Question

character sketch of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam from Wings of Fire

Answer 1

Kalam was born in 1931, the son of a little-educated boat owner in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu. His father was also the imam of the small mosque in Rameswaram. He had an unparallel career as a defense scientist, culminating the highest civilian award of India, Bharat Ratna. As a chief of the country's defence research and development programmer, Kalam demonstrated a great potential for dynamics and innovations that existed in seemingly moribund research establishment. This is the story of Kalam's own rise from obscurity and his personal and professional struggles, as well as the story of AGNI, TRISHUL and NAG missiles that have become household names in India and that have raised the nation to the level of a missile power of international reckoning. 

Answer 2

‘Wings of Fire’ is an autobiography of APJ Abdul Kalam. The book portrays the positive side of Abdul Kalam and brings out his efforts and his courage to chase his dreams.

A calm and serene child, a diligent and hard working student, a master mind as a president and scientist, he is shown to be an exemplary figure in each sphere of his life.