Thursday, September 5, 2013

When Kalam hawked newspapers to battle poverty | ummid.com

When Kalam hawked newspapers to battle poverty | ummid.com
His sister pawned jewellery with a moneylender so that the studious Kalam could have Rs.600 to join the Madras Institute of Technology. One man who influenced Kalam early on and remained a key player in his life was his brother-in-law Ahmed Jalalluddin, who made him the "man I would become one day".