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Book Review: Wings of Fire by Dr. Abdul Kalam and Arun Tiwari
Introduction:
Book Name: Wings of Fire
Author Name: A P J Abdul Kalam, Arun Tiwari
Genre: Autobiography
Language: English
“Wings of Fire”
An Autobiography of Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam, former President of India. It was
written by Dr. Abdul Kalam and Mr. Arun Tiwari, a well-known missile scientist
was a colleague of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. Dr. Kalam examines his early life,
effort, hardship, fortitude, luck, and the chance that eventually led him to
lead Indian space research, nuclear and missile programs.
About the Author
“Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam” his full
name, The author was born and raised in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu. He served as
the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007.
Greatly admired all over India, he was a scientist by
profession, who played a leading role in developing the country’s missile
program. From humble roots in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu. Dr. Kalam in an
inspirational autobiography ‘ The Wings of Fire’ traces the rise and the make
he made his life.
Arun Tiwari rose to fame as an author with his book Wings of
Fire, which he co-authored with Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam. He has written several
books and co-authored five books with Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. He contributed to
the design of the missiles. Tiwari has been the director at the Cardiovascular
Technology Institute in Hyderabad. He received the Defence Technology Spinoff Award for developing the
Kalam-Raju stent.
About the Book:
This book contains the life of a simple yet
determined person. There is so much knowledge and good things that everybody
can extract from this book. Reading this book is a very heartwarming and
beautiful experience.
This book contains a very detailed description of
how great things can be achieved through simple thoughts. This book conveys the
message of the authors that always keep your dream high, your goal clear, plan
perfectly and do hard work.
The story is all about a warm and intensely
personal, deeply passionate, common boat – owner’s son who has become India’s
most distinguished living technocrat. The pure faith in God and deep kindness,
dealing life with positivity, science, and technological advancements, love
toward one country and many more things are mentioned in this book.
The book is full of insights, personal moments, and
life experiences of Dr. APJ Kalam. It gives us an understanding of his journey
of success.
This is a story of a boy who was born in a normal
and middle-class family. He had a curiosity about aeronautical engineering. He
faced so many failures during launching the satellite called SLV [Satellite
Launching Vehicle] but he proved that anything can be achieved by keep trying
because when you become a failure then you go one step closer to success.
The author, by narrating his life journey evokes
the reader to identify with one’s inner fire and potential, for he was of the
firm belief that each one of us was born with the strength and potential to
make a tangible change in the world. How he inspired himself to achieve his
dream and how he went about accomplished so much is what the book captures
nicely.
The book recollects many anecdotes and stories from
childhood, his time at school and college. He wrote the time spent at the
Langley Research Center, NASA and Wallops Flight Facility gets a lot of
attention.
Personal tragedies have not left been left out. The
time when he lost his father and how he felt when conferred with many awards
like the Padma Bhushan have been written in much detail.
The second half of the book deals with the author,
the scientist who made a significant contribution in developing the country's
guided missile program, a pioneering effort for the security of the nation.
My view
I hope this book is best suited for reading for
teenagers and youths, to dream and to dare. It shows, how a person from a
modest background ends up being the first citizen of a nation of one billion.
In this book, there is something that everybody can
extract from and worthy of being read by every Indian. A very detailed
description of how great things can be achieved through simple thoughts. Always
keep your dream high, set your goals clear, plan perfectly and work through
people. I will suggest never miss reading this great book if you haven’t yet.
Book review of 'Ek Hota Carver' by Veena Gavankar
Introduction:
Book Name: Ek Hota Carver
Author Name: Veena Gavankar
Genre: Debut novel and biography
Language: Marathi
About the Author
Former librarian and an avid reader, the author has written this book in 1979 and has followed up with numerous books.
About the Book
Recently I have read a book by Veena Gavankar. The book is in Marathi on the life of George Washington Carver. It is a biography of the great a researcher of 19th century. George was the son of Mary a negro slave. She was living with Mozes Carver's family as he has bought her. One day Mary and her son were taken away by some dacoits to resell the slaves as were the practice in those days. Mozes tried to get back them and he succeeded in getting back only Mary's son in exchange of a horse. Mozes and his wife Suazanbai brought up this child as their child. He developed his interest in gardening. He was very weak and dumb child.
He was sent to Neose for schooling. It was a school for Negroes. By doing some odd jobs, he completed his schooling. He developed interest in painting and music too. He was good at education and started to speak without staggering. He was neglected higher education at Highland University because he was black. He got admission in State Lowa College.
George got his MS degree in Agriculture and Bacterial Botany and become a professor of the same. Then he was invited in the school of Tuskegee. He accepted the invitation and joined the school. Here he joined hands with Dr. Washington Booker to serve his people. He did many researches there for the welfare of farmers nearby. George Carver invented peanut butter, paints and cotton product. He prepared laboratory instruments from the waste. He made researches in groundnut, sweet root, cotton. He discovered some eatables.
My view
The book is very interesting. The narrator creates mental picture of that period before us. The language used here is simple and appropriate to the period. While reading the book, we became the part of it. The author of this book Veeena Gavankar has used her unique style giving details. The book introduces us with great researcher. It teaches us the hard work sacrifice and gratitude.
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