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In Rameswaram, virtually every building and wall has a banner dedicated to him.
Late former President A P J Abdul Kalam may not have left behind any will and had asked his elder brother to take care of a small piece of property he owned.
Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar takes us through former president Dr Kalam's museum, situated in his hometown Rameswaram, and brings forth some never-seen-before facets of the life and times of one of India's greatest contemporary visionaries.
Abdul Kalam, probably India's most popular president yet, turns 72.
However, a link is provided to view the Assumption Address by Patil in the Central Hall of Parliament.
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He has engagements in Mysore, Pahalgaon and Ahmedabad.
'The blasts in Lanka are against our ideology.'
Dr Kalam continues to live in the imagination of the people of this nation and remains a role model for the youth and missile and space scientists who are diligently following his vision to achieve new laurels for India, notes S M Khan, who served as President Kalam's press secretary.
Keeping his secular credentials in mind and his love for all religions, a special prayer will be held at the Rameshwar temple and the Mohideen Aandavar Masjid.
Thousands throng the narrow mohallas around the Mohideen Aandavar mosque in Rameswaram for A P J Abdul Kalam's Alvida Namaaz. Saisuresh Sivaswamy/Rediff.com reports from Rameswaram.
Former president A P J Abdul Kalam was admitted to a hospital in Shillong following a sudden illness on Monday.
Here are photos from his life and career as India's pre-eminent defence scientist and one of the country's most popular president
Dr Kalam, the scientist with the poet's heart, started the journey of his life from a small town in Tamil Nadu.
Kalam, who received seveeral prestigious awards including Bharat Ratna, played a crucial role when India tested its nuclear weapons at Pokhran in 1998 when the Vajpayee government was in power.
APJ Abdul Kalam was passionate about everything he did. He was perfect, says Aditi Phadnis
'This can lift us out of confusion, misery, melancholy and failure, and indeed guide us when it is contacted.' 'For us to ignite our spirituality, we need to look inward and transcend our egos. We need to recognize, connect with and integrate the eternal spirit within,' says A P J Abdul Kalam in his latest book, Transcendence.
