Recently i read a book by the one and only A P J Abdul Kalam,the book is "Indomitable Spirit"...really a great book,a precious one(ofcourse it will be like tht,coz who is the author?).If u ask me i'll say ,A MUST READ,book for all the book lovers.The whole book is a message to the youth from,our missile man of india.He shares his experiences as a student,as a son,as a teacher,as a scientist,throught this book.The interesting part is that,he tried to convey his message in a very clever manner,by citing poems,so that even a small child can undesrtnd clearly.
Some details about our missile man:
DOB: October 15, 1931
Place of birth:Tamil Nadu, India.
He was the the twelfth President of India, serving from 2002 to 2007.
He is popularly known as the People's President.
The Government of India has honored him with the nation's highest civilian honors: the Padma Bhushan in 1981;
The Government of India has honored him with the nation's highest civilian honors: the Padma Bhushan in 1981;
the Padma Vibhushan in 1990;
and the Bharat Ratna in 1997.
Some of his famous books:
India 2020
India-my-dream
Envisioning an Empowered Nation: Technology for Societal Transformation
Guiding Souls: Dialogues on the Purpose of Life
Children Ask Kalam
Wings of Fire
Ignited Minds
Scientist to President
Some sentences in that book,really touched my heart(my soul),like:
*When learning is purposeful, creativity blossoms, when creativity blossoms, thinking emanates, when thinking emanates, knowledge is fully lit, when knowledge is lit, economy flourishes.
*An ignited mind is the most powerful resource on earht, above the earth and under the earth.
*If India has to become developed by 2020, it will do so only by riding on the shoulders of the young.
He winds up the book by mentioning a poem written by Rabindra Nath 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."
