A Great Social Reformer
Who are these people?
Ans: These people are Raja Rammohan Roy, Swami Vivekananda, Henry Louis Derozio and Iswarchandra Vidyasagar.
Why are they famous?
Ans: They are famous because they are all great social reformers.
Let’s match column A with column B :
| A | B |
|---|---|
| Vidyasagar | Started widow remarriage |
| Vivekananda | Spread the message of brotherhood |
| Raja Rammohan Roy | Stopped the evil custom of “Sati” |
| Derozio | Started Young Bengal Movement |
ACTIVITY – 1
Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
- Begum Rokeya was born in an affluant Muslim family.
- At home she learnt Arabic and Persian.
- She never went to school.
- She wrote some great books both in Bengali and English.
ACTIVITY – 2
Let’s match Table A with Table B:
| A | B |
|---|---|
| a) Kind | Cruel |
| b) Poor | Rich |
| c) Advantaged | Disadvantaged |
| d) Remember | Forget |
ACTIVITY – 3
Let’s write T for true and F for False statements in the given boxes:
- Begum Rokeya never thought about others. [F]
- Begum Rokeya demanded education for women. [T]
- She wrote against social injustice. [T]
- She never felt the importance of women in a family. [F]
ACTIVITY – 4
Find out the word-clusters (describing word + naming word) from the above text:
- Social reforms
- Healthy girl
- Remarkable women
- First pioneer
- Strong humanist
- Famous books
- Ideal woman
- Great books
ACTIVITY – 5
Put the punctuation marks in the following sentences:
- Vivekananda said, ‘all Indians are my brother and sister.’
Answer: Vivekananda said, ‘All Indians are my brother and sister.’ - I am Rokeyas friend said the lady.
Answer: ‘I am Rokeya’s friend,’ said the lady. - Who are you oh you are wounded.
Answer: ‘Who are you?’ Oh! You are wounded. - I know there are many birds like crow parrot mynah.
Answer: I know there are many birds like crow, parrot, and mynah. - Netaji founded ajad hind fauj.
Answer: Netaji founded ‘Ajad Hind Fauj’. - Vidyasagar was a social reformer.
Answer: Vidyasagar was a social reformer.
ACTIVITY – 6
Let’s fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions:
Swami Vivekananda was born in 1863. He was born in Calcutta. He belonged to a rich family. In those days our country was under the British rule. Vivekananda felt for the misery of the Indians.
ACTIVITY – 7 (a)
Let’s classify the personal pronouns and possessive pronouns from the passage:
Raja Ram Mohan Roy was a great social reformer. He lived in the 19th century Bengal. He worked hard for the betterment of our country. His fight was for abolishing the evil system of Sati, and his contribution to the improvement of Indian education will be remembered forever. We are all proud of him.
Answer:
| Personal Pronouns | Possessive Pronouns |
|---|---|
| He | His |
| We | Our |
ACTIVITY – 7 (b)
Change personal pronouns used in Activity 7(a) into possessive pronouns:
| Personal Pronouns | Possessive Pronouns |
|---|---|
| He | His |
| We | Our |
ACTIVITY – 8
Use the following hints and write ten sentences about Henry Louis Vivian Derozio:
Henry Louis Vivian Derozio was born on 18 April 1809 in Entally,Kolkata. His father’s name was Francis Derozio and mother’s name was Sophie Johnson. He took his schooling from David Drummond’s ‘Dhurramtallah Academy’. He served as a teacher of English literature and History in Hindu College. His great achievements were Assistant editor of ‘The India Gazette’, editor of ‘The Calcutta Gazette,’ ‘The East Indian’ and ‘The Bengal Annual’ ‘ etc. His notable works were’ ‘To India, my Native Land’,’ The harp of India ‘,’ The Fakir of Jungheera’ etc. He took his last breath on 26th December 1831..
Answer: Henry Louis Vivian Derozio was born on 18 April 1809 in Kolkata to Francis Derozio and Sophie Johnson. He studied at Dhurramtallah Academy and later became a teacher at Hindu College, where he taught English and History. Derozio was a kind and inspiring teacher, and his students admired him a lot. He also worked for newspapers like The India Gazette and wrote many poems. Some of his famous poems are To India, My Native Land and The Harp of India. He encouraged young people to think freely and question old ideas. Derozio played an important role in spreading new thoughts among students. He worked hard to bring change through his writing and teaching. Sadly, he died on 26 December 1831 at a young age. People still remember him for his ideas and poems.