Question

Question 1 Think and write a short account of what life in Rameswaram in the 1940s must have been like. (Were people rich or poor? Hard working or lazy? Hopeful of change, or resistant to it?)

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Answer 1

I think that in the 1940s,life in Rameshwaram would be quite simple.From the account of Abdul Kalam we come to know that people were not very wealthy.There was religious segregation but people lived in harmony with each other.Some orthodox religious families refused to intermingle with people of outer caste or religion.But mostly those who displayed religious conservativeness and stringency were opposed by others.

In my opinion,the people of the town were hardworking.As we can know that the author himself started earning from the tender age of 8yrs and also his cousin used to collect bundles of newspapers for distribution.

The people were perhaps affected by the Second World war so they were eagerly waiting for India's independence.

Answer 2

The people of rameshvaram was very poor.They do simple work like wishing and sailing. The people of rameshvaram were very hardworking . They were not hope full of any change but the change was appeared.This place is a religious place . There are many temple in rameshvaram .