Q.”Despite these……….. innate wisdom.”–Who is he referred to here? What were the disadvantages of the person spoken to? And what were the advantages received from the person spoken to?

Ans.Here ‘he’ refers to Kalam’s father Jainulabdeen.

Abdul Kalam said that his father, Jainulabdeen, did not receive any formal education, and was also not a rich man, and these should have been his father’s shortcomings.

Kalam’s father Jainulabdeen was a generous minded man.He had an ideal helpmate in Kalam’s mother.He was dutiful to every member of his family. Due to economic constraints,he avoided all the basic comforts and luxuries of life. However, he provided everyone with all the necessities, of food, medicine, and clothing. , These are the benefits Kalam’s family received from his father.

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