CLASS 9
MY CHILDHOOD
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his father
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his brother
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his cousin
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his brother-in-law
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Detailed explanation-1: -4. During the Second World War, the newspapers were bundled and thrown out of a moving train. Abdul Kalam earned his first wages by helping his cousin, who distributed newspapers in Rameswaram, to catch these bundles.
Detailed explanation-2: -APJ Abdul Kalam distributed newspapers as a 10-year-old in his hometown of Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu. The scientist, who passed away on July 27, 2015, supplemented his family’s income by walking three kilometres to collect newspapers from Rameswaram Road Railway station and then running around town to distribute them.
Detailed explanation-3: -His cousin Shamsuddin distributed newspapers. The train would not stop at Rameshwaram and the bundles of newspapers were thrown from the running train. Abdul was employed by his cousin to collect them. This way he earned his first wages.