The Birth Anniversary of India's 11th President Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam is being celebrated under the auspices of the United Nations as World Students' Day.<br />''<br />''The theme of this year's celebration is Learning for people, planet, prosperity and peace.<br />''<br />''Dr Kalam, who was born in 1931 in Rameswaram, was a passionate and enthusiastic teacher whose interactions with students had endeared him to a whole generation.  His sudden death in 2015 in Shillong also took place just after he had delivered a lecture in IIM there. <br />''<span style="color: #222222;"><br />''Special functions are being organized at the Abdul Kalam Memorial at Peikarumbu, near Rameswaram today. Essay, elocution and drawing competitions are also being held in a number of schools, strictly adhering to COVID-19 restrictions.</span><br />