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English Material for students of Class 12 under the Central Board of Secondary Education.
Memories of Childhood by Zitkala-Sa & Bama Complete summaries and answers of the two short stories included in CBSE/NCERT Class 12 textbook Vistas The cutting of my long hair – by Zitkala-Sa These two accounts of hideous prejudice and discrimination, written by two women from … Read more
Freedom by George Bernard Shaw Complete explanation for the non-fiction ‘Freedom’ included in the CBSE Class 12 English book ‘Kaleidoscope’. [Para by para explanation] Freedom, both as a term and as a trait has often been used perfunctorily by scholars and the general people alike. … Read more
Lost Spring by Anees Jung Complete explanation and answers for the prose ‘Lost Spring’ included in the CBSE Class 12 English book ‘Flamingo’. About the author Anees Jung was a Indian woman writer. She was born in Rourkela in Odisha, but her upbringing was in … Read more
Tiger King by Kalki Complete explanation for the lesson ‘Tiger King’ included in the CBSE Class 12 English book ‘Vistas’. What is the general attitude of human beings towards wild animals? .. People’s attitude curiously varies with their economic status. The super rich and the … Read more
Deep Water by William Douglas Complete explanation for the prose ‘Deep Water’ included in the CBSE Class 12 English book ‘Flamingo’. An inborn fear of water, a fight to overcome it… William Douglas had innate aquaphobia. This handicap would have mired his entire life, had … Read more
The Rattrap by Selma Lagerlöf Complete explanation for the prose ‘The Rattrap’ included in the CBSE Class 12 English book ‘Flamingo’. Introduction This story by the Swedish story teller Selma Lagerlöf has an ending that can silence even a diehard cynic to look within and … Read more
Indigo by Louis Fischer Complete explanation and answers for the prose ‘Indigo’ included in the CBSE Class 12 English book ‘Flamingo’. About the author Louis Fischer (1896-1970) was a prolific writer who wrote highly acclaimed books on Gandhi and Lenin. He fought in the British … Read more
A Thing of Beauty by John Keats Complete explanation and answers for the poetry ‘A Thing of Beauty’ included in the CBSE Class 12 English book ‘Flamingo’ About the poet John Keats (1795-1821) died young. At the age of just 25, when the literary world … Read more
Keeping Quiet by Pablo Neruda Complete explanation and answers for the poetry ‘Keeping Quiet’ included in the CBSE Class 12 English book ‘Flamingo’ About the poet Reading Pablo Neruda’s poems will remain an incomplete exercise if one does not get to know of this colourful, … Read more
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