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ENGLISH POWER POINT PRESENTATION –CLASS VIII. BY NINAD C UDAY VINEETH M AND ABDUL SALAM . AUTHOR OF THE STORY .
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ENGLISH POWER POINT PRESENTATION –CLASS VIII BY NINAD C UDAY VINEETH M AND ABDUL SALAM
AUTHOR OF THE STORY Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi, (Urdu: احمد ندیم قاسمی) born Ahmed Shah Awan(Urdu: احمد شاہ اعوان ) was a legendary Urdu and English language Pakistani poet, journalist, literary critic, dramatist and short story author. He wrote 50 books including poetry, fiction, criticism, journalism and art. He was a major figure in contemporary Urdu literature. His poetry stood out among his contemporaries' work for its unflinching humanism, and his Urdu afsana (novel) work is considered by some second only to Prem Chand in its masterful depiction of rural culture. He was also editor and publisher of literary magazine Funoon for almost half a century, grooming generations of new writers. He wrote many English poems and short stories. His poem The Feed is included in the syllabus of intermediate classes in Pakistan. He received awards the Pride of Performance in 1968 and Sitara-e-Imtiaz in 1980 for his literary work.
BIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITER • Qasmi was born on November 20, 1916, in the house of Peer Ghulam Nabi Qasmi,in the village Anga of Khushab District in British India. He received his secondary education from Campbellpur in 1931, around the time when he wrote his first poem, he moved to the Sadiq Egerton College in Bahawalpur and graduated from University of the Punjab, Lahore in 1935. He had one brother peerzada Mohammad Bakhsh Qasmi and a sister. He belongs to a religious peerzada family of Qadri. He became active member of the Progressive Writers Movement as a secretary, and was consequently arrested many times during the 1950s and 1970s. He was died on the July 10, 2006 of complications from asthma at Punjab Institute of Cardiology in Lahore.
SUMMARY OF THE LESSON PART 1 • An honest boy is on his way to school carrying money in his pocket to pay the school fees. • The sight of crisp, syrupy jalebis in the market excites him and the coins in his pocket begin to jingle. • After a long debate with himself, he yields to the sweet Temptation.
PART 2 • A heap of jalebis he eats, and shares them liberally with one and all . • Though penniless now, he feels no less important than a mob leader . • The real problem at hand is payment of school fees on time.
PART 3 • Remorseful and scared, he prays to God for Remorseful and scared, he prays to God for monetary help. • He makes matters look normal but prays harder than ever. • The inevitable happens, though somewhere along the way he notices the divide between the fanciful and the factual.
JALEBIS • Jalebis Jalibi is a sweet popular in Persia and countries of the Indian Subcontinent such as India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh. It is made by deep-frying batter in pretzel or circular shapes, which are then soaked in syrup.
The sweets are served warm or cold. They have a somewhat chewy texture with a crystallized sugary exterior coating. Citric acid or lime juice is sometimes added to the syrup, as well as rosewater or other flavors such as kewra water.
In India Jalebi is served as the Celebration Sweet of India , popular during national holidays like Independence Day and Republic Day, on which it is supplied in government offices, defence facilities, and other organizations. Similarly, Jalebi is one of the most popular sweets in Pakistan. It is used as a remedy for headaches in some parts of Pakistan, where it is placed in boiling milk and left to stand before eating.
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING • Who are the characters in this lesson ? • Who is the author of this lesson ? • What is this story about ? Give a brief summary of this lesson? • What is the problem he faced after buying and eating the jalebis?
