“Adversity always presents opportunities for introspection” – How does APJ Abdul Kalam’s father explain the line Class 12 | English (Strong Roots) 6 Marks Ans: Kalam has expressed great admiration for his father in ‘Strong Roots’. The man with spiritual wisdom once explained to Kalam that every human being is a specific aspect of God. As … Read more
“Every human being is a specific element within the whole of the manifest divine Being.” Who is the speaker? What did he want to convey? Class 12 | English (Strong Roots) 6 Marks Ans: The speaker is APJ Abdul Kalam’s father Jainulabdeen Jainulabdeen was capable of communicating intricate spiritual ideas in simple and comprehensible Tamil language. … Read more
What was Kalam’s father’s response to his son’s query about prayer and spirituality ? Or, What did Kalam’s father tell him about the relevance of prayers? Class 12 | English (Strong Roots) 6 Marks Ans: In the prose piece ‘Strong Roots’, extracted from APJ Abdul Kalam’s autobiography ‘Wings of Fire’, we see that as a child, … Read more
Who was Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry? How was he related to Kalam’s father? What vision of his father and Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry lingered in his memory? Why did Kalam mention his name? Class 12 | English (Strong Roots) 6 Marks Ans: Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry was the high priest of Rameswaram temple in the erstwhile Madras state.Pakshi Lakshmana … Read more
“People of different religions would be sitting outside, waiting for him.”—Who is referred to as ‘him’? Where did the people wait ? Why did they wait there ? What would happen thereafter Class 12 | English (Strong Roots) 6 Marks Ans: The narrator’s father, Jainulabdeen is referred to as ‘him’. People belonging to various religions sat … Read more
Describe the locality where APJ Abdul Kalam lived in his childhood Class 12 | English (Strong Roots) 6 Marks Ans: Here, the speaker is Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.Kalam spent his childhood in their ancestral house in Rameswaram with his parents and siblings. The famous Shiva temple of Rameswaram was situated in their locality. Though the locality … Read more
“I normally ate with my mother.”—Who ate with his mother ? Name his mother. Where did he eat with his mother? What did he eat with his mother? Class 12 | English (Strong Roots) 6 Marks Ans: The great Indian scientist and 11″ Presidentof India, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam ate with his mother. The name of … Read more
What kind of a childhood did APJ Abdul Kalam have? OR, Describe the childhood of Abdul Kalam. OR, Why does Kalam feel that he had a secured childhood? Class 12 | English (Strong Roots) 6 Marks Ans: In the prose piece ‘Strong Roots’, extracted from Kalam’s autobiography ‘Wings of Fire’, were we see that Kalam had … Read more
“We lived in our ancestral house,” Who What kind of house was it? How did the inmates Class 12 | English (Strong Roots) 6 Marks Ans: In ‘Strong Roots’, an extracted piece from Kalam’s autobiography— Wings of Fire’, Dr Kalam talks about his childhood. The house was built in the 19th century. The house was a … Read more
How does the narrator remember his mother in ‘Strong Roots’ Class 12 | English (Strong Roots) 6 Marks Ans: From Strong Roots’, we come to know that Kalam’s mother’s name was Ashiamma. She was of aristocratic origin-one of her forebears received the honorable title of ‘Bahadur’ by the British Government. She was a generous, hardworking woman … Read more