Avul 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.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. 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.
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.
Review:
Wings of fire, a book filled with motivation, it’s an aspiring book with a driving inspiration and hope. It’s an autobiography explaing a life full of experiences,setbacks.This book shows life is a teacher teaching the student many lessons about life at different situations in classroom called time. Dr. A.P.J Abdul kalam’s life will surely demand a standing ovation and respecting salute after reading this book.His contributions and character surely inspires and motivate you.It also proves dreaming big is a having dedication determination towards that. No need to say much, once you start reading the book you start sensing and feeling words.Finally, we can conclude that The way we react, deal and accept with situations in a long journey will surely qualitify the success we enjoy.
Beautiful lines potreyed in the Novel:
“We are all born with a divine fire in us. Our efforts should be to give wings to this fire and fill the world with the glow of its goodness.”
“Adversity always presents opportunities for introspection.”
“If you want to leave your footprints On the sands of time Do not drag your feet.”
"A good student could learn more from a bad teacher than a poor student learns from a Good teacher"