bio graphy 80 to 100 A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Best known as: 11th President of India, scientist and author : 15 October 1931, Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu Birth Education Career Awards Honours Death : Schwartz Higher Secondary School, Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu; St Joseph's College; Madras Institute of Technology : In 1960, joined as scientist in the Aeronautical Development Establishment, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), went on to work at Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) : Padma Bhushan 1981, Padma Vibhushan 1990, Bharat Ratna 1991 : Seven doctorates and several awards, commemorative postal stamps released by the Government of India in 2015 : 27 July 2015, due to cardiac arrest​