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Kalam: Rameswaram to Raisina Hills
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam alias APJ Addul Kalam, a scientist, a poet, a teacher, an administrator, with all such qualities no one will ever forget him in India.
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Kalam: Rameswaram to Raisina Hills
Kalam spent his early years dreaming of conquering space and it became true when he successfully test-fired a variety of variety of short-, medium- and long-range conventional and nuclear-capable missiles for the country.
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Kalam: Rameswaram to Raisina Hills
Under his supervision, India designed various indigenous missiles and enforced its name to the list of nuclear powered countries.
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He also served NASA during 1963-64.
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He also served in DRDO and ISRO to boost the defence of the country.
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Kalam: Rameswaram to Raisina Hills
Due to Kalam, the Bhudda smiled again in Pokhran in 1998, the first since 1974 by India.
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Kalam: Rameswaram to Raisina Hills
Not only he was Missile Man of India but has great love for Tamil poetry and learned to play the veena.
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Kalam: Rameswaram to Raisina Hills
In 1981, Dr Kalam received 'Padma Bhushan Award' from the then president Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
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Kalam: Rameswaram to Raisina Hills
Dr. Kalam received Bharat Ratna in the year 1997.
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Kalam: Rameswaram to Raisina Hills
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam became 11th President of India in 2002.
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Kalam: Rameswaram to Raisina Hills
The country will always feel his void in the every aspect.