List of things named after A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
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A. P. J. Abdul Kalam was an Indian aerospace scientist and statesman who served as president of India from 2002 to 2007.[1] Born in Rameswaram in Southern India, Kalam spent four decades as a scientist and science administrator, mainly at the Defence Research and Development Organisation and Indian Space Research Organisation and was intimately involved in India's civilian space programme and military missile development efforts.[2][3] He was known as the "Missile Man of India" for his work on the development of ballistic missile and launch vehicle technology.[4][5] He also played a pivotal organisational, technical, and political role in India's Pokhran-II nuclear tests in 1998.[6]
He was elected as the president of India in 2002 and was widely referred to as the "People's President".[7][8][9][10] He engaged in teaching, writing and public service after his presidency.[11][12] He was a recipient of several awards, including the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour.[13][14]
Kalam's birthday (15 October) is celebrated as World Students' Day in India.[15] In 2015, the Government of Tamil Nadu announced that Kalam's birthday would be observed as "Youth Renaissance Day".[16]
Awards and grants
[edit]- In September 2014, India and the United States launched the Fulbright-Kalam climate fellowship which enabled six Indian doctoral students and researchers to work with institutions in the US for a period of 6–12 months.[17]
- In 2015, the Government of Tamil Nadu instituted the "Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Award" constituting a gold medal, a certificate and ₹500,000 (US$5,800), to be awarded annually on the Indian Independence Day, to residents of the state with achievements in promoting scientific growth, the humanities or the welfare of students.[16][18]
Institutions
[edit]- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Centre, a state-sponsored organization in Assam.[19]
- Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex, a military research institute in Hyderabad.[20]
- Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Science City in Patna.[21]
- Dr. Abdul Kalam Science Centre and Planetarium in Puducherry.[22]
- Dr. Kalam Smriti International Science and Space Museum at Kochi.[23]
Universities
[edit]- APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, a state university in Thiruvananthapuram[24]
- Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, a public collegiate university in Lucknow.[25]
- Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam University, a private university in Indore.[26]
Colleges
[edit]- Bharat Ratna Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Government Arts and Science College in Rameswaram.[27]
- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Memorial Institute of Digestive Diseases in Kollam,[28]
- Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Government College in Kolkata.[29]
- Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Lecture Theatre at Netaji Subhas University of Technology in Delhi.[30]
- Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam UIT at Jhabua.[31]
- Dr. Kalam Agricultural College in Kishanganj.[32]
- Kalam academic complex at Mahatma Gandhi University in Kottayam.[33]
- Kalam Institute of Health Technology in Visakhapatnam.[34]
Missiles
[edit]- BrahMos-II is named as BrahMos-II (K), in which K denotes the first letter of Kalam's name.[35]
- K Missile family, is a family of submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM) is named after Kalam.[36]
Places
[edit]- In August 2015, a prominent road in New Delhi was renamed as Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Road.[37][38][39]
- In September 2015, the national missile test site in Odisha in Wheeler Island was renamed as Abdul Kalam Island.[40]
- In October 2015, a 6,180 m (20,280 ft) peak near the Bara Shigri Glacier in the Himalayas was named as Mount Kalam.[41]
Science
[edit]- In 2017, researchers at the NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory discovered a new bacterium on the filters of the International Space Station and named it Solibacillus kalamii.[42]
- In February 2018, scientists from the Botanical Survey of India named a newly found plant species as Drypetes kalamii.[43]
- In 2022, a newly discovered species of footballfish was named as Himantolophus kalami.[44]
- In 2023, a newly discovered tardigrade was named Batillipes kalami after him.[45]
Others
[edit]- Abdul Kalam Vision India Party, a political party launched on 28 February 2016.[46]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "APJ Abdul Kalam, profile". Rashtrapathi Bhavan. Archived from the original on 27 December 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ Ramchandani (2000). Dale Hoiberg (ed.). A to C (Abd Allah ibn al-Abbas to Cypress). New Delhi: Encyclopædia Britannica (India). p. 2. ISBN 978-0-85229-760-5. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "When Dr APJ Abdul Kalam learnt from failure and Isro bounced back to life". India Today. 23 August 2024. Archived from the original on 1 October 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ Pruthi, R. K. (2005). "Missile Man of India". President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. Anmol Publications. pp. 61–76. ISBN 978-81-261-1344-6. Archived from the original on 25 July 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ "India's 'Mr. Missile': A man of the people". Toronto Sun. 30 July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ Sen, Amartya (2003). "India and the Bomb". In M. V. Ramana; C. Rammanohar Reddy (eds.). Prisoners of the Nuclear Dream. Sangam Books. pp. 167–188. ISBN 978-81-250-2477-4. Archived from the original on 25 July 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ Tyagi, Kavita; Misra, Padma (23 May 2011). Basic Technical Communication. Prentice Hall. p. 124. ISBN 978-81-203-4238-5. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ Amarnath Menon (28 July 2015). "Why Abdul Kalam was the 'People's President'". DailyO. Archived from the original on 13 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ "APJ Abdul Kalam is people's president: Mamata Banerjee". CNN-IBN. Press Trust of India. 19 June 2012. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ Perappadan, Bindu Shajan (14 April 2007). "The people's President does it again". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ^ "Kalam appointed IIST Chancellor". The Hindu. 9 September 2008. Archived from the original on 11 September 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
- ^ "Kalam to teach management students". The Economic Times. 22 December 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Bharat Ratna conferred on Dr Abdul Kalam". Rediff.com. 26 November 1997. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
- ^ "Lesser Known Facts About Dr APJ Abdul Kalam". The New Indian Express. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Why APJ Kalam's birth anniversary is celebrated as World Students' Day". The Hindustan Times. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Award in Kalam's name, birthday to be observed as 'Youth Renaissance Day'". The Economic Times. 31 July 2015. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ "India, US Launch Fulbright-Kalam Climate Fellowship". NDTV. 12 March 2016. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Jayalalithaa Institutes Award in the Name of Abdul Kalam; His Birthday to be Celebrated as Youth Awakening Day". The New Indian Express. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "All Aboard the Sapno ka Dibba! A Metro Ride Inspires Underprivileged Kids to Reach for Their Dreams". The Better India. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ "Missile Complex in Hyderabad renamed after Kalam". India Today. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ Rumi, Faryal (24 February 2019). "Work on APJ Abdul Kalam Science City to begin this month". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 29 November 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "Science centre-cum-planetarium named after Abdul Kalam". The Hindu. 16 August 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ "Kakkanad Museum to be Named after Kalam". The New Indian Express. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "VC for technical university". The Hindu. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "UPTU is now APJ Abdul Kalam Tech University". The Times of India. 1 August 2015. Archived from the original on 5 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ "Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam University: Undergraduate and Postgraduate Courses". Entrance zone. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "New arts and science college named after Dr APJ Abdul Kalam coming up in Tamil Nadu". India Today. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Institute to be named after Kalam". The Hindu. 31 July 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ "Colleges in West Bengal, University Grants Commission". Archived from the original on 16 November 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "A university of technology embraces 'AV science' for technowledge dissemination". Issuu. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Jhabua engineering college named after Kalam". Nai Dunia. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Bihar govt names college, science city after 'People's President' APJ Abdul Kalam". The Hindu. 30 July 2015. Archived from the original on 2 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ "Complex to be named after Abdul Kalam". The Hindu. 4 August 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ "India's first medical tech institute". Pharmabiz. 26 July 2017. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "India's tribute to Missile Man: New BrahMos gets Kalam name". The Hindustan Times. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "K missile family". Jagran Prakashan. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Delhi exits 'cruel' Aurangzeb Road for 'kind' Abdul Kalam". The Indian Express. 29 August 2015. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ Nath, Damini (4 September 2015). "Aurangzeb Road is now Abdul Kalam Road". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ "Aurangzeb Road Renamed After APJ Abdul Kalam, Arvind Kejriwal Tweets 'Congrats'". NDTV. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ "Odisha's Wheeler Island to be renamed after APJ Abdul Kalam". The Hindustan Times. 4 September 2015. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ^ "These 2 Indians Scaled an Unexplored Mountain Peak. And Named It Mt. Kalam". Better India. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "NASA pays tribute to APJ Abdul Kalam by naming new species after him". International Business Times. 21 May 2017. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ Pacha, Aswathi (24 February 2018). "New plant species from West Bengal named after former President Abdul Kalam". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf (3 June 2024). "Order LOPHIIFORMES (part 2): Families Caulophrynidae, Neoceratiidae, Melanocetidae, Himantolophidae, Diceratiidae, Oneirodidae, Thaumatichthyidae, Centrophrynidae, Ceratiidae, Gigantactinidae And Linophrynidaee". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. 3. Christopher Scharpf. Archived from the original on 13 May 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ Rajwi, Tiki (19 September 2023). "New marine tardigrade species named after former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ Kumar, S. Vijay (29 February 2016). "Party launched in Kalam's name". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 June 2021.