here the speaker is DR APJ Abdul kalam.kalam spent his childhood in their ancestral house in pameswaram with his parents and siblings the famous Shiva temple of rameswaram was situated in their locality. Though the locality was predominantly Muslim, quite a lot of Hindu families dwelled there in peace with their Muslim neighboues.the locality where kalam’s family lived were a perfect picture pf communal harmony.kalam along with his father used to visit a very olsdmosque in their locality for evening prayers. The people of rameswaram irrespective pf their religions gathered outside the mosque to receive kalam’s father’s blessings to cure the invalids because they believed that jainulabdeen possessed special healing powers many people were often cured and went back to thank him the high priest of the Shiva temple of rameswaram. Plash lakshmana satyr had high heard for kalam’s father and discussed spiritual matters with him the two shared a great bond of friendship. A spirit of brotherhood was prevalent in the town.