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A Quiz on Rohinton Mistry's short story 'Running Water'.TRANSCRIPT
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ROHINTON MISTRY
1.Rohinton Mistry is a Bombey (India) born Canadian Writer in English
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2. Most of Mistry’s writings have an ‘ Indo-nostalgic’ feel about them.
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3.The story ‘Running Water’ was published in 1991.
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4. In the story “Running Water”, Rohinton Mistry narrated the misery and Hardship of Indian people living in the countryside of the Himalayan region.
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DHARAMSALAin
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The sacred Dal lake with natural water body is 11km from Lower
Dharamshala .
5.The uncle of the author Mr.Nowrojee was a resident of Dharamshala.
RUNNING WATERNorbulingka His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso, is the head of
state and spiritual leader of the Tibetan people. He was born
Lhamo Dhondrub on 6 July 1935, in a small village called Taktser
in northeastern Tibet. Born to a peasant family, His Holiness was
recognized at the age of two, in accordance with Tibetan tradition,
as the reincarnation of his predecessor the 13th Dalai Lama, and
thus an incarnation Avalokitesvara, the Buddha of Compassion.
6. Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of the Tibetans.
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7.The lyrical and euphonious names of Dalai Lama are (i) Precious Protector and (ii) Gentle Glory.
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8. ‘Namgyal’ became the new temple of Dalai lama---
i. It was a country within a country
ii. It was a monastery
iii. It was a Tibetan Children village
iv. It was the library of Tibetan works and Archives.
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RUNNING WATERNaddi Village near Dharamshala
Nowrojee's "the first in town"
"Oldest General store in town"
The most notable entrepreneur from the Nowrojee family was Nauzer Nowrojee, whose great-grandfather established 'Nowrojee and Son' general store in 1860.
The first general store that was opened in Dharamsala was by the Nowrojee family in 1860. This store has been run by five generations of the family
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HOTEL BHAGSU
10.In Dharamshala the author
Mr. Rohinton Mistry stayed a hotel named Bhagsu.
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11. The meaning of ‘Bhagsu’ is Running Water.
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Simla,the summar capital of British India
Dharamsala, the would be summar capital of British INDIA
12.Dharamshala was
considered to be the summer
capital of British India for its
natural beauty and congenial
weather.
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13. Dharamsala was not made the summer capital by the British rulers because the official in charge of selecting the capital died of Dysentery on his way back to Delhi.
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Kangra fort ,Dharmsala
Baijnath Temple,Dharmsala
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Rohinton Mistry was born in 1952 and grew up in Bombay, India, where he also attended university. In 1975 he emigrated to Canada, where he began a course in English and Philosophy at the University of Toronto. He is the author of three novels and one collection of short stories. His debut novel, Such a Long Journey (1991), won the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best Book and the Governor General's Award, and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. It was made into an acclaimed feature film in 1998. His second novel, A Fine Balance (1995), won many prestigious awards, including the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best Book, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction and the Giller Prize, as well as being shortlisted for the Booker Prize, the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and the Irish Times International Fiction Prize. His collection of short stories, Tales from Firozsha Baag, was published in 1987. In 2002 Faber published Mistry's third novel, Family Matters, which was longlisted for the 2002 Man Booker Prize.Excerpt from: amazon.com
14.The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting had to sanction 26 additional episodes of the TV serial ‘Ramayana’ on public demand.
15.Literally ‘Dharamshala’ means ‘An Inn attached to a Temple.
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15. The sentence (Classified ad–line) “Car For Sale : But call after Ramayana” reveals the extreme popularity of the TV serial Ramayana.
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BY Indranil Sarkar
A few Trivia facts on Rohinton Mistry’s short story RUNNING WATER.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: CREDITS : & REFERENCES :
1. A COMPANION TO B.A ENGLISH PROSE ED. BY FATEHA HAQUE BARBARUAH
2.WWW.EN.WIKIPEDEA.ORG3.PICTURES TAKEN FROM (A) WIKIPEDEA (2)OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF TOURISM DEPT. HIMACHAL PRADESH
4.WWW.LITERATURE.BRITISHCOUNCIL.ORG
5.JANUARY IMAGE.COM
6.amazon.com
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