WINGS OF FIRE

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF
APJ ABDUL KALAM

NAME –SAURAV KUMAR

ROLL NUM-36
SESSION-2018-2020
B.ED 1ST YEAR
COLLEGE-RPS T.T.E(PATNA)
 ABOUT THE AUTHOR
 APJ Abdul Kalam born 15 October 1931 in Rameshwaram, Madras
 He was the 11th President of India, serving from 2002 to 2007
 He worked as an aeronautical engineer with DRDO and ISRO. He
is popularly known as the Missile Man of India for his work on
development of ballistic missile and space rocket technology.
 The Government of India has honored him with some of the
country's highest civilian awards:
• Padma Bhushan in 1981
• Padma Vibhushan in 1990
• Bharat Ratna in 1997
 ABOUT THE BOOK

 This is the saga of independent India’s struggle for technological

self sufficiency & defensive autonomy
 The book covers authors struggles , his success , his failures , his
triumph
 This book shows the determination of India and it’s scientists in
achieving excellence in space and missile technology
 The book tells us about the upbringing of author and various people
that made impact on his life
 This book tells us to have the vision , create team , have self belief
and make it possible
 This book also tells us about other great scientists like vikram
sarabhai who acted as a mentor to the author
The book is neatly divided into four sections
• Orientation
• Creation
• Propitiation
• Contemplation
1) Orientation: The first section covers the early life of Avul Pakir
Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam. The way he remembers his relatives,
teachers who influenced him makes one wonder. This section covers
all his education and early travels.
2) Creation: The next section deals with Kalam’s further trainings and
his association with defense and space projects, mainly the SLV3.
This section has too much scientific details and introduces you to a list
of defense and space research establishments. here you find him
thanking the stalwarts of Indian science like Prof Vikram sarabhai, Dr
Brahm prakash, Prof Satish Dhawan
3) Propitiation : The third section covers the years 80-91 when
Kalam moves from ISRO to defence Labs. The book covers the story
behind the names we have all heard, the SLV3, PSLV, Akaash, Naga,
Agni, Trishul and what not.
4) Contemplation: The last section deals with later years where
Kalam is conferred with a list of awards, his contemplations, his
visions for the country. The section along with epilogue also
mentions of Kalams vision 2020 – of self reliance vision &
technology vision.
 LEARNINGS
 Every effort in the right direction matters, even if it is miniscule.
 Don’t give up but believe in yourself and just do it
 Never underestimate the strength of your team, capitalize on each
member’s strength.
 A right vision and a strong inspiration is very important to make any
team shine
 Don’t just show your team that you’ve faith in them but also inspire
and empower them to deliver.
“Each individual creature on this
beautiful planet is here to fulfill a
particular role. 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.
- Wings of Fire: An Autobiography of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam (1999)
THANK YOU