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List of things named after A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

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This is a list of things named after A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, the Indian aerospace scientist who also served as the 11th President of India from 25 July 2002 to 25 July 2007.^[1]

Science[edit]

Bacterium[edit]

• Solibacillus kalamii , a gram-positive, rod-shaped, and aerobic bacterium is named after A. P. J. by the International Space Station.^[2]

Places[edit]

• Mount Kalam, a 6,180 metres high peak located near the Bara Shigri GlacierinHimachal Pradesh.^[3][4]
• Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Road, a road in New Delhi. The renaming was criticised by the historians citing "New Delhi's geography was inspired by history, not politics and bigotry".^[5]
• A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Island, an island in the Bay of Bengal.^[6]
• Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Memorial : Mausoleum of A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.

Institutions[edit]

• Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex, a military research instituteinHyderabad, India.^[7]
• A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Centre, a state-sponsored organization in Assam state.
• Dr Kalam Agricultural College, an agriculture college at Kishanganj of Bihar State.
• Higher Education and Skill Education Guarantee Scheme (HESEGS), an educational institute or a government program in Delhi.^[3]
• Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam DRDO Golden Jubilee AuditoriumatBavdhan in city of Pune in Maharashtra state.

Colleges and universities[edit]

• Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam University, a private university in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.^[8]
• APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, a state university in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.^[9]
• Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, a public collegiate university in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.^[10]
• Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Government College, government college in New Town, Kolkata.
• Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Government Arts and Science College, a college in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu.^[11]
• Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Science City, a government research centerinBihar.^[12]
• Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam UIT Jhabua, a public college in Madhya Pradesh.^[13]

Holidays[edit]

• World Students' Day, 79th birthday of Abdul Kalam, internationally recognized by the United Nations (according to Indian media).^[1] The UN officially does not recognise this day.

Political parties[edit]

• Abdul Kalam Vision India Party, a political party launched on 28 February 2016.^[14]

Awards[edit]

• Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Award, an award instituted by the government of Tamil Nadu.^[15]

Proposed renamings[edit]

• Space Science Museum located at Kakkanad.^[16]

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