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Wings of Fire                                                                           -From'  Dr. A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM '  Autobiography            Apart from being a notable scientist and engineer, Dr.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam served as the 11th president of India from 2002-2007.  People loved and respected him so much during his tenure as president that he was popularly known as the people's President.  De to his achievements n the field of sscience, Dr. Kalam had received the Bharat Ratna Award before he assumed the highest office in the country in his autobiography 'Wings of Fire'  he traces the various the various phases of his life as a son, student, scientist and leader.                 I was born into a middle class family in the island town of Ramaeswaram.  My father Jainulabdeen had neither much formal education nor weath.  Despite these disadvantages, he possessed great innate wisdom and a true generosity of spirit.  He had an ideal helpmate in

Wings of Fire                                                                           -From'  Dr. A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM '  Autobiography            Apart from being a notable scientist and engineer, Dr.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam served as the 11th president of India from 2002-2007.  People loved and respected him so much during his tenure as president that he was popularly known as the people's President.  De to his achievements n the field of sscience, Dr. Kalam had received the Bharat Ratna Award before he assumed the highest office in the country in his autobiography 'Wings of Fire'  he traces the various the various phases of his life as a son, student, scientist and leader.                       I was born into a middle class family in the island town of Ramaeswaram.  My father Jainulabdeen had neither much formal education nor weath.  Despite these disadvantages, he possessed great innate wisdom and a true generosity of spirit.  He had an ideal helpmate i

The Legacy you leave is the one you live           Colonel Scott was one of the commanders of the troops guarding the capitol from attack y the Conederate forces in Northern Vigrginia.  Sott's wife had drowne in a steamship collision while returning home after a journey to Washington  to nurse her sick husband.  Scott had appealed to regimental command for leave to attend her burial and comfort his children .  his request had been rejected as a battle seemed imminent and every officer was essential.  But Scott, as wwas his right, had pressed his  request up the chain of command, untill it reached the secretary of War, Edwin Stanton.  Since Stanton had also rejected the request, the Colonel had taken his apeal all the way to the highest authority.                       Soctt went to his Commander in Chief in the Presidential Office late on a saturday night.  He was allowed in as the last visitor.  Lincoln listened to the story and as Scott recalled, the President exp