UN declared Kalam's birthday as World Students' Day
United Nations declared APJ Abdul Kalam's 79th birth anniversary in 2010 as 'World Students' Day', due to his love for students and focus on promoting education. On being asked how he wanted to be remembered as, the former President said, "Teacher". Kalam had set himself a goal of interacting with 1,00,000 students every month to help them realise their dreams.