Karam is the youngest child in the family. Because his family was not well off, he sent newspapers to subsidize his family since he was a child. When he first went to school, Karam's academic performance was not particularly good, but everyone thought he was smart and hardworking. The relaxed living atmosphere of the extended family made Karam develop an unrestrained character. There was a small library near Karam's home at that time. He often stays there all day, reading profound books that adults may not understand. In his brother's eyes, little Karam is very active, although he doesn't talk much, and always does something novel. "Of course, I learned later that he was doing an experiment."
Although quiet and introverted since childhood, Karam has his own ideas. After World War II, India's independence is just around the corner. Mahatma Gandhi put forward that "Indians will establish their own country", which moved Karam deeply. When he graduated from middle school, Karam proposed to his father that he hoped to receive a better education in the outside world. His father said, "I know you will leave us one day." Didn't seagulls fly to the sun alone? Put aside your attachment to this land full of memories and fly to the place where your great dream lies. "
After graduating from high school, Karam entered St. John's College in Berry, Rugira, but he found that he was not interested in physics and even regretted "choosing the wrong major" when he graduated. 1954 transferred to Madras Institute of Technology, majoring in aviation engineering, and obtained a doctorate with honors. His dream at that time was to become an air force pilot, but he was defeated by one in the recruitment. Extremely depressed, Karam met a wandering monk. In grief, he told the monks all his disappointments. The monk advised him to accept his fate frankly, but not to stop pursuing it. After hearing these words, Karam was relieved. A few days later, he received a letter of appointment from the Space Technology Development Bureau of the Indian Ministry of Defence, which brought him one step closer to his dream. Later, Karam went to Hindustan Airlines in Bangalore as an engineering assistant. He designed a small helicopter for the Indian Air Force, but it still didn't satisfy him. 1963, because of his excellent work, he and 23 other carefully selected young engineers came to the newly established "Indian Space Research Organization". I really found my purpose in life. At first, he was assigned to a research base in a fishing village on the southwest coast of India, and his office was in St. Mary's Church. Thus, the prayer room became his first laboratory, and the priest's room was used as a design room. Even though the conditions were so difficult, he worked in the Indian Space Research Organization for 20 years, and Karam and his working partners kept making technological breakthroughs.
Nearly 50 years old, Karam finally grasped the pulse of life. By 1980, India successfully launched the SLV-3 solid fuel rocket for the first time, and Karam was the head of this scientific research project at that time. Ranked among the top scientists in India. From 65438 to 0982, Karam worked for the Indian Defense Research and Development Organization, served as the director of Hyderabad Laboratory and the director of the National Integrated Missile Development Plan, and led the research work of ground-to-ground medium-and long-range missiles, Prithvi medium-and short-range missiles, Trisul short-range missiles, ground-to-air Akashi missiles and Nag anti-tank missiles. He was appointed as the director of the Indian Defence Research and Development Organization and the scientific adviser to the Minister of Defence. Because of his outstanding contribution in the field of Indian national defense research, 1997, the Indian government awarded India's highest civilian award "India Award" to this old man known as "the father of missiles". He is the only scientist who won the prize. 1998, as the chief scientific adviser of then Prime Minister Vajpayee, Karam successfully presided over India's first nuclear test. Subsequently, he won the highest honor in India-the Diamond Medal. In 200 1 year, Karam, who is over 70 years old, gradually left the front-line scientific research work because of his age. 200 1, 1 1, he once again lived a quiet life in the famous Anna University in Madras. But his heart is not calm, because he began to devote himself to the "India Millennium Mission 2020" plan, hoping to make the motherland a world power by popularizing science and technology. In the past six months, he has given 50 lectures to college students. His goal is to communicate with 654.38 million Indian teenagers and encourage them to join the scientific and technological undertakings. At that time, he might never have imagined that a year later, he would have a second climax in his life. In 2002, India ushered in the presidential election. Indian presidential elections are held every five years and are elected by an electoral college composed of members of the federal parliament and state parliaments. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party had intended to nominate the Hindu Alexander for the election, but the opposition party resisted. Atal bihari vajpayee had to find another lover, and Karam came into his sight. As soon as this plan was put forward, it was recognized by all parties. Even then, President Kocheril Raman narayanan said that he would not seek re-election to "make room" for Karam. This is because Karam's contribution to India is unparalleled, and he has a good reputation among the people. Secondly, he is a non-partisan Muslim, rarely involved in politics, and the opposition is willing to accept him. Running for president may be Karam's most hasty battle. However, he did take part in a game without any suspense. This is because India's special "strength" is directly related to India's current domestic political situation and foreign policy.
Compared with another candidate, sagar, Karam's most obvious advantage lies in his reputation in national defense research. The continuous tension between India and Pakistan has made the Indian public aware that they are "ready for war". At this time, introducing a military-related figure is naturally easy to be widely accepted. Moreover, for India's leading military scientist, the People's Party nominated Karam, hoping to use him to strengthen the cohesion of all ethnic groups in India, which also put invisible pressure on neighboring countries.
Another outstanding advantage of Karam lies in his Islamic religious belief. Ethnic conflicts in India have always been prominent, with frequent violent conflicts. In such a country with a dominant Indian population, all political forces eager to solve contradictions hope to find a way to balance racial politics. This time, the Indian nationalist party People's Party took the initiative to nominate Karam, which showed its intention to promote national reconciliation and was welcomed by the people. So once Karam's nomination was announced, India, especially Muslims, applauded.
In addition, it seems that the ruling Coalition has a deeper political intention to elect Karam. At that time, there was competition between the two alliances led by the People's Party and the opposition Congress Party in Indian politics. If Karam is elected president, according to the idea of the People's Party and the distribution of political power, Hindu leaders will have more reasons to become prime ministers. In this way, sonia gandhi, the leader of the Congress Party, Italian-born and once Christian, set up an insurmountable political obstacle. Karam is a legend. He is a man obsessed with his career. He has almost nothing but scientific achievements. There seems to be no touching emotional story in his life. He has no family, has never been married, and is still single. However, people familiar with Karam say that he doesn't seem to need love because all he has in mind is missiles. A friend of Karam said that Karam once said, "If I get married, I can't even do half of what I have achieved at work." Karam's colleagues have deep feelings for the workaholics around them. They said that over the years, they only remembered that he had asked for leave twice: once, he asked for leave to attend his father's funeral; On another occasion, he asked for leave to attend his mother's funeral.
Karam has a lot of mortal side. His brother still lives in an ordinary house in his hometown. My brother said Karam would take time to go home whenever he had time. Karam often talks about a teacher who often lent him books when he was a child. He once said gratefully that he grew up in the teacher's study. Karam is simple and easy-going and doesn't like publicity. In my spare time, I like to stay in my room and read. It is reported that he can recite poems from Islamic literature for a long time. He has profound literary attainments and has written many poems. He is a poet worthy of the name.
However, for Karam, being president is a hard job. He once said: "I am very touched, everyone is waiting for me to say something, but I have been thinking, what should I say to the people?" After entering the presidential palace, Karam once joked that signing documents was his "biggest headache". Fortunately, the Indian president is only the nominal head of state and the supreme commander of the armed forces, and his duties are more ceremonial. Therefore, Karam, who is not good at politics, still wins the wide support of the people with the style of being close to the people, and is even called "the president of the people".
After leaving the presidency, Karam is 75 years old. He could have enjoyed a leisurely life, but he chose to continue to serve the motherland in another way: training the younger generation. He plans to communicate directly with100000 Indian students in the future and share his life experiences with them. He said that he felt comfortable with young students. 20 1 1 in may, 2008, he launched the "what can I do" campaign, calling on young people to cooperate with the government to fight corruption. He was also nominated as "Indian Young Model" twice. 20 1 1 year, India released a film called "I am Karam", which tells the story of a poor but clever boy who changed his name to Karam with Karam's encouragement and changed his fate through struggle. Karam's position in the hearts of young people in India can be seen.