class 12th, Sub: Eng Ch 2 Bharat Is My Home By Dr. Zakir Hussain
B. 1.1. Complete the following sentences on the basis of the lesson:
(a) Dr.Radhakrishnan never lost his faith in__the essential humanity of man__
(b) Dr.Radhakrishnan always championed__the right of tall men to live in dignity and with justice___
(c) Dr.Zakir Husain entered the office of the President in a spirit of___prayerful humanity and dedication___
(d) According to Dr.Zakir Husain, the value remains___eternally valid___
(e) according to Dr.Zakir Husain The value remains___primary instrument of national purpose
C. 3. Composition
Write a paragraph in about 100 words on each of the following:
(a) Write a summary of Dr Zakir Husain’s speech in about 150 words.
Dr Zakir Husain calls India a young state with ancient civilization and culture to which all the ethnic groups comprising the people of India contributed. He pledges to uphold the timeless values realised by the people through thousands of years. He pledges to serve all the people irrespective of their caste, creed, language and religion. He believes that the process of growth of national culture and national character is constant, and education is a prime instrument of national purpose because the quality of character depends on the quality of education. He says that the task of reconstruction of the material and cultural life of people demands sincere and steady efforts. For this, each person should develop himself into a moral personality through self-discipline, and then serve society to achieve a better, a juster and more graceful society. He endorses Gandhiji’s view that power should be used only for moral purposes.
(b)Write a short essay in about 150 words on ‘Unity in diversity’.
‘Unity in diversity’ is a special feature of India. She is an ancient land with a culture and civilization that has evolved over thousands of years. Though a number of ethnic groups live in India, this ancient civilization binds them all together. India is a vast land. It has a number of different geographic and climatic zones. There are the Himalayas with snow-capped hills and mountains. Then there is the dry and sandy desert of Rajasthan. There is hot climate in the south that lies surrounded by the sea. Bengal and Gujarat are so different. Because of climatic and local conditions, the clothes and food habits and lifestyle of people are as varied as possible. Languages are so different. Hindi of north and Kannad and Tamil of the South seem to have no relation. Yet India is firmly tied by the ancient values, civilization and culture. There is unity in diversity.
(c) Write a speech to be delivered on Teachers’ Day justifying the celebration of Dr Radhakrishnan’s birthday as Teacher’s Day.
Dr. Radhakrishnan has been the President of India. When he was asked how he would like his birthday to be celebrated, he replied that it could be celebrated a Teacher’s Day, Indeed Dr Radhakrishnan considered himself a foremost teacher. He was a professor of philosophy at Calcutta University and later at Oxford University. He was the first Indian to be appointed as a professor there. He has been the Vice-Chancellor of Andhra University and Banaras Hindu University. He was also the President of UNESCO. Indeed he was one of the greatest teachers India can be rightly proud of. Dr. Zakir Husain also greatly admired him and appreciated his contribution as a teacher. According to him, Dr Radhakrishnan devoted his lifetime to the pursuit of knowledge and truth. He explained Indian philosophical thought to the world. Dear friends, I think we are happy that on this teacher’s day, when we pay our regards to our one teachers, we also remember the great teacher and son of India, Dr. Radhakrishnan.
(d) You have been elected as the President of your school’s Student Council. Make a diary entry about changes you propose to introduce for the betterment of your school
20 March 24
Dear Diary,
Today I am happy. I have been elected President of Students’Council. I plan to make the school better. There are no proper arrangements for drinking water. I’ll to have a few freshwater containers placed in different places. So it will be easier for students to get water and there be no crowding. There is no canteen in our school. Students go outside to buy eatables from hawkers in the recess. I will have a canteen in the school. !
Our library has very few newspapers and magazines. I will introduce a few more magazines. Our school organizes very few debates/quiz contests. I will have more inter-house contests.
The toilets in the school are very dirty. Til see they are regularly cleaned.
I hope all thing will be well soon
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