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BOOKS AND AUTHORS
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M.J Akbar
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Mulk Raj Anand
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Anees Jung
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P.M. Nayer
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Detailed explanation-1: -P.M. Nair had a long and varied career in the IAS, which he joined in 1967. In July 2002 he was appointed Secretary to the President and continued in that position all through the five years of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s tenure at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Detailed explanation-2: -He took India to great heights. He showed the way.” Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, who had served as prime minister under Kalam, said, “our country has lost a great human being who made phenomenal contributions to the promotion of self-reliance in defence technologies.
Detailed explanation-3: -The author, SM Khan, acquaints us with lesser known facts and stories which went towards making the great Dr Kalam the ‘People’s President’. SM Khan was press secretary to the late APJ Abdul Kalam and shared a unique relationship with the unusual President.
Detailed explanation-4: -Abdul Kalam served as president of the Republic of India from 2002 to 2007. As president, Kalam promoted the advancement of the national nuclear weapons program. Kalam also devised a 20-year action plan to achieve economic growth through technological development in India.