The Govt., of India announces with profound sorrow, the death of Shri A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, former President of India at 19.45 hours on July 27, 2015 at Bethany Hospital, Shillong in Meghalaya.

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GOYAL, Home Secy. 3254 GI/2015 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC. 1] vf/lwpuk NOTIFICATION ubZ fnYyh] 28 tqykbZ] 2015 New Delhi, the 28th July, 2015 fu/u lwpuk OBITUARY la- 3@3@2015&ifCyd-—Hkkjr ds iwoZ jk"Vªifr No. 3/3/2015-Public.—Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, MkW- ,-ih-ts- vCnqy dyke dk 27 tqykbZ] 2015 dks csFkkuh former President of India passed away on 27th July, 2015 at Bethany Hospital, Shillong, Meghalaya. In his passing gkWfLiVy] f'kykax] es?kky; esa fu/u gks x;k A mudk fu/u gksus away, the country has lost a visionary scientist, a true ls] ns'k us ,d nwjn'khZ oSKkfud] lPpk jk"Vªoknh vkSj ,d egku nationalist and a great son. liwr [kks fn;k gS A 2. Born on 15th October, 1931 at Rameswaram in 2- MkW- vowy ikfdj tSuqYyCnhu vCnqy dyke dk tUe Tamil Nadu, Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, 15 vDrwcj] 1931 dks jkes'oje] rfeyukMq esa gqvk Fkk vkSj specialized in Aeronautical Engineering from Madras mUgkuas senkzl bLa VhV;~ Vw vkiW Q VDs ukys kth l s,jkus kfVdy bfatfu;fjxa Institute of Technology. Dr. Kalam made significant esa fo'ks"kKrk izkIr dh Fkh A MkW- dyke us Hkkjr ds igys Lons'kh contribution in developing India’s first indigenous mixzg iz{ksi.k ;ku dk fodkl djus esa egRoiw.kZ ;ksxnku fn;k Satellite Launch Vehicle and made India an exclusive member of Space Club. Popularly known as the “Missile vkSj Hkkjr dks vUrfj{k Dyc dk vuU; lnL; cuk;k A Man of India’, Dr. Kalam was responsible for the MkW- dyke ^Hkkjr ds felkby eSu* ds :i esa tkus tkrs Fks vkSj development and operationalisation of AGNI and mUgksaus vfXu ,oa i`Foh felkby ds fodkl vkSj laapkyu esa PRITHVI Missiles. He gave thrust to self-reliance in ;ksxnku fn;k A mUgksaus gYds yMkdw foeku dh 'k#vkr djds defence systems by introducing Light Combat Aircraft. j{kk iz.kkyh esa vkRe&fuHkZjrk ij cy fn;k A 3. Dr. Kalam was the Scientific Adviser to Defence 3- MkW- dyke j{kk ea=kh ds oSKkfud lykgdkj vkSj Minister and Secretary, Department of Defence Research 1992&99 ds nkSjku j{kk vuqla/ku ,oa fodkl foHkkx ds lfpo & Development during 1992-99. During this period, strategic missile systems were developed and the Fks A bl vof/ ds nkSjku] j.kuhfrd felkby iz.kkfy;ka fodflr Pokhran-II nuclear tests were conducted. Dr. Kalam had dh xb± vkSj iks[kju&II ijh{k.k fd, x, A MkW- dyke o"kZ 1999 served as the Principal Scientific Advisor to the ls 2001 rd Hkkjr ljdkj ds iz/ku oSKkfud lykgdkj Fks vkSj Government of India, from 1999 to 2001 and was os vusd fodkl laca/h vuqiz;ksxksa ds fy, uhfr;ka] j.kuhfr;ka responsible for evolving policies, strategies and missions vkSj fe'ku rS;kj djus ds fy, mÙkjnk;h Fks rFkk mUgksaus bafM;k for many development applications and piloted India Millennium Mission 2020. feysfu;e fe'ku] 2020 dk iFkiznZ'ku fd;kA 4- lkfgfR;d {ks=k esa MkW dyke dh iqLrdsa&¶foaXl vkWiQ 4. In his literary pursuit, Dr. Kalam’s books - “Wings of Fire”, “India 2020 - A Vision for the New iQk;j¸] ¶bafM;k 2020&, fo”ku iQkWj n U;w feysfu;e¸] ¶ekbZ Millennium”, “My journey” and “Ignited Minds - tuh¸Z vkjS ¶bXukbVsM ekbaM~l&vuyhf'kax n ikoj fofnu bafM;k¸ Unleashing the power within India” became household Hkkjr vkSj fons'k esa ?kj&?kj esa yksdfiz; gks xbZ A names in India and abroad. 5- MkW dyke izkS|ksfxdh ds ekè;e ls] fo'ks"k:i ls 5. Dr. Kalam was passionate about transforming Hkkjr ds ;qodksa dks ekuo dY;k.k ds fy, foKku vkSj izkS|ksfxdh society through technology, in particular by inspiring dk mi;ksx djus ds fy, izsfjr djds lekt dks ifjofrZr djus the youth of India to harness science and technology ds fy, mRlqd Fks A for human welfare. 6- MkW- dyke dks Hkkjr vkSj fons'k ls 48 fo'ofo|ky;ksa 6. Dr. Kalam was the recipient of many national ls ekun MkDVjsV dh mikf/ lfgr dbZ jk"Vªh; vkSj varjk"Vªh; and international awards including honorary doctorates from 48 Universities from India and abroad. He received iqjLdkj feys Fks A mUgsa o"kZ 1997 esa Hkkjr dk loksZPp ukxfjd the country’s highest civilian Award “Bharat Ratna” in lEeku ¶Hkkjr jRu¸ izkIr gqvk Fkk A vUrr% vR;ar lkekU; the year 1997. Eventually, from a very humble beginning, 'kq:vkr ds lkFk os ns'k ds loksZPp in ij vklhu gq, vkSj o"kZ he rose to the highest office of the Country and served 2002 l s2007 rd Hkkjr d s11o asjk"Viª fr d s:i e asdk; Zfd;k A as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. During muds dk;Zdky ds nkSjku] mUgsa I;kj ls turk ds jk"Vªifr ds :i his tenure, he was affectionately known as the People’s esa tkuk tkrk Fkk A President. 7- MkW- dyke dk sn's kHkfDr] oKS kfud ;kxs nku vkjS fouerz k 7. For his patriotism, scientific contribution and ds fy, ges'kk ;kn fd;k tk,xk A humility, Dr. Kalam will remain an inspiring memory for the nation. ,y- lh- xks;y] x`g lfpo L. C. GOYAL, Home Secy. Printed by the Manager, Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.