Dr APJ Abdul Kalam: The Man Who Ignited A Billion Minds | Rare Interviews | Crux Files

Dr APJ Abdul Kalam has made a mark as one of India’s most popular Presidents. He had an equally illustrious career as a scientist, presiding over some of India’s biggest scientific landmarks. Watch his journey from selling newspapers to becoming India’s 11th President, through a series of rare interviews
#AbdulKalam #CruxFiles

Coolest president of India...only calm minds can get his Sarcasm...

[@plutoniumisotope205]

This is how a leader should be , no trash , no hindu muslim drama ,only devlopment

[@Msn-bo8tm]

Yes, no nationalism

[@lathas3454]

@@Msn-bo8tm what do you mean

[@Msn-bo8tm]

@@lathas3454 no nationalism? Is it that hard of a concept to understand? No discrimination against others on the basis of religion

[@dnaHiFi]

@@Msn-bo8tm yes no nationalism.. only pakistanism..

[@Msn-bo8tm]

@@dnaHiFi ? I’m not pakistani nor muslim lol.

[@tejasdeepsingh456]

From recieving the Padma Bhushan to giving them to next generation of leaders - This man never stopped.

[@sarsonsar0]

He received all three top awards. Padma Bhusan, Padma Vibhusan and Bharat Ratna

[@tejasdeepsingh456]

@@sarsonsar0 I know.

[@maheshb9951]

When he visited IIITH, he saw us sneaking from a corner and came towards us and said “Did you bunk your class today to see me? And laughed. Such a humble and great personality.

[@pritish1337]

Really ?

[@maheshb9951]

Pritish kumar kar no joking. Most of our classmates also took photos of him and some gave handshake too.

[@pritish1337]

I wish I could meet him

[@ubaidahmed3174]

U are so lucky my mother has met him and she also got dubbed a young scintist i wish he was alive today.

[@anonymousalone1434]

U are very lucky

[@swadhinmahakud8720]

I don't know, whenever i hear the word "president" First person comes to my mind is Apj Abdul kalam even today.. 🤩

[@abysimon1963]

He is only person i remember as president... Don't know current president

[@pralaykayal2476]

@@abysimon1963 Are you Tiger Shroff? 😂😂😂

[@DDboisYA]

When someone say "prime minister" 1st image that is created in my mind is Bose

[@ubaidinamdar9535]

@@pralaykayal2476 aliya bhatt maybe🤣

[@lakshitaahir5743]

Same here

[@heisenberg213]

Atal ji and kalam ji The deadly combo india ever experienced

[@swatibanerjee5910]

Modern day Defense , Space and Nuclear Sciences Technologies of India are due to great contributions of Dr. APJ ABDUL KALAM. He played a great role in raising our nation to A Superpower and A Force to be Respected and Reckoned on our Planet.🙏🙏 I still don't understand WHY COMMUNISTS ALWAYS OPPOSED A MAN LIKE HIM, A MAN WITH NO ENEMIES 🤔🤔

[@tanmaysingh3695]

@@swatibanerjee5910 communists are crazy! when they see people unite across religions they ignite divide. No religion is a problem to Indian unity, communism is.

[@Dev-hl3ym]

@@tanmaysingh3695 very true

[@btxjo5440]

@@swatibanerjee5910 communism is cancer

[@lakshmikantkrishna5184]

@Soontogomoon X You are saying Atal-ji was a murderer.

[@varshapremarajan9837]

People like kalam sir comes like once in a century. ... We are truly lucky to have a legend to look up to.

[@jaqenhghar4076]

Couldn't agree more! We miss him. 😪😪😪

[@Civilservice25]

❤❤❤

[@Vik.kem7]

Finally, the video that we all wanted!

[@rks7072]

I'm telling you, this channel is so underrated

[@akhileshbadrinath6537]

5:16 "You're not in a position to walk eh??" KALAM KO SALAM!!

[@thedudewithvideos4899]

*Kalam Sir is so energetic and Jovial person* 😄👌

[@vivekbharati6725]

I’m laughing so hard 🤣😂😂

[@bidyankarsarkar7836]

Rajdeep is a trash😆😆

[@suraj.mishra]

1:29 Normally one would have said, "but everybody unfortunately got through" but he didn't. He instead used the word, "fortunately". This shows the way he used to see setback in life. It's a small thing but tells you about the magnitude of his personality. Respect SIR, we miss you 🙏

[@akshaydarekar3723]

Yeah, I was amazed on that

[@pundlik9012]

That part of video where "POLITICS=political+developmental" is so relevant for present times. 😌🌹❤🌹😌

[@heisaidmisuchiang2307]

Yes 💯 true

[@fatheenfirdous6370]

Im not indian but i cried after watching his inspiration to all the youngsters he have given It doesnt matter whr u come from what matters is whr u end

[@Mohithrgowda]

Are you Pakistani?

[@rahulguptha3131]

He is not a politician like many others he is an visionary a secular man by looks missing u sir😭😭 .........

[@unapologetic7291]

exactly purely secular he even visited temples too😌

[@berserk322]

Yeah. Proud of him. He promoted a more liberal Islam which I support. The word katter to religion is cancer. Muslim of most countries need to get liberal. In india only some sect are some what liberal like the Shia sect

[@rahulguptha3131]

@@berserk322 he is model of securalism and we should maintain peace and harmony By seeing his personality and character ❤️

[@MohammadKhan-pq3sx]

@@berserk322 The thing is Shias have very weak faith and most ppl leaving Islam are from Iran and are Shias

[@arielle4747]

@@MohammadKhan-pq3sx thats the thing that why islamism is better right?

[@enno1162]

I am an afghan refugee in sweden, now a citizen. I am amazed at what a great leader india had and all the people he inspired. He was a great man, may he rest in peace.

[@1963kb]

I can listen to him non-stop. No drama..no blame..only passion to achieve something.

[@VivekG96]

I'm here at a time when the communal divide between Hindus and Muslims seems to be widening by the day. Just remember not all Muslims are bad, some are like him and most want to be like him. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam was the best president India has ever had, I'm so glad I got to see him in person when he visited my school, even though I didn't get to interact with him, I'm happy I got to see him. Spread peace and love guys, I'm sure that's what he wanted for us.

[@anveshavyas450]

Truee

[@karanshandilya]

Muslims like APJ Abdul Kalam makes only 0.01% of the Muslim population. This is reality.

[@swatibanerjee5910]

Modern day Defense , Space and Nuclear Sciences Technologies of India are due to great contributions of Dr. APJ ABDUL KALAM. He played a great role in raising our nation to A Superpower and A Force to be Respected and Reckoned on our Planet.🙏🙏 I still don't understand WHY COMMUNISTS ALWAYS OPPOSED A MAN LIKE HIM, A MAN WITH NO ENEMIES 🤔🤔

[@rishabhbandi3368]

What a visionary president no propoganda no divisive politics no hate speech like we see today. He wrote a book 2020 India a developed country but how his soul would feel today seeing people and politicians of this country polarized also thanks to poisonous media fighting over imaginary issues.

[@SharanGNath]

I am extremely fortunate to be have to read his works and listen to his speeches during my childhood, will always be attributed as the single major force apart from my parents to encourage me aim for the greatest, continue to acquire knowledge, have perseverance and most importantly work hard. Pranams, Kalam Aiya!

[@aviraljanveja5155]

Aurangzeb Road to Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam road. Can safely say India is moving forward in the right direction.👍😀❤️🇮🇳

[@montekmohapatra1318]

Such an irony that Mr Pranab Mukherjee who is mourning on the death of Dr Kalam is himself no more among us.... May their souls Rest in Peace

[@vijayshirsat7949]

If he would have been alive today only to see India in such sorry state and Mission India 2020 not getting. Fulfilled.

[@RaviKumar-xy5xq]

yes sir

[@ratnadeeppaul]

What are you talking about? He would be very proud in the current status of India in the international stage.

[@siddharthdoshi4858]

Lol if bjp would not have gotten elected Pappu would have destroyed it. He would certainly be proud of India seeing us developing if he was alive today 🇮🇳. Stop being an andh virodhi..........

[@AnuradhaSingh14192907]

What nonsense, we have achieved almost all objectives from his Vision 2020 initiative.

[@tardwrangler1019]

@@AnuradhaSingh14192907 lol

[@Lifeistooshort200]

I'm not an indian and he's one the most respected person in my life.

[@webmaster4569]

Difference between INDIA and other countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Srilanka, Nepal....... is that they never had a man of this quality. HATS OFF TO THE LEGEND...👍👍👍 We never know whether India can give birth to a man of this quality again..🤔

[@chinmayjoshi3592]

He will remain an eternal inspiration to the country. He was genuinely a boon to our country, without him, we would have had to wait decades to become capable enough in military technology.

[@arshadagr]

The way he Speaks And communicates is so Humble and understandable . 💯

[@archithsai6727]

Bring me a man out of this entire universe who hates Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam and I bet you, you'd have to resort to going into different dimensions in search of him and you would still not find him. This man has absolutely no haters...A gem of a personality. ❤

[@Aechellies]

I still remember in Jammu during his visit to Army public school I was sitting in first row, The photographer were standing in front of us taking his picture and he started his speech by saying to the photographer " i am here to see them(children) and not you(photographer)" in the Mic.

[@avinashmishra6875]

Rula Diya na!! Missing you legendary man 🙏

[@yashpatki9266]

6:28 that's extremely true We grew up in a very patriotic way and knew the shitshow India and Indian politics had become and every good school teacher made us believe we could cause change and made us think openly . And 20 tears later India is really changing fast to become one of the fastest developing countries in the world The whole feeling is overwhelming

[@swatibanerjee5910]

One of the greatest leaders and scientists of India, Dr. Kalam is an inspiration for millions of generations to come. It was a great fortune and honor for all of us Indians to have him as our President. A big thanks to CRUX for making this video. I achieved what I achieved as a Scientist uptill today due to his inspiration. Hope everyone here in the comments section appreciates his contribution towards our nation

[@bandipavansantoshaditya7484]

Just stop thinking about the pandemic for a while. Respectable sir A.P.J.Abdul Kalam wanted India to become a developed country by 2020 i.e. this year. And our politicians dont even give a damn about it. HE wanted India's GDP to increase butbit went onto decrease We have failed but he would never

[@ujjwalgandhi951]

Well brother the whole world's gdo is falling, India is not the only one facing the pandemic

[@bandipavansantoshaditya7484]

@@ujjwalgandhi951 Bro As I said I am not talking about the pandemic. I am talking about all the shit that our politicians has created to destroy our country. He had a vision but we failed to see through his eyes. Ya There are many other countries where politicians are just like Indian politicians or worse than them. Ex: Donald Trump

[@nuraswurv9311]

When India started becoming obsessed with Islam it started declining

[@nuraswurv9311]

Yo yo yo No no no constant riots and media spreading hatred to muslims and religious war basically

[@nuraswurv9311]

Yo yo yo No no no never said nothing happens to hindus but modi is fueling it and starting a religious war

[@whatdafuq4648]

Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam and Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee are the definition of how a President and Prime Minister should be

[@apoorvbansal6590]

even shri lal bahadur shastri

[@bloodwargaming3662]

MMS too in my opinion

[@anveshavyas450]

Dil ki baat keh di

[@NS-ll9ur]

@@bloodwargaming3662 MMS Was a Great FM....But was a very bad PM...A Puppet at that....LBS, ABV, PVN are the Top 3 for me..

[@Civilservice25]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@shivam-kd7dq]

He sounds like my grandpa narrating folk tales. He was a great person. I don't care about his religion.

[@krishnayashwanth84]

What a soul! His smile radiates happiness!

[@heartsmadeforthesky]

Just imagine, having a Prime Minister like Kalam and every state having chief ministers like him at this moment, oh I guess I can only imagine because it's just a dream that will never be fulfilled.🙁

[@phiaklangtangjang5250]

He did everything he wanted to, achieved everything one can dream of, now he's gone and he's in peace. Now what India need is, a like minded person as the Prime Minister of India, only then we can hope of developed India one day.. The way the Nation is being run by the current govt, India's overall development is being pushed 20-30 yrs back. In all front we are going down rather than going up. Only miracle can save this great Nation

[@akashbhattacharjee4468]

This man is an absolute legend. 🔥

[@sajaigeorge6240]

" Real education enhances the dignity of a human being and increases his or her self-respect " by APJ

[@homosapien6414]

True INDIAN. No one matches him ,when we see his level of patriotism. Developed missiles for India making us self-sufficient in it. Miss u sir. Ur inspirational talks truly ignited many minds.

[@rajghosh217]

Why do I feel like crying after watching this

[@melodicnostalgic3823]

Every once in a while somewhere in our Universe, One Star shines brightly, Overwhelming the brightness of all other Stars around it. One such occasional Star is Kalam Sir !!! 😟

[@adityavardhanjain]

I read his biopic when I was in 6th std and since then had a keen interest in becoming an aerospace engineer. This legend has pretty much inspired most of my life. His words, his contributions and talents will be remembered forever.

[@jestinmathew4503]

Did you become an aerospace engineer?

[@adityavardhanjain]

@@jestinmathew4503 will be an artificial intelligence and machine learning engineer next year. I couldn't clear JEE Advanced and didn't have the financial backing to afford Aerospace in a pvt college. I have let him down! :) Hopefully I'll get to redeem myself in the future.

[@jestinmathew4503]

@@adityavardhanjain That's great buddy. Dr. Kalam will still be happy that you managed to excel in artificial intelligence and make a good career in it. Now you can give your best contribution to fulfill Dr. Kalam's vision of a developed India. Best wishes to you :) 🇮🇳

[@jestinmathew4503]

@@adityavardhanjain Moreover, Dr. Kalam never advocated that every youngster must be an aerospace engineer. He urged them to find out their talents and abilities and make a good career according to that.

[@PawanKumar-hx5zi]

He was an eagle scout it's a petty we don't saw more of him, a true patriot, a teacher, a pioneer. May your soul find peace sir 🙏

[@ibrahimkhan-zw1jw]

A figure that is very humble and brought India's name at a global place. RIP Apj

[@arrryaaaa]

Watching this in 2021, and remembering this great visionary mind who united the whole nation behind science.

[@adityasharan501]

He never wanted to enter into politics, what a gem he was 😇

[@Kkrymmai]

No one can replace him.great man With zero haters best man on earth.💥

[@lakshminarayanan5689]

Very Kind and Decent Personality with lot of Knowledge Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Sir. Love You Sir ❤️❤️.

[@Akshaypavan]

Kerala’s technological university has given Kalam’s name.

[@vidura3797]

Well, but that university is sh*t. Didn't gave justice to his name

[@bumbleebeebumble1489]

... welll he worked in trivandrum isro for ur info ... the south only contributed to india ...

[@crdilaf5694]

@@bumbleebeebumble1489 A$$h*le trying to divide Indians by South and North!! Btw I'm from South India. I believe unity in diversity. Such a toxic mindset MORANS 😂

[@krishnavyas313]

@@bumbleebeebumble1489 ever heard name like vikram sara bhai the father of Indian spece program satish dhawan the guru of kalam ji

[@sarahterrif5120]

Such a tremendous teacher, president, scientists and many things !!! He always motivates me .

[@sajalgpt8]

शब्द नहीं है इनकी महानता के लिए, ऐसे महापुरुष को कोटि कोटि नमन 🙏🙏

[@gracebelho9386]

The only man I met in my life when I was class 8 I guess "who really walked the walk and talked the talk". It's amazing to know the fact that he had only 1pair of shoe,3suits,6shirts,4trousers,a wrist watch and 2,500 book when he died... It'll be an understatement to call APJ Abdul Kalam as "The Missile Man of India"...He was more then that,more then people's President.... I'm sure He is in a better place now. R.I.P Abdulji

[@ahmedyusefk.a6784]

ഒന്നേ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നുള്ളു RIP : RETURN IF POSSIBLE - LEGEND

[@abdularc]

This kind of people's take birth once in a century..

[@akshlo2967]

Kalam sir visited my school visited my school two times in annual function in 2011 and 2012 but at that i was very small

[@anirudhr6052]

Kalam Ji's definition of politics= politics + developmental politics. But our politicians of today= politics + religion 😭.

[@adityapal89]

He could be a millionaire or billioner with his invention of strends and support aid for specially abled. But he decided to make it public. Speaks for itself what a gentle soul he is.

[@maheshcomputercenter8149]

Even still today, when I heard of APJ sir I just roll my tears for an 1 hr into my eyes😭😭😭🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳 Miss you Missile Man... One and only my fav personality ever in my life....😴😭😭😭🇮🇳🙏🙏 RIP sir...

[@Do_Anything_you_want]

5:07 Rajdeep 😁 Tarekh Fatah leaded the movement to change name of Aurangezeb road to Abdul Kalam Road in New Delhi.

[@ananthakrishna.nnagarajan.872]

He has become a National identity. Touched everybody's heart and mind. Salutes to such a great soul.

[@ankit2619]

India needs people like you Sir. You are an inspiration for my life.

[@swatibanerjee5910]

He was one of the greatest human beings on our planet. Do you know, just before he died during a speech at IIM Shillong, he invited for tea ONE OF HIS PERSONAL BODYGUARDS who stood all along on one of the jeeps in his convoy of cars, and had a hearty chat with him. Throughout his life, HE NEVER BOUGHT ANY APARTMENT OF HIS OWN and lived in government accommodation till the end. HE WAS,IS AND WILL ALWAYS BE AN EXAMPLE TO ALL INDIANS WHO BELIEVE in the development of the Nation for the Future

[@utkarshujwal3286]

When PM addressed him as Former President, I got goosebumps. No doubt why he was called People's President.

[@rajanikanthuppari2393]

APJ sir is the defination of being human❤️❤️..

[@straightforward5916]

Most people says Kalam was a very brilliant man and a genius scientist....But what is more surprising is the level of humbleness,mutual respect and simplicity that comes along with such brilliance and power. It is very very rare !

[@debanjali6299]

We want more interviews like dis kind of bold,diverse, humble, educated,long-sighted,benevolent personalities insted of some selfish minded politicians and actors(not all) etc. U will hv trps...I gurrentee..pls. use d immense influence of media like a true leader.Most of d PPL feel d thirst for dat honest leader.

[@Reddyreddy-uv3yt]

Actions speaks more than words that is kalam, proud to be INDIAN 🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@sailoranandgardener]

I have touched feet of this great man.

[@Wabi_7]

I always have a respect for a knowledgeable persons. From Ethiopia big respect for Indians.

[@pitamjyoti2403]

I still get tears in my eyes whenever I think of Kalam sir's demise.

[@RadioRishi]

His words were Gold and will stay Gold..I get emotional watching his videos :'( Wonderful Human

[@nitinsharma4121]

People like him only walks on this earth once in millennial 🙏

[@aprila5130]

APJ sir your seeds are growing.... Don't worry

[@VenkyDBoss123]

What a man ! A true patriot and one of the greatest gifts to modern India by God.

[@paramparkash2588]

Only few people in politics work for the people and the nation. APJ Abdul Kalam is loved by everyone. What he said in this video is absolutely right that development politics is just 30%, remaining is just inefficiency of our leaders.

[@umeshm8861]

This nation will be a superpower, if a 10 person like Kalam sir in power ❤️

[@mousanaonymous1037]

A great man he was. I want to become just like him

[@vedantkulkarni270]

wh the hell did parties like CPI and Shivsena opposed such a great man

[@unitedagainsthate9270]

I know why CPI was against him. The establishment of dams and nuclear power plants caused displacement of local indigenous peoples. CPI was against this But why Shiv Sena didn't support him ? There is no logic only religion politics

[@karthikchandrappa15]

As for Shiv Sena was concerned, I think they were initially with NDA and Kalam, but when Congress announced Prathibha Patil's - a native of Maharastra their stance changed and they wanted their own in the President's seat. pure regional politics.

[@karthikchandrappa15]

@@unitedagainsthate9270 Shiv Sena - not religion politics, but regional politics - Prathibha Patil is from Maharastra

[@soupayanghosh3712]

@Muhammad Sheikh cpi ladu hai thats why 0 seats in bengal

[@LoneWolf-yp9qw]

Because they could never digest India to progress as a democratic superpower. Their own agenda > Nation's prosperity. Bloody parasites

[@jyotiradityahanda1872]

The only loved politician!

[@ssm7593]

Actually he was not a politician

[@logasaravanan2330]

Great leader, motivator, inspirational Scientist, philosopher, poet.. you are the only one Sir.. A true Hero with a heart of a Saint..

[@ggmu4656]

Such a great man India will always miss you

[@আমিবাংলাকেভালোবাসি-শ২ঠ]

Praying for all of us from Bangladesh.

[@LearnFirstEarnNext]

Man needs difficulties in life because they are necessary to enjoy the Success.... Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam... Former President of India...

[@codecast8713]

Amazing

[@kakulisarkar8821]

How can anyone dislike this person? The best person to walk in this planet is none other than Dr A.P.J Abdul Kalam.

[@satyamsoni1004]

APJ Abdul Kalam sir ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Jai Hind Jai Bharat ❤️🙏🇮🇳❤️🙏🇮🇳❤️🙏

[@vinjagvijya]

Thumbs 👍 for this snippet - there can be only 1 with that name and knowledge

[@suvajeetdatta1220]

Every village and town in the country has such diamonds in the rough, it has been our success as a country to recognise the brightest of them all and our failure as a country to not recognise the rest

[@tanishmrao]

Legends never die

[@aman7454]

How desperately we need him right now

[@KeepCalmandLoveClassics]

An Absolute Genius 👑 True Gem of Nation 🇮🇳 #Respect 🙏🏻

[@TOP5-g6c]

11:41 The Time when the news said that our Kalam Sir has passed away has made a shock in our hearts... We all really miss 'People's President' 😞

[@FreeHappiness]

He left so early ! India needs more people like him.

[@roshanmaharana]

Glad to share my birthday with this great man😁

[@cecillili554]

I wish he was still here with us during this time😞

[@ravikedia509]

We need this type of leader

[@vineetnair9327]

His contribution towards the nation and with his humble attitude towards children always remembered . He will be always recognized as a Nation serving man.

[@salmansadikh]

Wow what a speech . Laughing for the failure a true inspiration

[@VinodKumar-mj5nm]

Instead of flying aircraft I started making aircraft and rockets... whatta statement.. I think the listeners didn't get what he did/meant

[@akshatgoyal96]

The smile of Dr Kalam and the army man In the last 🙏👌♥️