About
This Book:
Every common man who by his sheer grit
and hard work achieves success should share his story with the rest for they
may find inspiration and strength to go on, in his story. The 'Wings of Fire'
is one such autobiography by visionary scientist Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, who from
very humble beginnings rose to be the President of India. The book is full of
insights, personal moments and life experiences of Dr. Kalam. It gives us an
understanding on his journey of success.
Dr. Kalam by narrating his life journey
evokes the reader to identify with one’s inner fire and potential, for he was
of the firm belief that each one of us was born with the strength and potential
to make a tangible change in the world. How he inspired himself to achieve
dreams and how he went about accomplishing so much is what the book captures
nicely.
The book recollects many anecdotes and
stories from childhood, his time at school and college. The time spent at the
Langley Research Center, NASA and Wallops Flight Facility gets a lot of
attention.
Personal tragedies have not been left
out. The time when he lost his father and how he felt when conferred with many
awards like the Padma Bhushan have been written in much detail.
The second half of the book deals with Dr
Kalam, the scientist who made a significant contribution in developing the
countries guided missile program, a pioneering effort for the security of the
nation. It's not with reason that he was nicknamed as the 'Missile Man of
India'. The book also contains 24 photographs at various stages of his life.
Authored by Dr APJ Abdul Kalam and Mr.
Arun Tiwari, the 180 page book 'The Wings of Fire' was first published in the
year 2000. Mr Tiwari is a well-known missile scientist who has worked with Dr.
Kalam. Having become a bestseller, the book has even been translated into
thirteen languages, which includes Chinese and French.
About
the Author:
Mr. Arun Tiwari, a scientist, was a
colleague of Dr Kalam.
My
observations:
1) I recommend this book to:
a. Engineers to re-kindle their passion
in technology
b. Project Managers to learn the perfect
art of project management
c. Managers to learn the art of picking
up a team and achieving goals, and above all
d. to aspiring leaders on building up
their character, ambition and vision for their lives and lead their teams.
2) Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam is a comic reader.
And he plays Venna also Carnatic classical music Lover.
*Carnatic music is a system of music
commonly associated with the southern India including the modern states Andhra
Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu, but also practiced in
Sri Lanka.
3) In page No: 131 – He mentioned TN
Seshan is the one person who used to call him with full name which contains
of 31 Letters and five words - Avul
Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam
4) The book is also rich source for
management lessons like delegation, empowering the subordinates, multi tasking
etc. Dr Kalam's endeavours in the face of adversity propels the youth to dream
big and work hard. He makes us believe through this autobiography that the
talent in India is second to none by giving real examples where his team
achieved things which were beyond comprehension for our country 25 years back.
5) Everything
about missiles, rockets. I heard a lot about Abdul Kalam. I was more interested
into his personal life and personal experiences. But 90% of this book explained
only about missiles success and failure. Easy to read but there is no much information
is given about author in this book.
6) After reading this book I went to Rameswaram
and seen his house and awards. You can read my journey trip in my next article.
Thank You for reading!
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