Ignited Minds

Author:
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
 The Dream & The Message
Dream Dream Dream
Dream Transform Into Thoughts
And Thoughts Transform Into Action

These are the opening lines of the first

session in the book. It urges the youth to
sow the seed of thought and convert it into
action
 Give Us A Role Model

This section asks India to produce role

models so that our coming generations
can look upon them & help build India
prosperous nation
Visionary Teachers & Scientist
Abdul Kalam believes that vision ignites
the minds. India needs visionaries like
J.R.D Tata, Vikram Sarabhai, Satish
Dhawan and many more, who can involve
an entire generation in mission driven
programmes which benefit the country as
a whole.
 Learn From Saints & Seers
India has a large number of saints &
seers. They have provided us spiritual
wisdom for so many years.

Spiritual wisdom is our strength. We

should learn more from our saints & seers
along with our technological
advancements.
 Patriotism Beyond Politics &
Religion
India is a country with numerous religions
and communities.
Every religious organization should put
Patriotism first & then religion.
‘n’ number of political parties flourishing in
India.
Political leaders should put nation first and
then their interest & political party.
 The Knowledge Society
Ancient India was a knowledge society…
contributed to a great deal of civilization.

We need to recover our status & become

a knowledge power.

A knowledge society for better civilisation.

Getting The Forces Together
To make India a developed country we
need to increase our GDP.

For increasing GDP we need to put

forward all our resources together.

Getting the right forces at the right time will

make the goal more achievable.
 Thought

Dr. Abdul Kalam embeds the thought that

“ Nation is bigger than individual”