Turning Points: A Journey Through Challenges

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Jun 2012 · Sold by Harper Collins

About this ebook

The inspiring sequel to Wings of Fire. Over 3 lakh copies sold.'It was like any other day on the Anna University campus in Chennai. As I was returning to my room in the evening, the vice-chancellor, Prof. A. Kalanidhi, fell in step with me. Someone had been frantically trying to get in touch with me through the day, he said. Indeed, the phone was ringing when I entered the room. When I answered, a voice at the other end said, 'The prime minister wants to talk with you.' Some months earlier, I had left my post as Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India to return to teaching. Now, as I spoke to the PM, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, my life was set for an unexpected change.'Turning Points takes up the incredible Kalam story from where Wings of Fire left off. It brings together details from his career and presidency that are not generally known as he speaks out for the first time on certain points of controversy. It is a continuing saga, above all, of a journey - individual and collective - that will take India to 2020 and beyond as a developed nation.

Ratings and reviews

One of the Gems💎, I find myself to be contributing for the vision. Good book to know your 11th President irrespective of any sort of stuff.

i cannot express how enlighted i felt after reading this book. i would suggest every youth of our country to read and experience the teachings and wisdom of a great man who has god like abilities and thinking of an angel.

Both wings of fire and turning points teach how to dream,how to rise everytime we fall,how to achieve success,how to acquire your whole lifetime.These books are greatly inspiring for any age.APJ Abdul kalam was a legend. "Apj abdul kalam never existed,India would have had to invent one" - Arun Tiwari

About the author

Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was the eleventh President of India, from 2002 to 2007. He was a recipient of the Padma Bhushan, the Padma Vibhushan and the nation's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna.