On his birth anniversary, here’s looking at lesser-known facts about APJ Abdul Kalam!
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Legacy of APJ Abdul Kalam lives on making him unforgettable forever
Here is the story of a newspaper seller who rose to become a Missile Man and then 11th President of India in 2002 popularly known as ‘People’s President’. Nevertheless, the journey from the newspaper selling to the President of India was not an easy thing for APJ Abdul Kalam. The story[Read More…]
Samosa seller’s son secures 64th rank in IIT JEE
Hard work finally paid off! A samosa seller’s son from Kukatpally Housing Board area in Hyderabad secured 64th rank in this year’s Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced. The results were announced on Sunday. V Mohan Abhyas, 17, not only secured a good rank in JEE advanced but also bagged all-India sixth[Read More…]
NASA names new bacteria after India’s Missile Man
In a tribute to India’s missile man Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, NASA scientists have named a new organism after him. The researchers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) have discovered a new bacteria and named it Solibacillus kalamii to honour India’s former president. Senior research scientist, Biotechnology and Planetary Protection[Read More…]
Remembering the ‘People’s President’, APJ Abdul Kalam
Born into a poor family in Rameswaram as Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, he sold newspapers to fund his education and later studied physics and aerospace engineering in Tamil Nadu.