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l,a).1f1.1I lb) .i ur
lrl ,1 1nolorbil-.c (d) • bung•low
Ans. I•) .a nJ1
-i. \\'h.11 w.1s Amruddh.i's fJthcr 1
111) .a 1.awyrr (b) ,1 buslnrum,1.n
(d .a physician (d} • tuchl'.r
Ans. (c) .a phy~ici,m
5. Mongh)'' is siru.atN in :
(o) C.1lculla (bl U.P.
Id Bih.ac (d) Mah.aruhtr•

Ans. Ir) B1hJr

6. Which habit had Aniruddha fonned when ht w.u in Monghyr ?
(o) He st.1rted using alcohol.
(b) He had the urge 10 go aw•y from the htttic lifc.

c. Ht sbrtrd liking 50Jiludc.

(d} He would suddrnly le.ave his home.
Ans. d. He would !iUddenly leave his home. ,,
7. On which d.ile did AnJruddha srt off to meet his frirnd in Dumk, ?
(8) Twenty Fifth April (b) Twenty Seventh 1'1.ay
(d Twenty scvrnth April (d) None of 1hr above
Ans. (c) Twenty 5(>\·enth Apnl
8. Aniruddtu Bose's friend ,1dvisrd him to :
(8) postponr, his progr.ammc (b) ,arHngr ill driver
(cJ hew.are of • thundcrslonn (d) c•ny woUcn clothes with him
Ans. (b) .:mange ,1 driver
t. Who wu the truck driver ?
(QJ .a Muslim lbl • Sikh
fc) .11 Corkh.11 (4) .1n Asumne
Ans. (c) J Corlh.a
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3. Which habi t was instilled in Anir uddh a durin g his early yeu , in
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(a) To run away from heclic city life.

(b) To drive his car hims elf
(c) To le;im from his experiences
(d) All of the above
Ans. (a) To run away from hectic cily life
4. What was the 'snag right al the start ' of his journ ey lo Dum ka?
(a) His tyres become flat
Cb) Visit of his father's frien d lo his hous e after ten year s
(c) The engi ne of the car deve lope d a fault
(d) All of the above
Ans. (b) Visit of his father's friend to his hous e afler ten year s
S. What advice did Bhola Babu give Anir uddh a?
(a) To arran ge for a drive r
Cb) To take some one with him on his trip
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s. Tw,•nty-scvcnth of April was lhe day which Aniruddha could never forget beau<>t
ii 1,,a.1 1111' da,v he slarled Ille fale/11/ journey to Dumka.
. Uncle Mohil could not be treated lightly because ..........
5• Uncle Mohil could not be lrcalcd lightly because he was a friend of AniruJh' s fati:rr.
8. /\niruddha's watch had turned muggy becauSf ,_.......
ns. Aniruddha's watch had turned muggy because of ll1e sweal on his wrisl.
9. Uursling of another tyre of the car was called another thunderclap beaUK _
ns. llur,ling of another tyre of the car was called another thunderclap because ant rfrv
l_yri-s (if 11,r rnr had a/ready burst.
10. The lruckdriver was honking again and again because ..........
Ans. lhc lruckdrivcr was honking again and again because ll1e narrator's ,~, lwJ liMA
1"1t1•11 a11d was s/all(/i11,~ i11 111( middle of Ilic road.

3. Short Answer Q.uesdons

.\n,wr, th, following questions :
I. What information don Aninaddha Bose share with the ~ l a • . . , , . , , . ,
An,. AniruJJha Bo!,c is a twmty-nine years old bachelor.
•Jwrti,in~ a~•'l'IC)' for the last eight years. He li\'ff in a
Calruu.a. lie bought a car two years ago. He writes 5
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as Arnrud a se off to a ,·ourney by car on 27th of April. This Journey caused~-
• problems on h',sway to his friend at Dumka. He had to under go a horrible ex,,..,;_ .,,.n•;
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on this day during his stay at aDak Bungalow. It becam e an unforgetable experienct
for him.
1. What is norwester ? How could Aniru ddha face norwe ster ?
,. There was a blue black patch of douds . It soon turne d into a thundelStorm. \.
Aniruddha calls it a norwester. He move d on in his car durin g the heavy rains.
When another tyre of the car burst, he had to face the norwe ster sitting in the 01.
He was at a far off place away from the city. He had to wait for the rain to stop b
find some place or someone to get the car repair ed.
How did the truck driver react at Aniru ddha' s car stand ing in the wa.y ? \
Aniruddha's car had broken down in the midd le of the road. The driver of the~ '
00
'.11ing behind him was blowi ng the horn as the car had blocked the road, 1k \
dm-er asked him to take the car to one side. When he came to knoW aboul •
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l\trtio wu Sukha nram ? Wh .
• at help did he rende r to Aninddha T
khanram was s chowk ida
d C'\.lOll'<l food for him r ~t the Oak Bung alow. He o«-ed

i.il Bung,dow comfortabl This man helped the narra tor

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Short Answers Q_uestions
wtr tht questio11s briefly i11 about 100-150 wor
ds.
l. Who was Aniruddha Bose? Alt hou gh he enjo
yed wri ling \to ri" in h11 •r - 11- .
why did he stop wri ling stories?
Aniruddha Bose is the mai n character in Saty
ajit l{ay'• Tl,,. In.I•~•• h n 1 :., ~,:·. •
Ray's short story "The Indigo Ter ror" , Anirud
dha B()SC i'I a 2'1·)•·•h•:J ,,•.,,, .. •• • •
been working at a merchant firm in Kolkala lor
cish l year,.
He stopped wriling stories bec aus e alth oug h
writin~ ,ton ,-. .,.., h,, \\>•• " •~ "•
afraid he did not hav e the skil l or tale nt to
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embarrassment he stop ped writing.
Expl,in in abo ut a 1ho rt pua gra ph of abo ut 100-
150 wor dt, the hit .i.. ill Alli
plan for leav ing for Dum ka.
Anirud~ha d,'Cid,,J lo visit is fri,·n,I l'ru mnJ
a m \lum\..a • But I"' •• 1w ,.. : : •
k-aw his lather's lri,-nd Uncle Mo hit dn•pp<.J
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"TI'II!
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rt•.>d1ng it.
l. Suppose yourself as Aniruddha Bose u,d you had to sp,nd th, rugJ,t ,t tho..,..
O•k Bungalow. With reference to the happenings in the story, write whflher ov
would have faced the similar situations or quite different from whJt Anirud~h.a
had lo face, •
If t lil<e Aniruddha ad to spend a night OI the some Dok Bungalow then I am sure Jtoo
Ans. would experience a p.1 r.inormal activity of sorts, in which I would know 1,,·ho Jwas and
would remember every detail and be able tu recall it. Yet as I wouJd be 10 control my
actions as my mind would be in the body of someone else. I would be gnpped by
feelings of 1-,lplessm.'SS, and would be unable to stop myscll from acting as manipulated
by wghOSl. l would be transformed into the verybodyof the Eng)ishmanorwhoso,v.,.
•s gtost was controlling me. It wou1d seem like 3 dream, but 1am sure the experience
would petrify me as it would be aligned more with horror and paunormil
activity because of my C."Onscious mind in a different body.

ESTION FROM THE WORKBOOK PUBLISHED BY MRGREEN PIJBUCATIONS \.

1. Text-based Multiple Choice Q.uestions (MCQ.s)

wa lhe following questions by choosing the most ippropri.l.te options :
1. Who is the ,uthor of the story 'lndigo' ?
(o) lt.bindranath Tlgott (b) lt.j• lt.o
Id R1y Br1dbury (d) Saty•jil lt.y
s. (c) Ro)• Bradbury
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mentions the p01sonous P • ·• . • I f Id ••
stories of people who ha\'c 1x-.,n killed m 11c ,c s.
. . f f r, /\niruddh a is still drawn lo ii. He is fascmat,-d •1 1,,
Dcsp11e h,s car o na Iu e, . . ,:,
·on i\niruddh a docs admire n,1ture but also fears it !'-
and power. In concl us1 , • . . . • .., "
its beauty and pD\\'Cr, bul he is also aware of its dangers. This 15 eiidmi 11
10
he describes the indigo fields throughou t the story.
~- Whal happened lo Aniruddh • when he suddenly woke up in th, Oil. I
night?
Ans. While Aniruddha was sleeping al night in the Oak Bungalow he was al\·alimi,!
sound of scratching on the door. From the howls, he could tell that ii w,1u
When he raised his hand to check the time on his wristwatc h, he was sl.utkd~
that ii was gone, and so was his suitcase. He wonderro whether there ""'.
bul they could nol have climbed in through the barred windows. Slowli: ht
experience more shocking changes-his hands had become pale, his ,·oia, hl.t
an Englishman, his clothes different. And when he turned 10 the rOl.llll~
had changed completely. He was a different person in a different plare, his~
acting of his own accord, yet his conscious ness was still that of AnirudJh.a.
S. Whal did Aniruddh a write in the letter as an Englishm an indigo pwiltr!
Ans. Aniruddha was changed into a different person and wrote a ld~r as th,,up
an Englishman. He wrote as though it was the 27th of April. 19Ni. ,al,,,ul h
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m•tura P enornenon. sp•·n t s, bn h o s ts a n d o t 1s worl,., • •••
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st.ll,ds out in . . '. h e r p aranormal a
this sto'1. 1-5 the ,,--av he " : n t e s the s u p e a l c •·· ·~' . • • 1
m a t u r ele
manner so u,,.__ 1•1 does not see ,;,. a n alte
wl m ....e rnate p a r a n .ments :,~-, ••a : .-. • .
though the re - d in • p e r o r m a l reality _
1t ._
. rti ns a ader rea . 15 g a b outa so n 's e v e r ,d a ) · lif - it t:-~-.-, ••
nd enormous c e i n a norma
inse 0
~ . a . J e• th a unpa t o f these horror a, spec l world T•c·,•< t. > ,
~ h t the\· may v.-pen• ce it themse ts m akes o n e fee
l • ·~ _ ~··
h as t:-.oa-~ :- >
Tenor, w er th.
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e paranorm
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and loss of c
ontrol. '11-.e '·- "•• .•
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The Indigo T sts, ~ha~l--.: - .
error is writte ...-.
seems be n in (mt-pe _0
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Aniruddha B ressing the h the_ narrator
ose.", "At this readers se,· , Aniruddha
e ral times- f .
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anniversary anyone belie thing abou
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though he is bhum's indig ience I h a d :.:;-.,,
acknowledg o tax l o r d s o n t h e hund
ing the read r . Such an red:h et,=.
making the r e r, in a d d r e s s ma
eader feel clo a sense b r e kes it-=:-,?;;
ser t o both t aking the f
Ray employs h e story its ourth ,,·all a
, ; , ; d imagetj elf a n d t h e .'\J t:::..;
~ pure _3:' • (e.g. " a d e character.
d so redolen a r b l u e sky
t o f th free f r o m c
stirs antiapa e s m e ll o f h i m n e y sm
tolj' emotio earth") sym oke" a:-.J ·? ::
Bengali and n s. It i s also b o l i s m a n d desc
has been tra important t riptit't'.s w~.:
nslated to E o note that =.
Ray uses fore nglish. t h e original
,,·hen he is d shadm,ing at from s:or\' w-:;::
ela ·ed b,· his the beginni •
the s ta rt ." ) n . , ng 10 h i n t t
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all the sic-nwhich also ind" etighth bours c o n v
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which mean o · . e s ' e r e was a S -,. ~-
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onen represe emphasis o n t h e ru rience. n t o r · s self-
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In rny opinion whl·n Anirudtlh.1 t')pl'ril•ntt-d a p,irJnnrm.il Jlhv1I)' of 11urh ht-~ .
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ofhdpl<•»nc>S, JS he wa, un•ble to >top himsclf.
Furth«, he tr•n~formcd into the very ~yof the E~gli,hmon, implying ,hapMhiltins-
ll SL-Cm(-d to be a sort of dream, but ti 1s more aligned with horror ind p~rJnorm.tl
,1cti\'ity.
The soul of the indigo 1aJ< collector was hardly at peace in his lost moments, whKh Ray
pottraycd through Aniruddha. I also foel that because the stream of conscious"'"'' WO\
still Aniruddho's, his thoughts at the moment of living the memory would
be dUfcrcnt from what the Englishmon himscU had be<,n thinking JOO years •go in th,t
situation. However, Ray has conveyed the exact same feelings of fear, confusi<,n, an,,.iety
and rashness through Aniruddha, despite him being mentally conscious. This was done
by using Aniruddha's shock at his own transformation to project a similar aura of
emotion-thus enabling the readers to sense, not only, Aniruddha's plighl but also to
understand the overall mood of the room when the Englishmon breathed his lilSl

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r th, questions britfly in about 200-250 words .
. O.scrib, Aniruddh•'s journey from Kolk•I• towvds Dumki.
s. Aniruddha's journey from Kolkata towards Dumka in his car is described in the short
story "Indigo Terror• by Satyajit Ray. Aniruddha is a young man who is driving to
Dumka to visit his friend. From lhl' very beginning, there were a (ew hitches in
Aniruddha's plan to leave early, with his neighbours stoppin g him to talk and ask
qutstions. Ho finally managed to set off, describing his journey through the cities.
Despite avoiding Howrah and taking Bali Bridge Road, it took him an hour and a half
just to reach Chanda.nnagore. But when the car the car emerged on the open ro.id in
the country side he was fascina ted by the clear blue sky. One of his t)•res got
unctured, and he got out of the car to fix it. However, a few mil<.>S later just as the
military camps of Panagar were coming into view, he heard a loud noise, like the
popping of a balloon. from the rear of the car, and the vehicle pitched sideways. The
cause was obvious. He had a punctured tyre. He then encountered a hea\')'
thunderstorm and another flat tyre. With the rain pouring, no spa.re trres and the night
falling, he was left in a predicament.
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India JI the time that the stories were written. The indigo P ant was a m,,1or c., h "'·;>
• Ind',a d unng
m • J era, and its cultiv.1tion wa~ ollL'n J~S<>aJll'tl with \ 11,:._-,
• I h e coIonia . '"
• Thc II·,1c thus s•u,•oesls
and oppr<.•ss1on. 00
that the story will also explore the '<iciJI •·J ,

politicJI injustices that were prev,1lcnt in India al the time.

In conclusion, the title has a number of significant implications. It refers lo the c,•n:,. 1
theme whid, is the fear and terror that can be inspired by the supcmJtural and I),<'
unknown. ft can also be seen JS a metaphor for the dark side ol human nature, and a,
a reference to the political and social climate of India al the time that the ston('S "c:e
written.

If I had lo suggest another title I would give the title, 'Dak Bungalow' as the action
takes place in the Dak Bungalow and it takes the story forward. It refers lo the story m
the past as well as in the present.
3. Discuss 'Indigo' as a story about supernatural.
Ans. Satyajil Ray's 'Indigo' or Neel Alankh is a classic example of a supernatural story. It is
a story that deals with the unexplained and the unknown, and it lea\'es the reader
with a sense ol unease and wonder.
The story is about a young man, Aniruddha, who is forced to spend the night in an olJ
bungalow in rural Bengal. During the night, he is transfonned into the British manaser
of an old Indigo factory who lived in the bungalow many years ago. At night hl' startl'd
to experience more shocking changes-his hands became pale, his voice like that of an
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1,,l 1 he tntC\..'s tyre had got
11>1 I tis c,1r haJ slopp ed in the middle of the ro•d.
(rl The truck's driver got hurt
ldl To w.un him of the storm
\ns. \h) hb c.ir h,lll stopp,,d in the middle of the road
9. Which figure of speech is used in the line given below?
•....the truth struck me like a hammer blow.'
l'ersonification lb) Meta phor

Id Alliteration ldl Simile

(ii) ,irnilc
Where had Anir uddh a seen ruins of indig o factoriH ~fot f
comin~ to the ll
Bungalow?
(11) C•lcutta IKolkata) lb) Mon ghyr

l<l Oum ka Id) Burdwiin

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What type of n1rrallon 11 u1td In the atory Indigo?
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s. Jlow h•s S•ty•jit R•y m•de his ,tory interesting ?
,4,ns, Satyajit is known as a great writer. I le achieved "i-UCH·•,\ a, J wnh.-r 1,t :,. n •.· ..r,
as he knew how to make a story inkre,ting. I Ii, deep unJ,·rst.mdon;; ,,I •..!e ,a
expertise in using different devices that make a story interc,1on1, m.1,c Ir,: .. ,
laudable work ol art.
The usc ol first person narrator in this story tends to make the incod,-nh Jc,"•
in it authentic and acceptable. The narrator gives details about hi~ early lo!c •a.J
experience at the Dak Bungalow which become interesting through hr-.t f"·
narration.
The sense of suspense and mystery woven in the story arousc, the cun,,-,tI c
readers to know more, and immediately. The use of small incidents lil..c the bu
of the tyres, heavy rain, sudden disappearance of the narrator's wrist watch tun
as signals for something ominous to take place. It adds to the interest of th" r,·:
in the narrative.
The paranormal happenings woven with the details about the c,pluit.Jtu,n ~
peasants reveal the writer's skill in mixing facts with fantasy All the..., d,•l
along with the atmosphere exuding uncertainty and a s.-nS<> of wonJcr h~,~
used by Satyajit Ray to make the story interesting.

I. 6.
Comment on the ending of the story.

rns. The ending of the story 'Indigo' is mysterious, strange, and 111m,mmon. ·nw"",
of the ending add to th!! charm of the story and \,..a,·\! mu(h lur 1h,• n:.1
imagine and make their own conjectures about the ha1'\"'nin11,, J,..,mt-.:jl
story. Thl' story ends with the narrator ~udJ,..nly rl'aliting th.it hl' i, not t
he had lx'Cn changed into during lhc night. Ill' too rcalia'l> t~ mys~r
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died one hun dr .,
century EnglishmJn who hJd l'\1 }tar s ••in on 27 ,\rrol IXM
? What k'rnd o1 ~•s on was h, 1
l2. What do you learn about the indigo planter
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Ans. The Indigo planter into which the narrator had been lranslo rmc w,1s ., lh1rty )t' ir
.h e}·cs. He wor"... a s,·tk !iih',rt, n.1rw•w
old EngIrs man. He had blonde hair and light
Though }'Oung. he looked aged prcmatur "ly 11··l' wJ-.. '-O>,:n·\·dr
trousers and socks. , ....
ld not resist the tempt,lhnn 111 >"''
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that desp repeated allacks of malaria he cou
ite
Mary and son foby Jrt' .,111.,,;ly
more and more money through indigo. His wife
he kills the dog to >JH • him frurn
dead. He has great love for hrs dog Rox but
cruelty of others.

4. Long Answer Q.uestions

swer the following questions :
1. 'Indigo' is i1 supernilturill sory. Discuss
with close reference to the tut.
certain clements that have suP<'mJlur•l
Ans. 'Indigo' by Satyajit Ray is a story having
happening with the nJrrator thJt
implications. TI1erc are incidents and experiences
tion. There SC\em lo be MJ111<•thon,:
do nol have simple, logical and rational explana
the story that male ii ,ul"•mJIUrJI.
stran~c guiding and impacting different things in
car. The atmosrll<'rc of r•in ••iJ
Aniruddha begins his journey 10 Oumk.1 in his
of the car bursts•• if r,,,.-i-..Ju•,:
thunderstorm looks strange and unnatural. The tyre
second tyrL' 1,-., g,·t, pun,,u,.,J
lhe !roubles the narrator will have lo suffer. The
galow at a r.·m,,i,• r'"'''• • ,,,•.,,
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Tiir roui ;h wea ther , the location of the Oak Bun
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an atm,,.,pherc for the supernatural lo take plan
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The supernatural happ,mini;s actually take plan th&- """ '"'" "
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fanJ, his watch mi-.ini; and J hound is llt'ar,I bayi
fi.J, y11un11 m,n ,~ th1rt1· ""''
jackal,. The narrator f,,.,1, lr,m,forml'<I into an f.n11
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7. wh~t do you learn about t h • digo p la n te r ?
em
Ans. The indigo plante n o f ab o u t thirty year k d
r was a young ma s. H e lo o e prcmat-w
Jgcd because of some ill k He w o re a silk sh ir :
the socks. With a sharp ne ss o r overwor • t, n ar ro w trousers a
nose, narrow chin an d k d
Englishman. w av y h ai r, h e lo o e l'I k
e a ty~c
The Englishman had a
sallow complexion, b lo
expression o f suffering n d e h ai r an d li g h t ey
and hardness o n h is fa es . T h er e was
This youngrnan had su ce . T h e v o ic e to o w as ty
ffered attacks of m al ar p ic al ly Engl~
The Englishman had a ia y et h e st ay ed h er e in In d
family that lived w it h ia .
His wife Mary and the h im . H is so n a n d h is w
son Toby's graves ar e if e ar e dea
He knew that nobody am th er e. T h is m an w a s ex tr em el
ong h is countrymen li y gree
He was cruel and treate ked h im as h e h a d n o
d the natives in a ru th t b ee n blamel~
realized his mistakes an le ss way. T h e E n g li sh
d was ready to take h m an ultimate
cruel, greedy Englishm is o w n life. T h e in d ig o p la
an. He exploited th e n te r wa
of his lust for indigo an natives. B u t h e su ff er
d the money it b ro u g ed m u ch becau
h t.
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h,~ waleh m•issin
• He 1s surpn><-u he was wearing the do
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En lish man II forces l11 look at himself in the
S • m to ave a mirror. I le " '"h,•~ '"·
f rmed into an Englishm . H
to see that he ha
outlook and voicedofbeth
e~ trans O d died on 27 Apran . e had acqu,n. ' "-h•
is man who ha il1868. He w a, a ..i •~.•,
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indigo planter. He then aters the incident m w . &rt-tc7
killed Rex, his pct. The na rr hi ch he as the English m
moment he pu t the muz O f th • t I b h' an h
knocking at the door wak ile e pi s O ~
es him up as Aniruddha Y IS . right ea,,
he ha d become after hi Bose, no t as the English 1
s transformation. man tha t
His transformation into
th e English man reveals
ruin to the English man how th e lu st for indigo
. He suffered attacks of had brought
that indigo brought. m al ar ia just for money and we
al:!,
3. Explain the su ita bi
lit y of the tit le of th
Ans. e story.
'Indigo' is an appropriate
an d significant title for
experiences of a twenty this story. It na rr at es th
nine years old m an A ni e paranormal
artistic w ay th e story co ru dd ha Bose. In a very subtle
nveys the exploitation and
Jhe Britishrs an d th e w of economic re so ur ce s lik
ay their gr ee d pl ay ed e indigo by
protagonist A ni ru dd ha ho vo c w ith th e in di go planters. Th
Bose ha s re ad a lot ab e
Bihar in th e ni ne te en ou t in di go pl an ta tio ns
th century. Th e pe as an in Bengal and
exploited these po or na ts re vo lte d ag ai ns t th
tives. H e also kn ow s ho e British who
in G er m an y w ip ed ou t w th e in ve nt io n of synthetic
the cultivation of in di go indigo
ha w an indelible impa from ou r co un tr y. All
ct on hi s m in d. these detiils
Th e im pa ct of hi s st ud
y co m es ou t in th e fo
transformation du ri ng rm of hi s ex pe ri en ci
th e ni gh t he st ay s al aD ng a kind ol
ak B un ga lo w on hi s w
Hl' turns into an English ay to Dumka.
man
who had died one hund
British rule. He narrates red years ago during th
the incident which mov e
the Engli,h people's gree es around indigo planta
d for wealth. tion and
Th,• st or y th us focuses
on th e na rr at or 's st ud
m ly . It m ak es th e title y an d hi s experiences
hi gh ly si gn if ic an t, m ea related to indigo
ni ng fu l an d in tandem
•· Who w u Aniruddh. with
1M storY·
a Bose ? Wh.at ki nd of
r- AniruJ..th.t B..lst', th e na
li fe w u Jae . . . . . ?
rr at or of th e st or y. w as
a tw en l:f - - ., .. aid
"'-urk.i for .u , .id w rt is in bedlelor- Hr
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C,tn,lld•lc• /or Y,•tllng 1h, l•,b I•
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hy l',111dl,l,11t• fur 1••·111111• 11,,. tAi ,
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4. Aniruddha used lo lake solo lrlps lo various plac
es from Monghyr brc,u1t..._
Ans. i\nin1ddh,l us,.-d lo lake sult1 Irips lo various
pl,11·,·s from Mo111;hyr lw,,,u.,._, ,.in tr
had never found ~nybody rll<U!lk.ll'slrd in lhi:s 11
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5. Aniruddha would nol be able lo forgel the date
April lwcnly• scvrnlh btU U\t ,_
Ans. Aniruddha would nol bt.• able lo forflcl lhc d,llc
April lw,·nly· M:Vt'nlh lx'<,IU'<' ~Ot !
~ man who looked exacll!.)ikc hirn on 1'1i!L
lffiy.
6. Aniruddha could nol give Und c Mohil a short
shill because.........
Ans. Aniruddha .-ould nnl Hive Unde Mohil ,,
shurl shill h1•c;1w,c hUY.t1.U1Jtlalhrulrit~J
and was yjsitin11 Animddh~ ?Cltr..Jm.y.rJ!!l!,
7. Aller wailing for a quarter of an hour on lhe r0.1d
when hi1 second lytt bru mt fl•I
Aniruddha ttali sed lhal he had laken a wrung tum
because........
Ans. Afll'r wailing fur a quar1,•r of an hour on
llw ru,,tl wlll'n hi• ,..,rontl l)'fl' 1,-.:,um• 11•1
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8. Anlruddha rtca llrd Bhola Babu'• warnln11
aflt r hr h•d l•h n • wron11 lurn
H<aUtt........
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r lo,• hJ1I IJM'n J wn,n11 rum '"" ""
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