My Childhood 

-A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Birthplace of Dr. Kalam 

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was born in a middle-class Tamil family in the town of Rameswaram, Chennai (Madras).  He lived in his ancestral house, on the Mosque Street, with his family.

Qualities inherited by Kalam

Although Kalam’s father was not much educated or wealthy, he possessed an ‘innate wisdom’. Also, both of his parents were equally generous. Every day, his selfless mother fed many people. Kalam and his siblings inherited honesty and s…