د "عبدالکلام" د بڼو تر مېنځ توپير

* He loves children, and encourages their audiences with him. For info about his work with the children of India. Visit his website [http://presidentofindia.nic.in] and visit "Children's Corner"

* On Tuesday, [[14 February]], 2006, he created history by becoming the country's first President to undertake an undersea journey. Abdul Kalam boarded the INS Sindhurakshak, a Russian-origin kilo class submarine, from the [[Visakhapatnam]] Naval dockyard. The duration of the journey was around three-and-half hours during which Kalam had lunch with the crewmembers.

* He did his college studies at the Madras Institute of Technology, where he used to head the vegetarian mess

* Initially he wanted to become a pilot, but opted for aeronautical engineering later.

* On Thursday, [[08 June]], 2006, he created history by becoming the country's first president to undertake a [[sortie]] in an aircraft, the Sukhoi-30 MKI, the latest supersonic fighter aircraft, from Lohegaon airbase.The 74-year old created a record by becoming not just the first Indian President to fly a fighter jet but also the oldest Indian co-pilot to do so. The president donned the G Suit before boarding the aircraft, and was also given certain instructions by Air Force officials. He was strapped in by Corporal H L Ganesh into India's most modern all weather supersonic fighter aircraft. He flew at a height of six to eight kilometers in the air at a speed of 1500Km/Hr. The flight lasted 30 minutes. Wing Commander Ajay Rathore, Commanding Officer of the SU-30 MKI squadron flew the President.

* ''[[India 2020]]: A Vision for the New Millennium'' by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Y.S. Rajan (Penguin Books India, 2003) ISBN 0-14-027833-8

* ''[[Ignited Minds]]: Unleashing the Power Within India'' by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (Penguin Books, 2003) ISBN 0-14-302982-7

* ''India-my-dream'' by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (Excel Books, 2004) ISBN 81-7446-350-X

* ''Envisioning an Empowered Nation: Technology for Societal Transformation'' by A.P.J.Abdul Kalam (TATA McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Ltd, 2004) ISBN 0-07-053154-4

* ''[[Guiding Souls: Dialogues on the Purpose of Life]]'' by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Arun K Tiwari, (Ocean Books, 2005) ISBN 81-88322-73-3

* '''Biographies'''

** ''[[Wings of Fire]]: An Autobiography of APJ Abdul Kalam'' by A.P.J Abdul Kalam, Arun Tiwari (Orient Longman, 1999) ISBN 81-7371-146-1

** ''Scientist to President'' by Abdul A.P.J. Kalam (Gyan Publishing House, 2003) ISBN 81-212-0807-6

** ''Eternal Quest: Life and Times of Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam'' by S. Chandra (Pentagon Publishers, 2002) ISBN 81-86830-55-3

** ''President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam'' by R. K. Pruthi (Anmol Publications, 2002) ISBN 81-261-1344-8

** ''A. P. J. Abdul Kalam: The Visionary of India''' by K. Bhushan, G. Katyal (A.P.H. Pub. Corp, 2002) ISBN 81-7648-380-X

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