Jainulabdeen Maraikayar
Mother : Ashiamma
Has five siblings
3. Child life
Born in middle class family
Mother tongue is Tamil
Family relates to Muslim religion
Favorite past times : Reading Hindu holly books,
Writing poems in Tamil,
Playing Veena.
4. Education
Primary education was from Rameshwaram Elementary
School.
In 1950 he joined st joseph college at Trichy to do B.Sc.
He joined DMIT in Aeronautical engineering at MIT,Madras.
He Joined Hindustan Aeronautical limited (HAL) Bangalore
as a trainee.
5. ABDUL KALAM Was…
A Scientist
A Professor
An Engineer
An Author
The 11th President of India
6. Work at…
Defense research and development organization (DRDO).
Indian space research organization (ISRO).
Invention
In DRDO Kalam designed a new missile ‘AGNI’.
7. Books by Dr.Kalam
Wings of Fire
Ignited Minds
India 2020
The Main Awards
7 Doctorates from 40 universities
Bharat Ratna in 1997
Padma Bhushan in 1981
Padma Vibushan in 1990
Ramanujan Award in 2000
8. 27 July 2015,Shillong
While delivering a lecture a t the Indian management
shillong, kalam collapsed and died from an apparent
cardiac arrest on 27 July 2015,aged 83.
9. Conclusion
“ Lets all join our hands together to
achieve Kalam’s dream towards nation ’’