Author Kalam offers new age guide!

APJ Abdul Kalam and YS Rajan are back with a guide to the world around us.

Spicezee Bureau

New Delhi: APJ Abdul Kalam and YS Rajan are back with a 21st century guide to the world around us.Published by Penguin, ‘The Scientific Indian’ addresses every curious and adventurous mind, especially tomorrow’s scientists and technologists; encouraging one to dream big and urging one to work hard to make one’s dream come true. Nuclear capability, self-sufficiency in food production, an array of indigenous satellites and missiles, an unmanned moon mission – India’s achievement in the scientific domain in recent years have been spectacular. But, according to the country’s best known scientist APJ Abdul Kalam and his close associate YS Rajan, we’ve only just begun. In a century that many experts predict may belong to India, the realization of the vision of a beter future for everyone will require a keen understanding of our needs and this can only be achieved by tailoring our research and innovations to the goal of national development. In the book, Kalam and Rajan return after ten years to the core areas of scientific advancement that are crucial today: space exploration, satellite technology, missile development, earth and ocean resources, the biosphere, food production, energy and water harvesting, health care and communications, to name a few. For each aspect, the authors provide the context of recent progress on the global platform as well as Indian breakthroughs. A must read for all!