The Hindu : 'Wings of Fire' to the aid of the disabled

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Sunday, Jun 08, 2003

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Southern States - Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad

'Wings of Fire' to the aid of the disabled

By Our Staff Reporter

HYDERABAD June 7. The President, A.P.J.Abdul Kalam, has said the money raised by the sale of his autobiography, `Wings of Fire', would go for the benefit of the visually and mentally challenged.

Dr.Kalam, who received the 2,00,000th copy of the book at Raj Bhavan here on Saturday, noted the book had caught the imagination of people in the country and abroad. "It's a pleasant surprise. We did not expect such a response,'' he said.

Three visually challenged children, Swati, Shanta Kumar and Govind Reddy, read out from the Braille version of the book on the occasion. The Governor, Surjit Singh Barnala, and the Chief Minister, N.Chandrababu Naidu, were also present on the occasion.

Earlier, spotting press photographers waiting to click him, the President asked them, if they read books. When one of them said no, he advised them to start reading books. "This will help you click better pictures,'' Dr.Kalam told them.

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