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प्रश्न
“I can see clear bridges between my life experiences and my work in dance.” How does Kumudini Lakhia weave episodes from the two realms in her account?
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उत्तर
Kumudini Lakhia in her account shows that her life experiences form the basis of her work in dance. Though she was focussed on dance, yet she tells us that she lived her life. She has taken cues from her life experiences to present these in her dance.
She recounts how in Duvidha or conflict she has examined the plight of a middle class woman who is chained to the traditions of Indian life. In Atah Kim, we can see how Kumudini bases the theme on the desire for power which she experienced after her schooling was over.
Her work Panch Paras is on the spiritual realm of life. Kumudini tells us about her experience on spiritualism, the arguments she used to have with her grandmother regarding the existence of God etc. She has used this bit of experience as theme in Panch Paras.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the extract and do the activities that follow:
The duke senior and his follower were sitting down to a meal one day when Orlando rushed out from among the trees, his sword in his hand. ‘Stop, and cat no more!’ he cried. The Duke and his friends asked him what he wanted.
‘Food,’ said Orlando. ‘I am almost dying of hunger’. They asked him to sit down and eat, but he would not do so. He told them that his old servant was in the woods, dying of hunger. ‘I will not eat a bite until he has been fed,’ Orlando said.
So the good Duke and his followers helped him to bring Adam to their hiding-place, and Orlando and the old man were fed and taken care of. When the Duke learned that Orlando was a son of his old friend sir Rowland de Boys, he welcomed him gladly to his forest court.
Orlando lived happily with the Duke and his friends, but he had not forgotten the lovely Rosalind. She was always in his thoughts andevery day he wrote poetry about her pinning it on the trees in the forest. ‘These trees shall be my books,’ he said, ‘so that everyone who looks in the forest will be able to read how sweet and good Rosalind is’.
Rosalind and Celia found some of these poems pinned on the trees. At first they were puzzled, wondering who could have written them; but one day Celia came in from a walk with the news that she had seen Orlando sleeping under a tree, and she and Rosalind guessed that he must be the poet. Rosalind was happy to think that Orlando had not forggoten her, because she loved him as much as he loved her.
A1. Complete - (2)
Complete the following sentences:
(i) Rosalind was happy to think _______
(ii) The Duke and his followers helped Orlando to bring _________
(iii) Orlando pinned the poems written about Rosalind on ______
(iv) When the Duke cam to know that Orlando was a son of his old friend, he _________
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billowed
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Golden Glow
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It wakes and enlivens every _________________.
It scares away the long, dark _________________.
The shining stars go out of _________________.
From tree to tree birds flit and, _________________.
Searching for food, with a sharp _________________.
The buds that open now show their, _________________
As flowers, they dance with beauty and _________________.
The hill slope wears a grassy green,_________________
The curved sparkling river, it's gold _________________.
The cock then crows to give a loud, _________________
Come on! wake up, folks! One and _________________.
I, then wake up, ‘Good Morning’ to,_________________
Let’s all look forward to a golden _________________.
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- 1st stanza ______
- 2nd stanza ______
- 3rd stanza ______
- 4th stanza ______.
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I made a rare choice.
Guess the meaning of the following word.
postponed
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barefoot
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Kho-Kho
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Answer the question in a paragraph of about 100 – 150 word.
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Mention at least two expressions which shows that Mrs. Krishnan was not willing to have Zigzag at home?
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Read the lines and answer the questions.
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Where do adventures hide?
Identify the character/speaker.
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Read the following lines and answer the questions.
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Back of his smiles and behind his tears.
What does ‘tears’ mean?
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| 1. | Pollution | Survival of sea turtles becomes difficult. | Reduce the usage of plastics. |
| 2. | Predators | ||
| 3. | Human Activities |
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| 1. Who won the Olympic 2016 silver medal in badminton? | |||
| 2. Who is the role model for her siblings? | |||
| 3. Whose mother tongue is Tamil? | |||
| 4. Whose attitude is 'never-say-die spirit'? | |||
| 5. Which player works in the Police Department? | |||
| 6. Which player holds the record for the highest individual score in cricket? |
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| mixes for community food service |  |
| sows the grain |  |
| feeds the birds |  |
Try your own.
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pants- ______
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How did the boy enjoy the company of the tree?
Say Aloud
| dash | bash | splash | cash | trash |
| steer | tear | clear | deer | dear |
| shower | power | tower | flower | mower |
| poked | croaked | soaked | stroked | joked |
| wept | kept | crept | leapt | slept |
