The fascination for everything English is brought out beautifully in the lesson ‘The Tiger King’ by Kalki. The Maharaja of Pratibandapuram is given an ‘English’upbringing.
How can love for one’s country be inculcated against all odds?
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Suggested Value Points:
- aping the west should be stopped- willingness to serve the country should be inculcated
- understand our age old culture and build up on family values rather than seeking personal gains
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The Tiger King- Class 12 English Explanation, Summary, Difficult Words
By Ruchika Gupta
CBSE class 12 English Chapter 2 – The Tiger King
CBSE class 12 English Chapter 2- The Tiger King – Detailed explanation of the story along with meanings of difficult words. You can see the explanation is followed by a Summary of the lesson. All the exercises and Question and Answers are also provided for students’ understanding and preparation of the lesson.
The Tiger King
By Kalki
About the author
Ramaswamy Aiyer Krishnamurthy
9 September 1899 – 5 December 1954
Pen name ‘Kalki’
Ramaswamy Aiyer Krishnamurthy was a Tamil writer, journalist, poet, critic and Indian Independence activist. He penned 120 short stories, 10 novelettes, 5 novels, 3 historical romances, editorial and political writings and hundreds of film and music reviews.
Introduction to the lesson –
The story is a satire on the rich and powerful kings of the olden times. In order to prove the prophecies of the fortune teller wrong, the king of Pratibandapuram mindlessly kills ninety nine tigers but the hundredth one, the cause of the king’s death escapes his bullet. Ultimately, the king is killed by an inanimate tiger made of wood. Hence, the prophecy turns to be true, despite the king’s efforts to prove it wrong.
Lesson and Explanation
THE Maharaja of Pratibandapuram is the hero of this story. He may be identified as His Highness Jamedar-General, Khiledar-Major, Sata Vyaghra Samhari, Maharajadhiraja Visva Bhuvana Samrat, Sir Jilani Jung Jung Bahadur, M.A.D., A.C.T.C., or C.R.C.K. But this name is often shortened to the Tiger King.
The writer introduces the main character of the story – the king of Pratibandapuram. The king is a hero due to his bravery. He is given a list of titles to emphasize on his greatness. To sum up all the titles in one, the king is called “The Tiger King”. The reason for him being called so shall be revealed in the lesson ahead.
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