WINGS OF FIRE is an autobiography of the former President of India: A P J Abdul
Kalam.
AVUL PAKIR JAINULABDEEN ABDUL KALAM has come to
personally represent to many of his countrymen the best aspects of Indian life.
Born in 1931, the son of a little educated boat owner in Rameswaram, Tamilnadu,
he had an unparalleled career as a defense scientist, culminating in the
highest civilian award of India, the Bharat Ratna.
As chief of the country’s
defense research and development program, Kalam demonstrated the great potential
for dynamism and innovation that existed in seemingly moribund research
establishments. This is the story of Kalam’s rise from obscurity and his personal
and professional struggles, as well as the story of Agni, Prithvi, Akash,
Trishul and Nag - missiles that have become household names in India
and that have raised the nation to the level of a missile power of
international reckoning.
At the same time as he has
helped create India’s awesome weaponry, Kalam has maintained the ascetic rigor
of his personal life, working 18 hours a day and practicing the veena. With
characteristic modesty, Kalam ascribes the greatness of his achievement to the
influence of his teachers and mentors. He describes the struggles of his
boyhood and youth, bringing alive everyday life in a small town in South India
and the inspirational role of educators. He describes the role of visionary
Indian scientists, such as Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, and of the creation of a
coordinated network of research institutions. This is also the saga of
independent India’s struggle for technological self-sufficiency and defensive
autonomy – a story as much about politics, domestic and international, as it is
about science.
Book
Name: WINGS OF FIRE an Autobiography of
A P J Abdul Kalam with Arun Tiwari
Language:
English
Pages:
141
Size:
2.61 MB
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