Education for all - by Pustak Verma

    Unit- 10 Home Life and Family Relationship The Tattered Blanket-  by Kamala Das The Tattered Blanket-  by Kamala Das Kamala Das: About the Author (31 March 1934- 31May 2009) Kamala Das is also known as Kamala Suraiya.   She was a major Indian English poet and litterateur  and at the same time a leading Malayam author from Kerala state, South India. She is noted for her fiery poems and explicit autobiography. Her genres contain  the theme of female sexuality, guilt and femininity .   About the story: The Tattered Blanket Main Points: “The  Tattered Blanket” is an exquisitely written emotional story written by Kamala Das about an old mother, her son who is least bothered about her and the widowed daughter of the old lady.    After five years Gopi comes to Kerala to see his mother. Gopi is a big officer in Delhi living with his wife Vasantha and four children. He has come to Thiruvananthapuram as a part of his official assignment. He ‘Just dropped in his way back’ to meet his mother.

  Unit- 11 Arts  and Creation Why Is Renaissance Important? - By   Broukal Milada Before you read. a.       Why  is this painting famous for? – ...for her smile, eyes, gaze, background landscape and beauty of the object and so on. b. Name any three famous writers/ artists of Nepal. Also describe why they are famous for? 1. Dil Bahadur Chitrakar:-One of the Famous Artists of Nepal -for ironic painting. 2. Arniko:- The Most Famous Artists of Nepal - for a golden stupa in Tibet 3. Bidhata K.C:- One of the Famous Artists of Nepal - for socializing painting.   Milada Broukal : Author ·         Milada Broukal  has taught English for over thirty years in North America and Europe. ·         She has worked in all areas of the field, including syllabus design, teacher training, classroom teaching, and has been Director of Study of her own school. ·          She is the author of over 30 successful textbooks including the series  Weaving it Together, The Thomson Heinle Test Preparation Assistant