Awards and Honours
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam's 79th birthday was recognised as World Students' Day by United Nations. He has also received honorary doctorates from 40 universities. The Government of India has honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 1981 and the Padma Vibhushan in 1990 for his work with ISRO and DRDO and his role as a scientific advisor to the Government. In 1997, Kalam received India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, for his immense and valuable contribution to the scientific research and modernisation of defence technology in India. A unique subterranean blind catfish from Kerala has been named in honour of him as Horaglanis abdulkalami, by Subhash Babu (2012) in the volume 8 of the journal SAMAGRA. He named this new fish, to mark his honour to APJ for igniting the young minds of India, including him. The fish resides in side the underground channels.
| Year of award or honour | Name of award or honour | Awarding organisation |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Doctor of Laws (Honoris Causa) | Simon Fraser University |
| 2011 | IEEE Honorary Membership | IEEE |
| 2010 | Doctor of Engineering | University of Waterloo |
| 2009 | Hoover Medal | ASME Foundation, USA |
| 2009 | International von Kármán Wings Award | California Institute of Technology, U.S.A |
| 2008 | Doctor of Engineering (Honoris Causa) | Nanyang Technological University, Singapore |
| 2007 | King Charles II Medal | Royal Society, U.K |
| 2007 | Honorary Doctorate of Science | University of Wolverhampton, U.K |
| 2000 | Ramanujan Award | Alwars Research Centre, Chennai |
| 1998 | Veer Savarkar Award | Government of India |
| 1997 | Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration | Government of India |
| 1997 | Bharat Ratna | Government of India |
| 1990 | Padma Vibhushan | Government of India |
| 1981 | Padma Bhushan | Government of India |
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