Wings Of Fire: An Inspiration for the Techno-savvy generation

Wings Of Fire: An Inspiration for the Techno-savvy generation

Our very own Mr. President, Dr. Abdul Kalam, an apt persona for the position he held cemented a place
for India in technologically and scientifically bend global arena. Born as Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul
Kalam, in a small town of Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, Dr. Kalam, not only led India as its 11th President
but also demonstrated dynamism and innovative spirit as the chief of the country's defence research and
development programme. His words penned down are a host of information and inspiration for the
generation next.

Dr. Kalam's vision for India as a developed nation by 2020 was his focus when he took over as President
in 2002 and has been transferred into his autobiography `Wings Of Fire' for inspiring the youth of
today. With an unparalleled career as a defence scientist and a Bharat Ratna awardee, Dr. A P J Abdul
Kalam's book is a story of a little boy - son of a boat owner in Rameswaram and his dreams, his rise
from obscurity through personal and professional struggles, the story of development of missile power
Agni, Prithvi, Akash, Trishul and Nag which has today given India an international standing.
Wings of Fire by A P J Abdul Kalam showcases to the gen-next India's struggle for technological self-
sufficiency and defensive autonomy prevalent even today after so many years of becoming independent
nation. This is a not just a science fiction but is a more realistic view of domestic and international
politics as it is to scientific developments. Dr.Kalam an Aeronautical Engineer from the 1958 batch of
Madras Institute of Technology, with great expertise and experience of having worked under Space
Research and missile technology pioneers like Dr. Vikram Sarabhai and Wernher Von Braun has been
successful in placing India as a member of the Space club and the nuclear map of the world.

A great insight into the life of the `Missile Man of India', his contribution to scientific and technological
development and experiences as he traverses through various portfolios from the project Director for
SLV-III, to Chief Executive of IGMDP to Principal Advisor to the Govt of India and the President of India
are all found in this book. Available at most of the online books stores as an inspirational autobiography,
this book has been translated into many languages and can be bought from online shopping portals
too.

`Wings of Fire' penned down by Dr. Kalam, recipient of Padma Bhushan (1981), Padma Vibhushan
(1990) and the Bharat Ratna (1997), is a part of his literary pursuit. In his book, dotted with snippets of
poetry and hymns that Dr. Kalam has collected throughout his lifetime, he has expressed the importance
of project management and team dynamics in the technological development of a nation.

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