TS Inter 1st Year English Study Material Chapter 8 The Green Champion – Thimmakka

Annotations (Section – A, Q.No. 2, Marks: 4)

Question 1.

At the age of 40, she wanted to end her life as she could not conceive?

Answer:

Introduction:
These touching words are taken from the internet – based inspired write-up, The Green Champion – Thimmakka. It is about the magnificent achievements of an ordinary woman with an extraordinary commitment to conserve nature.

Context & Explanation:
Thimmakka’s life had its own share of pains and problems. She was poor and not properly educated. Her married life wasn’t happy because she could n’t become a mother till she was forty. However, her husband was very supportive of her. Thimmakka thought of ending her life when emotions overshadowed her wisdom. Soon, she was able to dispel those emotions. Wisdom dawned. She saw a new purpose to life in giving.

Critical Comment:
The essay describes her undying passion for planting trees even at an advanced age and insists on the need to emulate her selfless service in protecting the environment.

Question 2.

Though the trees grown by her are worth several crores of rupees today, her life has no respite from poverty?

Answer:

Introduction:
These touching words are extracted from the internet-based inspired write- up, The Green Champion – Thimmakka. It shows the magnificent achievement of an ordinary woman with an extraordinary commitment to conserve nature.

Context & Explanation:
Born into a poor family. Thimmakka did not go to school. She worked as a labourer. As she grew up, she was married to Chikkayya, a labourer. When they came to know that they could not beget children, they were not disappointed. They cameup with the idea of planting saplings and nurturing them as their own children. It became their life mission. But, she suffers from poverty. Her sole source of income is the pension of Rs. 500/- given by the government. Thus, she is an example of simple living and high thinking.

Critical Comment:
These words describe her pains and problems.

Question 3.

One might think that growing trees is not a big deal but one would know the reality of it only when they do it on their won?

Answer:

Introduction:
These touching lines are taken from the internet-based article. The Green Champion – Thimmakka. It depicts the magnificent achievements of an ordinary couple with a great commitment to conserve nature.

Context & Explanation:
Every one feels that it is not difficult to grow trees. It is because they never grow any sapling in their life. Here we have to remember the saying that empty vessels make much noise. Such type of people can say that growing trees is not a big deal.

But, people who really try to grow trees can understand the foil and trouble undergoes. If it is an easy thing why do our governments spend crores of money on planting trees. It is because no one bothers about nature that is why governments take up such programmes. So, we have to appreciate Thimmakka and her husband to take up free planting mission.

Critical Comment:
The essay describes the attitude of people here.

Question 4.

Her intentions are evidently good as she has planted trees rich in biodiversity?

Answer:

Introduction:
These are the concluding words taken from the internet-based article, The Green Champion-Thimmakka. It describes her magnificent achievements in preserving the environment.

Context & Explanation:
Thimmakka and her husband started planting saplings and nurturing them as their own children. Even after the death of her husband, she pursuded her mission with the same determination and courage. She is 100 plus now and still cherishes the dream of planting more trees.

She continues her fight against deforestation. Her contributions are truly remarkable. She proves that age is not a big problem if we aspire to do anything. So, she is a true inspiration to us to have good intentions towards society. Please plant a sapling and make the world a better place for our children. Even thousand mile journey begins with a single step.

Critical Comment:
The words describe her passion for planting trees and expanding her mission.

Paragraph Answer Questions (Section – A, Q.No. 4, Marks : 4)

Question 1.

All great things have humble, small beginnings. Justify the statement based on the life and work of Thimmakka. *(Imp, Model Paper)?

Answer:

Thimmakka had pains and problems in her life. She was poor and not educated. She worked as a coolie. She was not happy because she couldn’t become mother till she was forty. Her husband was very cooperative. The couple Thimmakka and Chikkayya started planting trees in their village in a stretch of 4 km.

They planted 10 banyan saplings in the first year and increased the number year after year. They not only planted them but tended them to maturity. Apart from banyan trees, she planted over 8000 other trees in over 80 years She is a true inspiration to us. She shows us that all great things have humble and small beginnings.

Question 2.

Why did Thimmakka and her husband decide to plant trees? Describe how they tried to succeed in their decision?

Answer:

This inspiring essay describes Thimmakka’s undying passion for planting trees even at an advanced age. It also insists the need to follow her selfless service in preserving and protecting nature.

Thimmakka was a poor and uneducated woman. She was married to Chikkayya. The couple didn’t get children. However, her husband was very supportive of her. With nothing in life to be cherish, Thimmakka thought of ending her life. Then, wisdom dawned.

They decided to plant trees and nurture them as their children. They planted 10 banyan saplings in the first year soon it became their life mission. Year after year the number increased. They not only planted them but tended them to maturity. They also fenced and guarded them. Now there exist around 8000 other trees planted by them.

Question 3.

Who is taking the noble mission of Thimmakka forward and how ?

Answer:

Planting more and more plants is the noble mission of Thimmakka. She expanded her mission from 10 banyan saplings to over 8000 other trees. Her outstanding work earned her the name Saalumarada, which means a row of trees. Now, she is 100 plus.

Her noble mission is taken forward by her faster son, Sri Umesh. He has been planting and tending to trees along the roads, in schools, public places and on the mountains, and hill tops also runs the PRITHVI BACHAO movement successfully. He maintains nursery and distributes plants to the farmers who are interested in growing plants. So, the adopted son adopts her noble mission of planting saplings.

Question 4.

Why was Thimmakka called Saalumarada ?

Answer:

The present internet-based essay, the Green Champion – Thimmakka describes the magnificent achievements of an ordinary woman with an excellent commitment to conserve nature. Thimmakka, a woman more than 100 years in age, from Karnataka has been launded globally as the green champion for her planting mission.

Thimmakka along with her husband planted over 8000 other trees. Even after her husband’s death, she continued her mission of planting trees. Her outstanding work earned her the name Saalumarada, which means a row of trees in Kannada. Thimakka is popular as Saalumarada Thimmakka due to her work. She continues her fight against deforestation. Her contributions are truly remarkable. With her achievements, she is called Saalumarada Thimmakka.

The Green Champion – Thimmakka Summary in English

The present prose piece ‘The Green Champion – Thimmakka’ is an internet-based inspiring article. It describes Thimmakka’s undying passion for the planting trees and insists on the need to emulate her selfless service in preserving nature. Thimmakka, a woman more than 100 years in age, from Karnataka has been landed globally as the Green Champion for her tree planting mission.

She was a poor and not properly educated. She worked as a coolie. She was married to Bikkala Chikkayya, a labourer too.Her married life was not happy. She couldn’t become a mother till she was forty. Her husband was very cooperative. With nothing to be proud, she thought of ending her life. Wisdom dawned. The couple decides to plant saplings and nurture them as their own children.

They not only planted them but also fenced watered and guarded them from animals. They started planting trees in their village in a stretch of 4 km. They planted 10 banyan saplings in the first year and increased the number year after year. Now there are 400 banyan trees in the area. Apart from them there existed over 8000 other trees planted by them. Even after the death of her husband, she continued her mission of planting trees. Her outstanding work earned her the name Saalumarada which means a row of trees in Kannada.

Thimmakka received many awards including the prestigious Padmasri award in 2019. Thimmakka is popular as Saalumarada Thimmakka because of her work. There is also an environmental organisation named after her in the U.S. called Thimmakka’s Resources for Environmental Education. She brought world wide recognition to her state, Karnataka through her incredible services. Hence, she is a true inspiration to us. She is 100 plus and still cherishes the dream of planting more trees in future.

Her mission is taken forward by her foster son, Sri Umesh. He has been planting and tending to trees along the roads, in schools, public places and on the maintain and hilltops. He runs the PRITHVI BACHAO movement successfully. He grows own nursery and distributes plants to the interesting farmers to grow plants. Therefore, Thimmakka has become a role model to the entire world. She urges us the plant even a single sapling to make the world a better place for our future generations. The easy insists on the need to emulate her selfless service in protecting nature.

Meanings and Explanations

champion (n) /tfempion/ (ఛాంపిఅన్ ) (disyllabic) : someone who works for a cause, ఒక ప్రత్యేక పనికై శ్రమించే వ్యక్తి

saalumarada (n-Kannada word): a row of trees, చెట్ల వరుస

conceive (v) /kansi:v / (కన్ సీవ్ ) (disyllabic) : to become pregnant, గర్భము ధరించు

saplings (n-pl) /sep/inz/ (స్యాప్లింగ్ జ్ ) (disyllabic) : young plants, లేత మొక్కలు

stretch (n) /stretf/ (స్ట్రెచ్ ) (monosyllabic) : an area or extent of land, విస్తీర్ణము, ప్రదేశము, స్థలము

challenging (v+ing=adj) / tfelondzi/ (చ్యలంజింగ్ ) (trisyllabic) : difficult, hard to do, కష్టమైన

relatively (adv) /relativli / (రెలటివ్ లి ) (polysyllabic – 4 ) : in relation to, somewhat, పోల్చి చూసినప్పుడు, ఒక మాదిరి

take up (phrase): accept to do some work, ఒక పనిని చేపట్టుట

grazing (v+ing) /grerzin / (గ్రెఇజింగ్ ) (disyllabic) : feeding, cattle, sheep, etc, పశువులకు మేత మేపుట

fence (v) /fens/ (ఫెన్ స్ ) (monosyllabic) : guard with a barrier, కంచెతో కాపాడుట, కంచె నిర్మించుట

guard (v) / ga: (r)d/ (గా(ర్)డ్ ) (monosyllabic): protect, రక్షించుట

respite (n) /respart / (రెస్ప్రైట్) (disyllabic) : relief, ఉపశమనము

sole (adj) /soul/ (సఉ ల్ ) (monosyllabic) : only, ఏకైక

pails (n-pl) /peilz/ (పెఇ ల్ జ్) (monosyllabic) : buckets, నీటి పాత్రలు

resources (n-pl) / ris: (r)s/ (రిపో(ర్)స్5) (disyllabic): means, వనరులు

monson (n) /monsun / (మెన్ సూన్) (disyllabic) : rainy season, వర్షఋతువు

invariably (adv) /mveoriabli/ (ఇన్ వె అరి అబ్ లి ) (polysyllabic – 4 ) : without fail, తప్పనిసరిగా

onset (n) /onset/ (ఓన్ సెట్ ) (disyllabic) : beginning, ప్రారంభము

routine (n) /ru:ti:n/(రోటీన్) (disyllabic): a course of action done regularly, దైనందిన కార్యక్రమము

formal (adj) /fo:(r)mol/ (ఫో(ర్)మల్ ) (disyllabic): official, లాంఛనప్రాయ, అధికారిక

confer (v) /konf3:(r) / (కన్ ఫ(ర్) ) (disyllabic) : award, present, పురస్కారము అందించు

civilian (adj) /sıvıliən/ (సివిల్యన్ ) (trisyllabic) : related to civil citizens, not to military, పౌరులకు చెందిన, సైనికులకు చెందని

environmental (adj) /mvaırənmentǝl/ (ఇన్ వైరన్ మెంటల్ ) (polysyllabic): of or related to the surroundings, పర్యావరణ సంబంధ

incredible (adj) /mkredǝbl/ (ఇన్ క్రెడ్ బ్ ల్ ) (trisyllabic) : difficult to believe, నమ్మశక్యము కాని

massive (adj) /mæsiv/ (మ్యాసివ్ ) (disyllabic): very large, చాలా పెద్ద మొత్తములో

patrol (v) /pətrəul/ (పట్రఉ ల్) (disyllabic) : go round an area to look after its safety, 380 ఒక ప్రాంతమును పర్యవేక్షించు

facet (n) /fæsit/ (ఫ్యాసిట్) (disyllabic): a particular aspect, ఒక పార్శ్యము

capture (v) /kæptsə(r)/ (క్యాప్ చర్ ) (disyllabic) : catch and confine, పట్టి బందించు

straying (v+ing) /strenŋ/ (స్ట్రెఇఇంగ్) (disyllabic) : wandering, దారితప్పి అటూ ఇటూ తిరుగుతున్న

preserve (v) /preəzç:(r)v/ (ప్రజ(ర్)వ్ ) (disyllabic) : protect, కాపాడు, రక్షించు

foster (adj) /fastǝ(r)/ (ఫోస్ట(ర్)) (disyllabic) : adopted, దత్త

tending (v+ing) /tendıŋ/ (టెండింగ్) (disyllabic) : tending care of, బాధ్యత వహిస్తున్న, రక్షిస్తున్న

cherish (v) /tferis/ (చెరిష్) (disyllabic): hold dear, ప్రియమైనదిగా భావించు

ranger (n) /reındzə(r)/ (రెఇన్ జ(ర్)) (disyllabic) : a keeper, సంరక్షకులు

approval (n) /ǝpru:vəl/ (అప్రూవల్ ) (trisyllabic): permission, అనుమతి

secure (v) /sskjua(r)/ (సక్యూఅ(ర్)) : get, పొందు, సేకరించు

deforestation (n) /difaisteisǝn/ (డిఫోరిస్టెఇష్ న్ ) (polysyllabic-5): the process of destroying forests, అడవుల నిర్మూలన

remarkable (adj) /rıma:(r)kəbl/ (రిమా(ర్)కబ్ ల్ ) (trisyllabic): notable, ప్రత్యేకముగా పేర్కొనదగిన

evidently (adv) /evidəntli/ (ఎవిడన్ ట్ లి ) (polysyllabic-4): clearly visible, సుస్పష్టగా కనిపిస్తున్న

initiative (n) /ınıfǝtiv/ (ఇనిషటివ్) (polysyllabic-4): the beginning, ప్రారంభము