Dream big, then do the work
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Inspirations
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Scientist. Teacher. The 11th President of India. The person whose life and ideas shape how REVOLUTION WORLD INC. thinks about innovation, people, and building for the future.
In his words
“Dream, dream, dream. Dreams transform into thoughts and thoughts result in action.” — Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Who He Was
A life built from very little, aimed very high
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was born on 15 October 1931 in Rameswaram, a small island town in Tamil Nadu, India. His family was not wealthy; as a boy he sold newspapers to help support them. What he had was curiosity, discipline, and teachers who believed in him.
He trained as an aerospace engineer and spent decades in India's space and defence research programs. He led the development of satellite launch vehicles and guided missile projects, work that earned him the popular name the “Missile Man of India.” He was also a central figure in India's 1998 nuclear tests.
In 2002 he was elected President of India and served until 2007. He was known as the “People's President” for how openly he engaged with citizens — especially students. After his term he returned to what he loved most: teaching. He died on 27 July 2015, while giving a lecture to students in Shillong.
A Short Timeline
From newspaper boy to the nation's highest office
- 1931 Born in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, into a modest family.
- 1960 Joins India's Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) as a young engineer.
- 1969 Moves to ISRO and becomes project director of India's first indigenous Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV-III).
- 1980 SLV-III successfully places a satellite in orbit — a defining milestone for Indian space capability.
- 1998 A key scientific leader in the Pokhran-II nuclear tests; the same year he presents the “Technology Vision 2020” roadmap.
- 2002 Elected the 11th President of India; serves a full term to 2007 as the “People's President.”
- 2015 Dies in Shillong while doing what he loved — lecturing to students.
Why He Is Our Inspiration
Six ideas we try to build into our work
At REVOLUTION WORLD INC. we are building a new social media & chatting platform. The principles below are drawn from Dr. Kalam's life and writing, and they describe the kind of technology company we want to be.
Innovation serves people
He measured technology by whether it reached a farmer, a student, a patient. We build a platform for real communities, not for vanity metrics.
Self-reliance and craft
His teams built hard things themselves rather than importing them. We invest in our own engineering and design rather than assembling a shortcut.
Lead by taking responsibility
“When we fail, the leader owns it; when we succeed, the team owns it.” A culture that protects the people doing the work.
Teach the next generation
He spent his last years in classrooms. We want a platform and a company that help young people learn, create, and connect.
Persevere through failure
His first satellite launch failed before it succeeded. He treated setbacks as data, not verdicts — the mindset we bring to shipping software.
In His Words
Words we keep close
“You have to dream before your dreams can come true.” — Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
“If you want to shine like a sun, first burn like a sun.” — Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
“Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow.” — Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
“Excellence is a continuous process and not an accident.” — Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
How It Shapes REVOLUTION WORLD INC.
From a lecture hall in Shillong to a product roadmap
We are a young company preparing to launch a new social media & chatting platform. It would be easy to chase attention. Dr. Kalam's example points us somewhere steadier: build something genuinely useful, build it well, and build it for the long term.
That means a platform designed for real connection and clear communication, a team that owns its failures and shares its wins, and an outlook that treats the next generation as the people we are actually building for.
He is our inspiration for innovation because he showed that innovation is not a slogan. It is dreaming clearly, working hard, serving people, and staying humble enough to keep learning.
This page is a tribute. REVOLUTION WORLD INC. is an independent company and is not affiliated with Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, his estate, or the Government of India. Quotations are widely attributed to Dr. Kalam and are shared here for inspiration.
Image credits.
Official portrait (2002): Government of India, Government Open Data License – India (GODL-India).
2008 portrait: Lijesh K, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
European Parliament address (2007): President's Secretariat, Government of India, GODL-India, via Wikimedia Commons.