Question
Write a short note on Kalam’s father.

Answer

  • Kalam’s father was Jainulandeen.
  • He had neither much formal education nor much wealth.
  • He possessed great innate wisdom and was very generous.
  • He lived with his family in their ancestral house on Mosque Street in Rameswaram.
  • He was austere and used to avoid all inessential comforts and luxuries.
  • He provided his family with all necessities in terms of food, medicine or clothes.
  • He gave his children a secure life both materially and emotionally.
  • Kalam inherited honesty and self-discipline from him.
  • When Kalam asked for permission to go to study at Ramanathapuram, he gave him his blessing and said he knew his son needed to go further in life.
  • He also explained to his hesitant wife the need to allow her son to reach his goals and fulfill his dreams.

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