Pupils' President : APJ Abdul Kalam

Book Review: by Indraneel Das Adhikari

My Review :
This book is a collection of articles, speech, interviews and excerpts about APJ Abdul Kalam, our beloved Ex-President. His story makes you believe that you can dream to soar great heights irrespective of whether you have enough money and support to reach your goal.
Once, Kalam mentions that he learnt religious tolerance from his father Jainulabiddin Marakayar. He used to accompany his father in morning walks where his father used to meet his friends (Hindu and Catholic) and they used to listen to people's problems and solve them together.
Many articles and interviews from different people worked with Kalam show how he used to take care of his staff. Articles also talk about his passion for motivating students. He also broke some security protocols to just give more time to students and understand their ideas.
One article mentions that he donated his 3 months salary for Ramakrishna Vivekananda mission. Usually, Presidents donate lakhs of rupees for charity, but he proved that he is self less by donating his 3 months salary.
Kalam's ambition was to become an air force pilot, he was depressed when he was the top 9th person in the interview and only the top 8 people were selected. He got guidance from a Guru and thus took many important roles in DRDO and ISRO and became a leader of 3 armed forces of India. The title of the book is apt, as Kalam is Pupil's President.
Instead of reading a biography, it is interesting to read articles, interviews, speech by Kalam and about Kalam to understand him better. This gives an unbiased view of his personality. I surely keep this book in my bookshelf forever and want to read it whenever I get depressed. Since this is a collection, I cannot rate it by writing style or plot, but I would recommend this to each and every person on the Earth to read it at least once.