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Answer one of the following i about 200 words:-

question:- mara can be called 'a common man with uncommon determination ' Elucidate ?
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title of the play ‘Watchman of the Lake’ by R.K. Narayan refers to a watchman, a common man, who is instrumental in a lake coming into being. The one-act play unfolds before us the saga of Mara who against stiff opposition ensures that the lake comes into being, and sacrifices himself to ensure that the lake does not overflow its banks, destroying the whole capital of the king who has constructed the lake. The play revolves around the vision of Mara who has been told by the Goddess that a tank must be built for river Veda. Though the Headman tries his best to prevent Mara from meeting the King, a lake comes into being after Mara convinces the king. Mara supervises the building of the tank, taking into consideration every stone that is placed and after the tank is built, protects the lake and all the creatures near the lake from trespassers. He also gives water to the needy according to the rules of the king and trains his son to be the future watchman of the lake. Thus, we see that Mara is: god-fearing; loyal to the king; hard-working as the watchman of the lake