CHAPTER 6 MY CHILDHOOD
Thinking about the Text
III. Discuss these questions in class with your teacher, and then write down
your answers in two or three paragraphs each
QUESTION-2
(i) Why did Abdul Kalam want to leave Rameswaram?
(ii) What did his father say to this?
(iii) What do you think his words mean? Why do you think he spoke those
words?
ANSWER:
: (i) Abdul Kalam wanted to leave Rameswaram because he
wanted to study at the district headquarters in Ramanathapuram.
(ii) His father said, ““Abul ! I know you have to go away to grow. Does the
seagull not fly across the sun, alone and without a nest?”
(iii) His words meant he understood that Kalam had to leave his house and
get a good higher education to grow. He spoke these words because he
knew the harsh reality of life that the children needed to move away from
their home and parents to make a career and earn.