"This book is an English translation of the Tamil book ‘Ninaivugalukku Maranamillai’. Written by two people closest to A.P.J. Abdul Kalam—his niece Dr. Nazema Maraikayar and the distinguished ISRO scientist Dr. Y.S. Rajan, who was a close confidante of Kalam —this book gives a holistic and honest revelation of the life of Dr. Kalam from his early childhood till he breathed his last.

This is the story of how a small-town boy from Rameswaram ascended to the highest echelons of the Indian political world. This book comprehensively covers the beautiful history of Indian rocketry, precursors to today’s Science and Technology, the workings of the Indian political and administrative"