Annotations

1. Gandhiji said that greatest lessons in life are learnt from children not from learned men.
A: These lines are taken from the lesson Dancing in the rain written by Azim Pemji. Again Premji is the chairman of wipro and a philanthropist. Gandhiji says that the greatest lessons in life are learnt from children and not from learned men. Premji advises the adults not to kill the natural curiosity of children and prevent them from following their dreams. He says that a child will try fearlessly before giving up a child is naturally curious about the world about relationships, and has desire to understand how the things work. A child does anything is meaningful in its own right. He says that the adults fear about failure and give up everything before trying. The narrow thinking of adults prevent them from truely exploring. Adults are selfish and expect money or recognition for every action. Premji acknowledges that whatever little he has learnt is from his children.
2. India will be radiant when our children are free to dance in the rains.
A: These lines are taken from the lesson Dancing in the rain written by Azim Premji. Azim Premji is the chairman of wipro and a philanthropist the essay deals with the plight of the present day children. They are unable to come to school at a tender age but unfortunately working in factories, fields or shops in difficult conditions. Premji says that the teacher and the children should become joint learners to discover and understand the world. The teacher should learn first and became motivators to the children. They should quit their adult likeness and give freedom to children for their blossom. We should alter our schools from text book prisons to investigation laboratories. We have to change our schools from tuition centres to play grounds of art and sport. The parents and teachers need to change our altitude and learn from children first. When we, the adults allow children to learn and give the freedom of childhood.

Paragraph Questions

1. What kind of freedom does Azim Premji visualize for the children of India?
A: Azim Premj's essay 'Dancing in the Rain' describes the tragic plight of present day children.
Adults are depriving children of their precious childhood. Children suffer a lot, both at factories and at schools. Children should be given complete freedom to express their innate creativity. They must be encouraged to explore the world. Poverty, hunger, parental aspirations and social conditioning should not restrict their freed. Children should be free to dance in the rain.As adults, they usually link every action to an external reward of many or recognition. Adults learn to allow children to learn.
2. What does the writer expect from parents and teachers in the essay Dancing in the Rain?
A: The essay Dancing in the Rain of Azim Premji describes the tragic situation the children of our society are in. It deals with the excessive burden both physical and mental that is imposed on children. Premji says that the teachers and the children should become joint learners to discover and understand the world. The teachers should learn first and become motivators to the children. They should quit their adult likeness and give freedom to children for their blossom. We should alter our schools from text book prisons to investigation laboratories. We have to change our schools from tuition centres to play grounds of art and sport. We, the parents and teachers need to change our attitude and learn from children first. Premji reveals that India can become glorious and will be radiant only when her children are free to dance in the rain happily.

G. Venkatesh