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Bibliography of A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Abdul Kalam in 2007

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam was an Indian aerospace scientist and statesman who served as president of India from 2002 to 2007.[1] Born in Rameswaram in Southern India, Kalam spent four decades as a scientist and science administrator, mainly at the Defence Research and Development Organisation and Indian Space Research Organisation and was intimately involved in India's civilian space programme and military missile development efforts.[2][3] He was known as the "Missile Man of India" for his work on the development of ballistic missile and launch vehicle technology.[4][5] He also played a pivotal organisational, technical, and political role in India's Pokhran-II nuclear tests in 1998.[6]

He was elected as the president of India in 2002 and was widely referred to as the "People's President".[7][8][9][10] He engaged in teaching, writing and public service after his presidency.[11][12] He was a recipient of several awards, including the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour.[13][14]

  1. ^ "APJ Abdul Kalam, profile". Rashtrapathi Bhavan. Archived from the original on 27 December 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  2. ^ Ramchandani (2000). Dale Hoiberg (ed.). A to C (Abd Allah ibn al-Abbas to Cypress). New Delhi: Encyclopædia Britannica (India). p. 2. ISBN 978-0-85229-760-5. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  3. ^ "When Dr APJ Abdul Kalam learnt from failure and Isro bounced back to life". India Today. 23 August 2024. Archived from the original on 1 October 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  4. ^ Pruthi, R. K. (2005). "Missile Man of India". President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. Anmol Publications. pp. 61–76. ISBN 978-81-261-1344-6. Archived from the original on 25 July 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  5. ^ "India's 'Mr. Missile': A man of the people". Toronto Sun. 30 July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  6. ^ Sen, Amartya (2003). "India and the Bomb". In M. V. Ramana; C. Rammanohar Reddy (eds.). Prisoners of the Nuclear Dream. Sangam Books. pp. 167–188. ISBN 978-81-250-2477-4. Archived from the original on 25 July 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  7. ^ Tyagi, Kavita; Misra, Padma (23 May 2011). Basic Technical Communication. Prentice Hall. p. 124. ISBN 978-81-203-4238-5. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  8. ^ Amarnath Menon (28 July 2015). "Why Abdul Kalam was the 'People's President'". DailyO. Archived from the original on 13 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  9. ^ "APJ Abdul Kalam is people's president: Mamata Banerjee". CNN-IBN. Press Trust of India. 19 June 2012. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  10. ^ Perappadan, Bindu Shajan (14 April 2007). "The people's President does it again". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  11. ^ "Kalam appointed IIST Chancellor". The Hindu. 9 September 2008. Archived from the original on 11 September 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
  12. ^ "Kalam to teach management students". The Economic Times. 22 December 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Bharat Ratna conferred on Dr Abdul Kalam". Rediff.com. 26 November 1997. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  14. ^ "Lesser Known Facts About Dr APJ Abdul Kalam". The New Indian Express. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2024.

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