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MEMARI V.M. INSTITUTION
(UNIT-2)
HATPUKUR * MEMARI *EAST
BURDWAN
Project Work
Submitted by
Name of the student: ___________________________
Roll No.: _____________
Section: ______________
Registration No.: ____________________(2019-2020)
In partial fulfillment to
category – XII English Course
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Project Work
On
A Fictitious Interview of
an Eminent Person
Sunil Gangopadhyay
Sunil
Gangopadhyay (7 September 1934 - 23
October 2012) was a renowned Bengali writer active in the late twentieth
century. In the four decades leading up to his death in 2012, he was widely
known as one of the leading figures in Bengali literature among the global
Bengali-speaking population. This Bengali-speaking Indian writer has presented
many memorable works as a poet, novelist, short story writer, editor,
journalist and columnist. He is one of the prominent poets of modern Bengali
poetry in the post-Jibanananda period. He is also a modern and romantic poet.
Many verses of his poems are memorized by common people. Sunil Gangopadhyay has
used pennames like "Nillohit", "Sanatan Pathak", "Neel
Upadhyay" etc.
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Acknowledgement
This project has given us golden chance for
learning and self-development through cooperative activities. I want to thank
respected Mr. /Mrs.__________________________ to whom I owe especially for
preparing this project based on “A Fictitious Interview of an Eminent
Personality”, Sunil
Gangopadhyay, a renowned Bengali writer active in the late twentieth
century.
I do want to extend my heartfelt thanks to my
friends, parents and others who helped me in various ways to make a final draft
of this work and submit the same to our school.
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student
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CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that this Project Report
entitled “A Fictitious Interview of an Eminent Personality” submitted by
___________________ Class XII Roll No._______ Registration No. ______________
Year_________ submitted in partial fulfillment to class XII English Course
during the academic year 2018-2020 is a bonafide record of project work carried
out under my guidance and supervision.
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Signature of the
Project Guide
Name: ……………………....
Designation:
Assistant teacher
Department: English
School: Memari V. M.
Institution (Unit-2)
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1. Introduction
An interview could be a speech communication
wherever queries area unit asked and answers area unit given. In common
formulation, the word "interview" refers to a one-on-one conversation
between an interviewer and an interviewee. The enquirer asks inquiries to that
the respondent responds, usually so information may be transferred from
interviewee to interviewer (and any other audience of the interview).
Sometimes, information can be transferred in both directions. It is a
communication, unlike a speech, which produces a one-way flow of knowledge.
The
interview in question is hypothetically structured according to the outline of
the Higher Secondary syllabus. The character of the questioner in the interview
is completely fictional. And the famous person mentioned here is Sunil
Gangopadhyay, a famous personality in Bengali literature.
The
interview was conducted on foreign soil in Stockholm, Sweden. To foreigners,
Indian literature means Rabindranath. But there is nothing to say about Indian
literature. Because literature is language based. There is no Indian language.
There are Bengalis, Punjabis, Gujaratis, hundreds more. So, as a writer of
Bengali literature, I am talking about Bengali literature. He presented this
simple eternal truth to the Swedes. And by overcoming the influence of
Rabindranath, innumerable stories, poems, novels and dramas are being created
in Bengali literature even today.
1.1 Project in our syllabus:
As per the new syllabus, Project work has been included
as a part of the curriculum. We have created the selection per the provision of
works.
1.2 Objectives: We will be capable of
(i) Identifying the characters, plots in the story
(ii) Dramatizing the story as a play by writing dialogue
and adding dramatizing elements.
1.3 Guiding Principle:
(i) A narrative may be remodeled into a drama by adding
dramatic components.
(ii) Every portion may be increased by giving correct
dialogue to the characters.
1.4 Limitations
(i) The period for the whole project was solely 10
periods.
(ii)We don’t know much about a full-length drama.
(iii) Before this project, we tend to didn’t have a lot
of plan regarding dramas. So, our notion regarding this specific style was
terribly restricted.
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2. Procedures and Input
For the project entitled “A Fictitious
Interview of an Eminent Personality” we worked in groups and sometimes in pairs
through a systematic process. Our teacher mounted ten interventions for making
the project effective. The details of our activities are enumerated
below:
First intervention: On
the first day, we chose the subject “An Interview of an Eminent Person, Sunil
Gangopadhyay. We planned that a rich pleasant script can be made to develop
step by step. Then we went through the main events of the interview and studied
the characters and setting.
Second intervention: On
the second day, we explored the behavioral types of each of the characters.
Third intervention: On
the fourth day, we were divided into groups and the story was divided into
different parts. Then we started writing dialogues. Our teacher sketched the
necessary improvisations and modifications.
Fourth intervention: On
the fifth day developed a draft script as per the directions that got by our
teacher.
Fifth intervention: On
the sixth day, we distributed copies of the draft script to each group and the
instruction was to go through the script. We incorporated a number of dialogues
and erased some of them according to the suggestions made by the teacher for a
better impact.
Sixth intervention: Roles
were distributed through tests. Then short listed students were asked to read
out their script roles
Seventh intervention: On
the seventh day, the copy of the final script was distributed to each student.
Rehearsal of the drama started. Some students got off-stage duties like taking
part in music, preparing the stage, arranging props etc. our teacher were
unanimously selected the director to conduct the rehearsal.
Eighth intervention: On
the eighth day, a rehearsal was performed while not taking facilitate of the
script and any enhancements were created in our acting skills.
Ninth intervention: On
the ninth day, the drama was performed in our school auditorium. We were asked
to evaluate the performance. This was given as our Homework.
Tenth intervention: We
read out the evaluation report of the performance and then a general discussion
started. Finally the Project Report was submitted for evaluation.
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3. Output of the Project
One
evening I sat in a two-story flat in Workstad Gatan. There
were some few pictures on
the wall, a microphone in front of a small table. Sunilda sat on the sofa in
Punjabi. The beginning is a rain of questions that are stuck in our minds. This
interview is soaked in that rain.
Q: I
want to know about your birth, childhood and adolescence and the beginning of
your literary life.
Sunil: I was born in Faridpur, Bangladesh. My father used
to teach in Calcutta. September 6, 1933 is my date of birth. There was not much
abundance in the world. We were in the village at the time of the Second World
War. There was a great shortage of rice at that time. At school we ate
potatoes. I was quite scared at night. There was darkness all around. I moved
to Calcutta before partition. Childhood memories are not so vivid, but I
remember the green plants, the old river. Those days feel like a dream.
Q: Has
any poet or writer influenced your life or writing? Or did you get any
inspiration from a poet or a writer?
Sunil: Who has influenced or has influenced me, maybe
others can say better than me. But motivation can be talked about.
I made
it myself. I showed the way. There was no guardian in this regard. My mother
loved to read story books. I used to bring books from the local library twice a
week. I would drop it myself once before returning it. Adult books or
children's books would not go near these understandings. I was addicted to
reading. I would fall. Later in college, I would choose my favorite author from
the library and read all his books. I have read many books like this. I didn't
read much poetry at a young age. Even then the taste was not created. However,
due to participation in the recitation competition, many of Rabindranath's
poems could be memorized. Modern poets, such as Jibanananda Das, found their
way much later, in the second or third year of college life.
Q: Any of your favorite writing?
Sunil: The answer I will give may seem polite to many, but
the truth is, none of my own writing is my favorite. I was not satisfied with
writing any text, at least completely. I just tried to write. I think I may be
able to write a really good article in the future.
Q:
What is your opinion or idea about Rabindranath?
Sunil: I have read about Rabindranath. Many criticized him
without reading his writings. I didn't do that. My perception of Rabindranath
has changed long ago. It can be said that the rise and fall of thought. I think
he is undoubtedly a high priced writer. The rates were very high. From what I
have read in world literature, it can be said that a great writer like him has
not been born lately. The biggest thing is, no writing is inferior to him. I
may not like to read his poems anymore, but there are songs, there are short
stories, essays, which I still like very much. In short, he has many things
that still have appeal today.
Q: Who
among the foreign writers has influenced your writing or which writer do you
like?
Sunil: I can't talk about the effect. But reading
Dostoevsky's writing seemed great. I was fascinated. Such a big book of seven
hundred pages proceeded slowly. There is no incident. But what a deep range of
life it was. Amazingly, it was impressed. And I had a strange idea Shakespeare
had to understand. There are so many names, there must be something. If you
want to be a poet, you have to read his poems.
Q:
What do you think about contemporary Bengali literature?
Sunil: I would say that the condition of contemporary
Bengali literature is not bad at all. Many people are writing about different
topics. Various aspects of life are being dominated by literature. I will not
name any particular author. There is danger. I will name someone, I will not
name anyone. The situation is better in the case of poetry than in prose. There
are many good poems in Bangladesh too.
Q:
What is your opinion about Bangla music?
Sunil: Modern Bengali music is absolutely useless. Everyone is
still singing Rabindra Sangeet. If there were such good modern songs, would
anyone sing centuries-old songs? Modern Bengali music is of very low quality.
Q:
What do you think about Swedish and Swedish literature?
Sunil: Our knowledge of Swedish literature is always fifty
years old. For example, I have read Strindberg's writings. Our knowledge of
modern Swedish or indigenous art-literature is Bergman's film. Since his film
is a high-end art, we see it. I am happy to see. I got to know modern Sweden
through him. Nothing more is available. Lack of communication is responsible
for this. I think so.
There
are different ideas about Sweden from afar. Even a few days ago, Sweden's per
capita income was almost the highest in the world. My idea was that Sweden is
the country of the rich.
Q: Do
you remember the Indian independence movement?
Sunil: I was a school student during the independence
movement. The age was short. But I was very idealistic. If I was old, I would
have joined the freedom struggle. I also ate sticks. There is no doubt about
it. Then forty-six years. What a day! Rashid Ali Day is very likely. I lined up
from school. What the bullets were all about. Another time I was living near
the elephant garden. The procession is going down the street; I peeked out.
Suddenly an English policeman hit me in the face and pushed me away. There was
hatred, and then my hatred towards the English increased. Not exactly the age
to actively participate.
Q:
Tell us about your views and role in the freedom struggle of Bangladesh. I
mean, how did you feel?
Sunil: I was very excited about it. Some people joked,
exaggerated. They said it was Euphoria. Naturally, I am more attracted to
Bangladesh. There are memories there. The fight first started with language.
The long nine months never thought that would happen. Sometimes the bad news
actually felt very bad. I used to go out a lot of the time. I would go inside
Bangladesh. In short, I became very emotional.
Q:
What is your attitude after the assassination of Sheikh Mujib?
Sunil: I am very saddened by his death. I have a poem
about his little boy Russell. Russell is an ignorant child. I don't remember
the lines. Sheikh Mujib was a great leader, revolutionary or agitator. At first
I couldn't believe it. I was in great pain when I heard the news that morning.
Now I don't mind saying, I was a supporter of him. As a national leader, I
still support him.
Q:
Have you ever met him?
Sunil: Yes. For just a few minutes! I went to Dhaka as a
member of a delegation from Calcutta. His reception at Ganobhaban was very
cordial.it was very warm. He had just returned from London -very busy. He is
busy harassing various employees and reporters of domestic and foreign
embassies. He also talked to us from time to time. He hugged me and said you
are my Faridpur man. Yes, he could draw people closer. He was not like many
people forget and move away when they go to high position and power.
Q:
Tell us about some of your favorite things, such as favorite colors, favorite
foods, etc.
Sunil: No favorite color. But I like the color blue. The
name is not Sunil but. I like the color blue, but not the name. There is
nothing to say about favorite food. I eat everything. I like fish more than
meat. It is better to eat raw chilies. I also ate elephant meat. Love to see
pictures. I like to see the Impressionist art of European painting.
Question: What should the expatriate Bengalis do to promote and enrich Bengali literature?
Sunil: As in the country as well as abroad. Literary
culture has always involved very few people. Most people come abroad to earn a
living. There is a family. There are many problems. But if those who are
compatible in exile do something for art and literature, they will prove that
they are partners in this civilization. Humans have a kind of biological
matter. You have to live, you have to earn money, you have to eat, you have to
make your wife happy, and you have to make people as children. Another is the
matter of civilization. Literature, culture, music, art, civilized people
should also participate there. And if everyone does that, that's a good thing.
Q:
What should be done about the alliance between the two Bengalis?
Sunil: There is a lot of sweet talk about the friendship
between the two Bengalis. There is nothing new in this. West Bengal is an
estate in India. One government is here at the center, another in Calcutta. We
have no hand in how the central government does or is doing. The people have no
hand in how the government of Bangladesh does. We have nothing to do with
politics. Yet socially something can be done. There is no difference between
Bangladesh and West Bengal, the same language, the same culture and literature,
only in the religious field which is different. Most people in Bangladesh
believe in one religion, people in West Bengal believe in another. If the
religion is in everyone's house, then the problem is solved. I think so.
Q: How
can the Bengalis of two Bengalis in exile contribute to the friendship?
Sunil: As a result of propaganda, the relations between
India, Pakistan and Bangladesh have deteriorated. The reason for political
propaganda abroad becomes trivial. Let me tell you a story in this context.
Marilyn Dietrich was once questioned about marrying Eric Maria Remarque. Rema,
do you like Americans? No. Do you like the British? No. Do you like Germans?
No. So who do you like? I like my friends. I like my friends. How beautiful is
his answer.
Q: I
want to know your opinion about birth, death, etc.
Sunil: People don't want to end their life easily. That is why
the Egyptians used to leave mummy bodies in the pyramids. Servant Baker kept
all of the gold. If he survives, everything will be needed. Different religions
also have a matter after death. It is either Heaven or hell. Sadly, I don't
believe in any of that. I will take my last breath, I will end up there. Then
some will hang the picture for a while, some will not hang. This is the
difference. That's all I understand with knowledge, science, logic, death after
life.
Q: Do
you have any memorable events in your Childhood?
Sunil: Poverty. He did not go out in the morning as he had
only one shirt during the swing. After leaving in the afternoon, a boy suddenly
patched and dyed his shirt. I am angry. I slapped him. The boy cried in
astonishment and said, 'Why did you kill me, why did you kill me? I did not
know. In fact, the color will go up after a while. I was not a serious student.
My condition with my father was to pass the exam. There is nothing more.
Q: If
you were brought back to life after death, would you want to get Sunil
Gangopadhyay back to life again?
Sunil: No, I don't want that. I want the life of girls.
Because I don't know life is well, so. (Laughter) I knew there was a story in
the Mahabharata. Although in today’s era the story has become irrelevant. That
one king became a girl. Yudhisthira asked him, well who gets more sexual
pleasure between boy and girl? It's too hard to say. Bhisma said, ‘Look, there
was a king. She became a girl while bathing in a pond while hunting. He got
married after having a daughter. She has a baby in her womb. After a long time
he gets the news that he will be freed from the curse, he will become a man
again. He was told to return to his kingdom. On hearing this, the king said,
No, father, I do not want to go back. The joy that I got in this life, I will
not get there again. This story strikes me. What a fool Yudhisthira is. Who did
he ask this question to? Not Bhisma. I never knew the girl in that life.
Q: Has
there been any frustration or failure in your life?
Sunil: There was no ambition. There is no anger. What I
got, I got quite well. A lot of times I think I didn't get it. This is what I
went around in Sweden. Was that right before? As a result, whatever I get, I
think, is good, pretty much.
Q:
Are you happy then?
Sunil: Yes, happy but not satisfied. As a human
being, I am dissatisfied. The artist is not dissatisfied with the mind.
Q:
Dissatisfaction with love or something else?
Sunil: No, not love. There was something else. I wonder
why I could not be a taller and better person. I begged someone for five
rupees. At the last moment I thought why I didn’t give ten rupees. By then the
man was gone. This is the smallness of the mind, why could not be more
generous. I could not be great. Why I didn't give ten rupees in the first
place.
Q: In
two thousand years, the Bengali nation will be able to come on par with the
first countries in the world in science?
Sunil: Bengalis have everything - Knowledge and intellect,
gen and mentality. However, due to the large population, not everyone is
getting good opportunities. That must change.
Q: Do
you dream of a Bengal where people will not be discriminated against?
Sunil: Yes, of course. I have a dream in my head. If all
the statesmen of the world were right, I would not make weapons from tomorrow.
What would have been better? No one can occupy anyone's state in this twentieth
century. Yet what is the benefit of increasing the border force just by buying
weapons? What makes profit armies? Stupidity is just stupidity. They have no
common sense.
Q:
Don't you consider yourself a poet or a novelist or both?
Sunil: Everything is written. Yet when I am alone, I think
of myself as a poet. And poetry I love. When someone on the street calls me and
says, what happened to such writing, or something else, I immediately remember,
oh, I also write stories. I don’t consider myself a poet but a poetry writer.
The poet may not have been there yet.
Q:
Will the form of poetry change much after twenty-five years?
Sunil: This has been said many times before. ‘Art
literature will not last long.’ But it has survived. There are tickets.
Everyone is talking about the modern computer machine; he will remove all the
music literature. But I believe that the hunger for what we mean by art will
remain in people forever. For example, no matter how much a person does, no
matter how much the computer works, when he comes home and sleeps, he dreams.
That dream is not a reality. It doesn't matter what the argument is. He who
does not dream does not go mad. The rich also dream. Even the poor people
dream. I think the dream has a connection with the art, and the art has a lot
to do with the dream. People can't go on without dreams. Similarly, the
industry also inspires him to walk the path of life while maintaining his
mental balance.
Q: But
will that form of art remain the same?
Sunil: Maybe it will change - but not in a hurry. What
changes quickly does not last long. The music has changed as well. Earlier
there was a song of slow steady melody. But I don't think poetry or novels will
change so quickly. The form of the poem is still classical.
Q:
Where is the place of first love in human life?
Sunil: If that love is true love, then people cannot
forget it. I still can't forget that girl of my first love. I may not be able
to recognize where he got lost in time, but his image is immortal in my mind.
Don't take Rabindranath's words (don't think I'm comparing myself to him). He
fell in love with his Baudi Kadambari Devi. When Rabindranath was twenty-three
years old, Kadambari Devi died. Yet Rabindranath wrote poems about him even at
the age of seventy. His name appears in the poem. In various ways, he dedicated
a total of seven books in the name of Kadambari Devi. Think about whether the
first love is strong in his life.
Q:
What is the best first love? Reconciliatory? Or what...?
Sunil: If it was reconciliation, there would be no second
love. But the first love becomes the last love and becomes immortal. Even,
people have differences. I heard that my first girlfriend lives in London. How
many times have I been to London, but haven't found him. But I have not stopped
fearing my wife. Rather another fear. My memories will not match with those
dreamy memories. And the pain in it is the excruciating pain of breaking
memory. Faridpur is my birthplace. I went to Bangladesh but did not go there.
It was my reminiscence of that grapefruit tree, that river, paddy field. There
is no such thing. There may have been a building. How much has changed. If you
see it now, the pain will increase. The gain will be nothing.
The interview ended
here. The night was deep. Silence in the surrounding flats. The sky that day
was cloudless, clear. The wind was gusting. I came back from him with memories
and dreams in my eyes and heart.
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4. Conclusion
The Project is entitled as “A Fictitious
Interview of an Eminent Personality”, Sunil Gangopadhyay, a renowned Bengali writer active
in the late twentieth century. The project work offered us a great scope
to learn in detail about the process of writing an interview in view of the
Indian context and made us learn diverse aspects of literature. We discovered
the art of classroom management and rudimentary principles of writing an
interview.
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5.
Bibliography:
1. https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki ›
Sunil_Gangopadhyay
2. Article "Sunil Gangopadhyay passes
away", The Hindu 23 October 2012
3. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary by
A.S. Hornby, Oxford University Press
4. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 336 -
ISBN 978-0-312-29324-6 Retrieved 23 October 2012
5. Anandabazar Patrika, 26
October 2012
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