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Paths to Progress

Kerala Board · Class 10 · English

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Breaking Barriers, I will Fly - Srikanth Bolla

  • Born without eyes to poor farming parents earning ₹20,000 annually
  • Despite societal prejudice, parents showed immense love and support
  • Faced discrimination in regular school - sat on last bench for two years
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A Phoenix Rises - Twinkle Khanna

  • Bablu (Arunachalam Muruganantham) - indifferent student who dropped out after father's death
  • Worked as busboy, became welder, eventually owned workshop
  • Discovered wife used rags instead of sanitary napkins due to cost (₹40 for pack)
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Interview with Arunachalam Muruganantham

  • Father was handloom weaver - dropped out at 14 when father died
  • Mother worked on farm, struggled to support family
  • Married Shanti at 21 - discovery about wife's use of rags triggered research
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The Seedling - Paul Laurence Dunbar

  • Seedling talks to itself in 'darksome bed' - shows self-motivation
  • Admits 'not so very robust' but decides to 'do the best I can'
  • Progressive growth: leaflet → stem → more leaflets → plant → flower

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Srikanth BollaKnown as the 'Pad Man'Through 'The Seedling' poem by PaulBoth Srikanth and Muruganantham emphasizeThe chapter includes various literary forms

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