Monday, May 11, 2020
pankajbobade: Poem- Indian Weavers by Sarojini Naidu/ Appreciati...
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The Inchcape Rock by Robert Southey
The
Inchcape Rock
Robert Southey
About
the poet:
Robert Southey (1774
to 1843) was born in Bristol, England. He was an English poet of
the Romantic School. He was a Poet Laureate of England from 1813 to 1843. Some
of his short poems like ‘The Scholar’. ‘The Battle of Blenheim’, ‘Bishop
Hatto’, ‘The Inchcape Rock’ etc. are very popular with the school children.
About
the poem:
The Inchcape Rock is a ballad- a song which tells a
story. The Inchcape Rock is a notorious sandstone reef about 18km off the east
coast of Scotland.
Robert Southey was inspired by the story took place in
14th century. The Abbot of Aberbrothok had placed the bell on the
Inchcape rock to warn mariners of impending danger during high tide. Sir Ralph
the Rover, a pirate, removed the bell. There is a conflict between two
qualities good versus evil. The poem is didactic in nature. The poem gives us
a message that those who do wrong things will meet with due punishment. The poetic justice is there.The poet
avails supernatural elements to get the poetic effect.
Annotation
of the poem ‘The Inchcape Rock’
In
the first stanza, the poet describes
the sea atmosphere. There was no movement in the air and the sea was calm. The
ship stood still as her sails were getting no thrust from the sky. Her keel was
steady and there was complete silence.
In the second stanza, the poet describes...............click here to get complete notesclick here for appreciation for 12th.
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Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Poem- Indian Weavers by Sarojini Naidu/ Appreciation
Indian
Weavers
Sarojini
Naidu
About
the Poetess
Sarojini Naidu
was born on 13th February 1879 and died on 2nd March
1949. She was a great patriot, political activist, orator and feminist. She
took an active part in the Indian Freedom Struggle. She became the first Indian
woman President of The Indian National Congress. She also got an opportunity to
be the first woman Governor of Agra United Province. Her work as a poet earned
her the sobriquet ‘Nightingale of India’. Her poetry depicts the beauty of
India. She speaks about customs, traditions, various festival, and riots of
people from different castes, creeds, classes and also professions.
Appreciation
of the poem
The poetess makes
use of question and answer method in the presentation of this poem. Indian
Weavers is a short poem consists of 3 stanzas having 4 lines each. The poetess
describes three stages of life. Three times of the day represent three stages
of life. And three colours indicate moods. The weavers are happy and joyful at
the break of the day, their mood is cheerful, enjoying and energetic in the
evening but they appear to be calm, serious and sorrowful at night.
In the first stanza, the poetess meets
weavers who started their work of weaving early in the morning. According to
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Thursday, April 2, 2020
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior- Film Review
Tanhaji:
The Unsung Warrior- Film Review
Movie Name: Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior
Cast: Ajay Devgan, Kajol, Saif Ali Khan, Sharad Kelkar, Luke
Kenny, Kajol, Padmavati Rao
Director: Om Raut
Genre: Biographical Period Drama (historical)
Value Judgement: Very Good
Tanhaji:
The Unsung Warrior is the story of life and valour of legendary Maratha
warrior, Tanhaji Malusare. It is based on the famous Battle of Kondhana( Feb 4,
1670 surgical strike at night) the battle was fought between Tanhaji, a
commander of Maratha Empire and Udaybhan Rathore military officer of Aurangzeb.
If you go to the theatre to watch a movie that
will take you to the 17th century. We know the story well. To save people
Chh. Shivaji Maharaj(Sharad Kelkar) surrenders 23 forts including Kondhana
(Sinhgad) to Aurangzeb (Luke Kenny) under the treaty of Purandar. The Kondhana
has strategic importance so Aurangzeb sends Udaybhan (Saif Ali Khan) as a fort keeper with a huge army and massive cannon called ‘Naagin’ to ensure that Chh.
Shivajiraje cannot recapture it. When Tanhaji Malusare comes to know the plan
of campaign, he implores Chh. Shivaji Maharaj to give him an opportunity to win
Kondhana. The movie is Tanhaji’s journey to reclaim Kondhana.
Ajay Devgan
performs the role of Tanhaji with all his potential. Saif Ali Khan shows his
best ever performance in this movie. Here, he is a villain. Sharad Kelkar’s
voice, style and build suit the role of Chh. Shivaji Maharaj. Padmavati Rao
has also the required gravities for the role of Rajmata Jijau.
I enjoyed
watching this film as it unfolds a story from the pages o history that deserves
to be told. Om Raut shows a flair for storytelling. Dialogues are simple and
directly touch our heart. There is generous use of 3D, VFX and CGI
technology. The background music adds the intensity to the true spirit of the film. The
movie is full of actions- lots of sword fighting, killing, slicing, dicing and
showers of arrows. It is a great visual treat.
I would
recommend this film to others to go to the theatre and watch because of superior
performances of the cast, powerful and bountiful action and great visual
impact. The most important thing is it is a tribute to braveheart Maratha
warrior Tanhaji Malusare.
We learn how
to keep patriotic passion high at all times from this biographical movie.
We must salute to his indomitable spirit. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
References: XI English Yuvakbharati, The Times of India, movie
Wednesday, December 25, 2019
Organic Farming
Organic Farming
keep us & nature healthy
Organic Farming is an agricultural system in which traditional seeds and biological fertilizers are used. Biological or Organic fertilizers are derived from animal and plant wastes. organic fertilizers such as compost manure, green manure help to keep the soil alive and in good health. They also keep eco-balance. They enhance soil fertility. They replenish nutrients taken from the soil by previous crops.
There is no place for synthetic/artificial fertilizers. Artificial fertilizers increase production temporary but have numerous adverse side effects. We are likely to fall prey to various harmful diseases such as asthma, diabetes, cancer....... they deteriorate soil fertility.
In Organic Farming, techniques or methods such as crop-rotation, mixed cropping, companion planting are used. Weed is suppressed instead of eliminating it.
Today, People are more health cautious. Organic food and products are in great demand. They are ready to pay more money for Organic products.
If one wants to go for Organic Farming, he/she has to face challenges such as increase yields, maintain eco-balance and reduce prices while meeting the climate change. Here we understand recently, why do people want to turn to Organic Farming.
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