It is an extraordinary story of a seemingly ordinary man with extraordinary drive and talents. ConclusionĪ common man’s journey to the orbit of success and commendation, the autobiography is widely considered one of the most inspiring of its time. A perfect epilogue to an inspirational life journey.
A flag post of India attaining of self-sufficiency in innovation & technology vision. The section also notes ideas, his contemplations and advice for the future of India culminating into Kalam’s -Vision 2020. Overall, he boasted an astounding haul of honorary degrees from 30+ universities from across the planet. Never a man for the [plaudits, Kalam would go on to be bestowed with the country’s top three civilian awards: Bharat Ratna (1997), Padma Vibhushan (1990) and Padma Bhushan (1981 ). In this phase of life, he contributed heavily to the nation becoming a nuclear power and reaching its nuclear destiny with the successful nuclear tests at Pokhran, Rajasthan in 1998.Īs ex-officio chairman of the Scientific Advisory Committee to the Cabinet (SAC-C), he went to chart out a vision of India 2020 as the World welcomed the new millennium. The last part starts with him becoming the Scientific Advisor to India’s Defense Minister in 1992. Also, we again get to see his real-life work through many black and white snapshots Contemplation The section also pays tribute to the greatest scientific minds in the Indian Space journey and has a celebratory and nostalgic feel to it. He earned his moniker of ‘Missile-man of India’ for his achievement in this phase of his life. His insistence on a participative model of management was based on bringing the best out of every person.
He even produced healthcare products using the same missile technology. Kalam goes on to give a firsthand account of some of the most incredible scientific innovations of the country like Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), the Integrated Guided Missile Programme of India and its constituent missiles like Akaash, Naga, Trishul and especially Agni, the Indian Intercontinental Ballistic Missile series. In 1982, Kalam changes his place of work to rejoin the defence labs at the DRDO as its Director. Another noticeable thing is his interactions with the common folks in such an organization and outside. Here, Kalam has incorporated minutest of scientific acronyms, details etc. and tried to establish a window into his world of science and innovation.
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