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Inspiring Journey of APJ Abdul Kalam

Wings of Fire is the autobiography of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the 11th President of India. It describes his humble upbringing and career as a scientist working on important projects in India's space research and missile development programs. The book was very popular in India and provided insights into Kalam's positive thinking and leadership. While engaging initially, the book dragged later on with technical details. Overall, the reviewer gave it a 7/10 rating, praising the early chapters but feeling later chapters could be improved.

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Inspiring Journey of APJ Abdul Kalam

Wings of Fire is the autobiography of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the 11th President of India. It describes his humble upbringing and career as a scientist working on important projects in India's space research and missile development programs. The book was very popular in India and provided insights into Kalam's positive thinking and leadership. While engaging initially, the book dragged later on with technical details. Overall, the reviewer gave it a 7/10 rating, praising the early chapters but feeling later chapters could be improved.

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Wings of Fire

Book by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam


Wings of Fire: An Autobiography of APJ Abdul Kalam is an autobiography of A P J Abdul
Kalam, former President of India. It was written by Dr. Kalam and Arun Tiwari.
Published: 1999
Author: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Genre: Autobiography

Introduction
APJ Abdul Kalam is a renowned Indian scientist who became the11th Presidentof India (2002-2007). He
is very well known across India and is a recipient of Indias three highest civilian awards Padma
Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan and Bharat Ratna. Wings of Fire is an autobiography of APJ Abdul Kalam
written jointly by Arun Tiwari and Abdul Kalam. It covers Kalams life before he became president of
India and in 2013 another autobiography titled "My Journey: Transforming Dreams into Actions" was
released.

Book Review: Wings of Fire by APJ Abdul Kalam


Wings of Fire is an autography of APJ Abdul Kalam covering his early life and his work in Indian space
research and missile programs. 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 programs and later became the president of
India. The book has been very popular in India and has been translated into multiple languages. I
recently picked up a copy and read it in a couple of days. It was very engaging initially, but tended to
drag a bit towards the end with lot of technical details and procedural information of his space research
and missile projects.
Through Wings of Fire, we come across some brilliant people who worked behind Indian space research
such as Vikram Sarabhai and Dr. Brahm Prakash. The book also contains about 24 photos and I found
the ones from the early days of Indian space program very interesting. This alone is worth the price of
the book!
One of the things that stands out throughout the book is Kalams positive thinking. He held many high
ranking positions in various organizations. Yet in the book he rarely mentions anything about
lethargy/corruption of bureaucracy or politicians. The secret to his success seems to be his ability to
ignore negative things around him. The book also gives a clue to his popularity in India. Kalam is a
simple, secular, inspiring humanitarian.
My Rating: 7/10. I liked the initial chapters, but wasnt much impressed by later chapters. Kalam
should look for a better writer to write his updated autobiography (After I wrote this review I
realized that he has released a new autobiography titled "My Journey: Transforming Dreams into
Actions").

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