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নবম-দশম শ্রেণি (মাধ্যমিক ২০২৫) || ময়মনসিংহ বোর্ড || 2024

English for Toady

English for Toady

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Michael Madhusudan Dutt was a celebrated 19th century Bangalee poet and dramatist. He was born in Sagordari on the bank of the Kopotaksho River, a village in Keshabpur Upazila under Jashore district.

From an early age, Michael aspired to be an Englishman in form and manner. Though he was born in a sophisticated Hindu family, he converted to Christianity as a young man, much to the ire of his family, and adopted the first name Michael. In his childhood, he was recognized by his teachers as a precious child with a gift of literary talent. His early exposure to English education and European literature at home and his college inspired him to imitate the English in taste, manners and intellect. Since his adolescence he started believing that he was born on the wrong side of the planet, and that his society was unable to appreciate his talent. He also believed that the West would be more receptive to his creative genius.

Madhusudan was an ardent follower of the famous English poet Lord Byron. So, after adopting Christianity, he went to Europe and started composing poems and plays in English. They showed his higher level of intellectual ability. However, he failed to gain the right appreciation. To his utter frustration he found that he was not esteemed as a native writer of English literature. Out of his frustration, he composed a sonnet in Bangla "Kopotaksha Nad" which earned him huge reputation in Bangla. Gradually he could realise that his true identity lay in Bengal and he was a sojourner in Europe. Afterwards he regretted his fascination for England and the West. He came back to Bengal and devoted himself to Bangla literature from this period. He has written the first Bangla epic "Meghnad Badh Kabya."

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being appreciated
failure to gain right appreciation from the Bangalees
receiving right honour
not being evaluated properly by the West
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English literature
Western novels
European culture
English taste, manners and intellect
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His humanitarian work
His adopting Christianity
His literary work
His teacher's appreciation
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devoid of literary talent
with outstanding literary talent
with literary zeal
without literary talent
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to sketch Michael's life
to show Michael's migration
to state Michael's literary talent
to highlight Michael's conversion to Christianity
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