Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam The Son Of A Little-Educated Boat-Owner In Rameswaram Tamil Nadu Had An Unparalled Career As A Defence Scientist Culminating In The Highest Civilian Award Of India The Bharat Ratna. As Chief Of The Country`S Defence Research And Development Programme Kalam Demonstrated The Great Potential For Dynamism And Innovation That Existed In Seemingly Moribund Research Establishments. This Is The Story Of Kalam`S Rise From Obscurity And His Personal And Professional Struggles As Well As The Story Of Agni Prithvi Akash Trishul And Nag--Missiles That Have Become Household Names In India And That Have Raised The Nation To The Level Of A Missile Power Of International Reckoning.
