Article: In Rashtrapati Bhavan, Kalam was a man of change

New Delhi, June 17 -- As he prepares to vacate Rashtrapati Bhavan next month, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam will leave behind his distinctive stamp in the way he has brought in innovations and changed the style of functioning of the presidential palace - something which none of his predecessors had done.

With an eye for detail and a penchant for the uncommon, there were very few things in the palatial presidential house and its surroundings that escaped his notice during the last five years.

From modernising Rashtrapati Bhavan's 75-year-old kitchen, renovating the Ashoka Hall, introducing new uniforms, high-tech training for his butlers and adopting pets - the bachelor Kalam was a man of ...

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