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Social Issues

Telangana Board · Class 10 · English

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1

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
2

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
3

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
4

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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The story illustrates how casteThe relationship between Bayaji (Mahar caste)Bayaji's determination to build a storeyedAdjectives formed by joining twoVerbs combined with prepositions or adverbial

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