1) Wings of Fire: This best-seller is the autobiographical account of former Indian president, scientist, visionary Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam. It unravels a voyage of an ordinary lad from a small town of Tamil Nadu to one of the most respected scientists of India
It is not only the story of Abdul Kalam but, it is a story of Indian indigenous works in the fields of rocketry and space research. An extraordinary account of a man whose life was/is completely devoted to science.
One of the interesting things that I observed in the book was the reinforcement of my belief about peak achievers. I’d heard that whenever a person completely immerses himself in a field and reaches the peak, he naturally becomes spiritual. These words of Mr. Kalam endorse the previous statement.
“Flow is the sensation we experience when we act with total involvement. During flow, action follows action according to internal logic that seems to need no conscious intervention on the part of the worker. There is no hurry; there are no distracting demands on one’s attention. The pat & future disappear. So does the distinction between the self and the activity.”
All in all, my first book of this year was a very good read:D:D
2) Shankaracharya & an untouchable: A very short book which is about the conversation between the great guru Shankaracharya and the untouchable (referred as chandala). Shankara’s basic philosophy of advaitha is discussed briefly. It is an exposition of Manisha Panchakam. It’s written by Swami Ranganathananda of R.K.Mutt.
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