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A Krait Ordeal

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A Krait Ordeal

It crawled up to me

And I saw, pulled myself up, gradually shied

The plastic chair too feared and quivered

It coiled then positioned itself.

I ran to ring Ravi the night guard

Then to Deepak, then to whom I know not

It wriggled to under the bed, over the potatoes to take the wall.

Manhunt began, but to no avail

They ordered me to block all creeks and sleep

Half an hour passed.

It was seen again to hide swiftly under the brick block.

The night guard all troubled left no brick unturned during this raid.

There it was - all curled up!

It wanted to rest in peace as it was late midnight

Now it is gone and I pray they never come into anybody's.

Purshottam Awasthi

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परीक्षा पे चर्चा होगी, डर ख़त्म होगा......

सदियों से यह रीति चली आई है कि हर व्यक्ति को जीवन के अनेक पड़ावों में किसी ना किसी परीक्षा या कोई ना कोई प्रतिकूल परिस्थितियों का सामना कर उनसे सफलतापूर्वक एवं बहादुरी से सामना कर अपने आप को खरा सोना साबित करना होता है| पूरे वर्ष भर के अकादमिक कार्यक्रम के उपरांत छात्र - छात्राओं से भी एक ऐसी ही उम्मीद लगाई जाती है और जो संघर्षशील परिस्थितियां उनके सामने पैदा होती हैं, उनमें से एक है उनका इम्तिहान या उनकी वार्षिक परीक्षा| यह वह समय होता है जिसमें छात्र अपने आप को कसता है, देखता और दिखाता है कि वह कैसे रंग-बिरंगे पंखों को लगाकर नई-नई उड़ान पर बढ़ता जा रहा है| साल भर की पढ़ाई, छात्र द्वारा पढ़ाई में मेहनत, उसके गुरुजनों द्वारा ध्यान दिए जाने के लिए अपनाई गई विभिन्न शिक्षा अधिगम पद्धतियों इत्यादि का पूर्ण परीक्षण होता है और इसे ही नाम परीक्षा दिया जाता है|

आज की व्यवस्था में विद्यार्थी को जहां प्रत्येक वर्ष एक वार्षिक परीक्षा देनी होती है वहीँ कक्षा दशम एवं द्वादश की पढ़ाई के उपरांत उसे बोर्ड परीक्षा में सम्मिलित होना पड़ता है और यह बोर्ड परीक्षा राज्य स्तरीय या राष्ट्र स्तरीय होती है| अतः इन परीक्षाओं का एक विशेष हौवा छात्र के मन में घर कर जाता है और उसे लगता है कि यह परीक्षा कुछ अलग मुश्किलों से भरी और अत्यंत स्पर्धापरक परीक्षा है जिसे वह इतनी आसानी से पास नहीं कर पाएगा, जितनी आसानी से वह अब तक करते आया है| इन्हीं कुछ आशंकाओं से घिरा हुआ छात्र इन बोर्ड परीक्षाओं को एक अलग ढंग से देखता है या उसे दिखाया जाता है और परिणाम स्वरूप छात्र में परीक्षा को लेकर कदाचित संशय, डर जैसा माहौल उसके लिए तैयार हो जाता है| परिणाम स्वरूप, वह परीक्षा में सम्मिलित तो होता है लेकिन अपने मन में घर की हुई आशंकाओं से बाहर निकल नहीं पाता और उसी में फस कर रह जाता है| यह तो पक्का है कि छात्र का परिणाम उत्साहवर्धक तो नहीं आ पाता और बदले में वह डिप्रेशन आदि मानसिक अवसाद से ग्रस्त जरूर हो जाता है| इस बात को नकारा नहीं जा सकता की ऐसी परिस्थितियों में कई छात्र कुछ गलत कदम भी उठा लेते हैं जोकि ना तो सहासिक और ना ही सामाजिक कहलाते हैं| तो इसका हल क्या है? इस समस्या से निजात कैसे मिलेगी? ऐसा क्या होना चाहिए जिससे प्रथम स्तर पर छात्र-छात्राओं के मन में परीक्षा को लेकर किसी प्रकार का संशय इत्यादि घर ही ना कर पाए! हम सब इस विषय को लेकर काफी चिंता में रहते हैं और इसका एक सटीक विश्लेषण उपरांत उपचार खोजा गया माननीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेंद्र मोदी जी द्वारा|

बच्चों! मुझे उम्मीद है कि आपने यह जरूर सुना होगा की श्री नरेंद्र मोदी जी बच्चों के भविष्य को लेकर सदैव चिंतित रहते हैं| उन्होंने उन बच्चों के मन से परीक्षा के भय को खत्म करने के लिए व्यक्तिगत तौर पर ऐसे प्रयास किए हैं जिसने काफी उत्साहवर्धक परिणाम विगत वर्षों में हमारे सामने प्रस्तुत किए हैं! और यह सब खोखली बातें नहीं बल्कि आंकड़ों पर आधारित हैं| नरेंद्र मोदी जी का पसंदीदा कार्यक्रम “परीक्षा पर चर्चा” की बात कर रहा हूँ|

प्रत्येक वर्ष बोर्ड परीक्षा शुरू होने के पहले, उस समय जब सभी छात्र अपनी परीक्षाओं की तैयारी में पूरे तन मन से जुड़े हुए होते हैं और ऐसा लगता है की यह परीक्षा उनके जीवन की अंतिम परीक्षा है, ऐसी तैयारी में, “परीक्षा पे चर्चा” कार्यक्रम दूरदर्शन के सभी चैनलों पर, शिक्षा मंत्रालय की आधिकारिक वेबसाइट पर, टि्वटर आदि सोशल मीडिया पर एवं शिक्षा मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार के चैनल स्वयंप्रभा पर सीधा प्रसारण किया जाता है जिसमें माननीय श्री नरेंद्र मोदी जी चयनित बच्चों एवं शिक्षकों से देश की राजधानी में एकत्र होकर सीधा संवाद करते हैं और छात्रों, शिक्षकों, अभिभावकों एवं अन्य स्टेकहोल्डर का उत्साहवर्धन करते है|

इस वर्ष यह कार्यक्रम 1 अप्रैल 2022 को प्रातः 11:00 तालकटोरा स्टेडियम, नई दिल्ली से प्रसारित होगा, जिसका लाभ देश के कोने-कोने में इन परीक्षाओं में सम्मिलित होने वाले छात्र-छात्राएं, उनके शिक्षक और उनके अभिभावकगण लाभान्वित हो सकेंगे| इस कार्यक्रम की सबसे खास बात यह है कि पूरा कार्यक्रम एक संवाद के रूप में बनाया जाता है, जिसमें छात्र अपने सवालों एवं अपनी शंकाओं को दूर करने के लिए श्री नरेंद्र मोदी जी से सीधे प्रश्न करते हैं और जवाब में उन्हें बड़ी ही सहज सरल भाषा में उसका उत्तर समाधान इत्यादि कई उदाहरणों के साथ या उनके जीवन में घटित किसी घटना के विवरण के साथ बच्चों को मिलता है, जिससे बच्चों के मन के संशय इत्यादि तुरंत काफूर हो जाते हैं और जो बच्चे पूछ नहीं पाते वह उनके उत्तरों को सुनकर प्रेरणा पाते हैं जिससे उन्हें आगामी परीक्षा में बैठने, परीक्षा प्रश्न पत्र को हल करने में आंतरिक बल मिलता है साथ ही उनका डर समाप्त होता है| बच्चे यह बात समझ जाते हैं की परीक्षा तो है, उसे पास भी करना है परंतु सभी को अपने अपने मानसिक स्तर तक ही इसको पास करना है ना कि मात्र दिखावे के लिए| यहां यह बताना मैं जरूरी समझता हूं कि आजकल भविष्य मैं किसी यूनिवर्सिटी या कॉलेज मैं दाखिला लेने के लिए एक छात्र को उसके दसवीं या बारहवीं कक्षा में प्राप्तांक का उतना महत्व नहीं है जितना महत्व उस यूनिवर्सिटी या कॉलेज के द्वारा कराई जाने वाली विशेष नामांकन परीक्षा का है| अतः सभी छात्रों को बोर्ड परीक्षाओं का तनाव ना लेते हुए, भय ना खाते हुए इन परीक्षाओं की तैयारी करनी है और तैयारी ऐसी होनी चाहिए जिससे वे सिर्फ ना तो उस बोर्ड एग्जाम को बल्कि भविष्य में आने वाले प्रत्येक एग्जाम को और जीवन की परीक्षा को सफलतापूर्वक पास कर एक सफल इंसान बन सके| “परीक्षा पर चर्चा” कार्यक्रम का यही मूल मंत्र है और मैं आवाहन करता हूं पाठकों से कि वह आगामी कार्यक्रम का समय और तिथि अपने मोबाइल के कैलेंडर में सेट कर लें और निश्चित रूप से इस कार्यक्रम में श्रोता बनकर भाग लें साथ ही जितना हो सके अपने आसपास के लोगों को भी इस संबंध में बताएं, चर्चा करें और ऐसे छात्र जो परीक्षा में सम्मिलित होने जा रहे हैं उन्हें इस कार्यक्रम को देखने के लिए प्रेरित करें|

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Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

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Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

v A nation without a vision perishes. – Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
v Democracy gives equal opportunity to develop one’s soul and personality. – Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
v True teachers are those who help us think for ourselves. – Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
v The end product of education should be a free creative men, who can battle against historical circumstances and adversities of nature. – Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
v Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. – Nelson Mandela
v Dear Sir, Whatever, I am today is because of you. Wishing you long life. Happy Teachers’ Day.
v If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. There was a great teacher somewhere in your life. – Barack Obama
v If a country has to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key society members who can make a difference. The father, the mother and the teacher. – Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

The year 1949 saw a new democracy of India when we became sovereign. Imperial Council Hall became the Central Hall of the Parliament. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was the first Chairman of the upper house as he was the first Vice-President of India who was given the responsibility of conducting the Rajya Sabha. He succeeded in shaping the Rajya Sabha and left a legacy which nobody can match until this day. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishann was born in 1880 and has an unique place in the history of independent India. He was a multi-cultural and multi-religious personality. During his academic journey when he was pursuing his Masters in Philosophy, he was actually interpreting Hinduism. He interpreted Hinduism as a tolerant society, not at all parochial. He discovered the links between different religions and Sanskrit and introduced Indian Philosophy to the West in a language comprehensible to western sensibilities. The contemporary and the critics maintained that he was pleasing the west but today we see him as a great visionary, a great communicator whose style of writing Indian Philosophy transcended the boundaries of nation.v

v The Ethics of Bhagwat Gita nd Kant – An Article by Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

v An Idealist View of Life – A book written by Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

His books were very popular in west because he did not load his works with traditional Sanskrit shlokas or the philosophical terms.

Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan never romanticised the teaching profession. We say that teaching is a noble profession and yes, it is a noble profession but he maintained that there should be a good payment to the teachers and they need to have a social status because when they are happy then can give their best.

When he was leaving Mysore University to join as Vice-Chancellor of Calcutta University, his students arranged for a flower-decked carriage and it was pulled by the students all the way to the Mysore railway station with Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan seated on the carriage. As a teacher, he was so popular among the students. In real sense, he was a friend, a philosopher and a guide for his students.

He believed that education is not physical fitness or mental alertness but growth in spiritual sensitivity and then only we can be regarded as educated. During his visits to Oxford College for lectures on philosophy, he was knighted by Gorge V but he never liked the title ’Sir’ and always preferred to use ‘Dr.’ with his name just because it was an academic title. He believed right education can solve many complexities of the society.

He said, “What a Philosopher does exactly is done by a Mathematician or a Scientist.”

He wanted human beings to do everything in conscious of God. He valued dharma.

He said dharma is paropakara and adharma is parpira. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan said, “Helping other man is Dharma and hurting the man is adharma and if you are pleasing others you are doing and practising dharma. He wrote books and several commentaries are there on Gita, Upanishads, Brahmsutra but none of them are religious translations or do not have any religious connotation which makes him a great thinker and a Philosopher of all times.

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ENGLISH CORE (CODE NO. 301)

CLASS – XI (2020-21)

PART A - 40 MARKS

Reading 18 Marks

Q. I. MCQs based on one unseen passage to assess comprehension. Ten out of eleven questions to be done. (10x1=10 Marks)

Q. II. MCQs based on one unseen case-based factual passage. Eight out of Nine questions to be done. (8x1=8 Marks)

Grammar 8 Marks

Q. III. MCQs on Gap filling (Determiners, Tenses)

Q. IV. MCQs on re-ordering/transformation of sentences

(Total eight questions to be done out of the ten given).

Literature Section 14 Marks

Q. V. MCQs from an extract from Poetry from Hornbill Any 1 out of 2 extracts to be done. (3x1=3)

Q. VI. MCQs based on two Prose extracts, out of the three given, from Prose (Hornbill as well as Snapshots . (6x1=6)

Q. VII. Text based MCQs to assess comprehension, analysis and interpretation, from Prose and Poetry. Five questions out of six to be done. (5x1=5)

PART B - 40 MARKS

Reading Section: 8 Marks

Q1. Note Making and Summarization based on a passage of approximately 200-250 words.

I. Note Making: 5 Marks

○ Title: 1

○ Numbering and indenting: 1

○ Key/glossary: 1

○ Notes: 2

II. Summary (up to 50 words): 3 Marks

○ Content: 2

○ Expression: 1

Writing Section: 16 Marks

Q2. Short writing task -Notice writing up to 50 words. One out of the two given questions to be answered (3 Marks: Format : 1 / Content : 1 / Expression : 1)

Q3. Short writing task –Poster up to 50 words. One out of the two given questions to be answered. (3marks:Format : 1 / Content : 1 / Expression : 1)

Q4. Letters based on verbal/visual input, to be answered in 120-150 words. Business or official letters (for making enquiries, registering complaints, asking for and giving information, placing orders and sending replies), letter to the school or college authorities, regarding admissions, school issues, requirements / suitability of courses, etc. One out of the two given questions to be answered (5 Marks: Format: 1 / Content: 2 / Expression: 2)

Q5 .Writing composition in 120-150 words. May be descriptive / argumentative in nature such as speech/debate. The theme should be contemporary topical issues. One out of the two questions to be answered. (5 Marks: Format:1 / Content:2/ Expression:2)

Literature Section: 16 Marks

Q6. Two SAQs (one from Prose and one from Poetry from the book Hornbill), out of four, to be answered in 30-40 words. Questions should elicit inferential responses through critical thinking. (2x2=4)

Q7. One SAQ, from Prose (Snapshots), to be answered in 40-50 words. Questions should elicit inferential responses through critical thinking. Any 1 out of 2 questions to be done. (1x2=2)

Q 8. One LAQ, from Prose/poetry (Hornbill), to be answered in 120-150 words to assess global comprehension and extrapolation beyond the text. Questions to provide evaluative and analytical responses using incidents, events, themes as reference points. Any 1 out of 2 questions to be done. (1x5=5)

Q.9 One LAQ, based on the chapters from the book Snapshots, to be answered in 120-150 words to assess global comprehension and extrapolation beyond the text. Questions to provide evaluative and analytical responses using incidents, events, themes as reference points. Any 1 out of 2 questions to be done (1x5=5)

Deleted Topics

Writing

● Classified Advertisements,

● Letters to the editor (giving suggestions/opinions on an issue) Provide realistic context in the form of newspaper report/article to which the students may respond.

● Application for a job with a bio-data or résumé

● Article & Report Writing

● Narrative

Grammar

● Modals

● Clauses

● Change of Voice

● Error Correction, editing task/cloze passages

Literature

Hornbill

● Father To Son

● The Adventure

Snapshots

● The Ghat of the Only World

● The Tale of Melon City

Question Paper Design 2020-21

English CORE XI (Code No. 301)

Section	Competencies	Total marks	%
Reading Comprehension	Conceptual understanding, decoding, Analyzing, inferring, interpreting, appreciating, literary, conventions and vocabulary, summarizing and using appropriate format/s	26	32.5%
Creative Writing Skills and Grammar	Conceptual Understanding, application of rules, Analysis, Reasoning, appropriacy of style and tone, using appropriate format and fluency, inference, analysis, evaluation and creativity	24	30%
Literature Textbooks and Supplementary Reading Text	Recalling, reasoning, appreciating literary convention, inference, analysis, creativity with fluency	30	37.5%
	TOTAL	80	100%
	Assessment of Listening and Speaking Skills	20	--
	GRAND TOTAL	100

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CBSE CLASS IX REGISTRATION 2020

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Ranga's Marriage Imortant Question Answers

E-content for the lesson The Rattrap Class 12th

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The Rattrap

Selma Lagerlöf

Q.1. Give the character-sketch of Edla Willmansson.

Ans.1. Edla was kind and good natured. She was not at all pretty but she was modest and quite shy. She had more convincing power than her father and was able to persuade the peddler to accept the invitation. She was pained by the plight of the peddler and continued to treat him well even after the truth about his identity was revealed. Her behaviour reflects maturity and grace as she treated the vagabond compassionately.

Edla Willmansson, came to persuade the peddler to come to their home for Christmas. The ironmaster and her eldest daughter were only two persons in the manor house and they needed someone to give company for Christmas. She had friendly manner and tried to reassure him that he will be allowed to leave them just as freely as he would come with her.

Theme of the lesson

The essential goodness in a human being can be awakened through understanding and love.

Important quote of the lesson

1. “The whole world about the rattrap seller – the whole world with its lands and seas, its cities and villages – was nothing but a big rattrap.”

2. “He knew who had let themselves be caught in the dangerous snare, and of others who were still circling around the bait.”

3. “Remember that a day may come when you yourself may want to get a big piece of pork, and then you will get caught in the rattrap,”

Conclusion of the lesson The Rattrap

We learn that we can change the world through kindness and compassion; in addition, it teaches us that materialistic things never bring inner joy, only love and respect does.

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Class XI UT 1 For Absentees

Online Fraud – Are you a victim?

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Who tricked me? What happened to my bank account? Where did they get my photo from?

There would be no answer to these questions once you have become a victim of online fraud. So, better to ponder on this.

The hackers and trollers are developing their own virus and software which could endanger the life and leave you begging to ransomware demands.

The alluring photos attract us and games seem challenging and we forget how exposed we become to our information with each click. In fact, we were never educated about this and if we heard of a cybercrime, we thought ourselves smarter than others.

So, be vigilant. Doubt every link which doesn’t begin with https://, do not open unsolicited e-mails, don’t fall prey to monetary offers and unrealistically huge discounts. Also filling seminars and conferences forms can divulge much information about you if the source is unknown. Special precaution is required if your finger print or iris are scanned in the smartphone. Never store your bank and policies details. Free is tempting but it is a trap that can ruin your goodnight sleep. Make conscious and informed decision to be smart.

Quiz for Class XII - 03 August 2020

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English Core Study Material on FLAMINGO & VISTAS for Class XII - 2020

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English Core Study Material on

FLAMINGO & VISTAS

for

Class XII - 2020

Important Questions & Answers

FLAMINGO

Lesson 1 - The Last Lesson By Alphonse Daudet

Q-1. Write the character of M. Hamel.

Ans-1. M. Hamel was a French teacher who knew his subject well.

a) Passionate about French language: - M. Hamel was passionate about the French language. He considers French, the clearest, the most beautiful and the most logical language in the world. He feels that language is the key to a person’s sense of freedom. He advises villagers to hold on to French despite the ban on using the language.

b) Proud Frenchman and Sensitive: - M. Hamel is upset and distressed by the victory of Prussia on France as it had been ordered that German will be taught from next day in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine. He was attached to Alsace, school and the people for over forty years. He blames himself for not being sincere and taking holiday or going for fishing.

c) Hard taskmaster: - M. Hamel was very particular about discipline. He emphasised proper learning and the students were afraid of him.

Q-2. Write the character sketch of Franz.

Ans-2. Franz is a small boy in the story and a student of M. Hamel.

a) Sensitive, Conscious and Innocent: - Franz blames himself for ignoring the classes and now wonders about the German takeover. He wishes he had prepared for the class because he doesn’t like being scolded in the class for not learning Participles.

b) Loves nature: - Franz enjoys sunshine, bird watching and chasing butterflies.

c) Observant: - Franz notices even little details on his way to school. He is quick to observe the changes in his surroundings and observes M. Hamel’s efforts to control his emotions in the class.

Q-3. Franz thinks, “Will they make them sing in German, even the pigeons?” What could this mean?

Ans-3. Alphonse Daudet’s “The Last Lesson” in a very important way raises the question of linguistic and cultural hegemony of the colonial and imperial powers and the desire to control the world by influencing their culture and identities. Prussians had defeated France and now they wanted the people of Alsace and Lorraine to learn German in place of French.

Franz is shocked on hearing this from M. Hamel and feels bad because he will no longer be able to use his language. He compares the use of language by human beings with the cooing of pigeons. He thinks it is not fair and unkind of Prussians to make them learn a different language. It is difficult for the people to stop using their mother tongue and similarly it is impossible for the Prussians to make the pigeons sing in German. This sentence means that that the people of Alsace and Lorraine will not stop using French, however hard they try on them.

Q-4. How was M. Hamel’s class different the day Franz went late to school?

Ans-4. One day, Franz was late in reaching school and he found the scene in the school was very different that day. M. Hamel’s class was also a different one. He seemed sympathetic to his students and taught with more patience. The students were also very attentive and the usual empty back benches were full of village people with their Primers. They had come out of respect for M. Hamel’s last class and were feeling sad for having not gone to school. The feelings of the people were of love for their country and the mother tongue.

Q-5. How did M. Hamel say farewell to his students and the people of the town?

Ans-5. M. Hamel looked very pale and tall when he stood up in his chair. He was dressed in ceremonial dress. All the students were quiet. The village people – old Hauser, the former Mayor, the former postmaster and many others were present in the class. M. Hamel told that French was the most beautiful language in the world and urged them to guard it among themselves not to forge it. He ended the lesson by writing “Vive La France” on the blackboard. Lastly, he just made a gesture with his hand to indicate the dismissal of the school as he was too sad to speak anything more in the last class.

Q-6. Why is the order from Berlin called a thunderclap by Franz?

or
“What a thunderclap these words were to me!” What were the words that shocked
and surprised the narrator?

Ans-6. M Hamel told his students that it was their last French lesson, as an order had come from Berlin that henceforth only German was to be taught in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine. This announcement seemed to be a thunderclap to Franz. He was left in surprise and shock to learn that a new master was going to arrive the next day and they would learn German instead of their mother tongue.

Q-7. "When a people are enslaved, as long as they hold fast to their language it is as if they had the key to their prison". Comment on the basis of the story "The last Lesson"?

Ans-7. Political enslavement is a curse for any nation as it deprives it of its identity. The natives of the country do not enjoy any kind of freedom, be it physical or mental. The ruling government or the powerful compels them to abide by the rules justified or unjustified. At such time it is their language, mother tongue which keeps their identity alive. It is their language which unites them against the foreigners who have invaded their motherland. It is also the key to their prison as the mother tongue binds them together. It constantly reminds them to their enslavement and brings them together to fight for liberation of their motherland.

M. Hamel in the chapter "the last lesson" reminds his countrymen to safeguard their language after they received orders from Berlin banning the teaching of French in Alsatian school. The natives can liberate themselves only if they recognize and maintain their identity through their mother tongue.

Q-8. The story "The last lesson" is all about 'Linguistic Chauvinism'. Comment?

Ans-8. Linguistic Chauvinism means the strong and unreasonable belief that your own country and language is the best and important. Man finds himself in the confinements. The story "The last lesson" is all about linguistic chauvinism. Acquisition of power over the Alsatians made the Prussians so domineering that they imposed even their language on them. Their pride in their language was so fixed that they even forgot to respect the language of the others (People of Alsace).

The rulers wanted to dominate even on the minds and hearts and wanted them even to think in their language, thereby causing the loss of their too tall identity, The story thus highlights linguistic chauvinism which is becoming a major cause of war and political disturbance in the world.

Coming up - Other Lessons one by one

Human Chain to promote Jal, Jeewan and Hariyali.

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