In ’the English Teacher ’ the profound writer R.K. Narayan gently probes the reader trying‚ in earnest‚ to "revolutionize" ideas on education. He challenges them by questioning what education truly means and the purposed of it. While it is true that in the novel‚ education poses a threat to Krishna ’s journey for growth‚ it is also only through education that he attains his goal. However there are two systems of education presented in the novel: the British system and the "Leave Alone" System. In
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Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam is an Indian scientist and administrator; he had served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. Following passages narrate an experience of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam when he was young. Lets’ read the story as narrated by Dr.Kalam‚ “One particularly interesting event occurred when I was eight. As a kid‚ I was always climbing trees‚ poles‚ and literally hanging around upside down from the rafter of our lake house. So‚ it came to no surprise for my dad to
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India’s 11th President A.P.J Abdul Kalam or Avul Pakir Jainulabd-een Abdul Kalam was born on 15th October 1931. He is an Indian Scientist and administrator who served as president of India from 2002 to 2007. Mr Kalam was born in Rameswaram‚ Tamil Nadu. He studied physics at the the St. Joseph’s College‚ Tiruchirappalli‚ and aerospace engineering at the Madras Institute of Technology (MIT)‚ Chennai. Before he became the president he worked as an aerospace engineer with Defence Research and Development
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Point of View The story adopts the traditional mode of third-person omniscience. In other words‚ the author/narrator relates the entire story to the reader‚ but since the entire plot is dependent on the revelation taking place at the end‚ the narrator does not reveal all the aspects of character at the beginning. While the narrator is forthcoming about all the peripheral goings-on in the story‚ s/he is careful not to reveal to the reader anything more than would be evident to any passerby. The reader
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Shaha Sattarova Mrs. Crowbuck Sophomore English October 9‚ 2009 The Truth about the Truth Truth is perceived as a virtue in our society. Honesty is planted into the human mind and is encouraged to apply it throughout their life. For example‚ many people from their childhood are thought to be honest no matter how difficult it may be and are granted accolade‚ for the encouragement of doing it again. Honesty is favored in life by everyone‚ so people know the facts and build our character
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Swami Vivekananda Contributor Personality Program An Adani Group Initiative UNIT 3: The Contributor’s Vision of Success ...Not only external rewards but also deep inner fulfillment for students and faculty of Gujarat Technological University by University Services COPYRIGHT DECLARATION This Study Material is designed‚ developed and published by Illumine Knowledge Resources Pvt. Ltd. and licensed to Career Knowledge Resources Pvt. Ltd‚ the promoters of I-Become. All rights are reserved
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Swami and Friends is the first of a trilogy of novels written by RK Narayan‚ a celebrated English novelist from India. RK Narayan started his prolific writing career with this novel Swami and Friends written in 1935. It is full of humor and irony. Narayan started writing this novel with the words “It was Monday morning…” to the auspicious time his grandmother chose for him. Like many of his fictional grandmothers‚ he was close to his grandmother who was well versed with astrology. Despite this it
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otherwise‚ ollar. Wings of Fire Author: Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Review Date: July 2002 Two years back when I read ‘Wings of Fire’‚ never did I think that the author of that book‚ Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam would become the President of India‚ someday. Forget about my thinking‚ even Dr. Kalam wouldn’t have thought so. ‘Wings of Fire’ is an autobiography of Dr. Abdul Kalam written with the help of one Arun Tiwari‚ who worked along with him for about 10 years. Without any hesitation‚ I
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About the author RK Narayan brought Indian writing in English to western nations. He was helped in the venture by Graham Greene. Narayan’s stories mostly have the fictional town of Malgudi as their geographical reference point. Malgudi could be anywhere in India. It is a microcosm of the huge country. Even today there are readers who believe that Malgudi exists; so realistically did Narayan describe the place. Narayan’s stories were brief‚ some barely ten pages long‚ but within this he was able
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bout the author: APJ Abdul Kalam is one of India’s most distinguished scientists. He served as the 11th President of India‚ between 2002 and 2007. He was fondly referred to as “The People’s President” during his term. He has honorary doctorates from over thirty universities and is the recipient of the country’s three highest civilian awards – the Padma Bhushan‚ the Padma Vibhushan and the Bharat Ratna. My thoughts on the book: … “He who knows others is learned‚ but the wise one is the one who
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