Comprehension check …. Q1. What is the difference between English of yesterday and English of today? The British were the foremost colonial powers in the nineteenth century onwards. To project their imperial power, and to effectively administer the vast swathes of land under their control, they used English as an effective tool. Everything related to […]
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Playing the English Gentleman About the author, M. K. Gandhi.. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948) had a very modest start in his life. Born in a Gujarati family, he went to an ordinary village school, but made the most of it by not only acquiring modern knowledge, but trying hard to imbibe high moral values. He […]
THE PLEASURES OF IGNORANCE A word about the author.. Robert Wilson Lynd (1879-1949) was born in Belfast (Northern Ireland). After his college education, he started his working life as a journalist writing for New Statesman. He was a political activist and was deeply involved in the cause of Irish nationalism. He used the pseudonym Y.Y […]
In the Fourth part of The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag Comprehension Series, we move further in the chapter. If you haven’t gone through the third part yet, click here to do so now. Q1. Describe how the man described the sudden disappearance of his hookah-smoking friend. The house was located in an area where the […]
In this English Charity Comprehension series intended for BA Students, we aim to make English Lessons easier for the readers to grasp. The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag penned by Jim Corbett is a beautiful compilation of the author’s exciting adventures in Rudraprayag, a town in the north Indian state of Uttarakhand. Though the answers are […]