Ignited Minds: Unleashing The Power Within India

About the Book: Ignited Minds: Unleashing The Power Within India A runaway hit, this book by the former President of India setsout to answer the question: Why does India so often settle for lessthan the best when we have the skills, resources and talent to bethe best? About the Author: A P J Abdul Kalam Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, b. 15 October 1931, is oneof India's most distinguished scientists. He was responsible forthe development of India's first satellite launch vehicle, theSLV-3, development and operationalization of strategic missiles andtheir weaponization, and for building indigenous capability incritical technologies. As Chairman of the Technology Information,Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC), he guided a number oftechnology projects and missions to take India into thetwenty-first century. The document on Technology Vision 2020 is ablueprint to make India a developed country. A.P.J. Abdul Kalamheld various positions in ISRO and DRDO and became PrincipalScientific Adviser to the Government of India holding the rank of aCabinet Minister. He has the unique honour of receiving honorarydoctorates from thirty universities and the country's three highestcivilian honours Padma Bhushan (1981), Padma Vibhushan (1990) andBharat Ratna (1997). He has done a short stint as Professor ofTechnology and Societal Transformation at Anna University, Chennai,and is at the halfway mark in meeting 100,000 high school studentsthroughout the country.