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Activity 17
A biography is a detailed account of
someone’s life written by some other person. Now write a short biography of
Raja Ram Mohan Roy using the following information:
Name: Raja Ram Mohan
Roy
Date of birth: 22nd May, 1772
Father and Mother: Ramakanta Roy and
Tarini Devi
Education: Learnt Arabic,
Persian, Sanskrit, Scholar in English, Latin, Greek, French, Tibetan
Countries visited: Tibet, England
Achievements: Champion of the
Brahmo Samaj, abolished the cruel custom of Sati, wrote books on various
subjects
Death: 27th September 1833,
buried in Bristol, England
Raja Rammohan Roy
Raja Rammohan Roy was the pioneer of modern India. He was born
on 22nd may in 1772 at Radhanagar in the district of Hoogly. His parents were
Ramakant Roy and Tarini Devi. He learnt different languages like Arabic,
Persian and Sanskrit. He was a great scholar in English, Latin, Greek, French
and Tibet. In the course of his career, he visited Tibet and England. He was
the champion of the Brahmo Samaj. He abolished the cruel custom of Sati. He
wrote many books on various subjects. This great man breathed his last on 27th
September 1833. He was buried in Bristol in England.
Activity 18
Write a summary of the following prose
passage:
The story of “Androcles and the lion” is very famous. Androcals
had hid himself in a cage when he saw a lion coming towards him. He feared that
the lion would eat him. But the lion was limping and it appeared to be in great
pain. Androcles approached the lion with courage, took up the lion’s paw and
took out the large splinter of food which had caused the flesh to rot. The lion
was soon relieved of pain and it was very grateful to Androcles. Afterwards,
when Androcles was taken prisoner and send to Rome to be delivered up to the
wild beasts, a lion was let loose to eat him. It was the same lion that
Androcles had relieved in his pain. The animal remembered with gratitude its
saviour and instead of eating him rubbed its hate on the feet of Androcles.
Summary
Androcles and the Lion
Once Androcles hid himself in a cage when he saw a lion coming
towards him limping. He faced the lion with courage and plucked out the large wood
splinter and put the lion out of pain. Afterwards when Androcles was sent to
Rome as a prisoner, a ferocious lion was let loose to eat him. But it was the
same lion whom Androcles had relieved. The lion knew him and bowed down before
him out of gratitude.
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