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Gujarat Board · Class 9 · English
What My Childhood & No Men Are Foreign covers in Gujarat Board Class 9 English: 4 topics, for the 2026-27 session.
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4 Topics · Gujarat Board Class 9 English · 2026-27
Topics in My Childhood & No Men Are Foreign
1
My Childhood - Key Details and Background
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was born in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, into a middle-class Tamil Muslim family
- His father Jainulabdeen had little formal education but possessed great wisdom and generosity
- His mother Ashiamma was known for her hospitality - she fed many outsiders daily
2
Religious Harmony and Childhood Experiences
- Kalam had three close Hindu Brahmin friends despite being Muslim
- Children never felt religious differences in their friendship
- Ramanadha Sastry's father was the high priest of Rameswaram temple
3
The School Discrimination Incident
- In fifth standard, a new teacher came to Kalam's class
- The teacher couldn't tolerate a Muslim boy (Kalam) sitting with a Hindu priest's son (Ramanadha)
- Kalam was asked to sit on the back bench according to 'social ranking'
4
Sivasubramania Iyer - The Progressive Teacher
- Science teacher Sivasubramania Iyer was an orthodox Brahmin but progressive thinker
- He wanted to break social barriers and help students from different backgrounds
- He spent hours with Kalam, encouraging him to match educated people of big cities
Key Concepts
DrYoung Kalam had close friendshipsThe incident with the new teacherSivasubramania IyerThe poem 'No Men Are Foreign'
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Key topics in My Childhood & No Men Are Foreign include My Childhood - Key Details and Background, Religious Harmony and Childhood Experiences, The School Discrimination Incident, Sivasubramania Iyer - The Progressive Teacher. Study these first, then practise questions on each for Class 9 exams.
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