LIST OF PRIME MINISTERS OF INDIA

• Jawaharlal Nehru (1947–64)
• Gulzarilal Nanda (1964; 1st time)
• Lal Bahadur Shastri (1964–66)
• Gulzarilal Nanda (1966; 2nd time)
• Indira Gandhi (1966–77; 1st time)
• Morarji Desai (1977–79)
• Charan Singh (1979–80)
• Indira Gandhi (1980–84; 2nd time)
• Rajiv Gandhi (1984–89)
• V.P. Singh (1989–90)
• Chandra Shekhar (1990–91)
• P.V. Narasimha Rao (1991–96)
• Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1996; 1st time)
• H.D. Deve Gowda (1996–97)
• Inder K. Gujral (1997–98)
• Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1998–2004; 2nd time)
• Manmohan Singh (2004–14)
• Narendra Modi (2014– )

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

AWARDS

Year of award or honour	Name of award or honour	Awarding organisation
2014	Doctor of Science	Edinburgh University, UK
2013	Von Braun Award	National Space Society
2012	Doctor of Laws (Honoris Causa)	Simon Fraser University
2011	IEEE Honorary Membership	IEEE
2010	Doctor of Engineering	University of Waterloo
2009	Honorary Doctorate	Oakland University
2009	Hoover Medal	ASME Foundation, USA
2009	International von Kármán Wings Award	California Institute of Technology, USA
2008	Doctor of Engineering (Honoris Causa)	Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
2008	Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa)	Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
2007	Honorary Doctorate of Science and Technology	Carnegie Mellon University
2007	King Charles II Medal	Royal Society, UK
2007	Honorary Doctorate of Science	University of Wolverhampton, UK
2000	Ramanujan Award	Alwars Research Centre, Chennai
1998	Veer Savarkar Award	Government of India
1997	Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration	Indian National Congress
1997	Bharat Ratna	Government of India
1995	Honorary Fellow	National Academy of Medical Sciences,
1994	Distinguished Fellow	Institute of Directors (India)
1990	Padma Vibhushan	Government of India
1981	Padma Bhushan	Government of India

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• Narasimha; Indian Academy of Sciences, 1988
• India 2020: A Vision for the New Millennium by A P J Abdul Kalam, Y. S. Rajan; New York, 1998.
• Wings of Fire: An Autobiography by A P J Abdul Kalam, Arun Tiwari; Universities Press, 1999.
• Ignited Minds: Unleashing the Power Within India by A P J Abdul Kalam; Viking, 2002.
• The Luminous Sparks by A P J Abdul Kalam, by; Punya Publishing Pvt Ltd., 2004.
• Mission India by A P J Abdul Kalam, Paintings by Manav Gupta; Penguin Books, 2005
• Inspiring Thoughts by A P J Abdul Kalam; Rajpal & Sons, 2007
• Indomitable Spirit by A P J Abdul Kalam; Rajpal and Sons Publishing
• Envisioning an Empowered Nation by A P J Abdul Kalam with A Sivathanu Pillai; Tata McGraw-Hill, New Delhi
• You Are Born To Blossom: Take My Journey Beyond by A P J Abdul Kalam and Arun Tiwari; Ocean Books, 2011.
• Turning Points: A journey through challenges by A P J Abdul Kalam; Harper Collins India, 2012.
• Target 3 Billion by A P J Abdul Kalam and Srijan Pal Singh; December 2011 | Publisher Penguin Books.
• My Journey:  Transforming Dreams into Actions by A P J Abdul Kalam; August 2013 by the Rupa Publication.
• A Manifesto for Change: A Sequel to India 2020 by A P J Abdul Kalam and V Ponraj; July 2014 by Harper Collins.
• Forge your Future: Candid, Forthright, Inspiring by A P J Abdul Kalam; by Rajpal and Sons, 29 October 2014.
• Reignited: Scientific Pathways to a Brighter Future by A P J Abdul Kalam and Srijan Pal Singh; by Penguin India, 14 May 2015.
• Transcendence: My Spiritual Experiences with Pramukh Swamiji by A P J Abdul Kalam with Arun Tiwari; HarperCollins Publishers, June 2015
• Advantage India: From Challenge to Opportunity by A P J Abdul Kalam and Srijan Pal Singh; HarperCollins Publishers,15 Oct 2015.

Biographies

• Eternal Quest: Life and Times of Dr Kalam by S Chandra; Pentagon Publishers, 2002.
• President A P J Abdul Kalam by R K Pruthi; Anmol Publications, 2002.
• A P J Abdul Kalam: The Visionary of India by K Bhushan, G Katyal; A P H Pub Corp, 2002.
• A Little Dream (documentary film) by P. Dhanapal; Minveli Media Works Private Limited, 2008.
• The Kalam Effect: My Years with the President by P M Nair; Harper Collins, 2008.
• My Days With Mahatma Abdul Kalam by Fr A K George; Novel Corporation, 2009.

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Prime Ministers of India

№	Name (birth–death)	Portrait	Prior Office	Party (Alliance)		Elected constituency	Term of office[6]			Appointed by
1	Jawaharlal Nehru (1889–1964)		Vice President of Executive Council		Indian National Congress	Phulpur, Uttar Pradesh	15 August 1947	27 May 1964[†]	16 years, 286 days	Lord Mountbatten Rajendra Prasad
–	Gulzarilal Nanda (acting) (1898–1998)		Minister of Labour and Employment		Indian National Congress	Sabarkantha, Gujarat	27 May 1964	9 June 1964	13 days	Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
2	Lal Bahadur Shastri (1904–1966)		Minister of Home Affairs		Indian National Congress	Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh	9 June 1964	11 January 1966[†]	1 year, 216 days	Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
–	Gulzarilal Nanda (acting) (1898–1998)		Minister of Home Affairs		Indian National Congress	Sabarkantha, Gujarat	11 January 1966	24 January 1966	13 days	Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
3	Indira Gandhi (1917–1984)		Minister of Information and Broadcasting Prime Minister (Re-elected)		Indian National Congress	Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh	24 January 1966	24 March 1977	11 years, 59 days	V. V. Giri
4	Morarji Desai (1896–1995)		Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister of India before he resigned in 1969		Janata Party	Surat, Gujarat	24 March 1977	28 July 1979[RES]	2 years, 126 days	B. D. Jatti(acting President)
5	Charan Singh (1902–1987)		Minister of Finance		Janata Party (Secular) with INC	Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh	28 July 1979	14 January 1980[RES]	170 days	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
6	Indira Gandhi (1917–1984)		Former Prime Minister		Indian National Congress (I)	Medak, Andhra Pradesh	14 January 1980[§]	31 October 1984[†]	4 years, 291 days	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
7	Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991)		MP for Amethi		Indian National Congress (I)	Amethi, Uttar Pradesh	31 October 1984	2 December 1989	5 years, 32 days	Zail Singh
8	Vishwanath Pratap Singh (1931–2008)		Minister of Defence		Janata Dal (National Front)	Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh	2 December 1989	10 November 1990[NC]	343 days	R. Venkataraman
9	Chandra Shekhar (1927–2007)		MP for Ballia		Samajwadi Janata Party with INC	Ballia, Uttar Pradesh	10 November 1990	21 June 1991[a]	223 days	R. Venkataraman
10	Pamulaparti Venkata Narasimha Rao (1921–2004)		Minister of External Affairs		Indian National Congress (I)	Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh	21 June 1991	16 May 1996	4 years, 330 days	R. Venkataraman
11	Atal Bihari Vajpayee (born 1924)		Minister of External Affairs		Bharatiya Janata Party	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh	16 May 1996	1 June 1996[RES]	16 days	Shankar Dayal Sharma
12	Haradanahalli Doddegowda Deve Gowda (born 1933)		Chief Minister of Karnataka		Janata Dal (United Front)	Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka	1 June 1996	21 April 1997[RES]	324 days	Shankar Dayal Sharma
13	Inder Kumar Gujral (1919–2012)		Minister of External Affairs		Janata Dal (United Front)	Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar	21 April 1997	19 March 1998	332 days	Shankar Dayal Sharma
14	Atal Bihari Vajpayee (born 1924)		Former Prime Minister		Bharatiya Janata Party (NDA)	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh	19 March 1998[§]	22 May 2004	6 years, 64 days	K. R. Narayanan
15	Manmohan Singh (born 1932)		Minister of Finance		Indian National Congress (UPA)	Rajya Sabha MP for Assam	22 May 2004	26 May 2014	10 years, 4 days	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Pratibha Patil
16	Narendra Modi (born 1950)		Chief Minister of Gujarat		Bharatiya Janata Party (NDA)	Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh	26 May 2014[7]	Incumbent	3 years, 307 days	Pranab Mukherjee

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