What was the toughest moment of his presidency? Here’s what APJ Abdul Kalam had to say in 2007

A .P.J Abdul Kalam was born in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, on 15 October, 1931. He rose through the ranks, leading key projects in defence and rocketry at DRDO and ISRO, and served as Chief Scientific Adviser to the Prime Minister from 1999 to 2002.

A visionary aerospace engineer who earned the moniker of ‘Missile Man of India’, Kalam served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007, igniting a generation’s passion for science and self-reliance.

He died on 27 July, 2015, at the age of 83. Show Full Article

In this 2007 edition of Walk The Talk, Kalam engaged in an enriching conversation with ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta, reflecting on his shift from President to “Citizen, Professor,” the importance of economic prosperity coupled with a strong value system for national grow