The World Students' Day is celebrated across the globe on 15 October every year. It coincides with the birth anniversary of Indian aerospace scientist doctor A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, who was also the 11th president of India. He is popularly known as the Missile Man of India for his immense contribution in the field of space research.
Importance of World Students’ Day and its Celebration
The World Student’s Day is celebrated to mark the growth and development of students across the globe. The special focus of this day is to encourage and lead children and students worldwide in the right direction.
Coinciding with the birth anniversary of Dr. Kalam, this day also reflects upon his contributions and services to the nation. Despite being an aerospace scientist and politician, the favourite job of Dr. Kalam was teaching and he was a favourite among students. He was a role model to many students and till dates, he quotes and sayings are followed my many. He held the view that students should hold an aim in life and acquire knowledge through all possible sources. He believed in hard work and wanted that students should always work hard and never accept defeat by the problem.
Various schemes and initiatives are launched by the government on this day for the growth and betterment of students.
Early Life and Education of Dr. Abdul Kalam
The full name of Dr. Abdul Kalam was Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam. He was born on 15 October, 1931 in a Tamil Muslim family in Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu. By his early childhood, his became poor and had to sell newspapers to supplement his family's income.
Dr. Kalam was a hardworking student and had a strong desire to learn. He was dedicated towards his studies and had a keen interest in mathematics. He did his graduation from the Madras Institute of Technology in 1960, and joined the Aeronautical Development Establishment of the Defence Research and Development Organisation He also joined politics and then went on to become the 11th president of India.
Many Achievements of Dr. Abdul Kalam
Dr. Abdul Kalam received many awards and accolades throughout his life. In 1981, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan and the Padma Vibhushan in 1981 and 1990 respectively. He was also the recipient of the Bharat Ratna award for his contributions to space research and Science and also his work with the Defence Research and development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
His other achievements include being the Chief Project Coordinator of nuclear bombs testing at Pokhran, which proved to be a successful mission. Other than these, he was also an author and wrote many books including ‘Wings of Fire’, ‘Ignited Minds – Unleashing the power within India’ etc.
Bright Wishes All the Students on this Day
Bright Tutee believes that students are the future of a nation and on this special occasion of ‘World Students’ Day’ it wishes all the students across the nation a very happy ‘World Students’ Day.’ We are one of the leading ed-tech brand in India and more than 5 lakh students are part of the Bright Tutee family.
Our digital learning courses are very student-friendly and provide self-paced learning to each and every student. The courses have been designed and prepared by our expert teachers and cater to the students of classes 6-10 of CBSE, ICSE and 20 other state boards.
The courses include online video lessons, assignments, MCQs, online tests and NCERT Solutions, Exemplar Solutions of all subjects like Mathematics, Science, English, Hindi and Social Science. We also provide our students a special exam preparation kit. This kit is very important for exam preparation as it contains all the last years’ question papers, sample papers, model test papers etc. When students practice from these papers one by one, they become familiar with the exam pattern and also the marking scheme of papers and thus when they attempt they paper, they can divide their time wisely and complete that portion first, which is of maximum marks.
Students can also study with the Bright Tutee app, which can be downloaded from the Google Play store. It is the most trusted and student-friendly app in India. The best thing about our courses is that we provide them at very affordable prices so that all the students can benefit from them.
So, if you also want to become successful like Dr. Abdul Kalam, be a part of Bright Tutee family and enhance your learning journey.
