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. As chief of the country's defence research and development programme, Kalam demonstrated the great potential for dynamism and innovation that existed in seemingly moribund research establishments. There is something that everybody can extract from Wings of Fire, which is worthy of being read by every Indian.Īvul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, the son of a little-educated boat-owner in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, had an unparalleled career as a defence scientist, culminating in the highest civilian award of India, the Bharat Ratna. It is the first authentic volume on India's Space Odyssey. It's co-authored by Arun Thivari and beautifully translated into Malayalam by P V Alby. Malayalam version of one of the most popular books from an Indian author Wings of Fire, autobiography of Dr A P J Abdul Kalam, renowned scientist, thinker and former President of India.
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