Avul pakir jainulabdeen abdul kalam, the son of a little-educated boat-owner in rameswaram, tamil nadu, had an unparalleled career as a defence scientist, culminating in the highest civilian award of india, the bharat ra...Avul pakir jainulabdeen abdul kalam, the son of a little-educated boat-owner in rameswaram, tamil nadu, had an unparalleled career as a defence scientist, culminating in the highest civilian award of india, the bharat ratna.