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Friday, October 14, 2016

Remembering Dr APJ Abdul Kalam (October 15, 1931 - July 27,2015)on his 85th birth anniversary Saturday Oct 15,2016

Dr APJ Abdul Kalam was born on October 15, 1931 in Rameswaram town of Tamil Nadu and died due to a cardiac arrest on July 27,2015 while delivering a speech at IIM Shillong.

Dr APJ Abdul Kalam made significant contribution as project director to develop India's first indigenous Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV-3) which successfully injected the Rohini satellite in the Earth orbit in July 1980 and made the country an exclusive member of Space Club.

Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, a recipient of several awards including Padma Bhushan in 1981, Padma Vibhushan in 1990 and the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna in 1997, became the 11th President of India on July 25, 2002 and served the post till July 25, 2007.

Author of several best selling books such as Wings of Fire, Ignited Minds: Unleashing the Power Within India and India 2020, Kalam was a great speaker and an inspiration to millions of people, especially kids. He always inspired children to dream big and achieve great goals in life.

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