11. Joined ISRO as
project Director to
develop India’s first
indigenous Satellite
Launch Vehicle (SLV-
III) to inject Rohini
satellite.
Rohini Satellite
Integrated with (SLV-III)
12. Took up the
responsibility of
developing
indigenous missiles
at DRDO as Chief
Executive of
IGMDP
AGNI-II Missile Test Fire
13. Known as
‘MISSILE MAN
OF INDIA’ for his
work on
development of
ballistic missiles.
AGNI | PRITHVI | AKASH | NAAG | TRISHUL
14. “I believe there is no profession in
the world that is more important
to society than that of a
teacher.”
-APJ Abdul Kalam
15. He was visiting professor
at IIM (Indore and
Ahmedabad)
Professor of Aerospace
Engineering at Anna
University Chennai.
Chancellor of IIST
(Thiruvananthapuram)
Adjunct faculty at many
other Academics and
Research Institution
across India.
23. Some facts about APJ Abdul Kalam
• A.P.J. Abdul Kalam grew up in poverty and distributed newspapers as a
young boy to contribute to his father’s meager income.
• He was a protégé of the great Indian scientist Dr. Vikram Sarabhai who
guided him and gave him valuable advice.
• He always faced the press following failed tests at ISRO and accepted
responsibility for his mistakes but never claimed the credit for any of
the massive successes achieved at the organization.
• He was the first bachelor to become the president and occupy
Rashtrapati Bhawan.
• He never owned a television, and was in the habit of rising at 6:30 or
7 a.m and sleeping by 2 a.m.
24. Continued
• He was known to write his own thank you cards with personalized
messages in his own handwriting.
• He was a scholar of Thirukkural (a classic of couplets or Kurals) and
was known to quote at least one couplet in most of his speeches.
• He had a keen interest in literature and wrote poems in his native
Tamil.
• A practicing Muslim, he was also well versed with Hindu traditions
and read the Bhagavad Gita.
• He had more than a million followers on Twitter but followed only
38 people.
• His few personal possessions included his books, his Veena, some
articles of clothing, a CD player and a laptop; at his death, he left
no will, and his possessions went to his eldest brother, who survived
him.
25. “We should all create a nation that is
one of the best place to live on this
earth and which bring smiles to million
faces.”
-APJ Abdul Kalam
26. For transforming India into a
Developed nation,
Has identified five areas: 1. Agriculture and food
processing
2.Infrastructure with
reliable and quality
electric power
3.Education and health
care
4.Information and
communication
technology
5.Critical technologies
and strategic
industries
27. “You will be remembered for
creating that page in history of the
nation.”
-APJ Abdul Kalam
29. I climbed and climbed
Where is the peak, my Lord?
I ploughed and ploughed,
Where is the knowledge treasure, my
Lord?
I sailed and sailed,
Where is the island of peace, my
Lord?
Almighty, bless my nation
With vision and sweat resulting into
happiness.
Vision
30. On July 27, 2015, at
the age of 83. Dr.
APJ Abdul Kalam
passed away after a
massive cardiac arrest
while delivering a
lecture to the
students of the Indian
Institute of
Management in the
Meghalaya state
capital,Shillong,India.