IIM-Shillong paid tribute to APJ Abdul Kalam with a candlelight march  

IIM-Shillong paid tribute to APJ Abdul Kalam on his fourth death anniversary with a candlelight march.

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The Indian Institute of Management, Shillong on Saturday i.e. July 27, 2019, paid tribute to former President APJ Abdul Kalam on his fourth death anniversary at the premises. Hundreds of students and employees of the IIM participated in a candlelight march and paid floral homage to the 'Missile Man of India' who had suffered a cardiac arrest on this day four years ago while delivering a lecture to the students of the institute.

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IIM Shillong pays tribute to Abdul Kalam with a candlelight tribute

"The entire Shillong wept on that day when the news of Kalam spread. This occasion is very special for the people here and IIM-Shillong has been hosting this candle light tribute to mark the day," IIM-Shilliong's Associate Professor Basav Roychoudhury said.

He said young and old people paid tribute to the former President. The country's 11th President, who served from 2002 to 2007, was widely referred to as the people's President besides being credited for India's civilian space programme and military missile systems.

About APJ Abdul Kalam:

APJ Abdul Kalam was an aerospace scientist who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. He was born and raised in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu and studied physics and aerospace engineering.

Kalam became the 11th President of India in 2002 with the support of both BJP and INC. He was widely referred to as "People's President". Kalam was a recipient of several prestigious awards, including Bharat Ratna. While delivering a lecture at IIM, Shilong, Kalam collapsed and died due to a cardiac arrest on July 27, 2015, at the age of 83.

About IIM Shilong:

Indian Institute of Management Shillong, formerly Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management Shillong, is a public, fully autonomous management institute in the city of Shillong, Meghalaya. It was the seventh Indian Institute of Management to be established in India.

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