My Childhood
Answers to text book questions. Answer these questions in one or two sentences each. 1. Where was Abdul Kalam’s house? Abdul Kalam’s house was on mosque street in Rameshwaram. 2. What do you think Dinamani is the name of? Give a reason for your answer. The fact that Abdul Kalam used to read headlines, to know about the war and the fact that his cousin was newspaper distributor indicate that Dinamani is the name of a newspaper. 3. Who were Abdul Kalam’s school friends? What did they later become? One of his friends Ramanadha Shastry became a priest in Rameshwaram, Aravindam went into a business of tour operator and Shivaprakasan became a catering contractor with Southern Railways. 4. How did Abdul Kalam earn his first wages? When there was a suspension of the train halt at Rameswaram, Abdul’s cousin asked him for help in collecting newspaper bundles which were thrown from the moving train. This task helped Abdul Kalam earn his first wages. 5. Had he earned any money befo...