THE TIGER KING - BLOG 1
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CHAPTER 2 (VISTAS)
THE TIGER KING
Good morning students.Today we are going to begin a new chapter named THE TIGER KING from the supplementary book Vistas.
It is a long chapter divided into five parts.in this period we will discuss the first three parts.
Before moving ahead let us see the learning objectives of this chapter.
It is a long chapter divided into five parts.in this period we will discuss the first three parts.
Before moving ahead let us see the learning objectives of this chapter.
Learning Objective:
The
students will be able to
· Familiarise themselves with the sequence of events
that led to Tiger King being known by that title.
· Uncover
and explain motive behind
Tiger King's decision to kill a hundred tigers.
· Identify instances when the king's decisions
seemed irrational and how his attendants acted out our fear.
· Realise
the need to sustain
ecological balance instead of exploiting resources for self-preservation
· Absorb the need to be a tolerant and
respectful leader.
· Raise awareness to conserve wildlife.
Introduction
Kalki takes his readers to the days of
autocratic and eccentric kings. These kings lived under the thumb rule of
Britishers, hence they fear them. In order to make the story mysterious Kalki
has added supernatural element in the story. The haughty king disapproved the
prophecy made by the astrologer about his death, but his death from the wooden
tiger(100th tiger) approved it.
The story ‘The Tiger King’ is satire on the
conceit of those in power. Most of the time the rulers are not interested in
serving the people or work for the welfare of the public; instead they spend
their time foolish pursuits. Even the coteries who surround these power centers
are interested in taking advantage of the proximity for their own welfare. This
is a story about transience-of life, of power and reverberates the maxim: “Too
many slips between a cup and a lip.”
Characters
1. The Tiger King: Hero of the story,
the Maharaja of Pratibandhapuram, also known as his highness Jamedar, General
Khiledar- Major, Sata – Vyagrah samhari,
MaharajadhirajaViswa Bhuvana Samrat, Sir Jilani Jung Jung Bahadur, M.A.D.,
A.C.T.C., or C.R.C.K.
2.Crown Prince: a ten year old baby
who later became the Maharaja of Pratibandhapuram
3.Chief Astrologer: A royal foreteller of
the state.
4.Durai: chief leader in Tamil
5. Dewan: a chief
administrative officer of the Maharaja
6.Duraisani: wife of a high
ranking British officer
Part 1:
·
The protagonist – the king of
Pratibandapuram, is the hero due to his bravery.
·
List of titles given to him to emphasise his
greatness.
·
To sum up all the title, the king is called ‘The
tiger king’, reason revealed in the story and that nothing can stop him from
narrating this story.
·
confirms the death of the tiger king by the
end of the story.
·
Astonishingly, 10 days old Jilani Jung Jung
Bahadur uttered a phrase and asked about the cause of his death.
·
Astrologer predicted that the king would die
because of a tiger as he was born in the hour of bull and the bull and the
tiger are enemies.
·
Crown prince growled and said, “Let tigers
beware!”
Word
|
Meaning
|
Pretending
|
behaving so as to make it appear that
something is the case when in fact it is not
|
Strategic
|
Calculated
|
Stuka bomber
|
a German bomber aircraft that was used in the second
world war
|
Indomitable
|
Undefeatable
|
Final abode
|
refers to the final residence of the soul – the heaven.
|
Demise
|
Death
|
Foretold
|
Predicted
|
Compelled
|
Forced
|
Stupefaction
|
Shock
|
Enunciated
|
say or pronounce clearly.
|
Incredible
|
Unbelievable
|
Rife
|
widespread, prevalent
|
Hindsight
|
to understand an event or situation
only after it has happened
|
Part 2:
·
The prince grew up among the English
speakers watching English movies and tutored by an Englishman.
·
Age of 20, he became the king.
·
He started out in hunting tigers around his
kingdom in the forests of Pratibandapuram.
·
He hunted the first tiger and sent for the
state astrologer.
·
Astrologer said he should beware of the 100th
tiger.
·
King said that he would kill the 100th
tiger as well and the astrologer said if that happened then he would cut off
his tuft, crop his hair and become an insurance agent.
Word
|
Meaning
|
Court of wards
|
The Court of Wards was a
legal body created by the East India Company. Its
purpose was to protect heirs and their estates when the heir was deemed to be
a minor and therefore incapable of acting independently.
|
Tuft
|
a bunch or
collection of threads, grass, hair, etc., held or growing together at the
base.
|
Incoherent
|
unclear, confused
|
Part 3:
·
State
banned all the tiger hunting by anyone except Maharaja.
·
The Maharaja was determined to kill all the
tigers and shifted his entire work post killing.
·
Maharaja emerged victorious in every killing
even after facing many difficulties.
·
A high ranking British officer wanted to hunt
the tiger in the kingdom and get photographed with it.
·
Maharaja refused the permission and stood on
the verge of losing his kingdom.
·
He settled the British officer with gifts
worth 3 lakh rupees and saved his kingdom.
Word
|
Meaning
|
Proclamation
|
a public or
official announcement
|
Fling
|
Throw
|
Confiscated
|
taken with
authority
|
Boar
|
Pig
|
Durai
|
Tamil word meaning chief or leader
|
Relented
|
relaxed his
decision
|
Carcass
|
the dead body of an
animal.
|
Deliberations
|
Discussions
|
Will continue......
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