CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

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. A days collection would fetch him the princely one anna. Besides he would collect the bundle of newspaper and worked as a help for Samsuddin. He was proud of earning his own money.

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. His cousin Shamsuddin distributed newspapers.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Abdul Kalam was eight years old when the Second World War broke out. Suddenly, there was a great demand for tamarind seeds. He would collect those seeds and sell them in the market. He got one anna (about six paise) for a day’s collection.

Detailed explanation-5: -He used to collect the seeds and sell them at a provision shop on Mosque Street.