Full text of the former President's RN Kao Memorial Lecture

BY A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 24 January 2013

In which the people's Prez shared his "mission in life which is to bring connectivity between billion hearts and minds of the people of India in our multicultural society and to embed the self confidence that we can do it".

BY A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 23 July 2007

That is what he called his address to the Parliament at the farewell function by the Speaker, Lok Sabha, but the outgoing Prez sure would leave twice as many eyes moist with his departure.

BY A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 22 July 2007

'Developed India by 2020 is a mission of a billion people...It will be a reality if everyone gives through individual, societal and nationwide participation in a national movement facilitated by the government'.

BY A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 24 January 2007

The Prez has a solution: 'I feel that the time is ripe now for both our Houses of Parliament to debate and adopt a Resolution that India will get transformed into a safe, and economically developed nation before the year 2020.'

BY A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 13 August 2006

Address to the nation by the President on the eve of 57th Republic Day: 'Infallibility is divinity. We are not divine. We are fallible. To err is human. Divinity would demand that we realize this irrefutable truth and correct ourselves when we become

BY A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 24 January 2006

I would decidedly not support the contention that the Executive is as independent in its existence and functioning as the Legislature or the Judiciary is. I am not even for a moment questioning the whys or why nots of such controls on the Executive..

BY A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 8 November 2005

'Energy Security leading to Energy Independence is certainly possible and is within the capability of the nation. India has knowledge, natural resources; what we need is planned integrated missions to achieve the target in a time bound manner'

BY A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 13 August 2005

'...the nation would be on the calamitous road to inevitable disaster and ruination. ... The arithmetical compulsions of incremental numbers and the alleged tradability of certain legislative seats, won perhaps through means allegedly dubious and und

BY A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 20 March 2005

I have selected the topic for the Republic Day address as 'Action Plan for Employment Generation' as it represents the aspirations and anxiety of nearly 540 million youth of our nation.

BY A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 24 January 2005