This document provides a summary of APJ Abdul Kalam's autobiography "Wings of Fire". It describes Kalam as an aeronautical engineer who worked with DRDO and ISRO, earning him the title of "Missile Man of India". The book is divided into four sections covering his early life, career developing defense and space projects, his leadership moving those projects forward, and his later life receiving awards. It emphasizes India's struggle for self-sufficiency in technology and Kalam's role in achieving excellence in space and missile technology through determination and mentorship from scientists like Vikram Sarabhai.

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2. WINGS OF FIRE
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF
APJ ABDUL KALAM
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3. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
• APJ Abdul Kalam was born on 15 October 1931 in
Rameshwaram,Madras
• He was the11thPresident of India, serving from 2002
to 2007
• He worked as anaeronautical engineer with DRDO
and ISRO. He is popularly known as the Missile Man
of India for his work on development of ballistic
missile and space rocket technology.
• The Government of India has honored him with some
of the country's highest civilian awards:
‡Padma Bhushanin 1981
‡Padma Vibhushanin 1990
‡Bharat Ratnain 1997
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4. ABOUT THE BOOK
• This is the saga of independent India’s struggle for
technological self sufficiency & defensive
autonomy
• The book covers authors struggles , his success , his
failures , his triumph
• This book shows the determination of India and it’s
scientists in achieving excellence in space and
missile technology
• The book tells us about the upbringing of author and
various people that made impact on his life
• This book tells us to have the vision , create team ,
have self belief and make it possible
• This book also tells us about other great scientists
like vikramsarabhai who acted as a mentor to the
author
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5. • The book is neatly divided into four sections
1) ‡Orientation
2) ‡Creation‡
3) Propitiation
4) ‡Contemplation
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6. 1) Orientation: The first section covers the early life of
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam. The way he
remembers his relatives,teachers who influenced him
makes one wonder. This section covers all his
education and early travels.
2) Creation : The next section deals with Kalam’s further
trainings and his association with defense and space
projects, mainly the SLV3.This section has too much
scientific details and introduces you to a list of defense
and space research establishments. Here you find him
thanking the stalwarts of Indian science like Prof
Vikramsarabhai, Dr Brahm prakash, Prof Satish
Dhawan
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7. 3) Propitiation :The third section
covers the years 80-91 when Kalam
moves from ISRO to defence Labs.
The book covers the story behind
the names we have all heard, the
SLV3, PSLV, Akaash, Naga, Agni,
Trishul and what not.
4) Contemplation: The last section
deals with later years where
Kalam is conferred with a list of
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8. LEARNINGS
• Every effort in the right direction
matters, even if it is miniscule.
• Don’t give up but believe in
yourself and just do it
• Never underestimate the strength
of your team, capitalize on each
member’s strength.
• A right vision and a strong
inspiration is very important to
make any team shine
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9. “Each individual creature on this beautiful
planet is here to fulfill a particular role. We are
all born with a divine fire in us. Our efforts
should be to give wings to this fire and fill the
world with the glow of its goodness.
-Wings of Fire: An Autobiography of Dr. APJ
Abdul Kalam (1999)
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10. THANK YOU
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