But the grand finale of farewell parties would be on July 22 when the VVIPs would be invited for the last time by Kalam in the Moghul Gardens.
President A P J Abdul Kalam on Friday made an impassioned plea to Indian entrepreneurs to share their knowledge and expertise to help start a "well synchronised" economic revolution and make India a developed nation.
Guru said he was moved by the 'solidarity' he has received from the people cutting across ideological divides apart from the support he got from Jammu and Kashmir.
"We have yet to decide about the party's candidate, but one thing is clear that we are not going to give Kalam another term in the office," Nilotpal Basu told rediff.com in the Parliament house complex on Friday afternoon.
An image of the President speaking to visitors in the Mughal Gardens.
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Monday described A P J Abdul Kalam as people's president and said she was hurt that he has decided not to contest the presidential elections.
Terming the ambitious eight per cent Tenth Plan growth target as achievable, President A P J Abdul Kalam on Monday indicated that the Budget would restructure the tax system on the basis of the roadmap laid out by the Kelkar Panel.
Dr APJ Abdul Kalam believes India can transform herself into a developed nation by the year 2020. The young people of India, headed by a creative leader, can help us reach this goal, says the former President.
Laying emphasis on agriculture and allied sectors, social sector, infrastructure and e-governance President A P J Abdul Kalam on Tuesday unveiled 10 missions for transforming Bihar into a developed state by year 2015.
The first of the many anecdotes about the president that you will see in the coming days.
Kalam was concerned about the huge gap between the number of arrests made and the actual conviction.
Stepping up their offensive, a National Democratic Alliance delegation Saturday met President A P J Abdul Kalam with an appeal to direct Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to forward an opposition petition for the removal of Election Commissioner Chawla.
The first meeting of the Nalanda Mentor Group headed by Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen to oversee the opening of the university will be held in Singapore on July 13 and 14, N K Singh, deputy chairman, Bihar State Planning, said.
The President told a joint session of Parliament that roads need to be developed in the north east.
President A P J Abdul Kalam Friday set a vision for turning Bihar into a developed state by 2015 through tapping of natural resources and human capital.
Razi will arrive in Delhi on Friday, official sources said.
The print order for former President A P J Abdul Kalam's yet to be released book 'Turning Points -- A Journey Through Challenges', a sequel to his earlier work, 'Wings of Fire', is being stepped up to 50,000 copies from 30,000 earlier.
"The President is absolutely fine," a Rashtrapati Bhavan spokesman said.
Noting that the President's actions did not reflect his esteemed position, Thackeray said Kalam was a leading scientist of the country but had lost the dignity of the post after he became President.
The invitation to teach at Peking University was extended to Kalam by its chairman Zhu Shanlu when he met the former Indian president on Thursday night
President A P J Abdul Kalam left New Delhi on Saturday on a week-long visit to the United Arab Emirates, Sudan and Bulgaria, his first foreign tour after assuming the high office.
'Our education policy should ensure that India is transformed into a developed nation,' the President said while giving national awards to 282 teachers on the occasion of Teachers' Day.
He was addressing the Madhya Pradesh Assembly while marking the start of its golden jubilee celebrations.\n
Former Prime Minister A B Vajpayee wanted to induct A P J Abdul Kalam as a minister in the NDA government in 1998, an offer Kalam declined, four years before he became the President in 2002.
He stressed the need to 'ignite the minds' and attract the imagination of young students in order to inspire them to make discoveries relevant to the World Space Vision 2050. Kalam called for all space-faring nations to optimise their space capabilities by contributing substantially in technology and resources.
Key United Progressive Alliance ally Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam on Friday said naming of A P J Abdul Kalam in the Presidential race has led to chaos and reaffirmed its support to the Congress' candidate.
"It is wrong information. I can say only this. He (Kalam) is our (TMC-SP) candidate in the presidential election. There is no ego, no quarrel, no fight," Mamata Banerjee told reporters seeking to dismiss persistent reports that the SP was no longer keen on backing Kalam
Former president A P J Abdul Kalam has submitted a 39-page report to the Central government and the government of Tamil Nadu that recommends ten steps for ensuring the safety and development of the Koodankulam nuclear plant and its surrounding areas.
Former president A P J Abdul Kalam made a surprise visit to his favourite vegetarian restaurant in the arterial Anna Salai in Chennai for dinner on Thursday night putting security personal into tenterhooks.
The University management had also arranged a guest house for his accommodation which Kalam had used during his previous assignment.
Congratulate Kalam for the past five years when he, as President, reached out to people all over the country, instilling in them hope for a better India, and changing the Presidency as we know it forever
The action committee of the Sirsa-based sect, in a letter to Kalam, also demanded registration of case against those who are allegedly committing excesses on its followers.
Mooting 'global sourcing' to deal with challenges faced by humanity, former President A P J Abdul Kalam has asked students to break geographic barriers and jointly focus on formulating strategies for priority areas like food, energy, water and healthcare. Over 500 students, faculty members, including R L Narayan, high commissioner of India, and other dignitaries attended the the 45-minute presentation on Thursday that stressed the importance of sharing knowledge.
The citation said that he is being recognised for making state-of-the-art healthcare available to the common man at affordable prices, bringing quality medical care to rural areas by establishing a link between doctors and technocrats, using spin-offs of defence technology to create state-of-the-art medical equipment, and launching telemedicine projects connecting remote rural-based hospitals to the super-specialty hospital.
"We are firm on the candidature of Kalam. He is the fittest candidate. We are not shifting from our stand of what we have announced earlier," Banerjee told PTI at the state secretariat in Kolkata
