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Gandhi-The movie

June 19, 2008

Questin No.10:
Charlie Andrews,the English clergyman,gives a Sunday sermon which supports Gandhi.
What happens?
Bit by bit the people go out of the church.As likely as not they do this,because they can’t understand Charlie Andrews opinion concerning Gandhi.
Do you see any irony in this?
Yes,I see a little bit irony in this.Charlie Andrews admires Ganghi and supports him by [...]

Gandhi-The movie:Part One

June 19, 2008

Question No.5:
Gandhi meets Charlie Andrews,the English clergyman,and they walk downtown together.
What book does Gandhi quote from when they are about to met up with some aggressive white South Africans?
Gandhi meets Charlie Andrews.Charlie Andrews wants to help Gandhi,because he admires Gandhi.                   In the conversation with Charlie Gandhi quotes from the bible when they are about to [...]

Summary 8

May 23, 2008

History:
-Harry has stomach problems
-Harry says to Olivia, that the Nawab is insulting her by not presenting her to his mother
-Olivia asks Harry about the Nawab misdeeds
-Olivia and Douglas go to a British cemetry
-There Douglas reads the inscriptions of British soldiers who fell in the Indian Mutiny of 1857
-Olivia asks Douglas about the Nawab’s involvement in [...]

Summary 7

May 23, 2008

12 June:
-Karim complains about the bureaucratic obstacles that make it impossible to do business in India & about Kitty’s health problems
-Karim and Kitty have plans to market a line of boutique clothes made of Indian materials

Summary 6

May 23, 2008

History:
-On one occasion the Nawab asks Olivia to play the piano for him (she plays for him, but the piano produces unmusical sounds)
-In addition to that he shows her his collection of European playthings
-Douglas and Olivia begin talking of having children
-One evening Mrs Crawford and Mrs Minnies come to the Rivers house for an evening [...]

Summary 5

May 23, 2008

25 April:
-The narrator describes some of the people in the neighbourhood who suffer from illnesses and deformities
-The heat and dust get worse; the narrator loses her patience with Chid
30 April:
-The narrator talks to Inder Lal because she thinks a psychiatrist is necessary for his wife
2 may:
-Maji advises Inder Lal’s mother, Ritu and Chid to go [...]

Summary 4

May 23, 2008

History:
-Baba Firdaus’s shrine becomes a conflict
-Olivia senses the tension in her surroundings
-Mrs Crawford and Mrs Minnies want to appease Olivia
-Furthermore Olivia is upset by the negative views from Mrs Crawford and Mrs Minnies concerning the Nawab
-Harry tell about the events in Khatm
-Harry stays at the Rivers house for a few days, waiting for [...]

Summary 3

May 23, 2008

30 March:
-While the narrator walks with Inder Lal, she hears a sound coming from the Tombs
-It’s an English boy calles “chid”, who lies on the corner
-Inder Lal and the narrator take him back to her room
-Chid becomes a permanent house guest, the narrator thins he is a little bit crazy
15 April:
-The narrator and Indel Lal’s [...]

Summary 2

May 23, 2008

History:
-A widow is forced by her male relatives to burn herself
-Douglas angry because the British arrived too late to prevent the act, he arrested all the relatives
-The Nawab visits Olivia regulary
-The British officials have a dinner; the main topic of the conversation is the topic “suttee”
-Olivia is in disagreement with the British officials. In her [...]

Summary 1

May 23, 2008

8 March:
-The narrator describes her daily routine (cooking, working on her journal, for example)
-Sometimes she meets Inder Lal in the Evening
10 March:
-It’s really hot, that’s the reason why she moves her bed out into the courtyard and sleeps outdoors
-One night she was woken up by a scream
 20 March:
-The narrator & Inder Lal’s mother become [...]