Tagore and “Nur va soyalar” (I)
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write five important facts from R. Thokur’s life.
Birth (1861), first collection (1882), translation of “Gitanjali”, Nobel (1913), anthems.
2
Write the similarities between Thokur and the Jadids in two sentences.
Both strove to awaken the people through literacy and enlightenment.
3
Compare Giribala’s brothers and Shoshibushon in two sentences.
The brothers stop her with the book’s name; Shoshibushon listens to her and teaches her.
4
Briefly write in your own words the cause of the clash between the sahib and Xorkumar.
The steward refused to give ghee for the dogs, and the servant complained to the sahib that the steward had insulted them.
5
Write your own guess about the title “Nur va soyalar” (3 sentences).
Free answer; the title may mean the alternation of joy and sorrow like the play of sun and cloud.