TS 10th Class English Guide Unit 7B A Plea For India (Poem)
We, Indians, are proud to be a strong nation,
our roots, we declare, cannot be shaken.
Then why these fights,
which leave us in poor plight?
Irrespective of our region,
forget the castes,
which makes us lose our charm
Lets ignore the selfish call of each region,
and listen for once to the call of the nation.
Why do we spend our time bickering
when so many tasks need finishing?
Dont we have better things to do
than indulge in creating problems anew
Is all this violence needed
with the people being cheated?
Who will return this only son
Whom she loves a ton?
Who will bring back his brother
whose ashes he is still to gather
Where has all the love gone
which resided in the heart of all?
There is no reason to be proud,
and be on high cloud.
We have to go a long way,
we have to think seriously,
else we end up miserably.
Then let our minds throw out the rot,
and devote our time to pious thoughts.
Let us control the riots,
which leave us with no choice,
but to hang our heads in shame,
and say we have miserably failed.
We have the power to win,
so why not end this din?
Let us unite,
and fight against those who incite.
Let us not be misled
Comprehension
Question 1.
What do fights put us in ?
Answer:
The fights put us in severe sufferings. They make us feel shame of ourselves. The nation end up with lesser developments
Question 2.
Why does the poet use proud to be a strong nation, and hang heads in shame, at the same time ?
Answer:
Our nation has Strong roots which are believed to be unshaken. At the same time we have a lot of conficts and riots, based on region, caste etc, which questions the unity of the nation. So the poet says that though we feel proud of our nation, we feel ashamed as well
Question 3.
Who are cheats? Who are being cheated?
Answer:
Those who create the differences in the minds of the people and lead them to violence are cheats. They disturb the foundations of the countrys unity. The innocent people are being cheated
Question 4.
What are the tasks to be finished, according to the poet?
Answer:
According to the poet, there are many tasks to be finished. We should work for a strong united nation. We should go forward and finish the tasks with dedication. We have to throw out the rot from our minds and develop pious thoughts. We should control riots, give the power to win and fight against the persons who incite us
Question 5.
What is the central idea of the poem ?
Answer:
The poet aims at creating an awareness among the people, about the various evil elements which obstruct the unity and integrity of the nation. We should work hard to build a strong united nation with piety and dedication
A Plea For India (Poem) Summary in English
The poet says that we, Indians are proud to be a strong nation, declaring our roots are never be shaken. But these plights, caused by fight make us lose our charm irrespective of
He suggests us to ignore the selfish call of region but to listen to the call of the nation. He reminds us that so many tasks need finishing and asks then why do we spend our time bickering. He exhorts to indulge in doing better things instead of creating problems
Now he recollects the misery of the victims of the violence who lost her only son, brother and crosses where has the Indian love gone - which resides in the hearts of all.
He says that there is no reason to be proud behaving in this way. He states that we should think seriously and warn us or else we have to end up miserably
He advises us to throw out the rot and be pious. We should control the riots lest we should hang our heads in shame. We should have the power to win and end this din.
We should be united and fight against those who incite the violence which results in death. He asserts that if we are dedicated, our country will be united forever
Glossary:
plight (n) = a difficult or sad situation
selfish (adj) = caring only oneself
bicker (v) = argue about things that are not important
indulge (v) = to allow yourself to have or do something that you like
violence (n) = rough and immoderate actions
proud (adj) = feeling pleasure or satisfaction over something
regarded as highly honourable
pious (adj) = showing a deep respect for God and religion
miserable (adj) = unhappy and unpleasant
rot (n) = bad things
riots (n) = noisy, violent and uncontrolled public disorder
din (n) = a loud / unpleasant noise that lasts for a long time
incite (v) = encourage someone to be violent by making angry
roots (n) = basic source or origin of something
charm(n) = the power of quality of attracting others
ignore (v) = pay no attention to
on high cloud (idiom) = having strong feelings of happiness or satisfaction
end up (phr.v) = come to an end