in strong roots an extracted piece from kalam’s autobiography-wings of fire DR kalam talks about his childhood. The house was built in the 19th century the house was a fairly large puce one made of limestone and brick on the mosque street in rameswaram. The house was nearly a ten minute walk from the renowned Shiva temple. kalam was born into a middle class Tamil family in rameswaram and lived in their ancestral house with his parents and sibling. Kalam remembered that his mother Ashiaamma used to feed many outsiders daily, along with the family members. The inmates of the house led a simple and peaceful life. They avoided all unnecessary comforts and luxuries. However, jainulabdeen and ashamed never deprived kalam and the other chilDRen of any basic need (food, medicine, and clothing). The love care and proper guidance, of his worthy parents made kalam’s childhood an emotionally and materially secured one.