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This story reflects upon the arrogance of the colonizer to forcibly take away the rights of those who are colonized. “The last lesson” stresses the importance of education and the necessity to respect and learn one’s own language. This story draws our attention to the unfair practice of linguistic chauvinism. It refers to an unreasonable… Continue reading The Last Lesson Theme by Alphonse Daudet: 2022
Here we discuss about the short story ‘The Last Lesson’ written by Alphonse Daudet, Flamingo, CBSE class 12 textbook. The story “The Last Lesson” is about young Franz who was scared that his teacher, Mr. Hamil, was going to scold him as he had not prepared his French lessons on participles on which he was supposed… Continue reading The Last Lesson Class 12 CBSE – Question and Answers: 2022
About the Author: Alphonse Daudet (13 May 1840 – 16 December 1897) was a French novelist. Some of his famous work includes three Tartarins Aventures prodigieuses de Tartarin de Tarascon year 1872, and the three-act play L’Arlésienne. But Fromont jeune et Risler aîné (1874) at once took the world by storm. It struck a note, not new… Continue reading Summary of “The Last Lesson” by Alphonse Daudet – Class 12 CBSE: 2022
The story “The Rattrap” is about a rattrap-selling vagabond who steals thirty kronors from an old crofter and takes refuge in a iron mill. The owner of the iron mill mistakes him for an old acquaintance and invites him spend Christmas Eve with them. They feed him and let him sleep peacefully. The Rattrap Solved… Continue reading The Rattrap Class 12 CBSE Question and Answers: 2022
About the Author- Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf (20 November 1858 – 16 March 1940) was a Swedish author and teacher. She was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Lagerlöf was educated at the Högre lärarinneseminariet in Stockholm from 1882 to 1885. She worked as a country schoolteacher at a high school for… Continue reading Summary of “The Rattrap” by Selma Lagerlof – CBSE Class 12: 2022
“The Tiger King” is a story about the brave Maharaja of Pratibandapuram who was also known as the Tiger King. It was predicted that he will become the greatest warrior of all time ut he will eventually be killed by a tiger. The King had successfully killed ninety-nine tigers but he was asked to be… Continue reading The Tiger King Class 12 CBSE Question and Answer: 2022
About the Author: Ramaswamy Aiyer Krishnamurthy (9 September 1899 – 5 December 1954), better known by his pen name Kalki, was a Tamil writer, journalist, poet, critic and Indian independence activist. His writings include over 120 short stories, 10 novellas, 5 novels, 3 historical romances, editorial and political writings and hundreds of film and music reviews. Kalki Krishnamuthy… Continue reading Summary of The Tiger King by Kalki – CBSE Class 12: 2022
This story traces the beginning of the Civil Disobedience against the British authority in India. According to an agreement, the peasants in Muzzafarpur were supposed to grow Indigo in 15 percent of their land. A peasant named Rajkumar Shukla got Gandhi involved in this matter, who in turn negotiated terms with the British officials and… Continue reading Indigo Class 12 Questions and Answers: 2022
About Author- Louis Fischer (29 February 1896 – 15 January 1970) was a Jewish-American journalist. Among his works were a contribution to the ex-Communist treatise. The God that Failed (1949), a Life of Mahatma Gandhi (1950), basis for the Academy Award-winning film Gandhi (1982), as well as a Life of Lenin, which won the 1965… Continue reading Summary of Indigo by Louis Fischer – Class 12 CBSE: 2022
Going Places Solved Question and Answer Short Questions and Answers Why did Sophie say after returning from the school that Jansie ‘looked doubtful’? On their way to return from school, Sophie and Jansie considered the option of opening up a boutique. But Jansie looked doubtful because she knew it would take lot of money to… Continue reading Going Places Class 12 CBSE Question and Answer: 2022
