Glimpses Of The Past

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These are the lines of a poetic song in Hindi, sung by the India’s nightingale Lata Mangeshkar. Jawahar Lal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indira Gandhi, Rani Laxmi Bai, Mahatma Gandhi, Bhagat Singh can also be seen in the picture.

The East India Company ruled India because they had access to higher quality weapons. Also, they exploited our country resources and fetched the riches to their country.

An artisan is a craftsman. He is skilled in making decorative items. The artisans suffered because the British goods from Britain and sold them in India extensively which affected the artisan’s business very badly. Also, the British exposed very high taxes on the artisan which made the artisans economically very unstable.

The picture 7 reveals the first spark of the fire of the revolt.

Yes, Indian princes were short-sighted in their approach to the events of 1757.

Because the British led to internal fights between the Indian princes. They prompted the Indian Princes to seek their help in fighting with one-another. In this way, they fooled the Indian princes who fought in themselves and ultimately the British took over the control over India.

The British created such conditions that in every part of the country, the Indian rulers were fighting in themselves. The English merchants prompted the Indian princes to seek their help in the fights. Such conditions created constant chaos and tensions in the country. As a result, the power passed into the hands of British merchants and they became the rulers of the country.

Ram Mohan quoted, “Cows are of different colours, but the colour of their milk is same. Different teachers have different opinions, but the essence of every religion is the same.”

The British exploited the Indians in the following ways:

1. They imported cheap products from Britain and sold them extensively in India on higher prices. In this way, the business of Indian merchants suffered badly.

2. They imposed high taxes on the Indian farmers which led to the poor farmers leaving the fields.

3. The British themselves took big packages and cut-down the salaries of Indian employees.

4. The British took the India’s wealth to their country.

(i) Kunwar Singh

He was the notable leader of the Indian Rebellion of 1857

(ii) Ram Mohan Roy

Ram Mohan Roy was a social reformer and the founder of Brahmo Samaj.

(iii) Macaulay

Thomas Babington Macaulay was a British historian.

(iv) Begum Hazrat Mahal, the begum of Ahmedabad and Kunwar Singh led to the revolt.

The first man said that they must educate their brothers.

The second man added that they should try to improve their material conditions.

The third man suggested that they must convey their grievances to the British Parliament

The first solider said that the white soldiers got huge pay, mansions and servants.

The second soldier remarked that they got a pittance and slow promotions.

The third soldier asked who the British were to abolish their customs.

The student must do themselves.

(i) ● The fox is in the well.

● The fox fell into the well accidently,

● The fox is thinking how she can get out of the well.

● The visitor is a goat.

● The goat wanted to know whether the water in the well is sweet.

● The fox replied that the water is very sweet and she also drank a lot of it.

● The goat also wanted to taste the water.

● The fox dragged the goat in the well.

● The fox comes out of the well.

● The goat remembers the advice of her mother, to not listen and trust any stranger blindly.

(ii) The fox in a well

Once upon a time, a fox fell into a well accidently. She was very upset thinking how will she get out of the place. Soon, a goat comes near the well. She looked inside and found the fox there. The goat asked the fox, “Is the water, sweet?”

The fox was clever, she answered, “Yes, sister, it is very sweet. I have already drank a lot”.

On hearing this, the goat also wished to drink the sweet water. She asked fox, if she will help her get in the well also. The fox became very happy and offered her help. The fox dragged the goat inside the well and herself climbed out of the well.

The goat became sad on becoming a fool and remembered her mother’s advice to not trust anybody.

The student must do themselves.

The student must do themselves.

The student must do themselves.

(i) No, Macavity is not a cat. The poet has cleverly drawn the elements of a super criminal in the form of a cat. The cat is just a symbolic representation of the master mind criminal.

(ii) Macavity can be a criminal, a thief, or a dangerous person. The cat is used to represent that ferocious and clever criminal.

(i) A master criminal is one who is a mysterious criminal unreachable from the hands of the police.

(ii) The Scotland Yard is baffled because it fails to get any clue about the mysterious criminal.

(iii) The flying squad because Macavity moves much faser than them.

Macavity is talking about the “Newton’s Law of gravitation”

Macavity is a ginger coloured- tall and thin cat. His head is like a dome with sunken eye embedded below his wrinkled forhead.

He is very ferocious and clever.

(i) True

Yes, it is true that Macavity is not an ordinary cat, Infact, it is not sure, if it is a cat.

(ii) False

Macavity is powerful and can do whatever the fakir does.

(iii) True

Yes, Macavity has supernatural powers. He is a mysterious person.

(iv) False

No, Macavity is not well-dressed. His coat is not ironed and cheek hairs are also not combed.

(v) True

Macavity is a mysterious person. He can be anything sort of ferocious and clever man.

The poet finds cat very intelligent and skillful. Macavity’s fast movements and not being caught by the police led the poet to give him the resemblance with the cats despite of his ferocious acts.

He calls him a friend, because he is fond of cats but a monster because he broke laws and did criminal activities.

Yes, the poet has used exaggeration for the special effect.

Some examples are quoted below:

“His power of levitation would make the fakir stare”

“A friend in feline shape, a monster of depravity.”