Nation and Diversity

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The central idea is that India is united even though it is diverse in language, religion, culture, and customs.

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My Childhood is an autobiographical extract from Wings of Fire. It tells about A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s early life, family values, friendships, and experiences with social discrimination.

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Jainulabdeen was Kalam’s father. He had little formal education and little wealth, but he had wisdom, generosity, honesty, and self-discipline. These qualities strongly influenced Kalam’s personality.

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Kalam inherited honesty and self-discipline from his father and faith in goodness and kindness from his mother. These qualities became an important part of his character.

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Ashiamma was Kalam’s mother. She fed many outsiders every day and showed great kindness and hospitality. Her stories from the Ramayana and the life of the Prophet also gave the family a secular and in…

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His ancestral house was large, old, and built in the middle of the nineteenth century on Mosque Street in Rameswaram. The house reflects a secure childhood with basic needs well provided for, even tho…

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Because the train no longer stopped at Rameswaram, newspapers had to be thrown from a moving train. Kalam then helped his cousin Samsuddin catch the bundles and earned his first wages. This gave him p…

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Jallaluddin was Kalam’s brother-in-law. He told Kalam stories about the Second World War, helping Kalam connect local life with world events.