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An agricultural college at Kishanganj, Bihar, was renamed the "Dr. Kalam Agricultural College, Kishanganj" by the Bihar state government on the day of Kalam's funeral. The state government also announced it would name a proposed science city after Kalam.
Oct 17, 2024 · A number of roads, buildings, and institutions are named for Kalam. In 2015 the name of a missile test site in Odisha state was changed from Wheeler Island to Abdul Kalam Island. In 2017 a new species of bacterium found in the International Space Station was named Solibacillus kalamii in his honor.
Biography/Wiki. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was born on 15 October 1931 in a Muslim family in Rameswaram, Madras Presidency, British India. Kalam was the youngest of his five siblings. His father, Jainulabdeen was the Imam of a mosque and owned a boat.
Apr 28, 2024 · Abdul Kalam Island, formerly known as ‘Wheeler Island’, is an island off the coast of Odisha in the Bay of Bengal. The island was renamed in honour of the late Indian president and renowned scientist, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, in September 2015.
Oct 15, 2024 · Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, born on October 15, 1931, in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, was a prominent Indian aerospace scientist and statesman who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to...
August 2015: Kerala Technological University was renamed to A P J Abdul Kalam Technological University. September 2015: Wheeler Island, a national missile test site in Odisha, was renamed Abdul Kalam Island. May 2017: NASA named a new organism discovered by them after the much-loved A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.
Nov 7, 2024 · The island was originally named after the English Lieutenant Wheeler, but in September 2015, it was renamed after the former President of India, Dr. Abdul Kalam. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam was an iconic Indian scientist, aerospace engineer, visionary leader, who made significant contributions in the field of space and defence.
Oct 17, 2022 · Dr. Kalam was a renowned scientist also known as the Missile Man of India. Read here to know more about his life and achievements. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam was elected as India’s 11th president from 2002-2007 and died in 2015 while he was delivering a lecture at the Indian Institute of Management Shillong at the age of 84.
Oct 15, 2023 · 15 Interesting Facts About APJ Abdul Kalam – The Missile Man of India. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was his full name; He had a huge name but he is better known as APJ or Abdul Kalam or Kalam or Dr. Kalam or APJ Abdul Kalam. Born in a Tamil Muslim family in Rameshwaram; He was born and raised in the town of Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu.
An agricultural college at Kishanganj, Bihar, was renamed the "Dr. Kalam Agricultural College, Kishanganj" by the Bihar state government on the day of Kalam's funeral. The state government also announced it would name a proposed science city after Kalam.
