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My Mother at Sixty-Six by Kamala Das Complete explanation and answers for the poetry ‘My Mother at Sixty-Six’ included in the CBSE Class 12 English book ‘Flamingo’ The poem Driving from my parent’s home to Cochin last Friday morning, I saw my mother, beside me, … Read more
Essay – 7 Creative Writing – 23 Bank PO and Junior College Level Essay – Word Limit – 250 Suggestions for alleviating India’s unemployment problem in India With varying estimates of unemployment emanating from the EPFO, CMIE (Center for Monitoring Indian Economy), Labour Bureau, and … Read more
An Elementary School Class Room in a Slum by Stephen Spender Complete explanation and answers for the poetry ‘An Elementary School Class Room in a Slum’ included in the CBSE Class 12 English book ‘Flamingo’ About the poet Stephen Spender(1909-1995) was a author born to … Read more
A Roadside Stand by Robert Frost Complete explanation and answers for the poetry ‘A Roadside Stand’ included in the CBSE Class 12 English book ‘Flamingo’. About the poet …. Robert Lee Frost (1874-1963), born in San Francisco, California, lived a life of contrasts. His father, … Read more
Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers by Adrienne Rich Complete explanation and answers for the poetry ‘Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers’ included in the CBSE Class 12 English book ‘Flamingo’. Introduction .. Adrienne Rich (1929—2012) was an American poet who exerted profound intellectual influence on American society. Towards the later … Read more
Essay – 6 Creative Writing – 22 College level essay on manual scavenging in India Manual Scavenging Making people from certain sections of society to clean human waste is an age-old practice in India. Tragically, these people who render this vital service for others are … Read more
The Last Lesson by Alphonse Daudet Complete explanation and answers for the prose ‘The Last Lesson’ included in the CBSE Class 12 English book ‘Flamingo’. Introduction Thanks to the never-ending wars, and pointless political ambitions of monarchs, Europe’s political map changed with astounding frequency since … Read more
Vocabulary Exercise – 9 English Skill Building – 9 Learn new words and phrases with practical examples Soothsayer This is election time in India. Politicians of all hues are flocking to soothsayers to know if they would win. A soothsayer in Sri Lanka now claims … Read more
Essay – 5 Creative Writing – 21 Bank PO and Junior College Level Essay – Word Limit – 250 Role of newspapers in influencing society and youth Hickey’s Bengal Gazette was the first newspaper to be published in India. In 1780, Augustus Hickey, a staunch … Read more
Essay – 4 Creative Writing – 20 Bank PO and Junior College Level Essay – Word Limit – 250 Is the generation gap a myth? It would be naive to assume that ‘generation gap’ is a myth. How can it be a myth when the … Read more