Bharat Is My Home : Summary And Answer Question

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Summary

Bharat is My Home is an extract from the speech of Dr Zakir Husain. He delivered this speech in 1967 after taking the oath (शपथ) as the president of India. In this speech he pledges (प्रतिज्ञा) to be loyal (देश-भक्त) to the nation and work for the welfare of the people of the country. On this occasion (अवसर), he remembers Dr Radhakrishnan, who brought a lot of erudition (पांडित्य या ज्ञान) and wealth of knowledge to the presidency. Dr Husain says that Bharat is his home. Its people are his family and he has been elected by the family members. This statement expresses his national feelings (भावना). According to him, our past culture is very important for the nation. It is not static (स्थिर), it is alive (जीवित) and dynamic (गतिशील). He advises us to labour hard to build the new life of the nation. Dr Husain says that there are two aspects (पहलू) of work. They are worked for self and work for society. Thus Dr Zakir Husain wants to work for the cultural development of the nation.

Answer Questions

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 all men to live in dignity and with justice… .
c) Dr Zakir Husain entered the office of the President in a spirit of … prayerful humility and total dedication… .
d) According to Dr Zakir Husain, the value remains …eternally valid and presses for newer and fresher realisation… .
e) According to Dr Zakir Husain, education is …a prime instrument of national purpose and that quality of education is inescapably involved in the quality of the nation… .

B.1. 2. Answer the following questions briefly :

1) What did Dr Radhakrishnan bring to the Presidency?
2) What oath did Dr Zakir Husain take of?
3) What is the business of education?
4) What did Dr Zakir Husain pledge himself to?
5) What does ‘work on one’s self’ mean? What is its end-product?
6) What shall we dedicate ourselves to?
7) When was Dr Zakir Husain born?
8) How long did Dr Zakir Husain live?
9) On what occasion did Dr Zakir Husain deliver this speech?
10) Why does Dr Zakir Husain call India “the young State of an ancient people”?

C. 1. Long Answer Questions

1. ‘This work, as I see it, has two aspects.’ What are the ‘two aspects of works’ ? Explain in your own words.
2. What did Dr Zakir Husain say about material and cultural life, individual and social development, giving a special flavour to India?
3. ‘Power should be used only for moral purposes.’ Explain.
4. ‘The past is not dead and static.’ How does Zakir Husain emphasise the significance of past?
5. What does Zakir Husain exhort us to do to build the new life of the nation?
6. In what context does Dr Zakir Husain say “Bharat is my home”?

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