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Books

Fifteen books.
Four hundred thousand copies.

Written across science, policy, history, and motivation, three of them with Dr. Kalam himself. Translated into twelve languages, with two shortlisted among the top five in their categories at the Raymond Crossword Book Awards.

01  /  With Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Written alongside his teacher.

Written across science, policy, history, and motivation, three of them with Dr. Kalam himself. Translated into twelve languages, with two shortlisted among the top five in their categories at the Raymond Crossword Book Awards.

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Penguin · 2011

Target 3 Billion

PURA (Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas) as a blueprint for sustainable development for three billion people. The book that turned a mission into a movement.

With A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

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Penguin · 2015

Reignited: Scientific Pathways to a Brighter Future

A guide to the sciences of the coming century, written for young readers deciding what to do with their lives.

With A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

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HarperCollins  ·  2015

Advantage India: From Challenge to Opportunity

Dr. Kalam’s final vision for the country, the last book they wrote together.

With A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

02  /  Selected Works

The rest of the shelf.

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Penguin · 2025

I am the Universe: The History and Future of the Cosmos

Cosmology and physics retold for young readers, tracing the line from the Big Bang to the atoms in a human hand. Written to make wonder the entry point into science.

Space Science  ·  Autobiography

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2017  ·  Fingerprint

The Black Tiger

A thriller about defeating India’s corrupted and realising Kalam’s dream of a corruption-free nation. Fiction used to argue a case that policy papers rarely reach.

Non-Fiction  ·  Anti-corruption

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Penguin · 2019

Reignited 2: Emerging Technologies of Tomorrow

The sequel, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, space and the technologies that will define the next four decades. Written for students choosing what to study.

Science  ·  Young Readers

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HarperCollins  ·  2015

Smart and Human: Building Cities of Wisdom

What a smart city owes its citizens beyond sensors and dashboards, water, dignity, work and civic wisdom. Co-authored with G. R. K. Reddy.

Urban policy

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Penguin · 2015

What Can I Give? Life Lessons from My Teacher, Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Six years beside a President, recounted as a set of lessons rather than a memoir. The book from which the “What Can I Give” movement takes its name.

Memoir  ·  Leadership

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Prabhat Prakashan  ·  2016

Childhood of Kalam: A Fascinating Glimpse into the Early Life of India's Missile Man

Dr. Kalam’s final vision for the country, the last book they wrote together.

With A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Sales

400,000+

Copies sold worldwide.

Languages

12

Translated editions in print.

Awards

3

XXX

Festivals

20+

Book fairs & festivals addressed.

For Publishers & Festivals

Book readings, festivals
and literary sessions.

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