Why abdul kalam is famous

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Their business had involved trading groceries between the mainland and the island and to and from Sri Lanka, as well as ferrying pilgrims between the mainland and Pamban.

By his early childhood, his family had become poor. In his school days, Kalam had average grades but he was described as a bright and hardworking student who had a strong desire to learn and explore. He spent hours on his studies, especially mathematics. He moved to Madras in to study aerospace engineering in Madras Institute of Technology. While he was working on a senior class project, the Dean was very dissatisfied with his lack of progress and threatened to revoke his scholarship unless the project was finished within the next three days.

He narrowly missed achieving his dream of becoming a fighter pilot, as he placed ninth in qualifiers, and only eight positions were available in the IAF. He started his career by designing a small hovercraft, but remained unconvinced by his choice of a job at DRDO. Wealth Wise Series How they can help in wealth creation.

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