CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Young Kalam had three close friends in his childhood-Ramanadha Sastry, Aravindan, and Sivaprakasan. All these boys were from orthodox Hindu Brahmin families. As children, none of them ever felt any difference amongst themselves because of their religious differences and upbringing.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ramanadha Sastry, Aravindan and Sivaprakasan were his school friends. Ramanadha Sastry became a priest of the Rameswaram temple. Aravindan went into the business of arranging transport for visiting pilgrims.

Detailed explanation-3: -How does Abdul Kalam describe his three close friends? Abdul Kalam says that in his childhood, he had three close friends. Their names were Ramanadha Sastry, Aravindan and Sivaprakasan. All these boys were from orthodox Hindu Brahmin families.

Detailed explanation-4: -Solution: Kalam’s close friend was Ramnadha Sastry.

Detailed explanation-5: -Islam. A proud and practising Muslim, daily namaz and fasting during Ramadan were integral to Kalam’s life. His father, the imam of a mosque in his hometown of Rameswaram, had strictly instilled these Islamic customs in his children.