NAME: - ALAINA

RAHMAN
CLASS: - 11-SCIENCE
ROLL NUMBER: - 2
SUBJECT: - ENGLISH
LITERATURE
TOPIC: - GIFT OF
INDIA
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Firstly, I would like to thank my principal, Mrs. Bagchi
for giving me this golden opportunity to do such a
wonderful project.

Secondly, I would like to thank my English teacher,

Miss Rema Pillai, for giving such an interesting topic to
research on and also giving tips for the project.

Lastly, I would like to thank my parents for providing

me with all necessary things I needed in order to
complete this project in this pandemic.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sarojini Naidu was also known as the Nightingale of

India. She was a poet as well as a prominent leader in
the Indian National Movement. She joined the Indian
National Movement in the wake of partition of Bengal
in 1905,
she was awarded the Kesar-I Hind Medal by the British.
government for her work during the plaque epidemic
in India. 1992, during the salt satyagraha, she was one
of the women protesters at the Dharsana bult works,
Gujarat. In 1981, she participated in the Round Table
Conference with Gandhi and Madan Mahon Malviya. In
1942, she was arrested during “quit India" Movement.
After independence, Naidu went on to serve as the first
governor of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh
from -1947 to 1949, the first women. the Gouverneur
of the Indian State. to become

The Gift of India", which written in 1915, is both a

celebration and a demand four accounting as Mother
India – proclaims proudly her gifts to the west,
including her sons who were martyred in the battle
field of the First Would War.
How is “THE GIFT OF INDIA BOTH A CELEBRATION
AND A PROCLAMATION OF THE MARTYRS OF
MOTHER INDIA”
The Gift of India by Sarojini Naidu is a tribute to the
contributions of Indian soldiers who fought alongside
Britain in the first World War. The sacrifices of Indian
soldiers from the perspective of a mother who lost
here sous in the war. India is personified as a mother

Mather India remembers sacrifices made by her brave

sons in a proud, celebratory tone. She addresses the
erstwhile rulers of India and proudly renames them the
gift they had received from her- rich clothes, grains and
gold. However, the priceless gifts they received where
her brave sons-the brave Indian soldiers then is fought
for their and laid down their lives in foreign lands
They were really brave and devoted soldiers. They
fought without knowing the cause for which they were.

Mother India is exultant and proud while talking of the

bravery of her sons. But some her voice is suffered
with pathos the laments over the gruesome killings of
thousands of Indian soldiers on battlefronts during
World War I. She visualizes the horrible scenes of dead
bodies of Indian soldiers lying scattered on the fields.
The pays a glowing tribute to their bravery. She
declares that in history no other country than India has
made such a priceless gift to any country The heart of
mother India is heavy with grief at the deaths of her
brave sons. No one can measure the tears of good of
their mothers.

Mother India herself is the speaker to remind the Weet

of the gifts that they took from here. But the biggest
contribution was in the form this martyred sons for the
cause of others in the World War One.
The poem celebrates the sacrifice of numerous
Indian soldiers fighting in the foreign land.
“The sons of my stricken womb”, “pale blows and
brave, broken hands"; “gathered like pearls in their
alien graves.”, all express a motive of glorification and
celebration of dutiful brave soldiers martyred in the
war. The "pride that thrills through the mother’s heart
in competently with the same motive of glorification”.

The poem not only celebrates the bravery of the sons

of India, but also proclaims the honor under
recognition they deserve for their sacrifice for the
cause of others. The speaker claims that is a demand
for accounting Mother India's gifts to the West
including her sons were martyred in the battlefield of
the First World War.
Thus, the poem, " The Gift of India" both a celebration
and of Mother India a proclamation.

TWO INSTANCES FROM WHERE THE PAST TO REMIND

US ABOUT THE FUTILITY OF WAR.
WORLD WAR I

The First World War was a very destructive war in

which more than mine million soldiers, sailors were
killed. Many civilians were perished under disease,
hunger and bombardment.

But the country which affected the most after the First
World War was Germany. Up to 3 million Germans,
including 15% of its men were killed. Germany had
been forced to become a republic instead of a
monarchy, and citizens were humiliated by their
nation’s bitter loss.

The treaty of Versailles did not just blame Germany for

the war, it demanded financial restitution. For the
whole thing to the tune of 132 billion gold marks.
The Treaty of Versailles was very unpopular in
Germany and was viewed as extremely harsh. Faced
with the revolutionary atmosphere at home, and
shortages from conditioner of war, the Germany
government reluctantly agreed to accept the terms
with two expectations. They did not accept admitting
total responsibility for starting the war and they did
accept that the formers Kaiser should be put on trial.
The German army were limited to 100,000 soldiers,
and the navy was limited to 10,00,050 sailors. As
financial compensation, the Allies also demanded large
amount of money known as “reparations”.
The total number of military and civilian casualties in
World War I, was around 40 million. There were 20
million deaths and 20 million wounded.

NAPLOLEONIC WARS

The Napoleonic War were a series of major global

conflicts putting the French Empire and its allies led by
Napoleon 1, against a fluctuating array of European
powers formed into various coalitions. It produced a
period of French domination over almost the entire
continental Europe.
Military deaths are invariably put at between 2.5
million and 3.5 million, civilian deaths polls vary
750,000 to 3 million. This estimate of total death, both
military and civilian, range from 3,250,000 to 6,
500,000.

Up to 20% of the soldiers of the French army were

killed and it also proved to be very humiliating for the
people.

The death, injury, sexual violence caused of the most

threatening causes of war. Other causes involve
disability, malnutrition and illness, Post traumatic
stress disorders [PTSD], depression and anxiety of the
emotional effects.

The French revolution, was the main reason of the

Napoleonic wars as because of the impact it had on the
rest of Europe. In the French Revolutions, the head of
State, the Monarch, lost their power, and the people
took with the idea of liberty, fraternity and quality.

In the war, 65000 French Allies were killed, 2500000

military persons in Europe.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
All the information regarding this project has been
taken from the following websites: -
www.wikepedia.com
www.quora.com
www.englishlearning.com
Reverie a collection of poems.