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Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was born to Jainulabdeen and Ashiamma. They lived in a humble house. His father was a boat owner and imam of a local mosque. His mother, a housewife. Kalam was the youngest of a total of four brothers and one sister in his family. He went to Ramanathapuram Schwartz Matriculation School and had to work from a really early age to help supply his family income.

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Kalam graduates in physics from Saint Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli. He decides to move to Madras to pursue further education after graduation and to become a part of the IAF (Indian Air Force). Although that dream failed, many more successes were waiting for him.

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After completing his degree in aeronautical engineering from MIT (Madras Institute of Technology) he decides to join the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) as scientist.

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Kalam joins the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) where he helms India's first Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV-III)

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1980- A Small Step for Kalam, A Large Step for India

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1980- A Small Step for Kalam, A Large Step for India

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Kalam leads India to enter the space club by putting the Rohini satellite in Earth's orbit with the first indigenously produced SLV-III.

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1980—1990-  The Missile Man of India has Arrived 

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1980—1990-  The Missile Man of India has Arrived 

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As the chief of the IGMDP (Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme), he is credited with the development and operationalisation of Agni and Prithvi missiles which boosted India's military might.

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1981-1997- Receives the Greatest Award any Indian Citizen can get

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1981-1997- Receives the Greatest Award any Indian Citizen can get

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Kalam is awarded the Padma Vibhushan and Bharat Ratna India’s second highest and highest civilian honours.

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Kalam is appointed as the Chief Scientific Adviser to the Prime Minister and the Secretary of the DRDO for 9 years.

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1998- The Missile Man becomes the Nuclear Man

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1998- The Missile Man becomes the Nuclear Man

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India conducts the Pokhran II nuclear tests with Kalam being one of the, if not the force behind its success.

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Kalam is elected as the 11th President of India succeeding KR Narayanan. He won the 2002 presidential election with an electoral vote landslide of 922,884. During his five years in office, he was fondly called ‘The People’s President' as the admiration he bestowed upon people was immense.

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Kalam passes away at age 83, after collapsing because of a cardiac arrest while delivering a lecture at IIM Shillong, Meghalaya.