



They lived in their ancestral house, a fairly large pucca house, on the Mosque Street in Rameswaram. Though Kalam came from a large family, but their kitchen fed far more outsiders than all his family members put together. His parents, Jainulabdedn and Ashiamma, despite their limited means, were very generous people and Kalam inherited the values of honesty, self-discipline, goodness and kindness from his parents. Although he had three brothers and one sister, they had a secure childhood both materially as well as emotionally. Kalam was bom in a middle-class Tamil family in Rameswaram. Written in a very modest tone, the extract is very inspirational. Although he was bom in a conservative society, his family, his teachers and his friends influenced Dr Kalam in his childhood and he imbibed values of secularism, honesty and discipline. He talks about the people, the incidents and the experiences that he had during his childhood which shaped his adult life. Dr Kalam, who was one of the greatest scientists of India and also the 11th President of India gives an account of his childhood days. My Childhood is an extract taken from the autobiographical novel, Wings of Fire by APJ Abdul Kalam. My Childhood Summary by APJ Abdul Kalam My Childhood Introduction to the Chapter Madras Institute Of Technology, Anna University (1955–1960), Bizmen forum (1954) Author Nameīharat Ratna, Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan Abdul Kalam’s writings are very inspirational for the young. He was honoured with several prestigious awards including India’s highest civilian honour “Bharat Ratna” in 1997. After 5 years as President, Kalam returned to teaching, writing and public service. He also played a pivotal organisational, technical, and political role in India’s Pokhran-II nuclear tests in 1998. He was intimately involved in India’s civilian space programme and military missile development efforts and thereby earned the title of Missile Man of India. He spent the next four decades as a scientist and science administrator, mainly at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Kalam was bom and raised in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, and studied physics and aerospace engineering. Abdul Kalam My Childhood by APJ Abdul Kalam About the AuthorĪPJ Abdul Kalam (1931-2015) was the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. My Childhood Summary in English by A.P.J.
