Here, I saw a painting prominently displayed in the reception lobby. There he came across a painting which depicted Tipu Sultan’s rocket warfare against the British, In 1963, Kalam went to NASA facility in Maryland(USA) as part of a training program on sounding rocket launching techniques. Later he moved to Indian Space Research which was the brain child of Vikram Sarabhai. In the book we learn how Kalam started his career in Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) and was involved in the design of a hovercraft.
It was very engaging initially, but tended to drag a bit towards the end with lot of technical details and procedural information of his space research and missile projects. I recently picked up a copy and read it in a couple of days. The book has been very popular in India and has been translated into multiple languages. 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. Wings of Fire is an autography of APJ Abdul Kalam covering his early life and his work in Indian space research and missile programs. It covers Kalam’s life before he became president of India and in 2013 another autobiography titled “My Journey: Transforming Dreams into Actions” was released. Wings of Fire is an autobiography of APJ Abdul Kalam written jointly by Arun Tiwari and Abdul Kalam. He is very well known across India and is a recipient of India’s three highest civilian awards – Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan and Bharat Ratna. APJ Abdul Kalam is a renowned Indian scientist who went on to become 11th President of India (2002-2007).