The book was released by Dr. K. Sivan, Director and Head of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Center in Chennai, India.
On that occasion, the author – along with Dean Dr. Jaishanakar Ganesh of Rutgers University – endowed a Dr. Abdul Kalam Innovation Award at the Madras Institute of Technology.
The endowment will support one or more annual awards to faculty/students who generate novel innovation(s), with preference given to innovations relevant to India.
A short pre-recorded video address by the author to the audience is given below.