#travelwithgdp Fact: His Excellency A.P.K. Abdul Kalam received 7 honorary doctorates from 40 universities. The Government of India 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 contribution to the scientific research and modernisation of defence technology in India. In 2013, he was the recipient of the Von Braun Award from the National Space Society “to recognize excellence in the management and leadership of a space-related project”.
Description: India’s most loved president APJ Abdul Kalam was from Rameswaram and for me it was an amazing experience to visit this street dedicated to him. The street includes museum called Kalam House that documents his illustrious life quite beautifully which is the same house that he lived in growing up on the Mosque Street. The house is now converted into a museum and has photographs, certificates, doctorates, honours and awards showcasing his life right from his childhood days. All his scholarly works are also documented here. The two storied building is maintained by his elder brother. The city of Rameswaram loves APJ Abdul Kalam as you cannot go by in the city without a reference of somewhere or the other.
Place: Mosque Street, Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, India
Date: July, 2018
Weather: Monsoon
Shot On: @oneplus 3
Travelling With: Prabhu Sr.
Places Visited on Trip: Madurai, Rameswaram, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India
Trip Total Days: 4 Days
Budget Required: INR 10,000
