| Original
Name |
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen
Abdul Kalam |
| Profession |
Scientist |
| Date
of Birth |
October 15, 1931 |
| Mother
Tongue |
Tamil |
| Home
Town |
Dhanushkodi
in Rameswaram district |
| Titles
|
Indian
Missile Man,India's 'Father of Missile Technology', 200% Indian,
Gandhian Missile Man |
| Schooling |
'Samiyar'
school in Rameswaram, and Schwartz School in Ramnathapuram
town |
| College |
St.
Joseph College, Trichi for BSc degree. |
| Education
|
DMIT
in Aeronautical Engineering from Madras Institute of Technology
(1954-57) |
| Father |
Jainulabdeen
Marakayar |
| Mother |
Ashiamma
|
| Achievments |
Missiles
- Prithvi, Trishul, Akash, Nag, and Agni
Nuclear Tests |
| His
Inspiration |
Mahatma
Gandhi |
| Favourite
author |
Subramania
Bharathi |
| Special
talent |
He
plays Veena |
| Auto
Biography |
Wings
of Fire |
| Popular
quote from his poem |
"Dreams float
on an impatient wind, A wind that wants to create a new order.
An order of strength and thundering of fire." |
| His
Vision for India |
Freedom,
Development and Self-Reliance |
| Awards |
Padma Bhusan (1981),
the Padma Vibhushan (1990), the Bharat Ratna (1997). |
| Assignment
abroad |
1963-64
in the United States at the Wallops Island Rocketry Centre
and the Langley Research Centre. |
| Hobbies
|
Reading
|
| Other
facts |
* He recites the Quran
and the Bhagwad Gita with equal devotion
*He is a vegetarian
* Jadavpur University conferred him the honor of Doctor
of Science in 1990
* Received an honorary degree of Doctor of Science from
IIT, Mumbai in 1991
* Kalam was the first graduate in the family
* He is a bachelor
|
