English Notes

  About the Poet:  Gieve Patel was born in 1940. He is an Indian poet, playwright, painter, as well as a practicing physician. He belongs to...

  Introduction: This lesson is taken from Abdul Kalam’s biography, ‘Wings of Fire’. In this lesson, APJ writes about his childhood, his fa...

  Introduction: It is clear from the title of the poem, ‘No men are Foreign’ that the poet wants to promote universal brotherhood. The tit...

  Introduction The title of the story refers to the main character named Kezia. The theme of the story is about the relationship between chi...

Thinking about the Text (Page 50) Question 1. Here are some headings for paragraphs in the text. Write the number(s) of the paragraph(s) for...

  Reading 2 1. Do you think the three young boys were truly heroic or do you think they took unnecessary risks? what would you have done h...

You may watch a video explaining the poem by clicking here . Meanings: Word Meaning: Stanza 1 diverged: separated and took a different d...