71. Reading Skills Comprehension: Vidyasagar

Vidyasagar

Vidyasagar

Vidyasagar was a very generous and charitable man. From his earliest years, he helped the poor and needy to the utmost of his power. As a boy at school he often gave some of the little food, he had, to eat to another boy who had none. If one of his schoolfellows fell ill, little Ishwar would go to his house, sit by his bed and nurse him. When he grew rich, hundreds of poor widows and orphans were supported by him. His name became a household word in Bengal. Rich or poor, high or low, all loved him alike. No beggar ever asked him for relief in vain. He would never have a porter at his gate, lest some poor man, who wished to see him, should be turned away.

Questions:

(a) What were two good qualities in the character of Vidyasagar?

(b) What proof of his good nature did he give during his school days?

(c) What proof of his generosity and charity did he give when he became rich?

(d) Why did he have no gatekeeper at his house?

(e) Why did his name become a household word in Bengal?

(f) Give a suitable title to the passage.

 

 Answers:

(a) Vidyasagar was a very generous and charitable man.

(b) He shared his food with needy boys at school and nursed his sick fellows.

(c) He supported a large number of widows and orphans.

(d) He did not have any gatekeeper at his house so that no poor man could be turned away.

(e) His name became a household word in Bengal because of his noble nature and good behaviour.

(f) The Generosity of Vidyasagar.

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