Introduction my childhood is an extract taken from the autobiographical book wings of fire by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam here Dr. Kalam who was one of the greatest scientist of India and the 11th president of India gives an account of his childhood days his journey family Rameshwaram Tamilnadu in his childhood he was greatly influenced by his parents his teachers and his friends his father jainulabdeen was not much educated but he was a very generous and kind person he was not rich but provided a secure childhood two his children Abdul inherited honesty and self discipline from his father and faith in goodness and deep kindness from his mother
Kalam first wages Kalam and his first wages by helping his cousin shamsuddin who distributed newspaper in rameshwaram
Kalam is asked not to sit among high cast student in his childhood he had three close friends Amanda Shastri aravinda and Shiv Prakashan once he was in 5th class a new teacher asked him not to sit in the front seat along with the Brahmin boys Abdul from Ramadan Shastri weeping as he went to the last row this made a lasting impression on Abdul kalam's want to go to ramanthapuram for higher education he Sought permission from his father to leave rameshwaram and study at the district headquarter and ramanthapuram his father said Abdul I know you have to go away to grow does the seagull not fly across the sun alone and without a nest