"Strong Roots" by APJ Abdul Kalam
1. What made Rameshwaram famous to pilgrims?
2. How was the locality where Kalam lived?
3. What would Kalam usually have in lunch?
4. Where did Kalam's father go for the evening prayers?
5. What did little Kalam think of the prayers?
6. What according to Kalam did his father possess?
7. Who was bestowed the title of Bahadur in 'Strong Roots'?
8. How does Kalam describe his appearance?
9. When was the ancestral house of Kalam built?
10. What did Kalam's austere father avoid?
11. In what way was Kalam's mother's lineage more distinguished than that of his father's?
12. How far was the famous Shiva temple of Rameshwaram from Kalam's house?
13. How did Jainulabdeenn start his day?
14. What do men, according to Jainulabdeen, want when they reach an impasse?
15. When did the father of APJ Abdul Kalam get up from bed?
16. What, according to Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam's father, does adversity always present?
17. When did people come to thank Kalam's father?
18. What was the one vivid memory that Kalam shares about his father and the head priest of the temple?
19. What did people do with the water?
20. How did Kalam's father convey spiritual concepts?
21. Who was the priest of the Shiva temple in 'Strong Roots'?
22. What happens when one prays?
23. What does Kalam's father say about the relevance of prayer?
24. How far was the coconut grove from Abdul Kalam's house?
25.How has Kalam tried to emulate his father?
