justify approness of the title the misty hour
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Monoj Das’s story The Misty Hour presents Aunty Roopwati with rich assortment of virtues. The first quality of Aunty that comes to the front is her beauty. The bloom of her cheeks at seventy bears enough prove of that. In addition to this Aunty also had the internal qualities of being smart and dashing. She came from a well-known family and was also a graduate. She also demanded that she had a good voice and could sing like a shehnai.
However, Aunty Roopwati’s fluency as a speaker was her hallmark. This made her move ahead of other ladies from respectable families who joined the freedom struggle. Thus Aunty was always vocal against the British Raj during the freedom movement. Even after Independence she remained a vibrant speaker. This time her target was her colleagues. Because of these virtues, people knew that she was destined to reach great heights of glory.
Aunty Roopwati’s character had only one fault. This was her habit of extolling herself. She said that many of the poems in literature were written for her only. She also asserted that many budding leaders of the time had been dying to marry her. This habit of Aunty drew much criticism. This allowed even her inferiors to rise above her in politics.
Aunty’s Roopwati’s habit of extolling herself also reveals her lack of cleverness. She couldn’t, like other clever persons, praise herself using others. This lack of cleverness also showed up in her habit of getting provoked with a little flattery. For this the younger leaders could use Aunty to criticize the senior ones. This lack of understanding capacity made her select Jagadishji. The failed relationship between them and Aunty’s attempt to get close to Chnmoy Babu revealed how Aunty was a victim of illusions.
Question 2: What kind of a person was Chinmoy Babu? Write a short note Aunty Roopwati — Chinmoy Babu relationship.
Answer: Manoj Das’s story The Misty Hour portrays Chinmoy Babu as a politician different from others. Chinmoy Babu was of reserve and humble nature. For this he was never seen hankering after positions. Though Chinmoy Babu made more sacrifices for the freedom struggle, he lived shy and aloof. Thus he could never hold positions in the party.
Chinmoy Babu was also a person with varied qualities. He showed great promise in his youth as an artist and a classical singer. He also had published a couple of books on literary and cultural topics. Chinmoy Babu’s writing revealed originality. Though Chinmoy Babu was not outspoken, his close friends knew that he was not only talented but also intelligent.
Chinmoy Babu’s spotless character made people bring him to the political limelight. He was first selected the Mayor. Afterwards he was elected to the Rajya Sabha.
Chinmoy Babu and Aunty Roopwati were old colleagues in the party. Both were members of the working committee of the party. Both met again after a long gap when Chinmoy Babu became the Mayor of the city. But this proved quite irksome for Chinmoy Babu.
Soon after meeting Chinmoy Baby again, Aunty Roopwati claimed that he was also one of her lovers. This made Chinmoy Babu uneasy. Aunty started to try to get close to Chinmoy Babu. This troubled him more. For this Chinmoy Babu did not allow Aunty to campaign for him. Aunty understood his attitude and turned hostile. She joined the opposition and claimed that Chinmoy Babu once made amorous attempt towards her. But Chinmoy Babu was saved from this scandal by Dhani Chowdhury. Dhani Chowdhury claimed that he held Aunty’s hand’s, not Chinmoy Babu. Though Chinmoy Babu remained distant from Aunty, he was seen mourning beside the last remains of Aunty. This gave a touch of mystery to Aunty—Chinmoy Babu relationship.