My Childhood by APJ Abdul Kalam
I. Answer these questions in one or two sentences each. 1. Where was Abdul Kalam’s house? Abdul Kalam's house was located on the Mosque Street in Rameswaram, a small island town in the former Madras State. 2. What do you think Dinamani is the name of? Give a reason for your answer. Dinamani is the name of a newspaper. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam mentions that he would search the headlines in Dinamani to trace the stories of the Second World War, which his brother-in-law Jallaluddin would tell him. Only a newspaper would have the headlines and news reports necessary for him to track and confirm the war news. 3. Who were Abdul Kalam’s school friends? What did they later become? Abdul Kalam had three close school friends: Ramanadha Sastry, Aravindan, and Sivaprakasan. Ramanadha Sastry took over the priesthood of the Rameswaram temple fro...