Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam born on 15-Oct-1931 @ 06:15 A.M in Rameswaram, Tamilnadu.
His Life begins with Saturn Dasha - Jupiter Bhukti.
Abdul Kalam is gifted with powers of Hamsa yoga (with Jupiter) and Malavya yoga (with Venus) i.e 2 planets in kendra to ascendant (own/exalted) make him very intelligent, healthy, fortune, long-life and lasting fame & honor.
Mars + Venus combination in Kendra compelled him to remain Bachelor till life as Mars in lagna forms Kuja dosha with Venus as lord of 8th H.
Exalted Jupiter in 10thH (Karma/Profession) makes him President of India (2002-2007) and won him Bharat Ratna (1997), Padma Vibhushan (1990) & Padma Bhushan (1981). Kalam's 79th birthday was recognised as World Students' Day by United Nations.
Debilitated Moon in 2nd H proves that he came from a very Poor family and leads hard childhood. His father Jainulabdeen, a boat owner and Mother Ashiamma, a housewife. After completing school, Kalam distributed newspapers to contribute to his father's income. [Mercury Dasha]
1954 - Graduated in Physics from Saint Joseph's College [Ketu dasha-Saturn bhukti]. He later regret that he wasted 4 years studying this subject.
1960 - As graduated in Aerospace engineer from MIT (Madras institute of technology), Kalam took up the position of chief scientist at the Aeronautical Development Establishment of Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO). He started his career by designing a small helicopter for the Indian Army, but remained unconvinced by his choice of a job at DRDO. [Venus dasha-Sun bhukti]
1963 to 1964 - He visited NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland and Wallops Flight Facility. [Venus dasha-Rahu bhukti]
1969 - Kalam was transferred to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) where he was the project director of India's first Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV-III) which successfully deployed the Rohini satellite in near-earth orbit in July 1980. Kalam had first started work on an expandable rocket project independently at DRDO in 1965. In 1969, Kalam received the government's approval and expanded the programme to include more engineers. [Venus dasha-Jupiter bhukti]
1970s - Kalam directed two projects, namely, Project Devil and Project Valiant, which sought to develop ballistic missiles from the technology of the successful SLV programme. [Venus dasha-saturn bhukti+mercury bhukti].
1980s - Kalam was the Chief Executive of the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (I.G.M.D.P) which researched in simultaneous development of a quiver of missiles instead of taking planned missiles one by one. Kalam played a major part in developing many missiles under the mission including Agni, an intermediate range ballistic missile and Prithvi, the tactical surface-to-surface missile, although the projects have been criticized for mismanagement and cost and time overruns.
[Sun dasha-Mercury bhukti to Moon dasha-Venus bhukti]
July 1992 to Dec 1999 - Kalam was appointed as the Chief Scientific Adviser to the Prime Minister and the Secretary of Defense Research and Development Organisation. It was during this time that Kalam served as the Chief Project Coordinator for Pokhran II nuclear tests, after which he was fondly called the “Missile Man of India”. [Moon dasha-Sun bhukti to Mars dasha total]
2011 to 2012 - he launched his mission for the youth of the nation called the “What Can I Give Movement” with the main aim to defeat corruption in India. He also enjoyed writing Tamil poetry and playing the Veenai, a South Indian string instrument. Kalam listened to Carnatic devotional music every day and believed in the Hindu culture.[Rahu dasha-Venus bhukti]
His other Contributions:
a) India 2020 - 1998;
b) Wings of Fire - 1999;
c) Ignited Minds - 2002;
d) Target 3 Billion - 2011;
e) Turning Points - 2012;
f) My Journey - Transforming dreams into actions - 2013;
g) Transcendence: My Spiritual Experiences with Pramukh Swamiji - 2015.
July 1992 to Dec 1999 - Kalam was appointed as the Chief Scientific Adviser to the Prime Minister and the Secretary of Defense Research and Development Organisation. It was during this time that Kalam served as the Chief Project Coordinator for Pokhran II nuclear tests, after which he was fondly called the “Missile Man of India”. [Moon dasha-Sun bhukti to Mars dasha total]
2002 to 2007 (July) - served as 11th President of India succeeding K.R Narayan. With his appointment, Kalam became the first scientist and first ever bachelor to occupy the Rastrapati Bhawan. [Rahu dasha - Jupiter bhukti to Rahu dasha-Saturn bhukti].
2008 to 2010 - After leaving office, Kalam became a visiting professor at the Indian Institute of Management Shillong, the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad and the Indian Institute of Management Indore; an honorary fellow of Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore; Chancellor of the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, professor of Aerospace Engineering at Anna University and an adjunct at many other academic and research institutions across India. He taught information technology at the International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad and technology at Banaras Hindu University and Anna University. [Rahu dasha-Mercury bhukti]
His other Contributions:
a) India 2020 - 1998;
b) Wings of Fire - 1999;
c) Ignited Minds - 2002;
d) Target 3 Billion - 2011;
e) Turning Points - 2012;
f) My Journey - Transforming dreams into actions - 2013;
g) Transcendence: My Spiritual Experiences with Pramukh Swamiji - 2015.
On the evening of 27 July 2015, Kalam collapsed at around 6:30 p.m. while delivering a lecture on "The Livable Planet Earth" at the Indian Institute of Management Shillong. He was rushed to Bethania Hospital in a critical condition and was placed in the intensive care unit, but was confirmed dead of a massive cardiac arrest more than two hours later. Kalam would have turned 84 in October 2015.
[Rahu dasha - Moon bhukti]
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