did he receive any rewards?
Kalam received 7 honorary doctorates from 40 universities and awards such as, the Padma Bhushan, the Padma Vibhushan, the Bharat Ratna, the Von Braun Award etc.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Kalam received 7 honorary doctorates from 40 universities.
where did abdul kalam go for his higher studies Saint Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli. who is he? Abdul Kalam was an Indian aerospace scientist and politician who served as the 11th President of India. was he associated with any guru? Yes - Kalam's desire to meet spiritual leaders to help create a more prosperous, spiritual, and unified India was what initially led him to meet Pramukh Swami, the Hindu guru of the BAPS Swaminarayan Sampradaya, who Kalam would come to consider his ultimate spiritual teacher and guru.
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A. P. J. Abdul Kalam [SEP] Awards and honours
Kalam received 7 honorary doctorates from 40 universities. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 1981 and the Padma Vibhushan in 1990 for his work with ISRO and DRDO and his role as a scientific advisor to the Government. In 1997, Kalam received India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, for his contribution to the scientific research and modernisation of defence technology in India. In 2013, he was the recipient of the Von Braun Award from the National Space Society "to recognize excellence in the management and leadership of a space-related project". In 2012, Kalam was ranked number 2 in Outlook India's poll of "the Greatest Indian".