My Journey - Softcover

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8129124912 ISBN 13: 9788129124913

Publisher: Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd., 2014

Synopsis

The book, "My Journey: Transforming Dreams into Actions' is theife story of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, India's famous scientist and former President. Written with a powerful narrative styleaden with significant experiences, Dr. Kalam has filled this book with the details that matter. This inspirational book has been published by Rupa Publications India in the year 2013. The book reveals the famous story of how a simple child from Rameshwaram became the President of the world'sargest democracy. It is an extraordinary tale of India's most celebrated scientist who along with his research found time for his fellow people and worked hard towards their development. In this book, Dr. Kalam shedsight on several personal aspectsike the people who he was very close to and their influence on him. He also speaks in detail about theife and the atmosphere at Rameshwaram. He talks about his upbringing and family as well and the various pangs and toils he had to go through. Aarge part of this book deals with Dr.Kalam's work in India's space program. He talks about the difficulties they had to face while developing India's first space vehicle. Written in a candid manner, you can now go through the nitty-gritty details of theife of Dr. Kalam as told by the former President himself. About the Author A. P. J. Abdul Kalam is one of the most famous and respected names in India. A visionary scientist, honest politician and a true Indian, Dr. Kalam stood for the best of human values. He served as the President of India from 2002 to 2007 and is often regarded as the 'Missile man of India', having acted as a catalyst towards the substantial growth of India's space program. In 1954, he completed his graduation in Physics from Saint Joseph's college, Tiruchirappalli which was then associated with the University of Madras. He then went on to study Aerospace Engineering from the highly reputed Madras Institute of Technology. Overall, he has received honorary doctorates from over 40 universities. He won the Von Braun Award from the National Space Society and Hoover Medal from ASME Foundation, USA. Government of India conferred him Bharat Ratna in 1997. Some of his famous books are Advantage India: From Challenge to Opportunity, Wings of Fire and Envisioning an Empowered Nation. The book, "My Journey: Transforming Dreams into Actions' is full of inspiration and reveals theife of Dr, Kalam. This book is easily available online for convenient shopping. You can bag this book from A today by following a few easy steps.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd.
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8129124912
• ISBN 13: 9788129124913
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160