Voyaging Towards Excellence 8

 Extract No. 08

Page No. 84  [Lines, “After this ……… thinking big.” ]

Read the first activity, read the extract and do all the activities that follow.

A1. Complete : (02)

Complete the table by writing down necessary information from the extract,

NO SUBJECT/TOPIC NAME OF THE BOOK

a Autobiography musafir

b Psychology Manat

c science kimayagar

d management boardroom

After this, I have written about 34 books in Marathi. Most of them have become bestsellers with tens of thousands of copies sold for each. However, it is not the sales or the money that is important to me as much as the fact that these books have brought about very good changes in the lives of thousands of readers. After reading my autobiography ‘Musafir’ and a book on Psychology ‘Manat’, hundreds have come out of depression and more than a dozen have given up thoughts of committing suicide and decided to start all afresh. There are hundreds who tell me that they understood the theory of relativity or Big Bang after reading my book on Science ‘Kimayagar’. My book ‘Boardroom’ on Management has created at least 20 successful entrepreneurs. Then there are hundreds who tell me that they now can understand Economic Times or NDTV Profit after reading my book on economics ‘Arthat’. Many have turned to Mathematics after reading my book on Mathematics ‘Ganiti’. The same is true about my books on Indian Music (Nadvedh), English Literature (Zapoorza), Painting (Canvas), Western Films (Limelight) and Western Music (Symphony) or books such as ‘Genius’ series, ‘Rakta’ or ‘Vitamins’ or ‘Anartha’. It is these reactions of thousands of readers and the feeling that I am touching the hearts of thousands, if not lakhs, of my readers that keeps me going.

Why am I telling you my story? When I look back, there are a number of lessons and values that I cherish and keep learning about even today. Some of these are: Thirst for knowledge, Curiosity, Humility, Humanity, Rationality, Equality, Team work, Quest for excellence, Never say die, Thinking big...

A2. Describe : (02)

Describe how the author touch the hearts of the readers.

A3. Give reasons : (02)

The writer says that it is not the sales or the money that is important to me because ………

A4. Personal response : (02)

The hunger for knowledge and thirst for learning should be never ending. Do you agree with the view. justify your answer with examples.

A5. Language study : (02)

a)  I have written about 34 books.  (identify the tense used here)

Present Perfect Tense.

b) I am touching the hearts of thousands. 

(Rewrite the sentence using present perfect Continuous tense)

I have been touching the hearts of thousands.

A6. Vocabulary : (02)

Find out words from the extract which mean the following.

a) Sale of books in large numbers = best sellers

b) Creative businessman = entrepreneurs

c) Treasure lovingly = cherish

d) Logically = rationality

Activities with expected answers by

TUSHAR J BAGWE

K J SOMAIYA COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND COMMERCE VIDYAVIHAR EAST MUMBAI 77

Mobile :9820928141

E Mail ID : tushar@somaiya.edu