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Turning Points: A Journey Through Challenges picks up where Wings of Fire finished.
Summary Of The Book
This book, Turning Points: A Journey Through Challenges, takes
up the story from when A.P.J Abdul Kalam became the President of India.
It covers his acceptance of the post of the President of India, his
term in office, his efforts to make his term meaningful, and the
challenges he faced.
His term from 2002 to 2007 was an eventful one. The President of India
is just a titular head with minimal powers. But, the office is one of
great influence and Kalam used it to best effect. He got the government
and the public to focus on issues that were relevant to the country's
all round growth.
He initiated programs like PURA to try and integrate rural areas into
the general economic and technological growth of the country. He dreamt
of taking the whole of India on his vision for the country in the new
millennium, and he saw no reason why the villages should be left out in
this vision.
Turning Points: A Journey Through Challenges is more about
Kalam’s vision for his country rather than about himself. He tries to
provide a blueprint for development, and for reforms in the government
and judiciary.
Dr.Kalam is a strong advocate for the use of technology and a proponent
of e-governance. Even the little bits of personal experience during his
term that he gives, he links with these ideas. For instance, he
mentions the controversial dissolution of the Bihar assembly for which
he later offered to resign. But, he does not focus on the political or
personal implications of this decision, instead, he chose to highlight
his use of electronic communication in lending his approval to this
move, for he was in Moscow at that time.
He made the office of the President accessible to the public. He used
his popularity and high visibility to inspire the youth of the country
and convince them to believe in his 2020 vision for India. He urged the
young people to dream big, and to believe in their country's destiny. Turning Points: A Journey Through Challenges describes the term in office of one of the most charismatic Presidents of the country.
About A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam is a renowned scientist, writer, administrator and former President of India.
Other books by Dr. Kalam - Developments in Fluid Mechanics and
Space Technology, Ignited Minds: Unleashing the Power Within India, The
Luminous Sparks, India 2020: A Vision for the New Millennium, and Wings
of Fire: An Autobiography.
He has written autobiographies and books that detail his vision for the future of the country.
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was born to a poor Muslim fisherman family in
Rameshwaram, Tamilnadu in 1931. He studied physics for his undergraduate
studies, in Trichy. He then moved to Madras and studied Aerospace
Engineering at the Madras Institute of Technology. After finishing his
studies, he joined the DRDO’s Aeronautical Development Establishment.
Kalam played a pivotal administrative role in the Pokhran II project. He
became the eleventh President of the country in 2002.Product details
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