Later in the day, starting from 3.25 p.m., there was a short interview with Rajdeep Sardesai and Dilip Venkatraman from CNN-IBN, followed by a meeting with E.S.L. In the morning I was busy with personal work. It was a day filled with many engagements. It was 24 July 2007, the last day of my presidency.
Keep loving nature and care for its blessings New Delhi 1 WHEN CAN I SING A SONG OF INDIA? In fact, if even one person or one family find their life changing for the better because of something gleaned from this book, I will feel fulfilled. Seeing the response generated by Wings of Fire I felt that if in the same way this book too could benefit a few people it would be well worth the effort. However, my reasons for writing Turning Points were slightly different. One could say that it has been a very intense experience. Certainly much has happened in the past decade and more which needs recounting. Gradually I moved up to greater responsibilities, finally assuming the office of the president of India. My first job was as senior scientific assistant. Like them I started my life from the lowest step in the ladder. One could say that my story echoes the concerns, anxieties and aspirations of many Indians. More heartening still is that it appears to have made a positive impact on thousands of people, helping them change their lives for the better.Īs I wrote Turning Points the thought occurred to me why I was writing the book. Ever since it was published in 1999 the response has been astounding and the book has sold more than a million copies. My book Wings of Fire covered my life up to 1992. 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. 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. 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. 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.
Kalanidhi, fell in step with me.Someone had been frantically trying to get in touch with me through the day, he said. As I was returning to my room in the evening, the vice-chancellor, Prof. It was like any other day on the Anna University campus in Chennai.
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