Introduction:

Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was born in the small pilgrim town of Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, as a son of a boatman. From his early years, Kalam was hard-working and ambitious. As a boy, Kalam aspired to be a pilot, but went on to design rockets under the inspiration of Dr. Vikram Sarabhai. He became the Director of the Defence Research and Development Organisation and was the force behind the development of 'Agni' and 'Trishul' missile programmers. His hard work and perseverance fetched him the Bharat Ratna. His autobiography is called 'Wings of Fire'. This is an inspiring story of what India can achieve. He advises the younger generation to dream about a technologically advanced and self-reliant India and work towards it.