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Wings of Fire: An Autobiography of A P J Abdul Kalam (1999), former President of India. It was written by Dr. Kalam and Arun Tiwari.[1] Kalam examines his early life, effort, hardship, fortitude, luck and chance that eventually led him to lead Indian space research, nuclear and missile programs. Kalam started his career, after graduating from Aerospace engineering at MIT (Chennai), India, at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and was assigned to build a hovercraft prototype. Later he moved to ISRO and helped establish the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre and pioneered the first space launch-vehicle program. During the 1990s and early 2000, Kalam moved to the DRDO to lead the Indian nuclear weapons program, with particular successes in thermonuclear weapons development culminating in the operation Smiling Buddha and an ICBM Agni (missile). Kalam died on 27 July 2015, during a speech at Indian Institute of Management in Shillong, Meghalaya
CHAPTER 6
CONCLUSION
6.1 OVERVIEW
The aim of this study was to examine the writings of and on
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam to examine the qualities that made him an excellent
auto/biographer. Kalam’s autobiographies Wings of Fire and Turning Points,
his collaborative works with Tiwari Guiding Souls and You are Born to
Blossom and the biographies on Kalam Who is Kalam? by Ramanathan, and
The Kalam Effect by Nair were the materials used for this study. Content
analysis was used as a tool for this study against the theoretical framework of
autobiography, biography and collaborative autobiography.
6.3 SCOPE FOR FUTURE RESEARCH
This study has analyzed the auto/biographical elements in the
works of and on Kalam. In future, research can be carried out on the
auto/biographies of Indian scientists and Presidents. A comparative study of
Kalam and Benjamin Franklin can also be undertaken. Kalam’s works can
further be compared with other Indian auto/biographies from various walks of
life.