Biography of a Renowned Scientist
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What was my father's name?

Jainulabdeen

Where was I born?

Rameswaram

What was my mother's name?

Ashiamma

Where did we live?

<p>Mosque Street in Rameswaram</p> Signup and view all the answers

How would you describe my father's attitude towards comforts and luxuries?

<p>Austere</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did I typically do during meals?

<p>Ate with my mother, sitting on the floor of the kitchen</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the author's mother serve him for meal?

<p>Rice, sambar, pickle, and coconut chutney</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where was the Shiva temple located?

<p>Rameswaram</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the predominant religion in the author's locality?

<p>Muslim</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who was the high priest of the Rameswaram temple?

<p>Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the author's father say about the relevance of prayer?

<p>Prayer makes possible a communion of the spirit between people.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the author's father believe every human being to be?

<p>A specific element within the whole of the manifest divine Being.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the author's father encourage when troubles come?

<p>To understand the relevance of one's sufferings and to see the opportunities for introspection.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the author's father's response when people visited to offer thanks after being cured?

<p>He asked them to thank Allah, the merciful.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the author's father do after the prayers at the mosque?

<p>Dip his fingertips in water and say a prayer, which was then carried home for invalids.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the author's father say about the Arabic prayers chanted at the mosque?

<p>He was totally convinced that they reached God.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the predominant material used to build the author's ancestral house?

<p>Limestone and brick (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the author's father's attitude towards comforts and luxuries?

<p>He avoided all inessential comforts and luxuries (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the author typically do during meals?

<p>Ate with his mother in the kitchen (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where was the author born?

<p>Rameswaram (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the author's mother serve him for meal?

<p>Not specified in the text (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the profession of the author's father?

<p>Not specified in the text (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the author's father believe every human being to be?

<p>A specific element within the whole of the manifest divine Being (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the predominant religion in the author's locality?

<p>Muslim (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where was the Shiva temple located?

<p>About a ten-minute walk from the author's house (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the author's mother serve him for a meal?

<p>Rice, aromatic sambar, home-made pickle, and fresh coconut chutney (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who was the high priest of the Rameswaram temple?

<p>Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the author's father do after the prayers at the mosque?

<p>People offered bowls of water, which he dipped his fingertips in and said a prayer, then carried home for invalids (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the author's father say about the relevance of prayer?

<p>&quot;Prayer made possible a communion of the spirit between people&quot; (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where did the author live?

<p>In an area with predominantly Muslim and quite a lot of Hindu families living amicably together (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did I typically do during meals?

<p>Pray before eating (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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