CLASS 9
MY CHILDHOOD
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in a market
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to other children
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people of his society
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to provide them to a provision store on a mosque street
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Detailed explanation-1: -Abdul Kalam used to collect the tamarind seeds and used to sell them to provision shop on the. Mosque Street in Rameshwaram.
Detailed explanation-2: -Kalam was only 8 years old when the second world war broke out in 1939. Then there was a great demand for tamarind seeds. Abdul used to collect those seeds and sell them in the market.
Detailed explanation-3: -2. Why did Abdul collect tamarind seeds in 1939? Kalam collected tamarind seeds in 1939 because he wanted to study the effects of radiation on plants.
Detailed explanation-4: -Kalam collected tamarind seeds. (b) Why did he collect these seeds? Answer: These seeds were collected by Kalam as they were in great demand in the market during the Second World War and could be sold easily for a good sum of money.
Detailed explanation-5: -There was a huge demand for tamarind seeds during the time. Although Kalam did not understand the reason as a child, tamarind seeds were used as an agent for textiles such as jute and cotton. It was also grounded and used as fuel in cars and trucks during the war.