Remembering APJ Abdul Kalam on His 95th Birth Anniversary
· India · Indian Express, The Hindu
October 15 marks the 95th birth anniversary of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, the former President and scientist widely remembered as the Missile Man of India. Born in 1931 in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, Kalam grew up in a middle-class family and helped distribute newspapers as a young boy to earn his first wages. He studied aerospace engineering at the Madras Institute of Technology and later shaped India's defence and space programmes at DRDO and ISRO. At ISRO, he served as project director of the Satellite Launch Vehicle-III, which successfully placed the Rohini satellite in near-Earth orbit in July 1980. He subsequently led the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme at DRDO, driving the development of indigenous missile systems like Agni and Prithvi before his presidency.
Why it matters
Dr APJ Abdul Kalam remains one of India's most admired figures, remembered for inspiring generations of students to pursue careers in science, innovation, and nation-building.
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