ABDUL KALAM

                                            A.P.J ABDUL KALAM  Early life and career:             Kalam was born in a town in Tamil Nadu state to a fishing boat owner from a once wealthy family. The youngest of five siblings, Kalam persevered with his education despite his impoverished circumstances. He earned a degree in  aeronautical engineering  from the Madras Institute of Technology and in 1958 joined the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). In 1969 he moved to the  Indian Space Research Organisation  (ISRO), where he was project director of the  SLV-III , the first satellite  launch vehicle  that was both designed and produced in India. In 1980 SLV-III successfully released a satellite called Rohini into near-Earth  orbit , taking India’s  space  program to the internation...