Nagpur: A program was held on October 15 at Central India Group of Institutions which is celebrated as World Students’ Day to commemorate the birth anniversary of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, a celebrated Aerospace scientist and former President of India. Chief Guest of the function was Mr Farook Mahmood -President Cutchi Memon Jamat & CMD Silverline Group banglore.
Guest of Honours were Mr Mushtaq Khatri, Mr Syed Arshad, Mr Masood , Mr Sadiq Hasmi, Smt Yasmin Masood, Smt Gazala Sadik, Mr Saif Sadik ,Mrs Husna Saif and Mrs Jabeen Farooq . Ex Cabinet Minister Dr.Anees Ahmed presided over the function. Farook Mahmood in his speech said that Dr kalam served as an inspiration to many students to achieve and do something remarkable. After his tenure as the President came to an end, he contributed in the field of education by becoming a visiting faculty at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Shillong, IIM-Indore and IIM- Ahmedabad.
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Anees Ahmed 8n his presidential address while wishing the students on the occasion of World students Day laid out the life of Dr.Kalam before the students. Ahmed highlighted that Dr APJ Abdul Kalam was a dedicated student with a deep passion to learn. Despite financial constraints, he completed his graduation in Physics and later studied Aerospace Engineering at the Madras Institute of Technology.He became India’s most famous nuclear scientist and was known as the ‘Missile Man of India’.
He played a crucial role in the Pokhran-II nuclear tests in 1998.During his five-year tenure as the country’s President, between 2002 to 2007, he was fondly called the ‘People’s President’. He was honoured with several recognitions including Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan, Bharat Ratna, and Ramanujan Award. Apart from his successful career as a scientist, President and academician, Dr Kalam was loved for his jovial personality.
Brought up in a humble family, he wanted the world to remember him as a teacher. Dr Kalam believed that students are the future and that the country can attain heights of success with their progressive minds. He laid emphasis on providing a vision for life for students and inculcating fundamental values which one must practice throughout their life.
