Kalam: From Rameswaram to Raisina Hills

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.

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.

Kalam: Rameswaram to Raisina Hills

Under his supervision, India designed various indigenous missiles and enforced its name to the list of nuclear powered countries.

Kalam: Rameswaram to Raisina Hills

He also served NASA during 1963-64.

Kalam: Rameswaram to Raisina Hills

He also served in DRDO and ISRO to boost the defence of the country.

Kalam: Rameswaram to Raisina Hills

Due to Kalam, the Bhudda smiled again in Pokhran in 1998, the first since 1974 by India.

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.

Kalam: Rameswaram to Raisina Hills

In 1981, Dr Kalam received 'Padma Bhushan Award' from the then president Neelam Sanjiva Reddy

Kalam: Rameswaram to Raisina Hills

Dr. Kalam received Bharat Ratna in the year 1997.

Kalam: Rameswaram to Raisina Hills

Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam became 11th President of India in 2002.

Kalam: Rameswaram to Raisina Hills

The country will always feel his void in the every aspect.