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A. P. J. Abdul Kalam was an Indian aerospace scientist and statesman who served as president of India from 2002 to 2007. [1] Born in Rameswaram in Southern India, Kalam spent four decades as a scientist and science administrator, mainly at the Defence Research and Development Organisation and Indian Space Research Organisation and was intimately involved in India's civilian space programme and ...
The Bharat Ratna (Hindi pronunciation: [bʱaːɾət̪ ɾət̪n̪ə]; lit. ' Jewel of India ') is the highest civilian award of the Republic of India.Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conferred in recognition of "exceptional service/performance of the highest order", without distinction of race, occupation, position or gender.
The following is an incomplete list of people who have either declined or renounced an Indian honour or decoration. These include recipients of the Bharat Ratna and the Padma awards (Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri), along with other Indian governmental awards. In some instances, the families of an intended posthumous recipient of a ...
He had an unparalleled career as a defence scientist, culminating in the highest civilian award of India, Bharat Ratna. As chief of the country's defence research and development programmer, Kalam demonstrated a great, great potential for dynamics and innovations that existed in a seemingly moribund research establishment.
In the 2011 Hindi film I Am Kalam, Kalam is portrayed as a positive influence on a poor but bright Rajasthani boy named Chhotu, who renames himself Kalam in honour of his idol. [180] People's President is a 2016 Indian documentary feature film directed by Pankaj Vyas and produced by the Government of India's Films Division . [ 181 ]
The Bharat Award was established in 1987, and the Bapu Gaidhani Award was established in 1980. ... President Abdul Kalam giving away the award to Sanmesh in 2006.
The Chief Minister stated "Vibrant India; Prosperous Tamil Nadu. To strengthen this, I have ordered to institute an award in memory of Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. The award will be given away every year during Independence Day. It will carry a cash prize of ₹ 5 lakh, a gold medal weighing eight gram and a certificate."
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (1931–2015) Science & Engineering Tamil Nadu 1991 Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer (1908–2003) Arts Tamil Nadu 1991 M. Balamuralikrishna (1930–2016) Arts Tamil Nadu 1991 M. F. Husain (1915–2011) Arts Maharashtra 1991 Hirendranath Mukherjee (1907–2004) Public Affairs West Bengal 1991 Gulzarilal Nanda (1898–1999) Public ...