Recalling the People's President: His Contributions to the Nation
Tuesday, 28 July 2015, 22:12 IST
By SiliconIndia
By SiliconIndia
Early Life
Kalam was a devout Muslim born on October 15, 1931 and was raised in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu. His father was a boatowner and imam in the mosque. Kalam sold newspaper after school to support his father. His great interest in science made him study physics and aerospace engineering from Madras Institute of Technology. He had been brought up in a society which had a progressive outlook and was not bound by shackles of religion.
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