APJ Kalam had a humble background. His father lent out ships to fishermen and Kalam had to distribute newspaper to meet his ends. But that was only after taking the mathematics class from his favourite teacher. Kalam used to get up at 4 am, bathe, and then go for his mathematics class, which was taught by a teacher who took only five students in the whole session; and bathing before class was a condition he had laid to all his students. After that he was distributing newspaper and helping his father in running the house. There are many inspiring anecdotes from his life, which will continue to amuse and surprise the generation to come. We have tried to pick such tales of wisdom from the vast sea of his good deeds.