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India was in my blood and there was much in her that instinctively thrilled me. And yet I approached her almost as an alien critic, full of dislike for the present as well as for many of the relics of the past that I saw. To some extent I came to her via the West, and looked at her as a friendly westerner might have done, I was eager and anxious to change her outlook and appearance and give her the grab of modernity. And yet doubts arose within me. Did I know? - I who presumed to scrap much of her past heritage? There was a great deal that had to be scrapped that must be scrapped; but surely India could not have been what she undoubtedly was, and could not have continued a cultured existence for thousands of years, if she had not possessed something very vital and enduring. - Jawaharlal Nehru.(a) (i) What made India a great country? (ii) “India was in my blood”, Examine this statement. (iii) What kind of appearance did the writer want to give India? (iv) Did the writer ever think of destroying the great cultural heritage of India? (v) Who is the writer of the passage? (b) Give the meaning of the following words/ expressions : (i) instinctively(ii) thrilled(iii) via the West,(iv) garb of modernity(v) heritage,(vi) cultured existence. |
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Answer» (a) (i) It was the culture of India that made her a great country. (ii) This statement “India was in my blood” expresses the feeling of the writer who was born and brought up in India that excited him always. (iii) The writer wanted to change the outlook and appearance of India and to give her the garb of modernity. (iv) No, the writer never thought of destroying the great cultural heritage of India. (v) Jawaharlal Nehru is the writer of the passage. (b)
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