Book Review

 

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