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Description: Kalam's team face repeated failures as they try to launch the AGNI missile. How will he motivate his team to make this mission a success? Get our FREE App for Android: bit.ly/2oAUev9 and for iOS: apple.co/2Isv5th Subscribe for new videos every week!: youtube.com/user/bookboxinc/?sub_confirmation=1 More English (US) AniBooks: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1ECF842014D455FD Similar AniBooks: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPDzF0B97OtEeRnUF6yAztaTI9yt8Pyb6 Abdul Kalam, Missile Man The repeated failures and delays to test launch the Agni missile created quite a buzz in the press. Such delays are common in rocket science, but the nation was in no mood to understand. Our difficulties were ours alone. People interpreted the delay in their own way and suggested some hilarious alternatives. There was an Amul cartoon that suggested Agni should use their butter as fuel! While the press was outraged over the delay, my team was utterly demoralised by the repeated failures. I recalled the various occasions when my team leaders had boosted our morale and I thought of doing likewise. I called for a meeting and addressed my team of two thousand members. “A great opportunity has been given to us. All major opportunities are accompanied by equally major challenges. We cannot give up. Our country doesn’t deserve anything less from us.” I finished by telling my people, “I promise you that Agni will be launched successfully on our next trial.” My team regained its energy! Renewing their enthusiasm, they worked with tremendous concentration and will power. The launch was finally scheduled for 22nd May 1989. Dignitaries such as the Chief of Army Staff and the Defence Minister had come to witness the launch. On the previous night, we had all gone for a walk on the beach that was lit up by a full moon. The waves roared and crashed over the rocks. Would we succeed with the Agni launch tomorrow? The question was on everyone’s mind, but none of us was willing to speak. Finally, the Defence Minister broke the silence and asked me, “Kalam, how should we celebrate the Agni success tomorrow? Is there something your heart desires?” It was a simple question, to which I could not find an immediate answer. What did I want? What was it that I did not have? Then I found the answer. “We need a hundred thousand saplings to plant in our research centre,” I said. The Minister’s face lit up with a friendly glow. “You are buying the blessing of mother earth for Agni. We will surely succeed tomorrow,” he predicted warmly. The next day Agni took off at 7:10 in the morning. It was a perfect launch. It was like waking up to a bright, crisp morning from a nightmarish sleep. Five years of continuous work at various work centres had finally paid off. A mere six hundred seconds of elegant flight washed away all our fatigue. What a wonderful culmination to the many years of labour! It was and will remain one of the greatest moments of my life. Translator/Author : APJ Abdul Kalam with Arun Tiwari Narration : BookBox Music : Acoustricks Illustration : Deepta Nangia Animation : BookBox WEBSITE: bookbox.com FACEBOOK: facebook.com/BookBoxInc INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/bookboxinc TWITTER: twitter.com/bookboxInc #BookBox #BookBoxEnglish #Learn2Read