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Briefing of all the Presidents the country had, as Dr.Kalam leaves the venue of his oath-taking ceremony. The cavalry of the President's Bodyguard are ready outside the Parliament to escort him to his new house, The Rashtrapati Bhavan. From the boy who sold newspapers in Rameshwaram, to the man building satellites and eventually making nuclear bombs for the defence of India. Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, an aerospace scientist won the President of India's election in 2002 and swore as the 11th President of India, by beating his nearest rival Capt. Dr. Lakshmi Sahgal. An impressive ceremony was convened in the Central Hall of the Parliament on 25th July 2002. The oath of office was administered by the then Chief Justice of India, Justice B.N. Kirpal Dr. Kalam envisioned India to