Look at these pictures and answer the question below:
° Who are these people?
Answer : They are Raja Rammohan Roy, Swami Vivekananda, Derozio and Vidyasagar.
° Why are they famous?
Answer : They are famous because they were all social reformers. Each of them tried to reform and remove the evils of society in one way or the other.
Let’s match Column A with Column B:
| A | B |
| Vidyasagar | started widow remarriage. |
| Vivekananda | spread the message of brotherhood. |
| Raja Rammohan Roy | stopped the evil system of ‘Sati’. |
| Derozio | started Young Bengal Movement. |
The persons in column A were all great social reformers.
Column A এর ব্যক্তিরা সবাই মহান সমাজ সংস্কারক ছিলেন।
Now let us read about a great woman, a noted social reformer from Bengal.
চলো এবার আমরা বাংলার একজন বিখ্যাত সমাজ সংস্কারক, একজন মহীয়সী নারী সম্পর্কে পড়ি।
A Great Social Reformer(Part 1) Bengali Meaning (বঙ্গানুবাদ) | Class 5 English
She is Begum Rokeya, a remarkable woman whose efforts considerably changed the state of female education in Bengal.
তিনি হলেন বেগম রোকেয়া, একজন উল্লেখযোগ্য মহিলা, যার প্রচেষ্টা বাংলার নারী শিক্ষা ব্যবস্থায় যথেষ্ট পরিবর্তন এনেছিল।
Her full name was Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain.
তাঁর পুরো নাম হল বেগম রোকেয়া সাখাওয়াত হোসেন।
She was kind and generous to the disadvantaged women of Bengal, and extended her helping hand to the poor and the helpless.
তিনি বাংলার অনগ্রসর মহিলাদের প্রতি সদয় ও উদার ছিলেন এবং দরিদ্র ও অসহায় মানুষের প্রতি সাহায্যের হাত বাড়িয়েছিলেন।
She was the pioneer in setting up a school for the poor Muslim girls of Bengal.
তিনি বাংলার দরিদ্র মুসলিম মেয়েদের জন্য বিদ্যালয় স্থাপনে অগ্রণী ভুমিকা পালন করেছিলেন।
She strongly believed in the need of modern education for woman.
তিনি নারীর জন্য আধুনিক শিক্ষার প্রয়োজনীয়তার উপর দৃঢ় বিশ্বাসী ছিলেন।
Begum Rokeya was born in an affluent Muslim family.
এক সমৃদ্ধ মুসলিম পরিবারে বেগম রোকেয়া জন্মগ্রহন করেন।
Though she never went to school, Rokeya educated herself through her own interest and efforts.
যদিও তিনি কখনও স্কুলে যান নি, রোকেয়া তার নিজের আগ্রহ এবং প্রচেষ্টার মাধ্যমে নিজেকে শিক্ষিত করেছিলেন।
She learnt Arabic and Persian at home and also received lessons in Bengali and English.
তিনি বাড়িতে আরবি ও ফারসি ভাষা শিখেছিলেন এবং বাংলা ও ইংরেজিতেও শিক্ষা গ্রহণ করেছিলেন।
Some great books written by her, both in Bengali and English, will be remembered forever.
তাঁর রচিত গুরুত্বপূর্ণ কয়েকটি বই, বাংলা এবং ইংরেজি উভয় ক্ষেত্রেই, চিরকাল স্মরণীয় থাকবে।
A Great Social Reformer (Part 1) Question Answers | Class V English
ACTIVITY 1
Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
1. Begum Rokeya was born in an affluent Muslim family.
2. At home she learnt Arabic and Persian.
3. She never went to school.
4. She wrote some great books in Bengali and English.
ACTIVITY 2
Table A and Table B have words with opposite meanings. Let’s match Table A with Table B:
| A | B |
| Kind | Cruel |
| Poor | Rich |
| Advantaged | Disadvantaged |
| Remember | Forget |
A Great Social Reformer(Part 2) Bengali Meaning (বঙ্গানুবাদ) | Class V English
Begum Rokeya wrote extensively on the need for social reforms.
বেগম রোকেয়া সামাজিক সংস্কারের প্রয়োজনীয়তা নিয়ে প্রচুর লেখা লিখেছিলেন।
Some of her famous books include Sultana’s Dream, Motichur and Padmarag.
তাঁর বিখ্যাত কয়েকটি বইয়ের মধ্যে রয়েছে সুলতানার স্বপ্ন, মতিচুর ও পদ্মরাগ।
She wrote against social injustice and the restrictions suffered by women.
তিনি মহিলাদের প্রতি সামাজিক অবিচার এবং বিধিনিষেধের বিরুদ্ধে লিখেছিলেন।
Rokeya had immense faith in women’s power and proclaimed that without the help of women a family can never stand.
নারীর ক্ষমতার প্রতি রোকেয়ার অগাধ বিশ্বাস ছিল এবং তিনি ঘোষণা করেছিলেন যে মহিলাদের সহায়তা ছাড়া কোনও পরিবার কখনই দাঁড়াতে পারে না।
She questioned the gendered division of labour and felt that there should be no gender inequality.
শ্রমের ক্ষেত্রে লিঙ্গ বৈষম্য নিয়ে তিনি প্রশ্ন তুলেছিলেন এবং অনুভব করেছিলেন যে কোনও লিঙ্গ বৈষম্য হওয়া উচিত নয়।
Begum Rokeya was a strong humanist.
বেগম রোকেয়া ছিলেন একজন দৃঢ় মানবতাবাদী।
She gave lessons to women on various subjects.
তিনি মহিলাদের বিভিন্ন বিষয়ে শিক্ষা দিয়েছিলেন।
She was the founder of Anjuman-e-Khawateen-e-Islam (a Muslim Women’s Association).
তিনি আঞ্জুমান-ই-খাওয়াতীন-ই-ইসলাম (একটি মুসলিম মহিলা সমিতি) এর প্রতিষ্ঠাতা ছিলেন।
Rokeya had a deep belief in the inherent unity of our nation.
আমাদের জাতির অন্তর্নিহিত ঐক্যের প্রতি রোকেয়ার গভীর বিশ্বাস ছিল।
ACTIVITY 3
Let’s write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements:
(1) Begum Rokeya never thought about others. F
(2) Begum Rokeya demanded education for women. T
(3) She wrote against social injustice. T
(4) She never felt the importance of women in a family. F
ACTIVITY 4
Find out the word-clusters (describing word + naming word) from the above text:
(i) Social reforms.
(ii) Healthy girls.
(iii) Remarkable women.
(iv) First pioneer.
(v) Strong humanist.
(vi) Famous books.
(vii) Ideal state/woman.
(viii) Great books.
ACTIVITY 5
Put the punctuation marks in the following sentences.
(i) vivekananda said all indians are my brothers
Ans: Vivekananda said, ‘All Indians are my brothers.’
(ii) i am rokeyas friend said the lady
Ans: “I am Rokeya’s friend,” said the lady.
(iii) who are you oh you are wounded
Ans: “Who are you?, oh! you are wounded.”
(iv) i know there are many birds like crow parrot mynah
Ans: I know there are many birds like crow, parrot, mynah.
(v) netaji founded ajad hind fauj
Ans: Netaji founded ‘Ajad Hind Fauj.’
(vi) vidyasagar was a social reformer.
Ans: Vidyasagar was a social reformer.
ACTIVITY 6
Let’s fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions:
Swami Vivekananda was born in 1863. He was born in Calcutta. He belonged to a rich family. In those days our country was under the British rule. Vivekananda felt for the misery of the Indians.
ACTIVITY 7(a)
Let’s classify the personal pronouns and possessive pronouns from the passage:
Raja Ram Mohan Roy was a great social reformer. He lived in the 19th century Bengal. He worked hard for the betterment of our country. His fight was for abolishing the evil system of sati, and his contribution to the improvement of Indian education will be remembered forever. We are all proud of him.
Ans:
Personal Pronoun – He, We.
Possessive Pronoun – His, Our.
ACTIVITY 7(b)
Change the personal pronouns used in activity 7(a) into possessive pronouns.
| Personal pronoun | Possessive pronoun |
| He | His |
| We | Our |
ACTIVITY 8
Use the following hints and write ten sentences about Henry Louis Vivian Derozio:
Name-Henry Louis Vivian Derozio.
Date of Birth18.04.1809
Parents’ name-sFrancis Derozio; Sophie Johnson.
Place of Birth-Entally, Kolkata.
School- David Drummond’s “Dhurramtallah Academy’’.
Service-Teacher of English Literature and History, Hindu College.
Achievements- Assistant editor of ‘The India Gazette’, editor of ‘The Calcutta Gazette’, ‘The East Indian’ and ‘The Bengal Annual’ etc.
Notable works-‘To India, My Native land’, ‘The Harp of India’, ‘The Fakir of Jungheera’ etc.
Death- 26th December, 1831.
Answer:
Henry Louis Vivian Derozio was an Indian English poet. He was born on 18th April 1809. His father’s name was Francis Derozio and his mother’s name was Sophie Johnson. He was born at Entally and brought up in Kolkata. He studied at David Drummond’s “Dhurramtallah Acadamy’’ school. Later he started teaching English Literature and History at Hindu college. He started Young Bengal Movement with his disciples. Soon he became an Assistant editor of ‘The India Gazette’, the editor of ‘The Calcutta Gazette’, ‘The East Indian’ and ‘The Bengal Annual’ etc. He wrote many famous poems. A few of his notable poems are ‘To India, My Native land’, ‘The Harp of India’, ‘The Fakir of Jungheera’ etc. He died on 26th December, 1831.
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- Lesson 2 A Feat on Feet
- Lesson 3 Phulmani’s India
- Lesson 4 Memory in Marble
- Lesson 5 My School Days
- Lesson 6 The Clever Monkey
- Lesson 7 The Rebel Poet
- Lesson 8 Buildings to Remember
- Lesson 9 The Bird’s Eye
- Lesson 10 A Great Social Reformer
- Lesson 11 The Finishing Point
- Lesson 12 Beyond Barriers
