CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer. Answer: APJ Abdul Kalam’s father’s name was Jainulabdeen. APJ says that his father was not very rich, he did not have wealth, he was not highly educated but despite these disadvantages, he had some other qualities-he was naturally very wise and was generous too.

Detailed explanation-2: -APJ Abdul Kalam was born on October 15, 1931, in Rameswaram, India. His full name is Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam. He was the great Indian Scientist and politician who played an important role in the development of missiles and nuclear weapons for India.

Detailed explanation-3: -Abdul Kalam belonged to a middle-class Tamil family residing in the island town of Rameswaram in the erstwhile Madras State. His father Jainulabdeen was not very wealthy nor had any significant formal education.

Detailed explanation-4: -Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was born on 15 October 1931 to a Tamil Muslim family in the pilgrimage centre of Rameswaram on Pamban Island, then in the Madras Presidency and now in the State of Tamil Nadu.

Detailed explanation-5: -Kalam says that despite this, his father possessed innate wisdom, honesty and was a generous man. He did not believe in wasting money on luxuries but provided them with all the necessities of life like food, clothing and medicine.