CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Kalam’s father was a simple self-disciplined man. He neither had formal education nor much wealth and he avoided all inessential comforts and luxuries.

Detailed explanation-2: -i) Author Abdul Kalam describes his father as an honest and generous man. He had neither formal education nor much wealth. But he had great innate wisdom and a kind heart. He was self-disciplined and avoided all extravagance.

Detailed explanation-3: -Kalam’s father was a wise man. He didn’t believe in obstructing his children’s progress. He was of the view that children ought to be allowed to live life according to their own wishes.