Guiding Souls (dialogues on the purpose of life)

What is to become of men? how can i set out on my own into a world that seems filled with conflict and strife? how do i cope with day-to-day pressures? how can my life be useful and happy? these and others such questions are frequently put by the students and young professionals, to the visionary president of india wherever he goes. Guiding souls: dialogues on the purpose of life offers answers to many such questions. Structured as dialogues between dr. A. P. J. Abdul kalam and prof. Arun k. Tiwari, his friend and co-author of wings of fire, this book outlines a spiritual approach to life. Appealing to the innocent creativity of youth, the book rejects both extremes-hype and hoop-la of globalization and the pessimism of seeing the world as a theatre of conflict-and describes the ultimate goal and mission of humanity as constituting the task of helping evolution on planet earth. The book covers a wide spectrum of history and human activity. It evokes the presence of some great human who walked on this planet as exemplars for the for the ideals presented in the book about the author: avul pakir jainulabdeen abdul kalam, b. 15 october 1931, is one of india's most distinguished scientists. He was responsible for the development of ispro's launch vehicle programme, the develop-ment and operationalization of strategic missiles at drdo, and building indigenous capability in critical technologies. As scientific adviser to the defence minister, he was one of the brains behind the pokhran-11 nuclear tests in 1998. As chairman of tifac, he guided a number of technology projects and missions; his document on technology vision 2020 was a blueprint to make india a developed country. Dr. Kalam was principal scientific adviser to the government of india holding the rank of a cabinet minister from 1999 to 2001. He was awarded th