yo what's up guys today we are reacting to a very special person in india because it's his
birthday um and this was a recommendation this is guru prasad our captain saying today is dr a p j
abdul callum's birthday anniversary so it could be good if you reacted to his 10 surprising facts so
yeah let's do this we're gonna react to this video as i know he has passed away but he has not died
but um rest in peace and yeah so it's his birthday anniversary let's learn a little bit more about
him as i am right now i don't know anything about this um doctor i don't know anything about him but
i believe he is a very special person so i am going to react to this and say happy birthday
anniversary and let's learn a little bit more i hope with this video i can learn and appreciate
his history and his memory don't forget to subscribe to the channel join our discord
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about a pj abdul kalam there should be a doctor in front right let's respect them dr apj abdul kalam
dream is not that you see in sleep dream is something that does not let you sleep wow
oh he was the president eleventh president of india oh okay he was the president
first thing i learned about him president
in this episode we're taking a look at one of the greatest heroes to all if not most indians more
popularly known simply as apj abdul kalam a man who came from humble beginnings and rose up as
the leader of a nation what's happening everybody my name is leroy kenton welcome back to another
episode of ftd facts and throughout this video i'll be referring to apj abdul kalam most times
as dr apj and he's literally our most requested topic right now like we have pages of requests
from people asking us to do a video on dr apj people like jahid ghul shivam kumar josh gamermc
techhub mea jeshwanth reddy manny duvedy kanish rawat young homie anurag dube and pal piali and
that is just a few of you guys now before we officially begin with this video i want to ask
you guys what or who inspires you beginning with the early life of dr apj apj abdul kalam was born
on the 15th of october in 1931 in british india he was born in a region that is now called tamil nadu
in his early years dr apj spent a lot of his time studying mathematics which led to a fulfilling
career as a scientist he came up from a poor background and he actually had to start working
at a very early age just to supplement their family's income for work he distributed newspapers
after school and his father janolabdin had no schooling at all however he did own a ferry and
he took hindu pilgrims back and forth between dhanuskodi and his hometown of rameswaram his
father was already a businessman of technology and graduated in the year 1960. after that he joined
the aeronautical development establishment of the defense research and development organization or
in short the drdo and then following that in the year 1969 he was transferred to work for the isro
and that is the indian space research organization now from there that is when his whole career
skyrocketed he was a project director of india's first satellite launch vehicle the slv-3 which had
successfully deployed the rohini satellite in near-earth orbit on july 1980. she was heavily
involved in india's military missile developments and for that dr apj was nicknamed the missile man
and yet he really earned this name because of his work in the development of ballistic missiles
and launch vehicle technology i mean so you're telling me that he is the true version of iron man
okay i dig that this guy was like a gifted talented genius so why is this development so
important in terms of ballistic missiles well it gave india another tool that allowed them to
have a great tactical advantage rather than using the standard cruise missiles the main advantage
is that ballistic missiles can fly above the atmosphere and travel very
quickly just to give you an idea a target at ten thousand kilometers away would be hit
in 30 minutes because of the efforts of doctor apj india's poker on two nuclear tests in 1998
were advanced much more quickly as well because you see the previous nuclear test that was written
by india you see that year 1974 so that's more than 20 years prior as i mentioned before
he is just a natural gifted genius so it's no surprise that he was a recipient of honorary
doctorates from 40 universities that's 4-0 okay and check this his impact as
40 universities wow where did he find the time for all of this
man the scientist was so great that in the country of switzerland may 26 is considered
science day to commemorate dr apj's visit to switzerland wow he even has a national
day in another country based off of him another because of one visit oh wow man wow mad respect
so many other facets to his career as a scientist but i want to quickly touch on his career in
politics dr apj served as the 11th president of india he won the 2002 presidential election
and he was in office from the 25th of july 2002 to the 25th of july 2007. and because of his humble
attitude he also earned another nickname the people's president but surprisingly to me
and i'm sure to many others as well although he achieved so much dr apj was never married at the
presidential residence the rashtrapati bavan his heresales ahmed asked him why he never got married
because he's a bachelor he's a gentleman and his response was this i was married i was married to
the missile and that was just solid confirmation that dr apj was committed to serving his nation
everyone on this planet has a different calling and for dr apj it was advancing his country now
apj abdul kalam man you see that he decided to not have a romantic relationship because he could not
spend any time losing focus of what he was put on this earth to do which is serve his country
and you know advance science not only for india but for the whole world i believe that
that is incredible i mean the sacrifices and the lengths that you would go to putting
your country before your needs your country's needs before your needs that is just admirable
didn't just love his work he was a great lover of poetry most specifically tamil poetry
he could play the veena as well as he could recite the quran and the bhagavad gita as
well as he knew the holy scriptures very well the religion he did identify with though was
islam now we can't fit all information about his life in just one video but i do recommend
his autobiography that was written it's called wings of fire it was first published in english
but has since then been translated into more than 13 languages he was a prolific writer
and wrote about 15 books the subject matters on those books range from nuclear physics to
his spiritual experiences you can clearly see why this man was and still is an inspiration
to many people and i haven't even touched on the amount of awards that he received in the
uh okay so i don't know any of these awards from what i can see
in okay but i i hope he explains them because it looks
let's see one two three four five six seven eight awards
so the barat award is the highest civilian award in the country
here in 1997 he received the bharat ratna which is the highest civilian award in the country of india
as well as here are some of the other awards that he's won but sadly all great things do come to an
end in this life while delivering a lecture at the indian institute of management dr apj collapsed
and died from apparent cardiac arrest on the 27th of july 2015. he was 83 years old at the time but
his legacy will continue to live on in the hearts and minds of many people as well as through his
writings and videos made after wait a second so you you're telling me that they recorded his death
wow and then he died while he was working so i think his dream was
you know to die doing what he he loved so he died during his speech so i think everything albeit sad
it played out because you know he died doing what he most loved life of dr apj even inspired one
hindi film the movie was called i am kalam in it dr apj abdul kalam is portrayed as an extremely
positive influence to a poor boy named chotu who later on renames himself kalam in honor of the man
who inspired him thank you guys so much for watching this video
hey i should do a reaction to that trailer if you guys want me to let me know in the comments i can
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the main lessons that we can learn from the life of dr apj abdul kalam is that no matter how simple
poor or insignificant you may be with a burning desire and a strong hope and faith in what you
believe in fueled by genuine love you can achieve great things a symbol of hope and inspiration
not just to the people of india but also to the rest of the world dr
apj abdul kalam's legacy will continue to live on for generations to come
that is inspiring it's funny because when i started this video i didn't know who
he was and after knowing um some of the facts and
things that he has accomplished you know it also makes me become
become respectful or respect his his his story and his history and i think um his achievements are
great immense you know as a scientist you have the power to change lives and today is his birthday
anniversary so happy birthday wherever he may be may he rest in peace and are you guys a fan let
me know in the comments down below and does he inspire you in some way i feel like i'm i feel a
little bit more inspired after watching this video and i believe that if you guys put your mind to it
you can achieve anything you just need to try hard you know and there's a saying that if at first
you don't succeed try try again so yeah may this be a lesson to you guys
and let me know what inspires you what drives you what makes you want to be successful guys
don't forget tomorrow we're gonna watch a movie from another inspiring indian icon
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suggestion guru prasad our captain and thank you everybody who tuned in to learn and see
my reaction to this i really really appreciate it and i'll see you guys take care now bye bye