Political martyrs who had suffered for the honor of their people were accorded unreserved welcome at the hands of the English. This belief was based upon the fact that England at the time provided shelter to all those who had to flee from persecution in their own country. This belief was so firmly rooted in the sentiments of our leaders as to lead them to hope that the victor would of his own grace pave the path of freedom for the vanquished.

Their days and nights were eloquent with the stately declamations of Burke, with Macaulay’s long-rolling sentences discussions centered upon Shakespeare's drama and Byron's poetry and above all upon the large-hearted liberalism of the nineteenth-century English politics.Īt the time though tentative attempts were being made to gain our national independence, at heart we had not lost faith in the generosity of the English race. Thus their scope being strictly limited, the educated of those days had recourse to the English language and literature. In those days the type of learning that was served out to us was neither plentiful nor diverse, nor was the spirit of scientific inquiry very much in evidence.

It was mainly through their mighty literature that we formed our ideas with regard to these newcomers to our Indian shores. Our direct contact with the larger world of men was linked up with the contemporary history of the English people whom we came to know in those earlier days. As I look back on the vast stretch of years that lie behind me and see in clear perspective the history of my early development, I am struck by the change that has taken place both in my own attitude and in the psychology of my countrymen - a change that carries within it a cause of the profound tragedy. Today I Rabindranath Tagore complete eighty years of my life. You are required to select your answers based on the contents of the passage and the opinion of the author only. First, read the passage and answer the items based on the passage. After the passage, you will find some items based on the passage. Direction: In this section, you have a passage.

Antonym of eloquent