Social Issues
Kerala Board · Class 10 · English
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The Storeyed House - Part I (Story Analysis)
- Bayaji - A retired dockyard worker from Bombay, belongs to Mahar caste (Dalit community)
- Returns to village after 35 years of service with retirement fund of 2,500 rupees
- Faces caste discrimination from Bhujaba Patil who objects to his simple greeting instead of traditional submissive salutation
The Storeyed House - Part II (Climax and Resolution)
- Kondiba Patil (village headman) opposes Bayaji's plan for storeyed house, seeing it as challenge to caste hierarchy
- Bayaji forced to modify his plan - builds house with concealed first floor to avoid direct confrontation
- House-warming ceremony becomes a celebration of Dalit culture with bhajans of Buddha and Dr. Ambedkar
Poem: Abandoned (Social Issue of Child Abandonment)
- Depicts a newborn baby abandoned in a garbage bin, fighting for survival
- Powerful imagery of the baby being attacked by rats and cats
- Highlights the social evil of infanticide and child abandonment
Language Skills - Vocabulary and Grammar
- Compound Adjectives: Words like 'thirty-five-year-old', 'two-storeyed', 'house-warming' formed by joining two or more words
- Phrasal Verbs: Verb + preposition combinations like 'give out' (exhaust), 'set aside' (save), 'turn up' (arrive)
- Idioms: Fixed expressions like 'breathe one's last' (die), 'call a spade a spade' (speak directly)
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Sources & Official References
- Kerala Board of Public Examinations — keralapareekshabhavan.in
- National Education Policy 2020 — education.gov.in
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