Question

had Abdul Kalam earned any money before that? In what way?

Answer 1

Yes he had earned money before that.During the Second World War II sudden demand of tamarind seed interrupted in the market used to collect the seed and sell them to a provision shop on Mosque you Street a days collection would fetch him the princely sum of 1 Anna

Answer 2

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ʏᴇs, ᴀʙᴅᴜʟ ᴋᴀʟᴀᴍ ʜᴀᴅ ᴇᴀʀɴᴇᴅ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴍᴏɴᴇʏ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʜᴇ sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ʜᴇʟᴘɪɴɢ ʜɪs ᴄᴏᴜsɪɴ. ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴡᴀʀ ʙʀᴏᴋᴇ ᴏᴜᴛ, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀ sᴜᴅᴅᴇɴ ᴅᴇᴍᴀɴᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴛᴀʀᴀᴍɪɴᴅ sᴇᴇᴅs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀʀᴋᴇᴛ. ʜᴇ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ sᴇᴇᴅs ᴀɴᴅ sᴏʟᴅ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀᴛ ᴀ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪsɪᴏɴ sʜᴏᴘ ᴏɴ ᴍᴏsǫᴜᴇ sᴛʀᴇᴇᴛ. ᴜsᴜᴀʟʟʏ, ᴀ ᴅᴀʏ's ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴇᴀʀɴᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴏɴᴇ ᴀɴɴᴀ.