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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
Fungi
- Solibacillus kalamii, a gram-positive, rod-shaped, and aerobic bacterium is named after A. P. J. by the International Space Station.[2]
Places
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Abdul Kalam Vision India Party, a political party launched on 28 February 2016.[17]
Awards
- Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Award, an award instituted by the government of Tamil Nadu.[18]
Proposed renamings
- Space Science Museum located at Kakkanad.[19]
- BrahMos, a medium range cruise missile.[20]
References
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ School in Ghatkopar renamed after Dr APJ Abdul Kalam - Mumbai News. The Times of India(2017-10-15). Retrieved 2020-10-23.
- ↑ VC for technical university. The Hindu(22 July 2014).
- ↑ 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){{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. CERN Document Server(26 May 2005)
- ↑ Science Day in Switzerland. APJ Abdul Kalam Foundation(26 May 2005).
- ↑ Party launched in Kalam's name. The Hindu(29 February 2016).
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ OneIndia Special: Hypersonic BrahMos missile named after Dr Abdul Kalam, M, Dr Anantha Krishnan. www.oneindia.com(8 August 2015).