Paragraph on Abdul Kalam
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was born on 15 October 1931 at Rameshwaram in Tamil Nadu. He was born in the family of a boat owner. He was the 11 President of India from 2002 to 2007. He had an unparalleled career as a defence scientist. He was also the recipient of the highest civilian award of India, the Bharat Ratna. While delivering a lecture at the Indian Institute of Management, Shillong, Kalam collapsed and died from an apparent cardiac arrest on 27 July 2015.