Advantage India: From Challenge to Opportunity

By A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and Srijan Pal Singh

Book Overview

A visionary's bequest to the nation

On the way from Delhi to Jaunpur in eastern Uttar Pradesh lies the dusty town of Badshahpur. Even in this nondescript settlement, people receive money via mobile transfer from family members working in distant cities. There are computer-training centres offering diploma courses in Bhojpuri, Hindi and English. Badshahpur is an example of India's numerous remote towns that have skipped basic literacy and landed straight into the age of digital literacy.

In this, his last book, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, writing with Srijan Pal Singh, draws upon examples-ranging from entrepreneurship in places like Badshahpur to a sophisticated missile programme like Agni - to show India's progress. He also answers pertinent questions about how initiatives such as Make in India, Swachh Bharat, smart cities and skill development for the youth can be used to unleash the country's vast potential.

Advantage India encapsulates Dr Kalam's vision of a movement driven by every home and school to educate the new generation of Indians and instil a renewed sense of citizenship.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 935177645X
• ISBN13: 9789351776451
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.2"