| Language | English |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 0-14-302782-7 |
| No of pages | 205 |
| Font Size | Medium |
| Book Publisher | penguin |
| Published Date | 12 Nov 2014 |
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| Language | English |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 0-14-302782-7 |
| No of pages | 205 |
| Font Size | Medium |
| Book Publisher | penguin |
| Published Date | 12 Nov 2014 |
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam usually referred to as A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, was one of India's most distinguished scientists.
He was an Aerospace engineer, professor, and chancellor of the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST),
who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. During his term as President, he was popularly known as the People's President.
Before his term as India's president, he worked as an aeronautical engineer with DRDO (Defense Research and Development Organization) and ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization).
He was responsible for the development of India's first satellite launch vehicle, the SLV-3 He is popularly known as the Missile Man of India for his work on development of ballistic missile and space rocket technology.
Kalam played a pivotal organizational, technical and political role in India's Pokhran-II nuclear test in 1998, the first since the original nuclear test by India in 1974.
He has the unique honor of receiving honorary doctorates from thirty universities and the country's three highest civilian honors - Padma Bhushan (1981), Padma Vibhushan (1990) and Bharat Ratnam (1997).
Former President Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, who became popular as ‘People’s President’, passed away on July 27th, 2015 at the age of 83 in Shelling, India.
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Authored by the most influential Indian President yet, this book delves into the obstacles that are preventing India from rising up to the challenge of development.
India has unmatched talent and ambition with an inherent tendency to work hard, then what is it that keeps India from overtaking the world. Why does India as a nation settle for the ordinary when the extraordinary is well within the reach
Dr. Kalam shares his dream of a nation that is unrivaled, he discusses how he has, from his experience, met such skilled people whose visions can transform the nation. It is imperative that one searches for own solutions and find role-models in countrymen instead of looking towards the other nations.
India must not strive to be the next America or Japan but has to be the strong nation that she is capable of becoming. For this, all the trapped energies and initiatives need to be freed instead of suppressing them.
In the book, we are introduced to numerous role models that are hiding amongst us. Words of wisdom from saints and seers that the author encountered through his life have been quoted. The book proceeds to address the issues at hand and mentions some reforms that have to be incorporated in politics and policies.
The policy making procedure of the nation requires major reforms. The youth has to be given a stage and the reins of the nation need to be passed on. The book motivates the young minds and forces the positive auras together to build the face of a new nation.