Wings of Fire is an extraordinary story that journeys the life of A P J Abdul Kalam starting from his childhood as a common boat-owner’s son in the island town of Rameswaram, to his emergence as one of India’s most distinguished citizens.

In a manner that is modest and self-effacing, Kalam traces his life as a son, student, engineer, scientist and leader, and ascribes his achievements to the influence of his parents, mentors and teachers.

An audiobook provides the opportunity of elevating the experience of a book. In his rich voice, actor and playwright Girish Karnad brings the experience alive as the voice of APJ Abdul Kalam.

The experience is further textured with subtle and contextual music and background score by 3 Brothers & A Violin. Short compositions from a wide gamut of musical and lyrical genres from Thirukkural to Shabad, Abhang to Qawalli punctuate the essence of each chapter. The list of singers includes Shankar Mahadevan and Bombay Jayashri besides others.

All in all, an entertaining and elevating experience that the young or old would wish to return to again and again.