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Iswaran the Storyteller

Author

About the Author

Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Laxman commonly known as  R. K. Laxman, was an Indian cartoonist, illustrator, and humourist. He was born on 24 October 1921. Having decided that he wanted to become an artist he applied to the J. J. School of Art, Bombay, after completing high school.  He then enrolled at the University of Mysore from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He died on January 26, 2015

He was honored with The Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1984 in the category Journalism, Literature, and the Creative Communication Arts (JLCCA).

Awards & Achievements

In 2005 he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India’s second highest civilian honor

A Dose of Laughter (Saanvi)

Best selling books of R. K Laxman

A Vote for Laughter

Title

The Tunnel of Time: An Autobiography.

Title

CHARACTERS

There were 2 main characters:- Iswaran & Mahendra (Ganesh was an additional character).

Mahendra

Mahendra

Mahendra was an easygoing man. He was unmarried and he was very simple. He was quite accommodating and adjusted well to odd conditions that he faced at different places. He was a good listener, he loved listening to stories said by his cook. This character is a devoted worker, a kind-hearted man and he is very trustworthy.

Iswaran

Iswaran

Mahendra had a cook named Iswaran. Iswaran was like an asset to him. He was dedicated to his master and followed him uncomplainingly to all his postings. He would cook for him, wash his clothes and chat with him all night. He had the ability to make delicious dishes in a short amount of time. Iswaran loved reading popular Tamil thrillers. Everyday, Iswaran would recount a new story filled with adventure, horror and suspense. Mahendra loved his stories and he listened to it with rapt attention even if they were unbelievable. Iswaran enjoyed his job. He would use his free time to tidy up the shed and wash clothes. This character displays a shade of comedy and is very obedient and fun to be around.

My identity framework - MIP

1- Find out about the haunted places in UAE?

2- How safe do you think the UAE

MIP

UAE's safety

Safety

According to the 2020 Global Law and Order Report, the UAE was ranked in the top ten countries in the world for security and personal safety.

The UAE ranked ninth on the overall Law and Order Index. In addition, the UAE was ranked fourth for countries where people feel safe walking alone at night

RAK ghost town Jazirat Al Hamra

Al Jazirah Al Hamra is a town to the south of the city of Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates. It is known for its collection of abandoned houses and other buildings, including a mosque, which are widely believed locally to be haunted.

Haunted Places

Jumeirah House of Horror

From cries of a baby to the moans of a man – occupants of this villa in Jumeirah 1 had dozens of paranormal stories to recount . Nothing, however, comes close to what Mary, a resident, experienced one night when she felt someone take the socks off her in the dead of the night while she was sleeping. This happened seven times over that night in full view of her and her room mates, she claims.

Summary

Title

This is a story about Mahendra, a junior supervisor and his cook, Iswaran. Mahendra had to keep moving from place to place as ordered by headed office. But he had fortunately an expert caretaker, Iswaran who cooked his meals, washed his clothes and chatted with him at night.

Iswaran was very fond of reading Tamil thrillers during his spare time. As a result he innovated his own thrillers and would tell about it to Mahendra. The latter used to hear patiently without finding any loopholes in the story.

Iswaran often in his stories narrated about elephants. For example, he told a story about how he paralyzed a mad elephant. He told that there were timber logs loaded on trucks. But if an elephant went mad no mahout could control it. The elephant now entered a school ground where children were playing, breaking through the brick wall. Children and teachers ran in hurry to save their lives. The elephant was stunned when Iswaran( then only a little boy) took a rod and hit at the elephant’s third toe nail. The secret was if the elephant is hit there, their nervous system gets paralyzed.

Finally, one day talking about spirits of the ancestors, Iswaran began to talk of ghosts. He said that the place where they had their shed was once a burial ground. He also had come across ghosts but he was not scared of them. He told Mahendra about a woman ghost seen only on a full moon night. She moaned and carried a foetus in her arms. This terrified Mahendra so much that he kept thinking about the woman ghost on the full moon night. He could hear a low moan outside his window that night. He peeped from his window and there stood the ghost of the woman. He flung himself down and felt like he was dreaming about the woman ghost.

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Iswaran used to ask grinning at Mahendra, “Sir, you were angry with me the other day when I told you about the ghost but didn’t you see her yourself last night ?” Mahendra never used to listen to Iswaran’s questions and finally decided to resign from his job and leave that haunted place.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_9y-QpJxRY

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Most of us don't have a clear idea about supernatural things like ghosts some people may believe in it while some may not. But we have a secret fear of ghosts which may not admit. In this story, Iswaran tells Mahendra about the presence of ghosts. Though Mahender initially refuses to accept ghosts, he himself seems to experience the presence of ghosts. This lesson gives us the message that there might be certain things in this world that are beyond our understanding

Message

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Quiz

Question 1 (Saanvi)

1. In what way is Iswaran an asset to Mahendra?

Question and answer

Iswaran was an obedient person. He was Mahendra’s cook. He was very caring and hardworking. He obeyed his master with full dedication. So, he was an asset to Mahendra.

2. How does Iswaran describe the uprooted tree on the highway? What effect does he want to create in his listeners?

Question 2

He had the quality of narrating even the smallest incident in impressive way. He presented the incident related to the uprooted tree on the highway in a dramatic way. He was alone and the road was deserted. He saw something that looked like an enormous beast lying across the road. But as soon as he came closer, he found there nothing but a fallen tree. His main purpose was to create suspense and surprise.

4. Why does the author say that Iswaran seemed to more than make up for the absence of a TV in Mahendra’s living quarters?

Iswaran was an expert in telling adventurous and mysterious stories in a dramatic way. It was his daily routine to entertain Mahendra at night. Mahendra could listen to and watch the development of the story. Thus Iswaran seemed to more than make up for the absence of a TV.

Question 4

5. Mahendra calls ghosts or spirits a figment of the imagination. What happens to him on a full-moon night?

Mahendra calls ghosts or spirits a figment of the imagination as he did not believe in ghosts. One day Iswaran told him about a female ghost holding a foetus in her arms. On a full-moon night he woke up from his sleep and looked outside the window. He got shocked to see the same figure and began to sweat profusely.

Question 5

6. Can you think of some other ending for the story?

The present story ends with Mahendra’s resolve to leave the haunted place. But it is not the appropriate ending. Mahendra should not have decided to leave the haunted place without knowing the reality. The story could end like this: Courageously Mahendra approached the woman and tried to know the reality. As soon as Mahendra caught the woman, it became the revelation of the mystery. It was none but Iswaran in the guise of a ghost of woman.

Question 6

7. How did Iswaran tackle the elephant ?

The elephant had caused much terror, children and teachers ran here and there to save their lives.

Iswaran dared it and hit it on the third toe with a rod. Thus, the mad elephant was controlled.

Question 7

3. How does he narrate the story of the tusker? Does it appear to be plausible?

Question 3

Iswaran narrated the story of the tusker exaggeratedly. The Tusker, having escaped from the timber yard, stamped on bushes, tore up wild creepers and broke the branches at his will. The elephant became uncontrollable and entered the school ground. It created chaos there. Everyone in the school tried to escape. No one dared to face the tusker. In the meantime Iswaran grabbed a cane from a teacher and moved towards the elephant. He hit its third toenail and the beast collapsed. He claimed that he had used the Japanese art to control the tusker. But this story seems totally implausible as it is very difficult to believe that a child can control a mad elephant.

New words

Vocabulary

Share your experiences of a time where you got so scared

Art integration

Look at the pictures - Can you make an outline of the story

Ponder activity

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