Born on October 15, 1931 in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu. He worked as a scientist and administrator at…

Born on October 15, 1931 in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu. He worked as a scientist and administrator at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Kalam also gave invaluable contributions towards developing India's civilian space and military missile programs before becoming the 11th president of India.

Often referred to as the missile man of India for his work and people's president for his term at office, Dr. Kalam was well known for his insightful lectures to students and motivated them to achieve academic excellence.

Over the course of his life, Dr. Kalam was widely celebrated as a scientist, educationist, public speaker and president.

Since 2010, the United Nations Organisation (UNO) has marked October 15 as World Student's Day in an attempt to acknowledge the efforts of Dr. Kalam toward education and his students.

This year, the theme for World Students' day is "Learning for people, planet, prosperity and peace”, which aims to reaffirm the role of education as a fundamental right of every person across the world.