free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search This article is about the former President of India. For the freedom fighter‚ see Abul Kalam Azad. [pic] |A. P. J. Abdul Kalam | |[pic] | |Abdul Kalam at the 12th Wharton India Economic Forum‚ 2008 | |11th President of India | |In office
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| |[pic] | |12th President of India | |In office | |July 25‚ 2002 – July 25‚ 2007 | |Vice President(s) |Bhairon Singh Shekhawat | |Preceded by |K. R. Narayanan
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Although India obtained its independence on August 15‚ 1947‚ the Constitution of India came into effect only on January 26‚ 1950. The goal of the constitution team which was headed by Dr Rajindra Prasad was: "to secure for all" of India’s citizens "social‚ economic and political" justice; to establish "liberty of thought‚ expression‚ belief‚ faith and worship; to establish "equality of status and opportunity;" and to promote among all citizens a " unity of the Nation." To mark the importance of
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beginning of his carrier he was appointed chief the group of the development of hovercraft plane. In 1963‚ he was transferred to Vikram Sarabhai Space Research Programme (SLVP) till 1980. During this period‚ India achieved a great milestone in the world of space science. Late Prime Minister of India‚ Indira Gandhi recognizes the worth of his brilliant mind and appointed Dr. Kalam as the Director of Integrated Guided Missiles Development Programme. This was the beginning of his missile carrier. He is
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Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam‚ past President of India‚ is the undisputed father of India’s missile programme. He has breathed life into ballastic missles like the Agni and Prithvi‚ which put China and Pakistan well under India’s missile range. It is too exhausting to track Dr Abdul Kalam’s achievements to date. In the ’60s and ’70s he was a trail blazer in the space department. In the ’80s he transformed the moribund Defence Research and Development Laboratory in Hyderabad into a highly
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Before he became President of the country‚ Dr. Kalam had divided his career in four phases. In the first phase (1963-82) he worked with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) .At ISRO he served in various capacities. The second phase of his career started when he joined the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in 1982. As Director of DRDO‚ Dr. Kalam was entrusted with the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP). Under his leadership India has been able to
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from Abdul kalam) This article is about the former President of India. For the freedom fighter‚ see Abul Kalam Azad. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam BR | | 11th President of India | In office 25 July 2002 – 24 July 2007 | Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee Manmohan Singh | Vice President | Bhairon Singh Shekhawat | Preceded by | K. R. Narayanan | Succeeded by | Pratibha Patil | | Born | 15 October 1931 (age 79)[1] Rameshwaram‚ Madras Presidency‚ British India | Alma mater | Madras Institute of Technology
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Early life and education A. P. J. Abdul Kalam was born on 15 October 1931 in a Tamil Muslim family to Jainulabdeen‚ a boat owner and Ashiamma‚ a housewife‚ at Rameswaram‚ located in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[7][8][9][10] He came from a poor background and started working at an early age to supplement his family’s income.[11] After completing school‚ Kalam distributed newspapers in order to financially contribute to his father’s income.[11][12] In his school years‚ he had average grades‚ but
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Power). This has 1. been prepared on the basis of news and events appeared in The Hindu Newspaper in the month of July 2014. Subhash Sheoratan Mundra took charge as the fourth Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India for three years. He was appointed to fill the vacancy created by the KC Chakrabarty. Before being appointed as Deputy Governor of RBI‚ S S Mundra was the Chairman and Managing Director of Bank of Baroda. 2. Lt
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