Aug 16, 2013 Rocket man, president and inspiration for generations of Indians, Abdul Kalam finally tells his story. Excerpts from his forthcoming autobiography.
Aug 16, 2013 Rocket man, president and inspiration for generations of Indians, Abdul Kalam finally tells his story. Excerpts from his forthcoming autobiography.
Jul 09, 2005 Scientists, technologists must always ask themselves: what social need do we meet? A blueprint for such an engaged practice, from India's Scientist-President.
Aug 11, 2007 The prosperity of the nation comes with economic growth and improved quality of life. But, above all, it manifests in the elevation of the minds of its people.
Jun 21, 2008 It has the power to transform lives, let's strive to strengthen its edifice
Jul 31, 2015 Exclusive excerpts from President Kalam’s last project, the forthcoming book Advantage India
Jan 25, 2013 Full text of the former President's RN Kao Memorial Lecture
Jul 23, 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.
Jul 24, 2007 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".
Jan 25, 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
Aug 14, 2006 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.'
Jan 25, 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.
Mar 21, 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
Aug 14, 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'
Nov 09, 2005 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..
Jan 25, 2004 Full unedited text of the address to the nation by the President of India on the eve of 55th Republic Day, 2004.
Jun 07, 2004 The outcome of the elections is indicative of people's yearning for inclusiveness – economic, social and cultural and their rejection of the forces of divisiveness and intolerance. The verdict is for establishing the rule of law and repairing our sec
Aug 14, 2004 'Real education enhances the dignity of a human being and increases his or her self-respect. If only the real sense of education could be realized by each individual...the world will be so much a better place to live in.'
Jan 25, 2003 Address to the nation by the President on the eve of Republic Day-2003.
Feb 17, 2003 Full text of the President's address to the joint session of Parliament at the start of the budget session that left the VHP evasive on its reference to the Ayodhya issue.
Aug 14, 2003 'We will not be remembered for how many churches, mosques or temples our generation added, but only if we give our younger generation a prosperous and safe India resulting out of economic prosperity coupled with our civilizational heritage'
Sep 04, 2003 'A student spends 25,000 hours in the campus. The school must have the best of teachers who have the ability to teach, love teaching and build moral qualities'
Jun 10, 2002 The so called People's Front dissolves, the Left looks for its own Muslim, while the congress goes into a funk on the nomination of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. Insights into the mind of the man.
Jan 25, 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'.
Jul 25, 2002 Speech by Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabhudin Abdul Kalam on his assumption of office as the 11th. President of India. More Coverage