Anand Bhaskar Rapolu proposes to declare Abdul Kalam's birthday as National Students Day

Former Rajya Sabha MP and BJP leader Anand Bhaskar Rapolu has written a letter to Union HRD Minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank to observe October 15, the birth anniversary of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, as National Students Day.

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Anand Bhaskar Rapolu proposed to observe Dr APJ Abdul Kalam's birth anniversary as Students Day throughout the country, in correlation with the United Nations, where this day has already been declared as World Students Day.

"I pray for your prompt expeditious initiative to declare October 15 as National Students Day and ensure to observe befittingly in all the educational institutions of all levels, so that as the Missile Man dreamt, you can utilize the day as the occasion to ignite the minds of our students" Anand Bhaskar mentioned in the letter.

Bhaskar highlighted the importance of the event by adding, BJP played a pivotal role in electing Dr APJ Abdul Kalam as the President of India and the Union Government also commemorated his memory by naming an important road in the national capital after him.

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He urged the HRD Minister to observe this day with same ignite and enthusiasm, just like the entire nation observes other sensitizing events like June 21 as World Yoga Day and August 7 as National Handloom Day.

Since the day Dr APJ Abdul Kalam passed away, several universities and institutions are observing October 15 in their own way, throughout the nation. 

APJ Abdul Kalam, unquestionably the most loved president of India, was a scientist who made India proud with his missile defense program. While professionally Kalam was a scientist his favorite job was teaching and that's how he wanted the world to remember him. Due to his charismatic and humble persona students across the nation looked up to him. With his sudden demise on July 27, 2015 the nation was shocked. 

Kalam died doing what he loved best: teaching. Delivering a lecture to the students of IIM Shillong, Kalam fell down the stage suffering a stroke and passed away almost instantly. The entire nation grieved his demise irrespective of caste, creed, location or religion.