OOD Readers Paradise - Reading Challenge Day 92
Good evening booklovers. I hope all of your exams have gone well! Today is a very special day. It is Students Day, celebrated every year on October 15th on former president, APJ Abdul Kalam's birthday. So, for today's task, you can write a research paper, a poem, a story on APJ Abdul Kalam or even a life lesson which you learnt from him. So bring your A+ Game ON!!!
Have fun and make it your own!
Your beloved booklovers
Aishwaryaa and Divyalakshmi😊
Hello Booklovers ! My exams have gone well. I would like to wish you all HAPPY STUDENTS DAY.
ReplyDeleteA.P.J. Abdul Kalam - The Missile Man of India
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, in full Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, (born October 15, 1931, Rameswaram, India—died July 27, 2015, Shillong), Indian scientist and politician who played a leading role in the development of India’s missile and nuclear weapons programs. He was president of India from 2002 to 2007.
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam earned a degree in aeronautical engineering from the Madras Institute of Technology and in 1958 joined the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). He soon moved to the Indian Space Research Organisation, where he was project director of the SLV-III, India’s first indigenously designed and produced satellite launch vehicle. Rejoining DRDO in 1982, Kalam planned the program that produced a number of successful missiles, which helped earned him the nickname “Missile Man.”
From 1992 to 1997 Kalam was scientific adviser to the defense minister, and he later served as principal scientific adviser (1999–2001) to the government with the rank of cabinet minister. His prominent role in the country’s 1998 nuclear weapons tests established Kalam as a national hero, although the tests caused great concern in the international community. In 1998 Kalam put forward a countrywide plan called Technology Vision 2020, which he described as a road map for transforming India from a less-developed to a developed society in 20 years. The plan called for, among other measures, increasing agricultural productivity, emphasizing technology as a vehicle for economic growth, and widening access to health care and education.
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam wrote several books, including an autobiography, Wings of Fire (1999). Among his numerous awards were two of the country’s highest honours, the Padma Vibhushan (1990) and the Bharat Ratna (1997).
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam (15 October 1931 – 27 July 2015) was an Indian aerospace scientist and politician who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 - 2007. His achievements include
ReplyDelete2014 - Honorary professor- Beijing University, China
2014 - Doctor of Science - Edinburgh University, UK
2013 - Von Braun Award - National Space Society
2012 - Doctor of Laws (Honoris Causa) Simon Fraser University