Dr. APJ ABDUL KALAM

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Foreword ظفل شیپ

ملاکلادبع نیدباعلا نیزرخفلاوبارٹکاڈ
(DR. A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM)

(ملاکلادبع ےج یپ ےارٹکاڈ( ملاکلادبع نیدباعلا نیزرخفلاوبارٹکاڈ
یروپ تافو یک روشناد زان ہیام روا نادسنئاس میظع ،ہیروہمجردص كباس
.یگوہ ںیہن ےس یناسآ یفلات یک سج ےہ ناصمن اسیا اک مول یناتسودنہ
ںیم دہجودج یگدنز یروپ یک نا .ںیہ ےتوہ ادیپ مک گول ےسیج ملاک رٹکاڈ
ےئل ےک ےناونم وک ںوتیحلاص ینپا ےن ںوہنا ںیم رود یئادتبا - یرزگ
ءابلط صوصخلب ماوعےس ںوتیحلاص ینپا ںیم رود یریخآروا ،یک دہجودج
ںوہنا دیاش .یک دہجودج ےئلیک ےناگج توج یک ےلصوح روا لمعو مزع ںیم
مولروا کلم ےنپا ںیم صخش یسکرگا ہک اھت ایل اپ وکزار سا ےلہپ تہبےن
روا تایح یک ملاکرٹکاڈ .اگیڑپ اننب ھچک ےسا ےلہپ وت ےہ ہبذج اک ےنید ھچکوک
تلو انپا ےن ںوہنا ےلہپ ہک ےہ اتکس اج ایکزخا ہجیتن یہی ےس تامدخ
کلم ےنپارھپروا یک فرص ںیم ےناھکدرک نب روا ےننب ھچک یئاناوتروا
ےصّ ح یرخآ ےکرمع ںیم ایند .ےہر کمہنم ںیم ےناھکدرک ھچک ےئلیک مولروا
مرگرس کت مد یرخآ نکیل ےگنیاج لم گول ےس تہب ےلاو ےنہر مرگرس کت
.ےہ یتوہ یہ لیلل دادعت یک ںولاو ےنہر

یعاد ہچنانچ .ےہر لمع فورصم کت سناس یرخآ ملاکرٹکاڈ
جآ .ےھت ےہررک باطخ ےس ہبلط ہو بج اراکپ ںیم تلو ےسیا ںیہنا ےن لجا
میلعت یلعا بیرغ ایوہریما ہو ہاوخ .ےہ راوگوس یرہشرہ اک کلم ںیہن یہ ہبلط
ےس ناروا یک نا ےس ماوع .ہشیپ تمزلام ای وہرجات ہتفای میلعت مک ایوہ ہتفای
ہرئاد اک تامدخ یک نا .یگےکساج یک ںیہن شومارف یھبک تبرل یک ماوع
تامدخ یک نا نادسنئاس تیثحب ےہاچ ہو .ےہ یھب عونتم ہکلب عیسو فرص
ایک دای تامدخ یک ناروشناد تیثیحب ،ہیروہمجردص تیثیحب ای ےئاج ایک ہطاحااک
کیرحت یک لمعو مزعےن ںوہنا ےس ےیئواز رہ .لئازیم ۓاباب تیثیحب ای ےئاج
حرط سک ہک ںیہ ےتناج ےہ یھڑپ حناوس یک نا ےن ںوگول نج .ید بیلرتروا
ےک فلاخم داب ھتاس ےک نیمی سا حرط سک ،ایل اہول ےس تبرغ ےن ںوھنا
ےنپا حرط سک .ےہ یتلچ ےئلیک ےناھٹا اچنا وک بامعوت ہی ہک ےہس ےڑیپھت
یسنئاس ینپا حرط سک .ےہر ےتاج ےھچیپ ںیم مارتحا ےک ہذتاساروا ںوگرزب
.ایاھجلس حرط سکوک لکشم سکروا اچوس ایک بک .ےہر رارمیب ےئلیک تامدخ
تلاایخوراکفا ےک نا یھب ےس ںوباتکرگید یک نا ،ںیہن یہ باتک حناوس کیا
ےنپا یھبک .یراہ ںیہن تمّہ یھبک ےن ںوہنا .ےہ اتوہ ملع یبوخب اک دہجودجروا
تلاایخ یفنم یھبک .اناج ںیہن رتمکوک یسک یھبک .ایک ںیہن اتوھجمس ےئلیک دافم
یھب اک یجازم ہداسروا یسفنلا فیرش یک نا .ےسنھپ ںیہن ںیم بادرگ ےک
مسارم ےک نا .یھب اک تافص ہناراوشناد یک ناروا .ےہ لئال صخشرہ
یھبک ہو .ےھت ےس ںوگول ےک ےلرفروا ےمبط رہ ےک ناتسودنہرلوکیس
ےناج ےل بیرل ےک ماوعوکرتفد ےک ہیروہمجردص .ےنب ںیہن یھب ہعزانتم
ےنانب طوبضموک ےطبار ےنپا ےس ہبلط صوصخلب ےنلج ےنلم ےس بسروا
روا ںیلاثم یک ساروا اگیہر اتاج ایک دای ہشیمہ شورخو شوجاک نا ےئلیک
ےک کلم حرط سک یرہش نیلوا اک کلم ہک ےگنیہر ےتاج ےئک شیپ ےلاوح
.اھت اترک اہر بات ےب ےئلیک ےنلم ےس یرہش کیا کیا

تکرح ماغیپ ےک نا نکیل ںیہ ںیہن ںیم ایند سا با ملاکرٹکاڈ
ےتوہ بایضیف یھب گول ےک کلامم رگید ہکلب ناتسودنہ فرص ہن ےس لمعو
ںوہنج اگوہ ںیم تایصخش یملاع نا رامش اک نا ہک ےہ نیمی ںیمہ .ےگ ںیہر
تامدخو تایح یک ملاکرٹکاڈ مہ .ایکرثاتموک ںورسود ےسرکف ینپا ےن
نا وک لسن یئن ہکلب ںیہ ےتکسرک ہدافتسا فرص ہن ےس تلاایخوراکفاروا
ہعیرذ ےک ریرمتوریرحت ےن ںوہناوج ںیہ ےتکسرک یھب نزماگرپ ںوہار
.ںیہ یئاھجمس Late King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (2006) in New Delhi, India

یلجیب محمد جارسرٹکاڈ
IN THIS ISSUE
Foreword 1
DR. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 2
تیصخش یناثلا 14
DR. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Quotes 26
Konkan Railway…(Urdu News) 28
The Study of Quran 29 H. M. King Abdullah Ibn Abdulaziz Al-Saud and Dr. Abdul Kalam in New Delhi, India
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Dr. A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM

Profile:

Born on 15th October 1931 at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam,
specialized in Aeronautical Engineering from Madras Institute of Technology. Dr. Kalam made significant contribution as
Project Director to develop India's first indigenous Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV-III) which successfully injected the
Rohini satellite in the near earth orbit in July 1980 and made India an exclusive member of Space Club. He was
responsible for the evolution of ISRO's launch vehicle programme, particularly the PSLV configuration. After working for
two decades in ISRO and mastering launch vehicle technologies, Dr. Kalam took up the responsibility of developing
Indigenous Guided Missiles at Defence Research and Development Organisation as the Chief Executive of Integrated
Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP). He was responsible for the development and operationalisation of
AGNI and PRITHVI Missiles and for building indigenous capability in critical technologies through networking of multiple
institutions. He was the Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister and Secretary, Department of Defence Research &
Development from July 1992 to December 1999. During this period he led to the weaponisation of strategic missile
systems and the Pokhran-II nuclear tests in collaboration with Department of Atomic Energy, which made India a
nuclear weapon State. He also gave thrust to self-reliance in defence systems by progressing multiple development
tasks and mission projects such as Light Combat Aircraft.

As Chairman of Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC) and as an eminent
scientist, he led the country with the help of 500 experts to arrive at Technology Vision 2020 giving a road map for
transforming India from the present developing status to a developed nation. Dr. Kalam has served as the Principal
Scientific Advisor to the Government of India, in the rank of Cabinet Minister, from November 1999 to November 2001
and was responsible for evolving policies, strategies and missions for many development applications. Dr. Kalam was
also the Chairman, Ex-officio, of the Scientific Advisory Committee to the Cabinet (SAC-C) and piloted India Millennium
Mission 2020.

Dr. Kalam took up academic pursuit as Professor, Technology & Societal Transformation at Anna University,
Chennai from November 2001 and was involved in teaching and research tasks. Above all he took up a mission to ignite
the young minds for national development by meeting high school students across the country.

In his literary pursuit four of Dr. Kalam's books - "Wings of Fire", "India 2020 - A Vision for the New Millennium",
"My journey" and "Ignited Minds - Unleashing the power within India" have become household names in India and
among the Indian nationals abroad. These books have been translated in many Indian languages.

Dr. Kalam is one of the most distinguished scientists of India with the unique honour of receiving honorary
doctorates from 30 universities and institutions. He has been awarded the coveted civilian awards - Padma Bhushan
(1981) and Padma Vibhushan (1990) and the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna (1997). He is a recipient of several
other awards and Fellow of many professional institutions.

Dr. Kalam became the 11th President of India on 25th July 2002. His focus is on transforming India into a
developed nation by 2020. He died on July 27, 2015 in Shillong, India.
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BOOKS

Wings of fire
An Autobiography: APJ Abdul Kalam With Arun Tiwari

Published By: Universities Press, (India) Private Limited, Hyderabad.

Wing 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.

The book covers a lot of "behind the scene" information and technical details about
India’s satellite and missile program (SLV-3, Prithvi, Agni, Thrisul, Akash and Nag).
This might interest technically inclined readers but is sure to put off readers who
bought the book to get to know Kalam or to know his principles/ideas. Space and
missile programs are huge complex projects and managing them is extremely
challenging. The book does give a glimpse of the participatory management
technique adopted by Kalam, but at the same time it doesn’t go into details.

Kalam is a poet and is a huge fan of poems. The book contains many of his own poems and his favorite poems. Here is
an example,

Do not look at Agni
as an entity directed upward
to deter the ominous
or exhibit your might.
It is fire in the heart of an Indian.
Do not even give it
the form of a missile
as it clings to the
burning pride of this nation
and thus is bright.

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. One of the things that stand out
throughout the book is Kalam’s 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.

Ignited Minds: Unleashing the Power within India
New, Delhi, Penguin Global (first published 2002), 178 pages
ISBN (ISBN13: 9780143029823)

Ignited minds are a book written by scientist-patriot Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam, who was
the President of India from 2002 to 2007. The book was first published in 2002, and
the full title of the book is Ignited Minds - Unleashing the Power within
India. Ignited Minds is a logical step forward from Dr. Kalam's earlier book, India 2020:
A Vision for the New Millennium (ISBN 0-670-04928-X). This book consists of many
inspirational messages by A P J Abdul Kalam.

Dr. Kalam has dedicated Ignited Minds to an intermediate school child, named Snehal
Thakkar, whom he met at a school (named Anandalaya in Anand, Gujarat) and while
talking to the students, a question had come up: "Who is our enemy?” Kalam recalled
that many answers came up, but the answer on which all agreed came from her
(Snehal Thakkar): "Our enemy is poverty". The small book of 205 pages contains
dynamic and original ideas, examines attitudes afflicting the Indians, and present
prescriptions for rapid growth of India to enable the country to emerge as a developed
country. The scientist and the seer inside Kalam have addressed the book to young citizen(s) of India.
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INDIA 2020: A Vision for the New Millennium
New Delhi, Penguin Books India (Ltd.)

In India 2020: A Vision For The New Millennium, Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Our
Most Distinguished Scientist, And Close Associate Y.S. Rajan Examine India S
Strengths-And Weaknesses-To Offer A Vision Of How India Can Be Among
The World S First Five Economic Powers In The Year 2020.

They Cite Growth Rates And Development Trends To Show That The Goal Is
Not An Unrealistic One. Past Successes, Too, Bear Them Out. For Example,
We Were Able To Launch The Green Revolution At A Time When Experts Had
All But Given Up On India Ever Becoming Self-Sufficient In Food. Similarly, In
The Field Of Space Technology We Started From Scratch To Have Today A
System Of Satellite-Based Communication Linking Remote Regions Of The
Country. The Same Sense Of Purpose Can Lead Us To Success In Many Other
Areas Crucial To Achieving The Goal Of A Prosperous, Strong Nation, Assert
Kalam And Rajan.

Developments in Fluid Mechanics and Space Technology
R. Narasimba and APJ ABDUL LALAM
Bangalore, Indian Academy of Sciences, 1988

The conference presents papers on transitional flows, turbulent flows, flow
management, aerodynamics, general analyses, space technology, and
nonaerospace fluid mechanics. Particular attention is given to the vorticity
field structure associated with the three-dimensional Tollmien-Schlichting
waves, the visualization and analysis of longitudinal vortices at curved walls
of two-dimensional laminar and turbulent channel flows, and flat plate
drag reduction by turbulence manipulation. Other topics include the char-
acteristics of a typical lifting symmetric supercritical air foil, a Monte Carlo
simulation for molecular gas dynamics, and a profile of aerodynamic research
in VSSC with application to satellite launch vehicles.

The Luminous Sparks
A biography in verse and colours: APJ Abdul Kalam
Published By: Punya Publishing Private Limited, Bangalore,

Poems are the result of peak happiness or sorrow. Common traits of both
happiness and sorrow are tears. In one case, tears will be sweet. In another
case, it will be salty. Human life is a combination of both.

This reminds me of the great Poet Saint Thiruvalluvar. He says.

"Successful leaders can never be defeated by problems. They become
master of the situation and defeat the problems."
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Envisioning an Empowered Nation
Technology for Societal Transformation:
APJ Abdul Kalam With A Sivathanu Pillai
New Delhi, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Limited, 2007

"WE MUST get rid of the inferiority complex and defeat the defeatist spirit that
plagues us," highlighted in the very beginning of the book gives a glimpse of
the authors' intent to infuse confidence in the young mind to dream big.

The book allows the reader to peep inside the mind of the country's greatest
scientists and the way they think and feel about India and the urge within them
to see India as a developed nation by 2020.

In their characteristic style, the authors have gone in a methodical way to high-
light the country's strengths in various walks of life, time and again reminding
the readers that India too can become a developed nation in a span of two
decades. The various instances cited wherein the scientists fired with zeal and
enthusiasm has come out successful should put to rest any element of self-
doubt in the young reader.

The book is lavishly peppered with advice and guidance without sounding pedantic. It cites specific areas where
technologies have to be developed or upgraded. In the same breath, it brings to light several important technologies
developed or implemented by industry to improve productivity. These help the reader get a bird's-eye view of India's
technological capability and the areas where more work need to be done. Take the instance of a chapter dedicated to
health care. Here, the authors take note of the steps taken by the Centre for Biotechnology at Anna University to create
a database of traditional medicinal plants for specific bioactivity. They then make a passionate plea for all traditional
healers to use modern approaches to validate their products.

They cite the example of the Delhi based defence research laboratory using the herbal extract of Aloe Vera to
completely cure frostbite without resorting to amputation to drive home the importance of the Indian herbal system. The
book also dwells on the various achievements in the strategic sectors particularly space and aerospace and several
successes that can soon be expected. Special mention made about combating failures will go down well with the target
audience. Failures are to be faced courageously so that the focus is not lost, the authors write. They should know best
as success with the SLV-3 launch or the Prithvi missile development, to name a few, has always been preceded by
failures.

Several examples cited, many from personal experience, show the potential that India as a country holds especially
when it works as a team sans imaginary walls. The book is not just about areas where the authors' expertise is well
known. It spans areas as diverse as agriculture, health and IT other than defence projects where such teamwork had
paid dividends. What makes the enumeration all the more interesting is that it is mostly a first person’s account.

What will keep the readers glued is the passion and intensity with which the authors draw a roadmap for making India a
developed nation by 2020. The book provides the reader with enough material to draw inspiration and work towards
realising the dream. Several illustrations, photographs, tables and charts are used judiciously which makes reading a
pleasure. Salient features highlighted in coloured boxes and details of important points at the end of every chapter make
the book quite different from others.

My Journey: Transforming Dreams into Actions
NewDelhi, V. Suryanarayana Murty, 20

From a small boy growing up in Rameswaram, to becoming the country’s eleventh
President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s life has been a tale of extraordinary determination,
courage, perseverance and the desire to excel. In this series of anecdotes and
profiles, Dr Kalam looks back on key moments in his past momentous and tells the
reader how each of them inspired him profoundly. With warmth and affection, he talks
about the people who left a deep impression on him as he was growing up and as an
adult, and the lessons he drew from his interactions with them. He describes those
who have been the closest to him, his father with his deep love of God, his mother and
her great kindness, his mentors who helped shape his thoughts and outlook. There are
heart-warming accounts here of his childhood years spent in a small town by the Bay
of Bengal and the many struggles and sacrifices made on the path to becoming a
scientist and then the President of India. Dr Kalam also writes about the times when
failure and dejection nearly overtook him and how he prevailed over those obstacles
by drawing strength from books and spirituality.
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The Life Tree
Published By: Penguin Books India (Private) Limited, New Delhi.
Poems: A.P.J.Abdul Kalam

Painting illustrations by Manav Gupta

Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, has contributed invaluably to our country's progress in
space research and defence technologies. However, he is not only an eminent
scientist. He is also a sensitive and thoughtful poet. This confluence of scientific
brilliance and poetic talent is truly unique.

The poem contained in this book brings out Dr. Kalam's deep love for India and
her rich culture. Together with his devotion to God and to this Motherland, his
devotion to humanity is also uniquely manifested in these poems. Believing his
ability and achievements to be God's gifts, he has dedicated them to the welfare
of the Indian people. Through the medium of his poetry he has send a message of
selfless service, dedication and pure faith.

Dr. Kalam has always been an opponent of communalism, casteism, linguistic
chauvinism, regionalism and violence. Showing a profound understanding of
Indian society, he attempts to find solution to problems with compassion,
detachment, forbearance and sympathy. In this poem he has attempted, very
credibly, to express in simple terms even a concept as a complex as the search
for God.

'O creator of dreams,
Why do you keep searching for God?
Nature is His home, purity His abode
And Life is but His blessing!
Keep loving nature and care for its being,
Then you can see divinity all over!'

As a true Indian, Dr. Kalam is naturally distressed by the misuse of religion for ungodly ends. Nevertheless, he is
confident that true faith in God and compassion for humankind can save us from the poison of communalism and
casteism. He says:

The so-called educated separate our souls....
They give not knowledge but hate and defeat;
Tell others not to heed their unwanted advice,
As the Almighty created all equal and free.

Behind his scientific achievements and poetic works, Dr. Kalam dreams of better world for the children of India and the
world. He says:

I have no house, only open space
Filled with truth, kindness, desire and dreams:
Desire to see my country developed and great,
Dreams to see happiness and peace abound.
New Delhi, Rajpal and Sons, 2012. 104p.
ISBN: 9788170286844
Selected quotations from sayings and writings of a former president, scientist, and writer
from India.
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Mission India: A Vision for Indian Youth

Mission India: A Vision for Indian Youth has been written with the intention of challenging
the Indian youth to bring about a positive change in the country by 2020. Kalam starts off
by telling the readers that there has never been a time in Indian history such as this,
where the nation has 540 million youth and 20 million Indians across the globe. He also
states that several developed countries have directed their efforts towards setting up
research centers across the country, which has benefited scientists, engineers, and
professionals from various spheres. Kalam and Rajan tell the readers about their goal to
make India one among the five top economic powers in the world by 2020. In the
beginning of this book, Kalam presents the readers with a question as to whether India
can become a developed country. He then provides insights into the current situation in
the country, and explains that this goal is a realistic one. In the subsequent chapters,
Kalam and Rajan begin to examine the five industries that need to become reasonably
self-sufficient in the coming years, and each chapter tells the readers what can be done
to bring a positive change in each industry. They also tell the readers about the current
education system in the country, and the latest technology that can be used to improve
the quality of education. The readers are also given insights into the present healthcare
industry and infrastructural system, which are trademarks of a developed nation. Kalam
and Rajan conclude by telling every individual and organization about the role they can
play in transforming the nation by 2020.

Children Ask Kalam
Children and A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Published By:
Pearson Education, Registered Office: 14, Local Shopping Centre , Panchsheel Park, New Delhi-17

Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, widely loved and admired by people of all age groups, was very
popular with children. His humility, easy accessibility, simplicity, warmth and affection for
children make them connect with him.

Every day, hundreds of children from every nook and corner of the country write to Dr.
Kalam asking him questions on a variety of topics. Sharing their concerns President
Kalam takes time out to respond to these queries. Children Ask Kalam is unique collection
of the communication between Dr Kalam and children.

This book brings Dr Kalam's view on a variety of topics to a wider audience. The
president's answers bring to the fore his multifaceted personality. Though he writes in
simple language, you will find that his answers do not shy away from addressing the most
complex of issues. The letters have been selected carefully after much thought. For the
purpose of clarity, the book is divided into six themes - education, science, children's
issues, nation, spirituality and general. This book brings to fore the concerns of the
children of this country and Dr. Kalam’s initiatives to alleviate them.

Dialogues on the Purpose of life: A.P.J. Abdul Kalam with Arun K Tiwari
Published By: New Delhi, Ocean Books Pvt. Ltd., Web Site: www.oceanbooks.in

What is to become of men? How can i set out on my own into a world that seems filled with conflict and strife? How do i cope
with day-to-day pressures? How can my life be useful and happy? These and others such questions are frequently put by the
students and young professionals, to the visionary president of India wherever he goes. Guiding souls: dialogues on the
purpose of life offers answers to many such questions. Structured as dialogues between dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam and prof.
Arun k. Tiwari, his friend and co-author of wings of fire, this book outlines a spiritual approach to life. Appealing to the
innocent creativity of youth, the book rejects both extremes-hype and hoop-la of globalization and the pessimism of seeing
the world as a theatre of conflict-and describes the ultimate goal and mission of humanity as constituting the task of helping
evolution on planet earth. The book covers a wide spectrum of history and human activity. It evokes the presence of some
great human who walked on this planet as exemplars for the for the ideals presented in the book about the author: Avul Pakir
Jainulabeen Abdul Kalam, b. 15 October 1931, is one of India’s most distinguished scientists. He was responsible for the
development of ISRO's launch vehicle programme, the development and operationalization of strategic missiles at DRDO,
and building indigenous capability in critical technologies. As scientific adviser to the defence minister, he was one of the
brains behind the pokhran-11 nuclear tests in 1998. As chairman of TIFAC, he guided a number of technology projects and
missions; his document on technology vision 2020 was a blueprint to make India a developed country. Dr. Kalam was
principal scientific adviser to the government of India holding the rank of a cabinet minister from 1999 to 2001.
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The Life Tree
Poems: A.P.J.Abdul Kalam

Painting illustrations by Manav Gupta
www.penguinbooksindia.com
Published By: Penguin Books India (Private) Limited, New Delhi.

Our respected President, Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, has contributed invaluably to our
country's progress in space research and defence technologies. However, he is not only
an eminent scientist. He is also a sensitive and thoughtful poet. This confluence of
scientific brilliance and poetic talent is truly unique.

The poem contained in this book brings out Dr. Kalam's deep love for India and her rich
culture. Together with his devotion to God and to this Motherland, his devotion to
humanity is also uniquely manifested in these poems. Believing his ability and achieve-
ments to be God's gifts, he has dedicated them to the welfare of the Indian people.
Through the medium of his poetry he has send a message of selfless service, dedication
and pure faith.

Dr. Kalam has always been an opponent of communalism, casteism, linguistic chauvinism, regionalism and violence.
Showing a profound understanding of Indian society, he attempts to find solution to problems with compassion,
detachment, forbearance and sympathy. In this poem he has attempted, very credibly, to express in simple terms even
a concept as a complex as the search for God.

'O creator of dreams,
Why do you keep searching for God?
Nature is His home, purity His abode
And Life is but His blessing!
Keep loving nature and care for its being,
Then you can see divinity all over!'

As a true Indian, Dr. Kalam is naturally distressed by the misuse of religion for ungodly ends. Nevertheless, he is
confident that true faith in God and compassion for humankind can save us from the poison of communalism and
casteism. He says:

The so-called educated separate our souls....
They give not knowledge but hate and defeat;
Tell others not to heed their unwanted advice,
As the Almighty created all equal and free.

Behind his scientific achievements and poetic works, Dr. Kalam dreams of better world for the children of India and the
world. He says:

I have no house, only open space
Filled with truth, kindness, desire and dreams:
Desire to see my country developed and great,
Dreams to see happiness and peace abound.
Turning Points: A Journey Through Challenges: The Inspiring Sequel to Wings of Fire

It was like any other day on the Anna University campus in Chennai. I had delivered a lecture 'Vision to Mission' and the
session got extended from one hour to two. I had lunch with a group of research students
and went back to class. As I was returning to my rooms in the evening the vice-chancellor,
Prof. A. Kalanidhi, fell in step with me. Someone had been frantically trying to get in touch
with me through the day, he said. Indeed, the phone was ringing when I entered the room.
When I answered, a voice at the other end said, 'The prime minister wants to talk with you ...'
Some months earlier, I had left my post as principal scientific adviser to the government of
India, a Cabinet-level post, to return to teaching. Now, as I spoke to the PM, Atal Bihari
Vajpayee, my life was set for an unexpected change. Turning Points take 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 offers insight not only into an extraordinary personality but also a vision of
how a country with a great heritage can become great in accomplishment, skills and abilities
through effort, perseverance and confidence. 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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Target 3 Billion is a book by the former President of India, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, and Srijan
Pal Singh. The book highlights the issues prevailing in rural India and suggests measures to
improve standards of living. It focuses on the inclusive development project called PURA
(Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas). The book plans to improve the standard of living
amongst the poor rural population through voluntary campaigns such as community participa-
tion and entrepreneurship.

It cites the examples of Fabio Rosa who helped in changing the structure of Palmares, a rural
district in Brazil, by rural electrification. The access to water and electricity and better agricul-
tural methods had led to prosperity in the region. Further, it describes Magarpatta, the organi-
sation of Magarpatta city, which now provides home to over 35,000 people and the develop-
ment of an IT park.
Each chapter has a topic that consists of a set of essays on different aspects of that main
topic.
Guiding Souls
Dialogues on the Purpose of life: A.P.J. Abdul Kalam with Arun K Tiwari
Published By:
New Delhi, Ocean Books Pvt. Ltd.,
Web Site: www.oceanbooks.in

What is to become of men? How can i set out on my own into a world that seems filled with conflict and strife?
How do i cope with day-to-day pressures? How can my life be useful and happy? These and others such
questions are frequently put by the students and young professionals, to the visionary president of India wherever
he goes. Guiding souls: dialogues on the purpose of life offers answers to many such questions. Structured as
dialogues between dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam and prof. Arun k. Tiwari, his friend and co-author of wings of fire, this
book outlines a spiritual approach to life. Appealing to the innocent creativity of youth, the book rejects both
extremes-hype and hoop-la of globalization and the pessimism of seeing the world as a theatre of conflict-and
describes the ultimate goal and mission of humanity as constituting the task of helping evolution on planet earth.
The book covers a wide spectrum of history and human activity. It evokes the presence
of some great human who walked on this planet as exemplars for the for the ideals
presented in the book about the author: Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, b. 15
October 1931, is one of India’s most distinguished scientists. He was responsible for the
development of ISRO's launch vehicle programme, the development and operationaliza-
tion of strategic missiles at DRDO, and building indigenous capability in critical
technologies. As scientific adviser to the defence minister, he was one of the brains
behind the pokhran-11 nuclear tests in 1998. As chairman of TIFAC, he guided a number
of technology projects and missions; his document on technology vision 2020 was a
blueprint to make India a developed country. Dr. Kalam was principal scientific adviser to
the government of India holding the rank of a cabinet minister from 1999 to 2001.
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Indomitable Spirit is a book authored by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, the former president of
India. The cover page of the book says it "brings together the values, thoughts and ideas of
President Kalam as reflected in his speeches and addresses. Interspersed with interesting
anecdotes and observations, Indomitable Spirit represents the quintessential APJ Abdul
Kalam - the man, the scientist, the teacher and the President."

The book begins with reproduction of a sentence from President's address to the nation on
the eve of 57th Republic Day: "The basis of all systems, social or political, rests upon the
goodness of men. No nation is great or good because parliament enacts this or that, but that
its men are great and good." The book ends with these words of Sir C. V. Raman, the Nobel
laureate from his address to a group of young graduates in 1969: "I can assert without fear of
contradiction that the quality of the Indian mind is equal to the quality of
any Teutonic, Nordic or Anglo-Saxon mind. What we lack is perhaps courage, what we lack is
perhaps the driving force which takes one anywhere. We have, I think, developed an inferiority
complex. I think what is needed in India today is the destruction of that defeatist spirit." The
President Kalam winds up the spirit of the Indomitable Spirit from these words of Gurudev
Rabindranath Tagore:
Give me the strength never to disown the poor
Or bend my knees before insolent might.
Give me the strength
To raise my head high above daily trifles.
And give me the strength
To surrender my strength to Thy will with love.

The book consist of 14 chapters - their names and lead lines are indicated below:

Inspiring Lives

Everyone's life is a page in the human history irrespective of the position he or she hold or the work he or she
performs.

My Teachers

Give me a child for seven years, afterwards, let the God or the devil take the child, they cannot change the
child.

The Mission of Education

When learning is purposeful, creativity blossoms, when creativity blossoms, thinking emanates, when thinking
emanates, knowledge is fully lit, when knowledge is lit, economy flourishes.

Creativity and Innovation

An ignited mind is the most powerful resource on earth, above the earth, and under the earth.

Art and Literature

Art is a benign expression of the inner beauty in nature. Be it a cartoon, sculpture or literary composition, it
elevates the beautiful spirit of life for everyone to see and enjoy. Such a spirit silently but eloquently conveys the
message of love, humour, affection, and peace ..."

Abiding Values

See the flower, how generously it distributes perfume and honey. It gives to all, gives freely of its love and,
when its work is done, it falls away quietly. Try to be like the flower, unassuming despite all its qualities.

Science and Spirituality

Science is the best boon that God has bestowed upon mankind. Science with reasoning becomes the capital of
society... The convergence of science and technology with spirituality is touted to be the future for both science
and technology, and spirituality.

Tomorrow's Citizens

If India has to become developed by 2020, it will do so only by riding on the shoulders of the young.

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