‘Wings of Fire’ comes to us from the man who rewrote the definition of dreams. When Kalam talks about his early life, the hardships that he suffered and the courage that moved him forward in life, it stirs a movement inside every soul. We see a young boy in Rameswaram taking his first small steps towards a brilliant future.
The book is written by Dr. Kalam and Arun Tiwari, and it opens with a homage to his parents and in particular to his mother. ‘Wings of Fire’ is divided into four parts:
1931 to 63- Orientation
1963 to 80- Creation
1981 to 91- Propitiation
Beyond 1991- Contemplation
The book was first published in English in 1999. You could probably read it in your mother tongue as it is translated into 13 Indian languages! Choose your pick from Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Odia, Marathi, and Gujarati. It also has a Chinese version titled ‘Huo Yi’, by Ji Peng and also many French translations. There are also several photographs related with the life and work of Dr. Kalam.
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