Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam - The MISAAL Man

“Every youth (i.e. You) wants to be unique, but the world around You is doing its best, day and night to make You, 'Everybody else'.”

But this was not the case, with the one born on 15 October, 1931 in Rameswaram to Jainulabudeen and Ashiamma , the world failed to make him 'Everybody else'; he was truly unique.

One of the greatest influencer, the Father of Modern India; Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam, born to a poor background family, his father, a boat owner and his mother, a housewife.

Looking at the family condition he stepped out early in his life to support his family income, by distributing newspapers after school hours; shows his hardworking and sincere attitude.

Completed his graduation from Madras Institute of Technology in 1960, joined DRDO, started his career by designing a small helicopter for Indian Army and since then he never looked back.

During his entire lifetime he played various roles:

As a Scientist:

He Contributed in developing PSLV and SLV-III - India's first experimental satellite vehicle;

He played major part in developing many missiles including Agni. Led the team behind country's Nuclear tests.
His contributions to India’s satellite programmes earned him the title of "Missile Man'
It was his special efforts that gave India recognition in the world, in the field of Nuclear Science.

Chinese Professor Jiang says “He is not simply a scientist of India but also for the entire world. People of China will remember him for long”

As a President:
He was nominated as President in 2002, he was third President of India to have been honoured with a Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour; he was also the first scientist to occupy Rashtrapati Bhawan.

Very approachable by nature; used to empathize with the problems of the all, this nature of his earned him title of  People's President.

As an Influencer

His inspirational speeches reached world, below is a glimpse of his famous speech at European Union

Few of the Inspirational Quotes from one of the greatest Influencer of modern Era

• If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key societal members who can make a difference. They are the father, the mother and the teacher
• Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success.
• Excellence is a continuous process and not an accident.
• My message, especially to young people is to have courage to think differently, courage to invent, to travel the unexplored path, courage to discover the impossible and to conquer the problems and succeed. These are great qualities that they must work towards. This is my message to the young people.
• A leader should know how to manager his failures

Most inspirational person, this era has witnessed

As a teacher:

He loved teaching, even during his presidency he made time for his favorite hobby i.e. teaching

Once in an interview he said

“Teaching is a very noble profession that shapes the character, calibre and future of an individual…youth have a dream and also they have a pain. The pain comes out of their dream; they want to live in a prosperous, happy and peaceful India. This type of student’s environment ignites me and leads me to interact with young minds,” 

Always wanted to be remembered as a Teacher - "I was a teacher earlier, and I am a teacher again"

His 79th birthday was recognized as World Student Day by the United Nations

But, on the evening of 27th July, the Yamraaaj decided to make Indians temporarily blur by taking away their Vision.
He passed away, doing what he was doing the best - Teaching.
A loss that cannot be compensated.

The day before he died, he was concerned and worried about the Punjab attacks and terrorism, killing of innocent lives.
He wanted to find a potential solution to avoid dysfunctional of parliaments.

Well, Sir you have to come back to find the solutions for the above.. RIP (Return If Possible)

If anyone asks, what can i be in such a short life:
You can be a scientist, You can be an Influencer, You can be a Social Reformer, You can be a President, You can be down to earth, You can be a teacher;  You can be KALAM.