will to successes
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A WILL TO SUCCEED
SUCCESSSuccess may mean-
a level of social status, achievement of an objective/goal, the opposite of failure.
"There is only one success - to be able to spend your life in your own way." - Christopher Morley
Abraham Lincoln Kalpana chawlaDr. Abdul Kalam Mother Teresa
Mahatma GandhiSwami Vivekanada
DR AVUL PAKIR JAINULABDEEN ABDUL KALAM
DR. A.P.J.ABDUL KALAM
APJ Abdul Kalam was born in 1931 in a middle-class family in Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu, a town well-known for its Hindu shrines. His mother tongue is Tamil. His father, a devout Muslim, owned boats which he rented out to local fishermen. Dr. Kalam started his career as a newspaper vendor.This eminent scientist and engineer has also served as the 11th President of India from the period 2002 to 2007. APJ Abdul Kalam is a man of vision, who is always full of ideas aimed at the development of the country.He has received honorary doctorates from as many as thirty universities . The Government of India has honoured him with the nation's highest civilian honours: the Padma Bhushan in 1981; Padma Vibhushan in 1990; and the Bharat Ratna in 1997.
CHILDHOOD AND CAREER
He studied at the Schwartz High School in Ramanathapuram. 1954-58 : After graduating in science from St. Joseph's College in Tiruchi, he
enrolled for Aeronautical Engineering at the Madras Institute of Technology in 1954.
1958 Kalam joined the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and served as a senior scientific assistant.
1962 : Following the lukewarm response to his hovercraft program, Kalam moved out of DRDO and joined Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).
1963-82 : Kalam joined the satellite launch vehicle team at Thumba, near Trivandrum and soon became Project Director for SLV-3.
1981 : Kalam honoured with the Padma Bhushan. 1992 : Kalam takes over as the Scientific Advisor to Union Defence Minister .
1997 : Kalam honoured with "Bharat Ratna", India's highest civilian award.
May 11, 1998 : Adorning a Gorkha hat in the Rajasthan deserts, he orchestrated India's underground nuclear tests. The scientist from a small hamlet in Tamil Nadu who had dreamt of India as a nuclear power many years ago had finally achieved it!
2002 : Kalam takes over as the President of India.