World Students' Day 2022- Interesting Facts about APJ Abdul Kalam: World Students Day is celebrated on October 15 to honour Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, who was the President of India who was born on October 15, 1931. Therefore, World Student's Day is celebrated every year on October 15 to commemorate the birth anniversary of the Missile Man.
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was India's eleventh president (2002-2007). He was a scientist and a teacher in addition to being a politician. He was called the "Missile Man of India" because he was so important to the Pokhran-II nuclear tests in 1998. It was onn 27 July 2015, that he suffered a cardiac arrest while delivering a lecture to the students of IIM Shillong.
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam expressed his desire that “If people remember me as a good teacher, that will be the biggest honor for me.” In 2010, October 15 was named World Students' Day by the United Nations Organization (UNO) to honour Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam's work.
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's role as a teacher and his commitment are hard to put into words. He was always clear that he was a teacher. He had a heart attack while teaching at Shillong IIM College. This showed how much he cared about teaching. In 2006, when the National Award to Teachers was given out, the President said in his speech, "Teachers need to realise that they are the builders of society." When students know their stuff and are good at it, they can help build a good society. They also have to give students a plan for their lives and teach them the basic values that they should follow in the years to come.
About Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam: He was born on October 15, 1931, in the Indian city of Dhanushkodi, in the state of Tamil Nadu. His full name was Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam. Before he became President of India in 2002, he worked as an aerospace engineer for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
As a scientist, he started his career at the Aeronautical Development Establishment of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). He was also the project director at ISRO for India's first satellite launch vehicle, the SLV-III.
After his significant part in the Pokhran test, did you know that? In 2005, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam went to Switzerland. To show respect and honour for his visit, Switzerland made May 26 "Science Day."
He had won the Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan, Bharat Ratna, Veer Savarkar Award, Ramanujan Award, and other awards. Several educational, scientific, and geographical places are named after Dr. Abdul Kalam. For example, Uttar Pradesh Technical University (UPTU) was renamed "A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University" after his death, and Kerala Technological University was renamed "A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technological University" after his death.
He had also written several books, including: Wings of Fire: An Autobiography (1999).
- Ignited Minds: Unleashing India's Power (2002).
- India 2020: A Vision for the New Millennium, which he wrote with Yagnaswami Sundara Rajan (1998), etc.
So, we now know that World Students' Day is held every year on October 15, which is the day Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was born. Without a doubt, his works, accomplishments, books, lectures, and other things have inspired millions of young people, and he still does that today. He was a simple man who will be remembered forever.
