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Aswathy S Lazer Class: XI A

The Namesake

By Jhumpa Lahiri

The namesake is an evocative novelwhich explores a theme connected with the clashing of different cultures andthe distress felt by those who get caught in such lifestyles. The centralcharacter, Gogol, feels out of place in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he hadbeen brought by his Bengali parents.

Ashokand Ashima, middle class Bengali newlyweds settle in Cambridge. Ashok settles into a routine far more easilythan his wife, who misses the family atmosphere and the traditional ways oflife they left behind in India. Yet, slowly they fashion a niche for themselvesin America. Soon, their first son is born. They name him Gogol, after the Russian novelist whose book accidentlysaved Ashok from near death in a train accident in Bengal, years back. The auraof this experience looms gloomily over the plotline. However, Gogol only learns the significanceof his name much later.

LittleGogol and his sister, Sonia grow up as fully fledged Americans. Their Indianidentity is merely a symbolic keepsake. However, as he grows older, Gogol getsquietly ashamed of his parent, whose quaint Indian ideas and heavily Bengaliculture, seems to him old fashioned and detesting. He resents his name andviews it as a shadow of his Indian origins, which keeps incessantly dogging himand which threatens to be the snag to a successful life in America. As revenge,Gogol starts defying his parents, adopting outrageous practices, gettinginvolved in silly love affairs and he gets distanced mentally from his parents.He gradually recedes into a shell. He marries an Indian born American girl justlike him; she turns out to be worse than him. When Gogol finds out that she hadbeen cheating him, he dispassionately breaks the marriage. Weeks later, his fatherdies and he is told of the story behind his name.

The book ends with acompassionate Gogol resignedly accepting his Indian origins. The authorbeautifully portrays the strange lives Indian immigrants live out abroad, howthey end up mixing diverse cultures and yet find contentment. It also shows howpeople painstakingly mould their characters according to the personal dogmasand stereotypes they believe in.

(Harper Collins Publishers, New Delhi, Price: Rs. 299, Pages :291)

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MY NAME IS RED

ORHAN PAMUK

(Review by Aswathy S Lazer XI A)

As in all all classics of Orhan Pamuk, ‘My Name is Red’brilliantly lets the story meander along a path lined by nuances of orientalhistory, corrupted love and the famous eastern versus western conflict.

All the chapters are pictured through the eyes of one of the characters, and each brilliantly captures, and each brilliantly captures the vibrant suspicions, tribulations and inner demons within each. The denastuated, timeless beauty of Tstanbul at the peak of the downfall of the Ottoman empire reverberates in the storyline.

To God belongs east and the west is a recurring tagline. The drama revolves around the debate among the miniaturists serving the Ottoman emperor on whether to adopt the frankish style of painting. The author writes beautifully on the novel art of Islamic miniature painting and the religious and moralistic values nit inculcates.

Above all, the book portrays the instability of human nature , how fears and complexes during moments of desperation into utterances and actions which dance around the thin line between sanity and insanity.

(Faber & Faber Ltd., London, , Price: Rs. 299, Pages :508)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Born in Isthambul. A very famous Turkish writer , Teacher at Columbia University in America. His works got translated over 50 languages worldwide. Awarded Nobel prize for literature in 2006.

His noted works are * Museum of Innocence (2008), * Darkness and Light(1974), * Silent House(1984), * White Castle-Beyazkale (1985), * Black Book(1990).

' My Name is Red' recorded Pamuk's Name in World literature. This books is a window on the life in Isthambule during 16th century during the time of Sultam Murad III of the Ottoman Empire.

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(Courtesy Shri. S.L. Faisal, Librarian, KV Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram)

2009-07-25T10:08:00.000+05:30

CLICK here to download NCF 2005 ( English)

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MAGIC WINDOW FOR KV TEACHERS

2009-03-16T15:43:00.000+05:30

Mr. K. Chandran, TGT Maths, Kendriya Vidyalaya, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore has developed a software for consolidated Result Sheet, and related Analysis.
CLICK HERE to download the software.

Chandran Sir has given a set of Instructions as follows to use this software.

1. Just enter the three Unit test marks, three Assignment marks, three Project marks, Cumulative test marks and Session Ending marks in each subject in the work sheets VIA, VIB, VIC, …XIA . You may enter AB for absentees. You may also enter subject teachers' names, category of students, attendance, option like Hindi or Sanskrit for class IX and option like Computer Science or Biology.

2. The rest of the job will be done by the computer for you!

Salient features of the programme

You need not do any calculation.
You need not worry about the formats
Consolidated result sheet and progress reports of students will be automatically generated.
Teacher-wise performance will be taken care of.
Category-wise result analysis is the star attraction of this program.

Assumption made

A student of class XI should pass in all the practical exams attended.

Caution;

Classes VIA, VIB,VIC, VIIA…..XIA are the worksheets where you have to enter the marks. Other worksheets are protected by a password.
If you make a mistake by entering a mark in wrong column, please click on 'undo' to restore.
Save only after verifying that you have made the entries in the right columns .
This application format is made exclusively for KV IISc, Bangalore. But it can be used by other schools by modifying it to accommodate more sections and different subject combinations.

Find pleasure in doing smart work rather than hard work!

REPORT OF THE FIRST PHASE OF 3 DAYS IN-SERVICE COURSE

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Read here the Report of the First phase of three days In-service Course for Librarians held at K.V. Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram
(courtesy: Shri S.L. Faisal, Librarian, KV, pattom, Tvm.)

KVS QUARTERLY JOURNAL

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Download KVS Qtly Journal published by ZIET, Mysore.

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SAMPLE PAPERS

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SAMPLE QUESTION PAPERS FOR CLASS-XI (SC)
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All Subjects of Class XI

Class IX Social Science

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Question Banks Class VII English , Maths ( download Pagemaker), Social Science

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Quiz Time Level Classes VI-VIII

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1. What was Operation Black Tornado?
2. How many seats are there in the Lok Sabha?
3. India has only three National Holidays. Independence day, Republic day and .. Name the third one?
4. In the field of sports, which award is presented to the best coach?
5. Which music maestro's real name is Dileep Kumar?
6. The idol of Lord Siva at Amarnath is made out of what?
7. What empire was Megasthenes an Ambassador for?
8. Who composed Gita Gobindam?
9. Who is the Author of the book, 'The Origin of species'
10. The birthday od Ved Vyasa is celebrated as a festival throught India. Name it?

Answers
1. The rescue operation conducted in Nariman House by NSG Commandos.
2. 545(543+2 Nominated seats).
3. Gandhi Jayanthi. 4. Dronacharya Award. 5. A.R. Rehman. 6. Amarnath
7. Greeck. 8. Jayadev. 9. Charles Darwin. 10. Gurupoornima(Vyasa Poornima)

2009-02-24T14:04:00.000+05:30

In - Service Course for Librarians (Courtesy Shri Faisal, Librarian, KV, Pattom, Tvm)

Three day In- service course for Librarians

2009-02-21T14:43:00.000+05:30

THREE DAYS IN - SERVICE COURSE AT KV, PATTOM,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

The first phase of three days in- service course was inaugurated by the chief guest Prof. C.A. Augustine(Former HOD, Dept. of Library Science, Kerala University). Venue Principal & course Director Dr. Cicy Roy Mathew welcomed the chief guest & the participants.She asked the participants to get equipped with the tools and technologies to face new challenges.

In the key note address Prof. Augustine stressed the need of reattracting books despite the increasing influence of IT in Library services. He urged for a perfect synchronisation of conventional and modern methods of Librarianship.This was followed by an ice breakinbg session (Personality development)as suggested by the Venue Principal was enjoued by all. Thereafter papers were presented on different topics on which discussions were held. The course will continue upto 22 February.

Dr. Cicy Roy Mathew

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