Template:A. P. J. Abdul Kalam series This is a list of things named after A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, the Indian aerospace scientist who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007.[1]
Science[edit | edit source]
Fungi[edit | edit source]
- Solibacillus kalamii, a gram-positive, rod-shaped, and aerobic bacterium is named after A. P. J. by the International Space Station.[2]
Places[edit | edit source]
- Mount Kalam, a 6,180 metres high peak located near the Bara Shigri Glacier in Himachal Pradesh.[3][4]
- Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Road, a road in New Delhi. The renaming was criticised by the historians citing "New Delhi's geography was inspired by history, not politics and bigotry".[5]
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Island, an island in the Bay of Bengal.[6]
Institutions[edit | edit source]
- Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex, a military research institute in Hydrabad, India.[7]
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Centre, a state-sponsored organization in Assam state.
- Higher Education and Skill Education Guarantee Scheme (HESEGS), an educational institute or a government program in Delhi.[3]
Colleges and universities[edit | edit source]
- SIES Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Memorial High School, a school in Ghatkopar, Mumbai.[8]
- APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, a state university in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.[9]
- Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, a public collegiate university in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. [10]
- Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam University, a private university in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.[11]
- Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Government College, government college in New Town, Kolkata.
- Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Government Arts and Science College, a college in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu.[12]
- Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Science City, a government research center in Bihar.[13]
- Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam UIT Jhabua, a public college in Madhya Pradesh.[14]
Holidays[edit | edit source]
- World Students' Day, 79th birthday of Abdul Kalam, internationally recognized by the United Nations.[1]
- Science Day of Switzerland was declared on May 26 in honour of APJ Abdul Kalam, who was on a state visit to Switzerland in May 2006[15][16]
Political parties[edit | edit source]
- Abdul Kalam Vision India Party, a political party launched on 28 February 2016.[17]
Awards[edit | edit source]
- Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Award, an award instituted by the government of Tamil Nadu.[18]
Proposed renamings[edit | edit source]
- Space Science Museum located at Kakkanad.[19]
- BrahMos, a medium range cruise missile.[20]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "When UN declared Dr APJ Abdul Kalam's 79th birthday as World Students' Day". Zee News. 28 July 2015.
- ↑ "From NASA with love: new bacteria named after Kalam". 21 May 2017 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Unexplored Himachal peak named after Abdul Kalam: List of institutions and awards named after Kalam". India Today.
- ↑ "These 2 Indians Scaled an Unexplored Mountain Peak. And Named It Mt. Kalam". 23 October 2015.
- ↑ "Renaming Aurangzeb Road after Kalam isn't right: Delhi was inspired by history not bigotry - India News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 2 September 2015.
- ↑ "Wheeler Island is now Abdul Kalam Island". Zee News. 4 September 2015.
- ↑ "Missile Complex in Hyderabad renamed after Kalam". India Today.
- ↑ Sakina.Mamuwala (15 October 2017). "School in Ghatkopar renamed after Dr APJ Abdul Kalam - Mumbai News". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ↑ "VC for technical university". The Hindu. 22 July 2014 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ↑ "UPTU renamed as APJ Abdul Kalam Tech University: A tribute to the missile man". India Today.
- ↑ "Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam University: Undergraduate and Postgraduate Courses". www.entrancezone.com.
- ↑ "New arts and science college named after Dr APJ Abdul Kalam coming up in Tamil Nadu". India Today.
- ↑ "Dr A P J Abdul Kalam Science City, Patna". Abin Design Studio.
- ↑ "डॉ. कलाम के नाम पर होगा झाबुआ का इंजीनियरिंग कॉलेज". Nai Dunia. 2 August 2015.
- ↑ Swiss govt. declares May 26 as Science Day in h. of Kalam : Festschrift Kalam (Abdul). CERN Document Server. 26 May 2005.
- ↑ "Science Day in Switzerland". APJ Abdul Kalam Foundation. 26 May 2005.
- ↑ Kumar, S. Vijay (29 February 2016). "Party launched in Kalam's name". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
- ↑ "Jayalalithaa Institutes Award in the Name of Abdul Kalam; His Birthday to be Celebrated as Youth Awakening Day". The New Indian Express.
- ↑ "Kakkanad Museum to be Named after Kalam". The New Indian Express.
- ↑ M, Dr Anantha Krishnan (8 August 2015). "OneIndia Special: Hypersonic BrahMos missile named after Dr Abdul Kalam". www.oneindia.com.