Two Abdul Kalam statues for selfie spots : DRDO

Chennai: “To ignite young minds, two statues of Abdul Kalaam would be put up inside the Kalaam memorial that was inaugurated a couple of days ago on the occasion of his second death anniversary, so that people could take selfies there and know more about him,” said S.Christopher, Chairman, DRDO and Secretary Defence R&D at Sathyabama university's convocation address on Saturday.

Talking about the Kalaam memorial, the DRDO chairman said, in phase 1, a society would be formed by the DRDO which would maintain the memorial and in phase two, a permanent exhibition would be set up to inspire the youth.

Christopher emphasised various factors in which the upbringing is significant for societal development. “Gone are the days when students were job seekers, it is time for them to be job providers. They can make use of numerous web base-d applications,” he said.  

This year 2,392 undergraduates, 284 postgraduates and 96 undergraduates from to department of Dental Surgery and 58 Ph.D scholars received their degrees. Among them 32 students are awarded with gold medals for their exemplary performance.