This document provides information about APJ Abdul Kalam, including details about his childhood. It notes that as a child in Rameswaram, Kalam would collect and sell tamarind seeds to earn a small sum of one anna, which was a princely sum for him at the time. It also describes how Kalam helped his cousin distribute newspapers after they were thrown from a moving train, earning his first salary. The document emphasizes themes of hard work, determination and perseverance as paths to success based on events from Kalam's childhood.