Apj abdul kalam biography in english pdf

MISSILE MAN Dr. APJ ABDUL KALAM Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam was born on 15 October, 1931 to a Tamil Muslim family in Rameswaram, then in Madras Presidency in British India and now in Tamil Nadu. His father’s name was Jainulabdeen, who was a boat owner. His mother name was Ashiamma, who was a housewife. Abdul Kalam was the youngest of five siblings. He was close to his family and always help them, though he remained a bachelor whole life. To help the family, he started selling newspapers at an early age. In his school days, Kalam had an average grades but was described as a bright and hardworking student who had a strong desire to learn. Mathematics was his main interest. He had completed his matriculation from Ramanathapuram and later he went to Saint Joseph's college where he became a physics graduate. In 1955, he went to Madras to study aerospace engineering in Madras Institute of Technology. During his graduation, he was assigned a project to design a low-level attack aircraft together with a few other students. Their teacher had given them a tight deadline for completing the project, it was very difficult. Kalam worked hard under immense pressure and finally completed his project within the stipulated deadline. The teacher was impressed by the dedication of Kalam. As a result he wanted to become a fighter pilot but he got 9th position in the qualifiers list and only eight positions were available in A.P.J Abdul Kalam had completed his graduation in 1957 from the Madras Insti...