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c) State the family background of Dr. A.P J. Abdul Kalam. |
Answer» <p>Family Background:</p><p>Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam who we used to call as Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was born on 15th October, 1931 in Tikundi of Dhanushkodi in the district of Rameswharam. His father was Jainaluddin and mother Ashiamma. </p><p> His father Jainaluddin was a humble boat owner, which he used to rented out to local fishermen. He was a devout Muslim and a close friend of the Rameshwaram temple priest. And this has made Kalam to grow up in a multi-religious, tolerant society with a progressive outlook. His father often quoted from Quoted to make the young Kalam see the world without fear. From childhood Kalam loved the sea and spent most of the time at beach watching the waves. He is strictly vegetarian. The spiritual simplicity of his parents has turned to be today’s Kalam who believes in God, reads Koran and Gita daily as an ideal secular Indian. His mother kindled the tender feelings in him which infuses him to practice music and poems. </p> | |