Turning Points:: A Journey Through Challenges - Softcover

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9352645197 ISBN 13: 9789352645190

Publisher: HarperCollins India, 2017

Synopsis

Turning Points takes up the incredible Kalam story from where Wings of Fire left off. It brings together details from his career and presidency that are not generally known as he speaks out for the first time on certain points of controversy. It is a continuing saga, above all, of a journey individual and collective that will take India to 2020 and beyond as a developed nation.

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About the Author

Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was the eleventh President of India, from 2002 to 2007. He was a recipient of the Padma Bhushan, the Padma Vibhushan and the nation s highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna. Born in 1931 in Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, Dr Kalam studied aeronautical engineering at the Madras Institute of Technology. He played a key role in the development of India s first satellite launch vehicle, the SLV-3; in the building and operationalization of India s strategic missile systems; and in the 1998 nuclear tests. As an elder statesman, he was in the public eye for his role in offering counsel, reaching out to people and building bridges across religious and social divides. Dr Kalam s focus was ever on transforming India into a developed nation by 2020 and to this end he continued to travel across the country to give lectures. He passed away at one such lecture he had gone to deliver at Shillong, Meghalaya, on 27 July 2015. His message and influence continue to resonate with people across the country and in all walks of life.

Edition details

• Publisher: HarperCollins India
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9352645197
• ISBN 13: 9789352645190
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192