Wings of Fire (autobiography)

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Wings of Fire

Cover for A P J Abdul Kalam's Wings of Fire
Author	A P J Abdul Kalam, Arun Tiwari
Cover artist	Photograph courtesy: The Week
Subject	India's journey to self-reliance in technology
Genre	Autobiography
Publisher	Universities Press
Publication date	1999
Media type	Print (paperback)
Pages	180 (paperback edition)
ISBN	81-7371-146-1 (paperback edition)
OCLC	41326410
LC Class	Q143.A197 A3 1999

This article is part of a series about A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
President of India (2002-2007) Awards and honours Eponym World Students' Day Presidential election 2002 Books and publications Wings of Fire India 2020 Ignited Minds Target 3 Billion Transcendence Indomitable Spirit Associated projects Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle Project Devil Project Valiant Smiling Buddha Pokhran-II Gallery: Picture, Sound, Video
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Wings of Fire (1999), is the autobiography of the Missile Man of India and the former President of India, Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. It was written by him and Arun Tiwari.^[1]

In the autobiography, Kalam examines his early life, effort, hardship, fortitude, luck and chance that eventually led him to lead Indian space research, nuclear and missile programs. Kalam started his career, after graduating from Aerospace engineering at Madras Institute of Technology, at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and was assigned to build a hovercraft prototype. Later he moved to ISRO and helped establish the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre and pioneered the first space launch-vehicle program. During the 1990s and early 2000, Kalam moved to the DRDO to lead the Indian nuclear weapons program, with particular successes in thermonuclear weapons development culminating in the operation Smiling Buddha and an ICBM Agni.