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Syllabus
Freedom — Syllabus
Telangana Board · Class 9 · English
Freedom topics: Reading A: A Long Walk to Freedom by, Reading B: Where the Mind is Without, Reading C: An Icon of Civil Rights, plus 1 more.
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4 Topics · Telangana Board Class 9 English · 2026-27
Topics in Freedom
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Reading A: A Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela
- Twin obligations: Every person has duties to family AND to their community/nation
- In apartheid South Africa, fulfilling both obligations was impossible for black people
- Mandela's evolution of understanding freedom: childhood illusion → personal desires → collective struggle
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Reading B: Where the Mind is Without Fear by Rabindranath Tagore
- Written as a prayer to God for India's awakening to true freedom
- Vision of ideal nation: fearless, knowledgeable, united, truthful
- Emphasis on mental and spiritual freedom, not just political independence
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Reading C: An Icon of Civil Rights - Martin Luther King Jr.'s Nobel Speech
- Acceptance speech emphasizing non-violence as solution to racial injustice
- Historical context: Civil Rights Movement in 1960s America
- Faith in non-violent resistance inspired by Mahatma Gandhi
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Literary Devices and Language Techniques
- Metaphor: 'chains on anyone of my people were chains on all of them' (Mandela)
- Imagery: 'clear stream of reason' flowing into 'dreary desert sand' (Tagore)
- Personification: 'tireless striving stretches its arms' (Tagore)
Key Concepts
Mandela describes how every person hasMandela's understanding of freedom evolved fromMandela argues that 'freedom is indivisible'The text suggests that bothTagore's poem envisions an ideal nation
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Key topics in Freedom include Reading A: A Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela, Reading B: Where the Mind is Without Fear by Rabindranath Tagore, Reading C: An Icon of Civil Rights - Martin Luther King Jr.'s Nobel Speech, Literary Devices and Language Techniques. Study these first, then practise questions on each for Class 9 exams.
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