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UNIT 3 CHALLENGES OF LIFE A THREE WHEELED REVOLUION :     AN INTERWIEW WITH IRFAN ALAM Irfan Alam founded the Sammaan Foundation. It was to modernize the rickshaw pulling sector in Bihar. The lesson titled “A Three Wheeled Revolution” is an interview with Irfan Alam. Irfan Alam started life from very humble background. This lesson tells us how he could become a successful entrepreneur. He shares the story behind his entrepreneurship. Alam was once travelling in a rickshaw. When he felt thirsty he wanted to get water from the rickshaw puller. But he could not provide water since he couldn’t afford it in his rickshaw. Soon Irfan thought of a business idea. He started an agency named ‘SammaaN Foundation’. This agency plays an important role to organize the  rickshaw pullers. With this agency, he could increase the living conditions of the rickshaw pullers. He used rickshaws as a source of income from advertising, music and newspapers for passengers, first a...

MENDING WALL STUDY BY HEART “Little deeds of kindness, little words of love, make our Earth an Eden, like the heaven above”-Julia F Carney “Mending Wall” by Robert Frost is a narrative about two neighbours. They meet every spring to repair the stone wall that divides their properties. The central theme of the poem is whether it is wise to erect walls among human beings.” In this poem he describes the importance of harmonious life. It deals with the two contrasting views of the poet and his neighbour. Nature tends to destroy the walls. The Poet’s neighbour remarks that good fences make good neighbours and adds that there will not be any good relationship without any walls. POSSIBLE QUESTIONS FROM THIS POEM:- 1) Write a paragraph about the two contrasting views presented in this poem. A) The poem, “ Mending Wall”, deals with the two contrasting views of the poet and his neighbour. According to the Poet, fraternity and tolerance are the two important factors for leading a ha...