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Volume : III, Issue : VIII, September - 2013 Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam as a President Of India Mallikarjun Karabasappa And I.S.Vidyasagar Published By : Laxmi Book Publication Abstract : Dr A P J Abdul Kalam 12th President of India, is rightfull termed as a father of India's missile technology.
Dr Kalam as an eminent Aeronautical engineer , contributed for the development of India's First Satellite launch
vehicle SLV-3 and the missiles like Trisul, Agni, Pritvi etc. Kalam advocated plans to develop India into a developed
nation by 2020 in his book India 2020. Books authored by him have received considerable demands in South Korea
for the translated versions. He has received several prestigious awards, including the Bharat Ratna, India's highest
civilian honour. Kalam is known for his motivational speeches and interaction with the student community in India.
He launched his mission for the youth of the nation in 2011 called the What Can I Give Movement with a central
theme to defeat corruption in India. The concept of PURA (Provision of Urban Amenities to Rural Areas) was given
by our former president Dr. A.P. J. Abdul Kalam Keywords : Article : Cite This Article : Mallikarjun Karabasappa And I.S.Vidyasagar, (2013). Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam as a President Of India. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. III, Issue. VIII, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/3214.pdf References :
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