2nd PUC English The Gardener Notes | English P Lankesh | Question Ans English
THE GARDENER
-P Lankesh
Answer the following in a word or a phrase or a sentence
1. Who needed a person exactly like the old man in ‘The Gardener’?
a. The owner
b. Basavaiah
c. Sangoji
Ans: a) The Owner.
2. What was the old man well-versed in?
Ans: Agriculture.
3. What did Basavaiah and his people forcibly acquire in “The Gardener”?
Ans: 200 acres of Tamanna’s land.
4. Who narrated his story to the wife of the plantation owner in ‘The Gardener’? Ans: Tamanna/the old man.
5. Who became lethargic after the arrival of the old man in ‘The Gardener’?
Ans: The owner.
6. Who became apprehensive about the plantation owner’s vices in ‘The Gardener’?
Ans: The owner’s wife.
7. Whom did Tammanna treat as the most important among all his possessions in ‘The Gardener’?
Ans: Basavaiah.
8. Who appointed a number of persons to praise him in ‘The Gardener’?
Ans: Basavaiah.
9. Whose palatial mansion looked dull and empty without Tammanna’s books in ‘The Gardener’?
Ans: Basavaiah’s.
10. Why did Basavaiah start inviting scholars and musicians to his house?
Ans: That was the only way of investing his home with meaning.
11. What was Basavaiah’s ray of hope in his attempts to outwit Tammanna in ‘The Gardener’?
Ans: When Tamanna had fallen ill.
12. What happened to Basavaiah after Tammanna gave up everything and went away?
Ans: He died.
13. How long does man go on living for some revenge according to the old man in ‘The Gardener’?
Ans: Till he dies.
14. Whose death made Tammanna forget his songs and ballads in ‘The Gardener’?
Ans: Basavaiah’s.
15. When did Tammanna forget all his songs and ballads in “The Gardener’?
Ans: After Basavaiah’s death.
4 OR 6 Marks question and answers
1. Trace the changes in the life of the plantation owner after the arrival of the old man in “The Gardener‘.
OR
Why did the plantation owner’s wife find it hard to decide whether the old man’s arrival was for the better or worse in ‘The Gardener’?
Ans: The old man proved to be very useful to the owner of the plantation. He was wellversed in agriculture. The petty thefts stopped and the income increased. The plantation expanded. The owner’s lifestyle also changed. He became lethargic. He acquired many friends in his village and in the neighboring villages. He also developed all kinds of bad habits. His life became crowded with colourful events. His wife felt all this strange. She couldn’t decide the result of old man’s arrival – was for good or bad. She felt that life was getting out of hand.
2. Describe the means adopted by Basavaiah to surpass Tammanna‘s popularity in “The Gardener”.
OR
What did Basavaiah do to invest his home with meaning in ‘The Gardener’? Explain.
OR
How did Basavaiah try to overcome his humiliation?
Ans: Tammanna’s popularity as a poet made Basavaiah shrink in humiliation. As he failed to compose ballads like Tammanna, he tried to surpass Tammanna’s popularity by acquiring more wealth and luxuries. He got a palatial mansion built. He appointed a number of people just to praise him. He bedecked himself with gold, diamonds and other precious stones. He started inviting scholars, poets and musicians to his place. This was his way of investing his home with meaning. As it was looking dull and boring without Tammanna’s books.
3. Describe the circumstances that led Tammanna to become a non-entity in “The Gardener”.
Ans: Tammanna started composing ballads to take revenge. Soon, he became famous. He was felicitated as the best poet of his times. Basavaiah started filling his life with material wealth. Thus, he tried to surpass Tammanna’s popularity. Tammanna fell ill. But, Basavaiah was healthy. Tammanna thought of yet another method of punishing Basavaiah. He thought at the level of body, Basavaiah would offer stiff competition. He thought that death alone would destroy Basavaiah. He wanted to separate the song from Basavaiah’s body. He gave up everything and started off. Basavaiah soon died. Tammanna forgot his ballads, gave up everything and became a non-entity.
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