Book
Review
Name
of the book: - Ignited Minds
Author Of the book: - Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam
Publisher of the book:-Penguin Books India Pvt. Ltd.Gurgaon,Haryana.
Accession No.1690
Cost
of the book Rs.199/-
This book is written by Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam
and dedicated this book to a student of class 12 Master Snehal Thakur.
On April 2002 when he reached Anand under
curfew.While talking to the student one question came that Who is our enemy? And correct answer was our enemy is
Poverty.
In
this book there are 9 very interesting, knowledgeable and useful lessons.
One of them is Dream and the message.In this
lesson he express how he was impressed by five men Mahatma Gandhi, Albert
Einstein, Emperror Ashoka, Abraham Lincon and Caliph Omar.
He
also quotes and gives the example of
works of eminent persons like Thirukkural, Rabindranath Tagore, Abraham
Lincoln, J. R. D. Tata, Vikram Sarabhai, Satish Dhawan and Dr. Verghese Kurien.
'Ignited Minds - Unleashing the Power
Within India' is a
manifesto for the youth of a new India, an India which rises to its potential
harnessing all its resources in an optimal way and becomes a world leader. And
how would we do that? The answer is by using the power of young minds. Before
we can do that, we have to awaken the young minds, 'ignite' them and let them
set aside the inertia that has crept in.
Throughout the book, Dr. Kalam talks
about his vision to make India a developed nation by 2020. He narrates the
fruitful messages he got after talking to influential industrialists, political
leaders, scientists, and seers . We can find the great pride that he takes in
India and its rich cultural heritage and uses them to evoke national pride and
to exhort the citizens of the country to work towards a common national goal.
Dr. Kalam sets
down the future of India on the young generation. The book is all about
liberating our qualities. He explains how important it is for a child to have a
role model and how they must have a dream. It is through dreams that actions
happen. The main focus of the book is his interaction with children of our
nation. He states that the young children are the first scientists. Science
exists from questions. Children ask inquisitive questions.
Dr.
Kalam has written this book with the solitary intention of motivating the minds
of the young generation of India so that we can work together to take our
country to greater and unimagined heights. At the heart of this book is the
belief that the people of this nation have the power, by means of sheer hard
work, to realize their dream of a truly good life.
He
has specifically chosen to address the youth because in his distinguished
career as a space and defence scientist he relied on the power and potential of
the youth. He chose the youth and in doing so, he groomed the next generation
of scientist who would take the mantle of being a space scientist from him and
people of his generation.
In
the course of the nine chapters of this book, we can find many
thought-provoking incidents and instances where Dr. Kalam was left in awe of
the untapped talent and resources of the country. He finds a unique mix of
belief and knowledge that sets us apart from the other nations of the world.
This
book is written for the common man. It is a reminder to all of us that a simple
man from Rameshwaram made it to the Rashtrapati Bhavan of New Delhi with his
hard work and dedication.
M.M.Ahmed
(Librarian)
Shift-1
K.V.Aurangabad
Cantt.
(Mumbai Region)
