Gemini Studios was the favourite haunt of poets.’ a) Name any two poets who used to meet there regularly. b) Why was the Gemini Studios the favourite haunt of poets? c) Did the people at the studios have any political affiliations? d) Find a word/phrase which means ‘a place often visited’
Answers
a) Name any two poets who used to meet there regularly.
Poets like S.D.S Yogiar, Sangu Subramanyam, Krishna Sastri and Harinderanath Chattopadyaya would meet at the Gemini Studios regularly.
b) Why was the Gemini Studios the favourite haunt of poets?
It was a favorite haunt of the poets because the mess of Gemini Studio sold good coffee at all times of the day and for most part of the night.
c) Did the people at the studios have any political affiliations?
They were followers of Gandhi and were averse to 'Communism'.
d) Find a word/phrase which means ‘a place often visited’
'Haunt'
In this lesson Poets and Pancakes by Asokamitran, the writer talks about all the elements which kept Gemini Studios running. From Pancake make-up (the prominent make-up brand that Gemini Studios ordered in a large quantity) to the office boy of the makeup department, from Subbu (a poet who worked for the story department) to the lawyer, every element facilitated in making Gemini Studios a successful film producing company
Explanation:
a) Some of the famous poets who used to frequent Gemini Studios were Harindranath Chattopadhyaya, Krishna Sastry, as well as SDS Yogiar and Sangu Subramanyam
b) Gemini studios had an excellent mess that supplied good coffee throughout the day and for most part of the night. Those were the days when Congress rule implied Prohibition (perhaps referring to alcohol prohibition during the rule of C. Rajagopalachari (1952)) and meeting over a cup of coffee was really a satisfying entertainment.
c) The majority of them wore khadi and worshiped Gandhiji however beyond that they had not the least appreciation for political thought of any kind. Nevertheless, they were all averse to the term ‘Communism’. A Communist was considered as a godless man who had no conjugal love/filial. Such people had no compunction about killing their parent/children. communist people were meant to always cause and spread violence and unrest amongst ignorant and innocent people. Such notions that prevailed throughout South India at that time, naturally, floated amongst the khadi-clad poets of Gemini Studios
d) Haunt - frequently visited by
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