WHEN DR. KALAM WAS ELECTED AS THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA, WE INDIANS WERE IMMENSELY PROUD. A SCIENTIST FAMOUS WORLDWIDE WAS GOING TO BE THE PRESIDENT NOW. THE MERE THOUGHT WAS MESMERIZING. AFTER THE GREAT PHILOSOPHER DR. SARVAPALLI RADHAKRISHNAN; DR. KALAM WAS GOING TO CHAIR THE PRESIDENTSHIP. OUR POLITICAL LEADERS HAD GIVEN US A WONDERFUL GIFT, A PLEASANT SURPRISE. DR. KALAM CHAIRED THE POST FOR ONE YEAR. THROUGHOUT HIS TENURE HE MAINTAINED A SIMPLE...