Synopsis
Adamya Sahas is a famous book by APJ Abdul Kalam.This book is a must read.
About the Author
Rajpal and Sons was founded in 1912 in Lahore (now in Pakistan) by Shri Rajpal Malhotra, a journalist-turned-publisher. His first publication, Wisdom of the Vedas (1920) was recommended by the University of Oxford as the definitive text on Indian philosophy, and became the first book published in India to be prescribed as a textbook in the University of Oxford.An ardent champion of the freedom of expression, Rajpal won a bitterly fought legal battle in 1928 in the Punjab High Court in defence of an author's right to express his opinion. The case polarized public opinion, and some disgruntled elements unhappy with the Court verdict made several attempts on his life. The third attempt on April 6, 1929 proved fatal when Rajpal was stabbed to death while working in his office in Lahore. In the short span of 17 years that Rajpal was a publisher, he established new benchmarks in Indian publishing and laid the foundations of a vibrant publishing tradition. In 1997, Rajpal was posthumously bestowed the first Freedom to Publish Award by the Federation of Indian Publishers. In 2010, the International Publishers' Association bestowed on him the Dare to Publish Award and paid tribute to the timeless and exemplary integrity, determination, and courage that he embodied in upholding the fundamental human right of Freedom of Expression.
