Name of the Book
WINGS OF FIRE An Autobiography
A P J Abdul Kalam with Arun Tiwari
Publisher
Universities Press
Price : Rs 250/-
“We all are born with a divine fire in us, our efforts should be to give wings to this fire, and fill the world with its glow of its goodness."
-President A.P.J. Kalam
True to its meaning the book portrays Kalam's life, what zest for life is all about, a thought that gently cascades deep down, inspiring and nurturing all that is kind, gentle, compassionate and sincere in
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The book is split into different phases each depecting varied faces of his life: Orientation, Creation, Propitiation and Contemplation, each phase highlighting thought-provoking intensions - pioneering success of the Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV-3), Agni and related missile programmes- a trip through adventure, failure, thought... and finally the success!!
An engineer, an innovator, an inspirer, a mentor of courageous colleagues, and a builder of teams and institutions, Dr. Kalam's life has been most selflessly devoted to his country, and has been rewarded most deservingly, with the highest civilian award of the country - The Bharat Ratna. The book also goes beyond biography, and serves as an excellent practical tool to management of not just one's profession, but people and life.
- Vanita Kriplani
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