The former President of India, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam was well known as the ‘Missile Man of India’ and the ‘People’s President’ passes away such words of wisdom, inspiration
and the power of vision. His books which are full of experience and knowledge help millions of people allover the world. Listed below are ten books penned by APJ Abdul Kalam t
hat focus on leadership, innovation and the spirit of excellence.
1.Wings of Fire
If anything, maybe the most famous of all his books, ‘Wings Of Fire’ is an auto-biographical work that details Kalam’s rise from a simple boy to a famed scientist of India and the 11th President. This book is an inspiring story of hustle and commitment, and of living out dreams in the face of adversities.
2.Ignited Minds
“Ignited Minds” is dedicated to the youths of India to ignite their minds and empower them to be responsible for the nation’s growth. The book is meant to provide inspiration and actionable concepts to the next generation and the future leaders.
3.India 2020
This book proposed by YS Rajan is published by informed and written I gather more resources for India and transforms it into a developed country by 2020. This study showcases what is required for change and transformation in India to allow the country to move to better future.
4.My Journey: Changing of Laughter to Lights
The target audience of this book is a portrayal of Kalam’s early years, obstacles encountered and the experiences gathered. In “My Journey,” I got a rare opportunity to gain insight into the ideas that Spear held and the ways on how he wanted to steer the organization.
5.The Luminous Sparks
As a poet too, Kalam penned down a set of poems and thoughts and come up with “The Luminous Sparks”. The book records his thoughts on life, on nature and the universe giving the readers a new dimension into his thinking and feeling facets.
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6.Turning Points: They Idea of travelling through challenges
Unlike the “Wings of Fire” which is a collection of speeches, this book goes further in analyzing the great events of the Kalam Presidency Age. These books kind of help the readers to understand some of the decisions that have shaped his carrier through out the “Turning Points”.
7.Indomitable Spirit
This book entitle ‘Indomitable Spirit’ is collection of speeches and essays written by Kalam who share his views on leadership, education, higher education, science and technology, human resource development, rural by PPP development and other topics related to the nation. This book must be timeless as it is a collection of powerful wisdoms for anyone who wants to understandably study his philosophy.
8.‘Yasoum Yehoo’, You are Born to Blossom
Having written this book with Arun Tiwari, this book is aimed at helping people discover themselves and improve. This is creating the culture of education, technology and personal responsibility as antecedent to change or the control of one’s future.
9.Mission India
Similar to this, ‘Mission India’, is also the work done joint with Y. S. Rajan that focusing on the dreams of youth in India. They wished to note down a complete real life chronicle of inspiring people who, in one way or the other, have contributed to the growth of the nation.
10.A Manifesto for Change
Here in this book Kalam himself has presented vision map as to how India could be changed by innovative thinking and by taking bold decisions. Thus, “A Manifesto for Change” provides policy makers and leaders with a manual of how the change can be achieved.
The books penned by APJ Abdul Kalam are not only literary works but set Flashing light to people for the hope of better future. In his own way Kalam wrote for millions to inspire dream big, work hard and lead with integrity and vision even after his physical demise.
