World Students Day 2024: Date, Significance, History, Theme, Quotes

India celebrates World Students Day every year on on October 15 to commemorate the birth anniversary of former President of India A.P.J Abdul Kalam. Kalam was a renowned scientist with DRDO & ISRO (two premiere government agencies of India) and also served India as its 11^th president from 2002 to 2007. As a president and a person, he was deeply loved by the people of India and fondly called the ‘People’s President’.

In his honor and to celebrate his love for science and students, World Students Day 2024 will be observed on Sunday, October 15. It is one of the important days celebrated in October.

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World Students Day Significance

The life of president Kalam was a struggle and inspiration in itself and people, especially students can learn a lot from it. Despite being an average kid in school, Kalam went on to become a highly respected scientist and then the president of India. It was only through dreams and hard work that he was able to accomplish such a great privilege in his life.

During his career as a scientist, Kalam earned the name Missile Man of India owing to the historic developments he made. When he became the president,  he touched the hearts of the people and earned the nickname People’s President. He was a supporter of dreams and always encouraged students to dream and work hard to turn the dream to reality just like he did. To celebrate the many achievements of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam and to inspire students to be more like him, India observes World Students Day on his birth anniversary, i.e., October 15.

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History of Abdul Kalam and World Students Day

Abdul Kalam was born on October 15, 1931 in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu to a boat owner and a housewife. The family was stricken with poverty and did not have much facilities growing up. Kalam was the youngest of four brothers and one sister in his family and an average grader, but hardworking and bright student. Kalam completed his graduation in Physics from Saint Joseph’s College and took a degree in aerospace from Madras Institute of Technology. In continuation with hard work, he completed his graduation and joined the defense organization Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO).

Kalam also worked as a scientist at Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) where he was involved in India’s civilian space programme and military missile development efforts. In 2002, Kalam became the 11^th President of India. Kalam died on 27 July 2015 due to cardiac arrest while delivering a lecture at IIM, Shillong. In Kalam’s honor, his birth anniversary October 15 was adopted to be celebrated as World Students Day every year in India.

World Students Day 2023 Celebration

World Students Day is a day to celebrate and honor the achievements of former Indian president APJ Abdul Kalam and what will be the best way to observe the day than learning something valuable about this gem of a man. Take the occasion of World Students Day to find more about Kalam and his life and achievements and take inspiration from it.

Don’t hold the knowledge to yourself and spread awareness of the day among other as well. You can take social media as a platform to raise awareness about World Students’ Day and use the hashtag #worldstudentsday. Celebrations of World Students Day are carried out with a specific theme every year. The theme for World Students Day 2023 has not been declared yet.

World Students Day Quotes

To celebrate the many achievements of Kalam as a person, scientist and president and to inspire students across the country to be more like him, World Students Day 2024 will be celebrated on October 15 with great zeal and fervor. This World Students Day, here are some inspirational quotes from former Indian President Abdul Kalam:

1. “Dream, dream, dream. Dreams transform into thoughts and thoughts result in action.”
2. “To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal.”
3. “If you fail, never give up because FAIL means “First Attempt In Learning”.
4. “Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.”
5. “All of us do not have equal talent. But, all of us have an equal opportunity to develop our talents.”

World Students Day Date

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