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#APJAbdulKalam
- He was involved in India's civilian space programme and military missile development efforts, thus came to be known as #missilemanofindia

- He also played a key role in India's Pokhran-II nuclear tests in 1988.

- He became 11th President of india in 2002.

- He was honoured with many awards including Padma Bhushan in 1981, Padma Vibhushan in 1990, Bharat Ratna in 1997.

- He was known for his simple lifestyle. His few personal possessions included his books, his veena, a CD player, a laptop and some articles of clothing.

- He died of cardiac arrest while delivering a lecture at the IIM Shillong.
His last words to his companion Srijan Pal Singh were "Funny guy!, Are you doing well?"

- In his memory Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Memorial was built in Rameswaram, TN.
It was inaugurated by PM Modi in July17.

Some of his life inspiring incidents-
•He invited a roadside cobbler who was close to him and an owner of a very small hotel where he used to have his meals as 'Presidential Guest' to Raj Bhavan.

•Once when a team-mate of his couldn't take his children to exhibition due to

workload, he surprised him and took his children to exhibition.

•He rejected to put broken glass on the wall of DRDO building to protect the perimeter saying "If we do that birds will not be able to perch on the wall. Think of something else."

#APJ_Abdul_Kalam

- Some of #books
• Wings of fire
• Ignited Minds
• Turning Points
• Transcendence: My spiritual experiences with Pramukh Swamiji.
• India 2020
• Target 3 Billion

#apjabdulkalamdeathanniversary

- Some of Inspiring #quotes
• A man need difficulty in life because they are necessary to enjoy the success.

• If you want to shine like a sun first burn like a sun.

• Dream,dream,dream. Dreams transform into thoughts anx thoughts result in actions.

#APJAbdulKalamquotes