WORLD STUDENTS DAY-OCTOBER-15
U.N.O DECLARED DR. A P J
ABDUL KALAM’S BIRTHDAY AS THE "WORLD STUDENTS DAY’
Millions of Indians
are mourning the demise of beloved former President, Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam. Did
you know that United Nations Organization (U.N.O) had declared his birthday
(October 15th) as “World Students Day“. It was back in 2010 that United Nations
had decided to honour this great man.It is an honour that the man rightly
deserves. He wasn’t just the people’s president, but an inspirational
personality who also was a teacher, scientist, author, professor and
policy-maker [Read: Indian Education Framework Needs to Change Completely: Dr.
APJ Abdul Kalam]. Despite having such great qualities, the most endearing
feature of his personality was his simplicity.
Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam
was born on 15 October 1931 in Rameshwaram, Madras Presidency, British
India. He worked with DRDO and ISRO as
an aeronautical engineer. Famously known as Missile Man of India, Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam played major role in India’s Ballistic
Missiles development. He also played a vital part in the 1998 when India tested
its nuclear weapons. From 2002 to 2007, he served term as the 11th President of
India.This gem of a man has also authored numerous books, the most popular of
them being Wings of Fire, India 2020 and Ignited Minds.Besides these roles, he
was an inspiration to students and youth of the country. Perhaps rightly, his
last conscious moments was spent in front of students at IIM Shillong. His was
a life largely spent learning and teaching. United Nations Organization (U.N.O)
couldn’t have honoured the great man in a better way. During his lifetime, the
Indian government had honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 1981, the Padma
Vibhushan in 1990 and the Bharat Ratna in 1997 for his work with ISRO and DRDO
and his role as a scientific advisor to the Indian government.
Prof. John Kurakar
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