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WHEN I FIRST MET DR. A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM........

          Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was the 11th President of India. (2002-2007)           I was in a state of shock and sadness when I heard that such a great person was  no more! He was known as the Missile Man of India!          When I heard about him last night, I remembered that day when I first met him. I was not well that day and I was sleeping. Suddenly, my father called my mother and said to come to the Hindustan office. At first, I didn't know about him coming and I was very annoyed at the thought of going out anywhere as I was not well. That day, when I finally reached the Hindustan office, I came to know that Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was coming, and all the children had to welcome him.  He had come to visit people in the Hindustan office and all the children, including me, welcomed him with fresh red roses. I was the first child to welcome him. He asked my name, school, my hob...

THE BOOK I READ-WINNERS

“ When all appears to be lost, the real fight has just begun” I just finished reading a book known as “WINNERS” by Danielle Steel. This book was first published in the United States in 2013. It was a book about hopes. After reading the book I learnt that we should never lose hopes. We should keep on trying, and there will be one day when we will succeed! This book is about a girl, Lily Thomas. She is seventeen years old and she is a ski champion who is currently training for the Olympics. One day she went for her training as usual, but, what happened with her that day was not usual! The chairlift broke! This caused her to have a spinal injury. She could never stand again. She had to stay in a wheel chair forever. Lily’s doctor, Jessie Matthews, who operated her, said that she could still do many things if she tries. But, Jessie’s spirits were actually tested when she had a tragedy of her own. The day she operated Lily, she got to know that her husband died in a road accident. Lil...