MY CHILDHOOD Before you read A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, whose projects in space, defense, and nuclear technology guided India into the twenty-first century, became our eleventh President in 2002.
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3. The Second World War broke out in 1939 when I was eight years old. For reasons I have never been able to understand, a sudden demand for tamarind seeds erupted in the market. I use
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6. One day when I was in the fifth standard at Rameswaram Elementary School, a new teacher came to our class. I used to wear a cap that marked me as a Muslim, and I always sat in the
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9. One day, he invited me to his home for a meal. His wife was horrified at the idea of a Muslim boy being invited to dine in her ritually pure kitchen. She refused to serve me in her
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