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प्रश्न
Fill in the blank:
In the world of sycophancy, students must ______
उत्तर
In the world of sycophancy, students must have self-respect.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the following poem and write an appreciation of it with the help of the given points in paragraph format.
Where the Mind is Without Fear …
Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high
where knowledge is free
Where the world has not been broken up into fragments
By narrow domestic walls
Where words come out from the depth of truth
Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection
Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way
Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit
Where the mind is led forward by Thee
Into ever-widening thought and action
Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.
- Rabindranath Tagore
In your notebook write down a line from the poem as proof for the following.
The poet would like everyone to work hard to reach their goal and in the long run to reach perfection.
In your notebook write down a line from the poem as proof for the following.
The poet dreams of a nation where knowledge should be free to all.
How is the world broken into fragments?
Write your own response to the following question, and justify where needed:
What attributes of Rabindranath Tagore does the poem (prayer) reflect?
Read the poem carefully and complete the table after the discussion in pairs. One is done for you.
|
Concepts in the poem |
Present situation |
Expected/ideal situation |
| (1) mind | mind is full of fear | fearless mind |
| (2) head | ||
| (3) knowledge | ||
| (4) words | ||
| (5) habit | ||
| (6) thought and action |
Complete the following sentence using your own interpretation:
Logical thinking and reasoning can put a stop to ________
Read the short story written by Rabindranath Tagore ‘The Kabuliwala’ or ‘The Home Coming.’
Taking the help of a dictionary/internet guess and write the type of poem against its description.
A poem with no uniformity of rhyme, rhythm, etc. _______.
Taking the help of a dictionary/internet guess and write the type of poem against its description.
A sad poem, lamenting death of a loved one ______.
