Books and novels Platform By Mayank Chauhan

                                        1.  Wings Of Fire By A.P.J. Abdul Kalaam Wings of fireside is an autography of APJ Abdul Kalam covering his youth and his add Indian space research and missile programs. In this story of a boy from a humble background from Rameswaram who went on to become a key player in Indian space research and many Indian missile programs and later became the president of India. The book has been very fashionable in India and has been translated into multiple languages. I recently picked up a replica and skim it for a few days. it had been very engaging initially but attended drag a touch towards the top with tons of technical details and procedural information of his space research and missile projects. I loved the initial chapters of Wings of fireside since it gives a vivid picture of our country from 1930 – 1950s. Abdul Kalam born in ...

A Shot at History By Abhinav Bindra & Rohit Brijnath I started reading it yesterday and finished today and that I swear I used to be unable to sleep yesterday night, with every word of this book haunting my memory! My goodness, haven't seen such a fanatical love about his/her sport in any of the sports autobiographies I even have read thus far. Had it been before ten years, I might have taken shooting as a career after reading this book! I used to be always a Bindra fan ever since Athens and even argued tons with my friends defending him once they criticized him after he couldn't have best in London Olympics b4 fortnight. After reading this book, I m not only a lover but a mad fan of Abhinav Bindra, head over heels in love together with his book, his sport, and during away with him! Hats off to both AB and Rohit (co-author) Bindra’s case of winning the Olympic gold was very Indian, therein he had worked despite the system and managed it. At no point does he mak...