INSPIRING MINDS FROM INDIVIDUAL TO SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS A STUDY OF DR. A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM’S SELECTED WORKS

Non-fiction books are like the real life dramas from where we can feel the various emotional states of life, like happiness, excitement, anger, apathy, joy and calmness. This element makes the readers to maintain their curiosity and interest throughout the book. Life is always filled with so many good and bad experiences, incidents and feelings. But what makes a man successful is the inspiration within the mind. Inspiration is the process of instilling faith in someone to motivate him or her to do something. Many people do things easily because of this faith and will- power, but do not realize they are inspiring others around them. The former president of India Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam is such a person who inspires the people of all the realms through his works. He urges the readers to dream high and to convert their individual aspirations to social consciousness. The present paper focus on how Dr. Abdul Kalam inspires the individuals to elevate their individual aspirations to make it a part of the social and national consciousness. The attempt is also to prove that the individual aspiration can add value to the social consciousness of a nation. The future and well-being of a nation rests on its citizen's aspirations and how these aspirations help in the social involvement and participation of its youngest citizens. The concept of igniting minds and inspiring the people to participate in the social consciousness has been done by many writers and Dr. Kalam popularly known as people's president tells us that a great Personality is just not one person but a collective effort of many. He proves the same through his life and inspires the future generations through his autobiography, Wings of Fire and other works like Ignited Minds and Indomitable Spirit