BOOK REVIEW
Introduction
NAME OF
THE BOOK-“ WINGS OF FIRE”
AUTHOR OF
THE BOOK- APJ ABDUL KALAM,ARUN TIWARI
TYPE-
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
LANGUAGE-
ENGLISH
“Wings of Fire” is an autobiography of APJ Abdul Kalam
written jointly by Arun Tiwari and Abdul Kalam.
Summary:-
It is the story of
a boy from a humble background who went on to become a key player in Indian
space research /Indian missile programme and later become the President of
India this has been very popular is not only in India all around the world. I
recently picked up a copy and read it in a couple of day.In the book, we learn
how Kalam started his career in Aeronautical Development establishment and was
involved in the design of a hovercraft.Later he moved to Indian Space Research
which was the brain child of Vikram Sarabhai.
Central Idea - APJ Abdul Kalam is a renowned Indian
scientist who went on to become 11th president of India(2002-2007).He was
awarded of India's three highest civilian award Padma Bhushan, Padma vibhushan
and Bharat Ratna
Conclusion :-Through Wings of Fire we come across some
brilliant people who work behind Indian Space Research such as Vikram Sarabhai
and Dr. Braham Prakash.The book also contain about 24 photos and I found the
one from the early days of Indian space programme very interesting.
PRIYANKA KUMARI
KV HAJIPUR
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