A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen "A. P. J." Abdul Kalamwas the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. A career scientist turned politician, Kalam was born and raised in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, and studied physics and aerospace engineering. He spent the next four decades as a scientist and science administrator, mainly at the Defence Research and Development Organisationand Indian Space Research Organisationand was intimately involved in India's civilian space program and military missile development efforts. He thus came to be known...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth15 October 1931
CountryIndia
I firmly believe that unless one has tasted the bitter pill of failure, one cannot aspire enough for success.
For 2,500 years, India has never invaded anybody.
Wherever I go, as long as I get a hot vegetable dish, I am okay. If I am in Gujarat, I have Gujarati food. If it's Shillong, it's northeastern.
New markets could be created by rural potentials, which could lead to rise in the employment.
Medical costs are of concern, both in developing and developed countries.
India's trade deficit is because of excess of import over exports.
All the scientists and technologists should work in appropriate region, specifically the rural technologies, to transform Indian rural sector.
One of the more difficult tasks for me as president was to decide on the issue of confirming capital punishment awarded by courts... to my surprise... almost all cases which were pending had a social and economic bias.
I was a disadvantaged child from a non-educated family, yet I had the advantage of being in the company of great teachers.
Widespread use of antibiotics promotes the spread of antibiotic resistance. Smart use of antibiotics is the key to controlling its spread.
Small aim is a crime; have great aim.
Where there is righteousness in the heart, there is beauty in the character. When there is beauty in the character, there is harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, there is order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, there is peace in the world.
To become 'unique,' the challenge is to fight the hardest battle which anyone can imagine until you reach your destination.
The purpose of education is to make good human beings with skill and expertise... Enlightened human beings can be created by teachers.