Nobody could
have put it better. Kalam the missile man was the embodiment of every Indian
ideal. His rags-to-success story made him an achiever against insurmountable
odds; contribution to Indian defence and military gave him the aura of a
nationalist; conduct in the Rashtrapati Bhawan turned him into a People's
President-- a People's Prince type epithet that instantly gave the West a
measure of his popularity; and his inspiring speeches and books made him a hero
of the youth and children.
As a son,
student, scientist, President, teacher, preacher, poet, writer, aficionado of
classical Indian music, inspiration for a film (I am Kalam) and the new
Chacha of children of India, Kalam lived an all Indian dream.
