The auto biographies of A P J ABDUL KALAM

Abstract

A P J Abdul Kalam former President of India is a visionary newlinescientist who occupies an important place in the history of Indian science and newlinesociety He is well known for his inspirational and motivational writings and newlinespeeches He portrays his life in his autobiographies Wings of Fire An newlineAutobiography 1999 and Turning Points A Journey through Challenges newline 2012 Arun Tiwari brings out the autobiographical aspects of Kalam s life in newlinedialogue form in two of his collaborative works Tiwari the Secretary of the newlineCARE Foundation Hyderabad has had close association with Kalam for newlinemore than 25 years Kalam and Tiwari have similar thoughts in Guiding newlineSouls A Dialogue on the Purpose of Life 2005 and You are Born to newlineBlossom Take my Journey Beyond 2008 Ramanathan and P M Nair newlinecomment on the life of Kalam in their biographies of Kalam Ramanathan newlineserved as the Financial Advisor to Kalam for more than seven years in newlineDefence Research and Development Organization DRDO when Kalam was newlinethe Director of DRDO and Scientific Advisor to the Prime Minister of India newlineHe observes the humanistic aspects of Kalam in Who is Kalam A Good newlineHuman Being 2004 Nair who worked as the Personal Secretary to Kalam newlinewhen Kalam was the President of India portrays Kalam from his point of newlineview in The Kalam Effect My Years with the President 2008 Kalam and his newlinebiographers record Kalam s attitudes characters manners habits nature newlinephilosophies ideologies achievements etc observed at different times of newlineKalam s life newline newline