Question

What is the Character sketch of APJ Abdul Kalam's father

Answer 1

Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam(/ˈæbdəl kəˈlɑːm/ ( listen); 15 October 1931 – 27 July 2015) was an Indian scientist who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. He was born and raised in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu and studied physics and aerospace engineering. He spent the next four decades as a scientist and science administrator, mainly at the Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and was intimately involved in India's civilian space programme and military missile development efforts.[1]He thus came to be known as the Missile Man of India for his work on the development of ballistic missile and launch vehicletechnology.[2][3][4] He also played a pivotal organisational, technical, and political role in India's Pokhran-II nuclear tests in 1998, the first since the original nuclear test by India in 1974.[5]

Answer 2

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In the chapter 'My Childhood,' APJ Abdul Kalam describes his father Jainulabdeen. APJ Abdul Kalam's father was a boat owner in Rameshwaram and also served as the imam of the local mosque. He was not very wealthy or formally educated. He possessed great natural wisdom and a kind and generous spirit. He was an honest and self-disciplined individual. He was a liberal man with a progressive outlook.

He was a strict man who avoided all unnecessary comforts and luxuries. He believed in living a simple life. He provided the basic necessities of food,  medicine and clothes to his wife and many children. He made sure the children had a materially and emotionally secure childhood. Although he was a devoted Muslim, he was tolerant towards other religions. He maintained friendly relations with his neighbors and religious teachers of other religions.