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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 battles, 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 battle 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.