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APJ Abdul Kalam, former Indian president passes away after battle with illness

Kalam was admitted in Shillong, where he was to take a course in IIM on Livable Planet Earth.

Updated: July 27, 2015 9:18 PM IST

By India.com Staff

APJ Abdul Kalam, former Indian president passes away after battle with illness

One of the finest scientists of independent India and the 11th president of India, Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam has passed away at the age of 83 after a recent battle with illness. He was being treated at the Shillong hospital. Abdul Kalam was India’ most loved presidents and  his research and suggestions about India’s nuclear projects was widely appreciated. Kalam was admitted in Shillong where he was to take a course in the Indian Institute of Management (IIM). on Livable Planet Earth. He announced that on his Twitter account before embarking on his trip.

Kalam was admitted in Shillong, where he was to take a course in IIM on Livable Planet Earth.
He has authored books as well and he had predicted that India would be a developed nation by 2020. Kalam’s 79th birthday was recognized as the ”World’s Student’s Day”. He has been conferred with the Bharat Ratna and two Padma Vibhushan titles during his time among other titles he has ones. He was also awarded with the Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration.

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