In Rameswaram, despite the differences, the social groups shared
friendships and experiences. Elaborate. In 80 - 100 words
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They naturally shared friendships and experiences. Abdul Kalam was a Muslim while his friends were from orthodox Hindu Brahmin families. However, they were tied with a strong bond of friendship. Besides this friendship, during the annual Shri Sita Rama Kalyanam ceremony, Kalam’s family arranged boats with a special platform for carrying idols of the Lord from the temple to the marriage site. Moreover, events from the Ramayana and from the life of the Prophet were the bedtime stories his mother and grandmother would tell the children of their family. All these incidents show that different social groups co-inhabited in Rameswaram.
The author mentions the two major religious groups of India”Hindus and Muslims”as the social groups predominant in Rameswaram.
Yes, these groups were easily identifiable. The factors that demarcated these groups from one another were their dressing sense and the place they lived in. Abdul Kalam wore a cap, which marked him as a Muslim. Besides, he lived on the Mosque Street. On the other hand, his friend, Ramanandha Sastry, wore the sacred thread as he belonged to an orthodox Hindu Brahmin family.
They knew they belonged to different groups. But they mingled with each other with no prejudice. Kalam had three close friends, who all belonged to Hindu Brahmin families. They sat in class together and even celebrated festivals together, as told about the Shri Sita Rama Kalyanam Ceremony. Kalam's mother and grandmother told him stories of both Rama and Prophet Mohammed