ignited minds review

A BOOK WHICH NOT ONLY GIVES THE INSIGHT OF A GREAT PERSONALITY BUT ALSO TAKES US BEYOND THE BOUNDARIES OF LIFE.-REVIEWED BY KUMAR ABHINEETIBS MANGALORE

IGNITED MINDSUNLEASHING THE POWER WITHIN INDIA

WRITTEN BY Dr. A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM.

OVER 2,00,000 COPIES HAS BEEN SOLD.

PUBLISHED BY PENGUIN BOOKS.

PRICE OF THE BOOK Rs 125.

PRAISE FOR THE BOOK

“IGNITED MINDS WILL FIRE THE MINDS OF THE YOUNG TO WHOM IT IS PRIMARILY ADDRESSED- ”Khushwant Singh”

“IGNITED MINDS IS A LUCID AND ELEGANT EXPRESSION OF (Kalam's) DREAMS ABOUT INDIA’S FUTURE- ”Wilson John”

INTRODUCTION OF THE AUTHOR

FULL NAME AVUL PAKIR JAINULABDEEN ABDUAL KALAM.

BORN AT 15 OCTOBER 1931. HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE

DEVELOPMENT OF INDIA’S FIRST SATELITE LAUNCH VEHICLE-SLV-3.

HELD VARIOUS POSITIONS IN ISRO AND DRDO AND ULTIMATELY BECOMES THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA.

THE BOOK DEALS WITH

THE DEAM AND IMPORTANCE OF ROLE MODEL.

VISIONARY PERSONALITIES AND LEARNING FROM THEM.

PATRIOTISM BEYOND POLITICS AND RELIGION.

GETTING THE SOCIETY AND FORCES TOGETHER.

BUILDING A NEW SOCIETY . CONCLUSION.

THE DREAM AND IMPORTANCE OF ROLE MODEL DREAM—THOUGHTS--ACTION. SPIRITUALITY SHOULD GO WITH

EDUCATION. SELF-REALIZATION LEADS TO GRAND

FUTURE. PROMOTE NATION’S WEALTH-YOUNG

GENERATION . PROVE YOURSELF AS A ROLE MODEL.

VISIONARY PERSONALITIES AND LEARNING FROM THEM. WHAT WE NEED VISION IGNITES THE MIND. WE NEED VISIONARIES LIKE

J.R.D. TATA AND VIKRAM SARABHAI.

WE NEED TO UTILIZE OUR SPIRITUAL WISDOM.

WE NEED TO REGAIN OUR PAST HERITAGE TO ENRICH OUR LIFE.

PATRIOTISM BEYOND POLITICS AND RELIGION.

SUCCESS COMES FROM FAILURES.

ABSENCE OF NATIONAL VISION LEADS TOWARDS HUGE CHAOS.

THERE IS A NEED TO GO BEYOND THE POLICITS AND RELIGION.

GETTING THE SOCIETY AND FORCES TOGETHER

PROGRAMMES NEED TO BE ADAPTED INTO A MISSION MODE.

NATIONAL RESOURCES NEED TO BE FULLY UTILIZED.

PROGRESS HAS TO GET THROUGH INTEGRITY OF SOCIETY.

BUILDING A NEW SOCIETY

YOUNG ESPECIALLY HAVE TO BE GUIDED PROPERLY .

EDUCATIONAL REFORMS MUST BE INITIATED.

CO-ORDINATION BETWEEN CENTER AND STATE IS REQUIRED .

MINDSET MUST CHANGE.

CONCLUSION

CREATIVITY IS OUR STRENGTH SO IT HAS TO BE PROMOTED.

THINK BEYOND THE INDIVIDUAL LEVEL. MISSION MODE IS REQUIRED .