ENGLISH POWER POINT

PRESENTATION –CLASS VIII

BY
NINAD C UDAY
VINEETH M
AND
ABDUL SALAM
 AUTHOR OF THE STORY
Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi, (Urdu:‫ )احمد ن دیم ق اسمی‬born Ahmed Shah
Awan(Urdu:‫ ) احمد ش اہ اعوان‬was a legendary Urdu and English
language Pakistani poet, journalist, literary critic, dramatist and short
story author. He wrote 50 books including poetry, fiction, criticism,
journalism and art. He was a major figure in contemporary Urdu
literature. His poetry stood out among his contemporaries' work for
its unflinching humanism, and his Urdu afsana (novel) work is
considered by some second only to Prem Chand in its masterful
depiction of rural culture. He was also editor and publisher of literary
magazine Funoon for almost half a century, grooming generations of
new writers. He wrote many English poems and short stories. His
poem The Feed is included in the syllabus of intermediate classes in
Pakistan. He received awards the Pride of Performance in 1968 and
Sitara-e-Imtiaz in 1980 for his literary work. 
PICTURE OF THE AUTHOR
 BIOGRAPHY OF THE
WRITER
 Qasmi was born on November 20, 1916, in the house of Peer
Ghulam Nabi Qasmi,in the village Anga of Khushab District in
British India. He received his secondary education from
Campbellpur in 1931, around the time when he wrote his first
poem, he moved to the Sadiq Egerton College in Bahawalpur
and graduated from University of the Punjab, Lahore in 1935.
He had one brother peerzada Mohammad Bakhsh Qasmi and a
sister. He belongs to a religious peerzada family of Qadri. He
became active member of the Progressive Writers Movement as
a secretary, and was consequently arrested many times during
the 1950s and 1970s. 

He was died on the July 10, 2006 of complications from asthma

at Punjab Institute of Cardiology in Lahore. 
SUMMARY OF THE LESSON
PART 1
  An honest boy is on his way to
school carrying money in his pocket
to pay the school fees.
   The sight of crisp, syrupy jalebis
in the market excites him and the
coins in his pocket begin to jingle.
 After a long debate with himself,
he yields to the sweet Temptation.
 PART 2

A heap of jalebis he eats, and

shares them liberally with one
and all .
 Though penniless now, he feels
no less important than a mob
leader .
 The real problem at hand is
payment of school fees on time.
 PART 3

 Remorseful and scared, he prays to
God for  Remorseful and scared, he
prays to God for monetary help.  
 He makes matters look normal but
prays harder than ever.
 The inevitable happens, though
somewhere along the way he
notices the divide between the
fanciful and the factual. 
 JALEBIS
 Jalebis Jalibi is a sweet popular in Persia
and countries of the Indian Subcontinent
such as India, Pakistan, Nepal, and
Bangladesh. It is made by deep-frying
batter in pretzel or circular shapes,
which are then soaked in syrup.
  
 The sweets are served warm or cold.
They have a somewhat chewy texture
with a crystallized sugary exterior
coating. Citric acid or lime juice is
sometimes added to the syrup, as well
as rosewater or other flavors such as
kewra water.


In India Jalebi is served as the Celebration

Sweet of India , popular during national
holidays like Independence Day and
Republic Day, on which it is supplied in
government offices, defence facilities,
and other organizations. Similarly, Jalebi
is one of the most popular sweets in
Pakistan. It is used as a remedy for
headaches in some parts of Pakistan,
where it is placed in boiling milk and left
to stand before eating.
TYPES OF JALEBIS
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING
 Who are the characters in this
lesson ?
 Who is the author of this lesson ?
 What is this story about ? Give a
brief summary of this lesson?
 What is the problem he faced
after buying and eating the
jalebis?


Thank you