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Hy, Bi WK, , 'MY CHILDHOOD, , By, | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, [An extract from Wings of Fire]

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CHAPTER OVERVIEW, , This chapter is an extract taken from the autobiography of, , , , , APJ Abdul Kalam, ‘Wings of Fire’. This chapter is about his, childhood. He became India's eleventh President in 2002., His hard work, sincerity and dedication made him a, world-class scientist., , In this chapter, he describes his house, family, friends and, teachers. It also mentions how he earned his first wages., During his childhood, he faced religious discrimination but, was able to overcome it with the support of some, progressive people. The motivation given to him by his, father and science teacher to pursue his goals made him a, , great scientist in the future.

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ABOUT THE CHARACTERS, ABDUL KALAM (THE NARRATOR), As a child, he earned his first wages and faced religious, , discrimination., SIVASUBRAMANIA IYER, , He was the science teacher who reformed his wife by, setting an example., RAMANADHA SASTRY, , Kalam's close friend during childhood who was upset, , when he could not sit beside him in the class.

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a4, , oe, , is, , 5, , ~, , Thinking about the Text Activity, , |. Answer these questions in one or two sentences each., , 1. Where was Abdul Kalam's house?, , Ans: Abdul Kalam's house was on the Mosque Street in, , Rameswaram., , 2. What do you think Dinamani is the name of? Give a reason, for your answer., , Ans: Dinamani is the name of a local newspaper. The fact, that Abdul Kalam used to read headlines in Dinamani to, know about the World War indicates that it was the name of, a newspaper., , 3. Who were Abdul Kalam's school friends? What did they, , later become?, , Ans: Abdul Kalam's school friends were Ramanadha Sastry,, , Aravindan and Sivaprakasan.

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a vr, * \ é ne, TE om er, , Ramanadha Sastry became a priest in Rameswaram., , Aravindan went into the business of arranging transport for, visiting pilgrims. Sivaprakasan became a catering contractor, for the Southern Railways., , 4. How did Abdul Kalam earn his first wages?, , Ans: Abdul Kalam earned his first wages by helping his, cousin Samsuddin in collecting newspaper bundles which, were thrown out from the moving train during the Second, , World War., , 5. Had he earned any money before that? In what way?, , , , Ans. Yes, Kalam had earned money before that. He did so by, collecting the tamarind seeds and selling them to a provision, , store during the Second World War.