Poets and Pancakes (Asokamitran)
CBSE · Class 12 · English
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Revise & Test
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What to Focus On
- Gemini Studios was founded in 1940 in Chennai.
- S.S. Vasan was the founder and The Boss of the studio.
- Asokamitran’s work was to cut newspaper clippings and file them.
- Pancake was make-up material used in large quantities.
- The make-up room had incandescent lights around mirrors.
- The staff of the make-up department came from different regions.
- The office boy was actually a man in his early forties.
- He wanted stardom and creative success.
- He worked on crowd players in the make-up department.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
The office boy in the make-up department was a real boy or a teenager.
Subbu and the office boy are the same person because both are linked with the make-up department.
Subbu is only a second-rank studio worker with little importance.
Memory Tips
Gemini Studios was set up in 1940 in Chennai, and S.S. Vasan was its founder.
Asokamitran’s job was to cut newspaper clippings and file them, many written out by hand.
Pancake was the brand name of the make-up material bought in truck-loads.
The make-up room had incandescent lights arranged around mirrors, like a hair-cutting salon.
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- NCERT Official — ncert.nic.in
- CBSE Academic — cbseacademic.nic.in
- CBSE Official — cbse.gov.in
- National Education Policy 2020 — education.gov.in
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