VIII F Ahimsa 10-7-21

• Secondary Education

AHIMSA

Supriya Kelkar

RESULT OF THE MISCHEVIOUS MISSON

CHAPTER 2

VOCABULARY CHECK

Smear or blob of a liquid

A person's moral sense

In a strict or serious manner

Unpleasant

Splotch

Obnoxious

Conscience

Stern

RESULT OF THE MISCHEVIOUS MISSON

                    RETURNING FROM CAPTAIN BRENT'S OFFICE

• Anjali and her mother return from Captain Brent’s after Anjali got caught painting the ‘Q’ on Captain Brent's wall.
  
• Anjali continues to wonder if her mother still believes that it was not Anjali behind the painting task. 

ANJALI REACHES HER YARD

• Anjali enters her yard which seemed like a private zoo to her. 
• It had a garden with methi plants and green foliage which were taken care by Anjali’s father.
• Nandini, her cow always resided in the yard.

WHAT RESULT DOES ANJALI COME TO KNOW ABOUT?

• Anjali hears voices of her parents fighting over her mother losing her job at Captain Brent's office.
• She thought all of this happened because of the mischievous task she did of painting the 'Q' on the Britishers' wall.

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"What will Baba say when he hears about me? Anjali asked anxiously.

"Don't worry about that, Anjali," said her mother. "This isn't your fault."

How would have Anjali felt when her mother still continued to defend her even if it was all her fault?

Unimpeachable

Erring

Unrepentant

ANJALI'S FATHER

• A tall man with thinning waves of hair splashed across his head.
• Anjali called him 'Baba'.
• Took care of the methi plants and the green foliage in their garden.
• Once Anjali's mother lost her job, he was the only one working in the house.

NANDINI

• All-white cow, who lived in the shed near Anjali's yard.
• She had black beautiful eyes.
• She seemed to understand all human emotions.

Why Anjali's father did not support her mother to have the right to take all her job related decisions?

1. He did not like the idea of women taking decisions
2. It was a big decision to make and he didn't want anything to go wrong
3. He came to know what Anjali did and was angry
4. Not sure

A VISIT TO CAPTAIN BRENT'S

CHAPTER 3

A VISIT TO CAPTAIN BRENT'S

                    ANJALI REACHES CAPTAIN BRENT'S OFFICE

• After realizing that her mother had lost her because of her, Anjali's visit to Captain Brent's office was certain.
• She observes a queue of sorrowful Indians waiting outside the office.

PEACOCK FEATHER: THE HEALER

• While standing in the queue in front of the Britishers' office, Anjali found a soft peacock feather.
• It reminded her of a rough day at school and the teacher's harsh punishment.
• On that day, she realized that the peacock feather had healing powers 

CONVERSATION WITH CAPTAIN BRENT