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A .P .J Abdul Kalam

1931 - 2015

Missile Man Of India

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, in full Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, (born October 15, 1931, Rameswaram, India—died July 27, 2015, Shillong), Indian scientist and politician who played a leading role in the development of India’s missile and nuclear weapons programs. He was president of India from 2002 to 2007. Kalam earned a degree in aeronautical engineering from the Madras Institute of Technology and in 1958 joined the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). In 1969 he moved to the Indian Space Research Organisation, where he was project director of the SLV-III, the first satellite launch vehicle that was both designed and produced in India. Rejoining DRDO in 1982, Kalam planned the program that produced a number of successful missiles, which helped earn him the nickname “Missile Man”.

Biographies

  • Eternal Quest: Life and Times of Dr Kalam by S Chandra; Pentagon Publishers, 2002.
  • President A P J Abdul Kalam by R K Pruthi; Anmol Publications, 2002.
  • A P J Abdul Kalam: The Visionary of India by K Bhushan, G Katyal; A P H Pub Corp, 2002.
  • A Little Dream (documentary film) by P. Dhanapal; Minveli Media Works Private Limited, 2008.
  • The Kalam Effect: My Years with the President by P M Nair; Harper Collins, 2008.
  • My Days With Mahatma Abdul Kalam by Fr A K George; Novel Corporation, 2009.
  • A.P.J. Abdul Kalam: A Life by Arun Tiwari; Haper Collins, 2015.
  • The People's President: Dr A P J Abdul Kalam by S M Khan; Bloomsbury Publishing, 2016.