English Confluence By CL Gautam

Ch-2 The Adventures of Toto -Ruskin Bond  Introduction of the Author Ruskin Bond (born 19 May, 1934) is an Indian author of British descent, living in Mussoorie, India. He tried his hand in different genres like fiction, short stories, novella, essays and books for children. His popular works are The Cherry Tree, The Blue Umbrella, Angry River, Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra, A Crow For All The Seasons, etc. He is a master craftsman who deals with child psychology and children related issues with deftness. The Indian Council for Child Education has recognised his role in the growth of children's literature in India. He got the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992, the Padma Shri in 1999 and Padma Bhushan in 2014 Summary of the Chapter Monkey at Narrator's Home It is a story about a baby monkey. The narrator's grandfather was a lover of animals and had a private zoo. One day, he purchased a baby monkey from a tonga-driver by paying five rupees and kept it in his zoo. It was named To...

Ch-1 The Lost Child- Mulk Raj Anand Short Answer Type Questions    Q1. What fascinated the boy in the mustard fields and what did he do? Ans. The mother showed the child the mustard fields to divert his attention from toys. The child was happy to roam in the field. There he saw a group of dragon-flies that were bustling about in the field. They fascinated the boy. He ran behind one of them and made an attempt to catch it. Q2. Why did the child stop to watch the insects? Ans. The child was truly a lover of nature. Along the footpath, he saw some little insects and worms coming out of their hidings to enjoy the warmth of the sun. He was so attracted towards the movements of these little creatures that he stopped there and gazed at them. Meanwhile, his parents were taking rest under the shade of trees. Q3. How did the child enjoy in the grove? Ans. When the little child entered the grove, a shower of young flowers fell upon him. Mesmerised by this scene, he forgot all about his p...

Ch-1 The Lost Child- Mulk Raj Anand A Brief Note  of the Author Mulk Raj Anand (12 December, 1905 to 28 September, 2004) was an Indian writer in English, who devoted his entire life in describing the woes, plights and miseries of the underdogs of Indian society. He formed the trio of celebrated Indian writers of English along with R.K.Narayan and Raja Rao. He was the literary master of novels and short stories. Among his famous novels are Coolie, Untouchable, Two Leaves and a Bud, The Big Heart, etc. The present story is an extract from his book The Lost Child and Two Lyrical Stories. Anand has been the champion of lower strata of society, describing their exploitation, misfortune and cruel behaviour of society towards them. He is given the credit for incorporating Punjabi and Hindustani idioms into English language writing. The country appreciated his contribution and honoured him with the Padma Bhushan. Summary of the Chapter The Child's Attraction for Natural Beauty This story h...