Question
Read the following passage and answer the questions given below it:-
‘Dear children, don’t read these novels, don’t even touch them. Your life will be ruined. You will suffer disease and ailments. Why did the good Lord make you - to wither away at a tender age? To suffer in disease? To be despised by your brothers, relatives and those around you? No. No. You must become mothers; you must lead happy lives; this is the divine purpose. You, who were born to fulfil this sublime goal, should you ruin your life by going crazy after despicable novels'?
‘Dear children, don’t read these novels, don’t even touch them. Your life will be ruined. You will suffer disease and ailments. Why did the good Lord make you - to wither away at a tender age? To suffer in disease? To be despised by your brothers, relatives and those around you? No. No. You must become mothers; you must lead happy lives; this is the divine purpose. You, who were born to fulfil this sublime goal, should you ruin your life by going crazy after despicable novels'?
- Mention the source of the above given paragraph.
- Analyse the message given by the writer to children.
- Name the woman social reformer of Calcutta (Kolkata), 1880 - 1932.