Like him, we should always follow our dreams and work towards making them true, however hard the circumstances are. Here are some of my takeaways from his autobiographical book:-Ībdul Kalam delivered newspapers in his childhood to add to his family’s income and studied simultaneously.
“For great men, religion is a way of making friends: small people make religion a fighting tool”.
A man of meager possessions, he left behind a legacy of his work and deeds.Ī quote of his which I thoroughly admire is: Called the ‘People’s President’, he died at the age of 83 whilst delivering a lecture at IIM, Shillong after a cardiac arrest. His role in test firing the Pokhran nuclear tests is remembered till date. His autobiographical book ‘WINGS OF FIRE’ which he has co-authored along with Arun Tiwari takes us across his life’s journey from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, his modest beginning to becoming India’s most loved and respected man. When he was elected 11 th president of India from 2002-2007 with the support of both the ruling party as well as the opposition, in-spite of our ethnicity or background, that’s when his story was written for everyone with a dream, to be motivated. A ‘Bharat Ratna’, India’s highest civilian honour awardee even before he became president, he returned to writing and teaching after his term as president. An aerospace engineer, who worked as a scientist at the DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) and ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation), he is also referred to as ‘Missile Man of India’. I started following his journey much before he was our president in 2002.
His humility and simplicity are much talked about even today and he is an example for many. Like every proud Indian, our late former president Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam holds a special place in my heart.
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