Dr. A. P. J.

Abdul
Kalam Award

The Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Award, named aft er t he 11t h President of India and aerospace
scient ist A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, is awarded by t he Government of Tamil Nadu in recognit ion of
cont ribut ions on scient ific development , humanit ies and st udent s' welfare.[1][2]
 Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Award

Official portrait, 2002

Date 15 August 2015

Location Tamil Nadu

Country India

Presented by Government of Tamil Nadu

Reward(s) Scientific development, humanities and

students' welfare

First awarded 2015

Currently held by See List of awardees

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Award Announcement

On 31 July 2015, Then Chief Minist er of Tamil Nadu J. Jayalalit haa announced aft er t he deat h of
Kalam (27 July 2015)[3] t hat an award will be given annually in his name. The award prize will be
five hundred t housand Indian rupees (about US$7,700), a cert ificat e and a gold medal weighing
eight grams.[4] The Chief Minist er st at ed "Vibrant India; Prosperous Tamil Nadu. To st rengt hen
t his, I have ordered t o inst it ut e an award in memory of Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. The award will be
given away every year during Independence Day. It will carry a cash prize of ₹ 5 lakh, a gold medal
weighing eight gram and a cert ificat e."[1] In addit ion, t he Government of Tamil Nadu would
commemorat e his birt hday each year as "Yout h Awakening Day", on 15 Oct ober.[1] He was born in
Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu on 15 Oct ober 1931.[5][6]

The award was scheduled t o be given out every year on Independence Day in India (15 August )
st art ing wit h 2015.[7] The first award was given t o t he Program Direct or of t he Microwave
Remot e Sensing Program and scient ist at t he Indian Space Research Organisat ion, N. Valarmat hi,
on t he 69t h Independence Day of India, 15 August 2015.[8]

Since 2008, t he Nat ional Innovat ion Foundat ion, a body of t he Depart ment of Science and
Technology celebrat es Children's Creat ivit y and Innovat ion Day each year wit h "Dr APJ Abdul
Kalam IGNITE awards" in his name.[9][10]

List of awardess

2014 – Ananya Jain, founder of FullCircle (USA), Georgia Inst it ut e of Technology's "Genius"
Awardee for Research; Government of Swit zerland, ETH Zurich researcher in Chemist ry.[11]

2015 – N. Valarmat hi, scient ist of t he Indian Space Research Organisat ion, cont ribut ed t o
India's first home-developed radar imaging sat ellit e RISAT-1.[12]

2016 – P. Shanmugam, Cent ral Leat her Research Inst it ut e's Principal Scient ist , cont ribut ed
services in t he Higher Educat ion Depart ment of Tamil Nadu.[13]

2017 – S. P. Thyagarajan, an eminent scient ist , academic and former vice-chancellor of

Universit y of Madras.

2018 – K. Sent hil Kumar (Direct or of Cent re for Aerospace Research, Anna Universit y), S.
Thamaraiselvi, C. U. Hari and A. Mohammed Rasheed, cont ribut ed t o avionics and research on
UAV.[14]

2019 – K. Sivan, an eminent scient ist and t he chairman of Indian Space Research
Organisat ion.[15]

2019 – Nat ional Innovat ion Foundat ion – India confers st udent s wit h Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
IGNITE Awards 2019[16]
 References

1. "Tamil Nadu to institute award in memory of Abdul Kalam, celebrate his birth anniversary as Youth
Awakening Day" (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Tamil-Nadu-to-institute-award-in-memory-o
f-Abdul-Kalam-celebrate-his-birth-anniversary-as-Youth-Awakening-
Day/articleshow/48294006.cms) . The Times of India. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.

2. "President Kalam's Birthday to Be Celebrated as Youth Inspiration Day in Tamil Nadu" (http://www.ndt
v.com/tamil-nadu-news/president-kalams-birthday-to-be-celebrated-with-youth-inspiration-day-in-tamil
-nadu-1202495) . NDTV. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.

3. "Award in Kalam's name; birthday to be observed as 'Youth Renaissance Day' " (http://www.ibnlive.co
m/news/india/award-in-kalams-name-birthday-to-be-observed-as-youth-renaissance-day-1028295.h
tml) . CNN-IBN. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.

4. "Jayalalithaa Institutes Award in the Name of Abdul Kalam; His Birthday to be celebrated as Youth
Awakening Day" (http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/Jayalalithaa-Institutes-Award-
in-the-Name-of-Abdul-Kalam-His-Birthday-to-be-Celebrated-as-Youth-Awakening-Day/2015/07/31/arti
cle2950079.ece) . The New Indian Express. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.

5. "TN to celebrate Kalam's birthday as Youth Inspiration Day" (http://www.theweekendleader.com/Headl

ines/4969/tn-to-celebrate-kalam's-birthday-as-youth-inspiration-day.html) . The Weekend Leader. 31
July 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.

6. "Tamil Nadu to celebrate Kalam's birthday as Youth Inspiration Day" (https://in.news.yahoo.com/tamil-

nadu-celebrate-kalams-birthday-youth-inspiration-day-102620922.html) . Yahoo! News. 31 July 2015.
Retrieved 16 August 2015.

7. "Award in Abdul Kalam's name; birthday to be observed as 'Youth Renaissance Day': TN government"
(https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/award-in-abdul-kalams-name-birthd
ay-to-be-observed-as-youth-renaissance-day-tn-government/articleshow/48294289.cms?
from=mdr) . economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 15 April 2020.

8. Yamunan, Sruthisagar (16 August 2015). "Kalam award for ISRO scientist" (http://www.thehindu.com/
news/cities/chennai/kalam-award-for-isro-scientist/article7545450.ece) . The Hindu. Retrieved
16 August 2015.

9. "NIF dedicates its IGNITE awards in memory of Dr Kalam" (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ah

medabad/NIF-dedicates-its-IGNITE-awards-in-memory-of-Dr-Kalam/articleshow/48442086.cms) .
The Times of India. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
10. "NIF's innovation award for schoolchildren named after A P J Abdul Kalam" (http://articles.economicti
mes.indiatimes.com/2015-07-31/news/65074490_1_innovation-award-national-innovation-foundation
-chief-innovation-officer) . The Economic Times. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.

11. "India awards child prodigy with IGNITE award" (http://nif.org.in/innovation/bio-fertiliser-from-cockroa

ches/737) . NIF, IGNITE India. December 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2020.

12. "Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa awards heavy cargo woman truck driver, ISRO scientist" (http://economic
times.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/tamil-nadu-cm-jayalalithaa-awards-heavy-cargo-wom
an-truck-driver-isro-scientist/articleshow/48494299.cms) . The Economic Times. 15 August 2015.
Retrieved 15 August 2015.

13. "CLRI scientist bags A P J Abdul Kalam award" (http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/science/

clri-scientist-bags-a-p-j-abdul-kalam-award/articleshow/53708946.cms) . The Economic Times.
Retrieved 21 August 2016.

14. "Unmanned Aerial Vehicles research team 'Dhaksha' bags APJ Abdul Kalam award" (http://www.newin
dianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2018/aug/16/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-research-team-dhaksha-
bags-apj-abdul-kalam-award-1858402.html) .

15. "ISRO Chairman Sivan gets A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Award" (https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tam
il-nadu/isro-chairman-sivan-gets-apj-abdul-kalam-award/article29099981.ece) . The Hindu. 15
August 2019.

16. https://ruralmarketing.in/industry/innovation/nif-confers-students-with-dr-apj-abdul-kalam-ignite-
awards-2019

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