Write a character sketch of Prashant based on the story “Weathering the Storm in
Ersama
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The chapter "Weathering the Storm in Ersama" is about the personal tragedy of a nineteen year old boy, Prashant in the Kalikuda village in Orissa. Prashant is a brave, strong and courageous character who displays these characteristics in the face of adversary when he is marooned on a rooftop due to a dreadful storm.
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Prashant was brave and courageous. He helped the people of his village by first getting a grip over himself because he was initially shocked on witnessing the after effects of the cyclone. He decided to step in as the leader of his village. He organized a group of youths and elders to jointly pressurize the merchant to give rice for the people living in the shelter. He was successful in this task. His next task was to organize a team of youth volunteers to clean the shelter and to tend to the wounds of the people who had been injured because of the cyclone. Prashant also brought a number of orphaned children together and constructed a polythene shelter for them. While women were mobilized to look after them, the men secured food and other essentials for the shelter. When he realised that the women were becoming too grief-stricken, he persuaded them to start working in the food-for-work programme, which was initiated by an NGO. He also organized sports events for children. He was a charismatic leader and had tremendous organizational
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