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Honour or Responsibility

English book, p. 153

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Honour or Responsibility According to their plan, both of them began spending their free time in the library. They studied India’s political history and the records of the partition. With thorough mental preparation, they started attending classes. Whenever Mr. Gupta presented a distorted interpretation of history, Mr. Agha and his companion would immediately correct him, providing full references and questioning why he said such things. They would point out that a certain book stated it differently and that a particular historian had described it in another way. This went on for a few days. Finally, one day, Mr. Gupta called both students into his room. He said, “I have a lot of respect for you both. You have corrected me and shown me the light.” After that, Mr. Gupta’s teaching style completely changed. From then on, he treated both Muslim students with great respect. This is the best way to solve such problems. Issues are always addressed through constructive methods, not destructive ones. HONOUR OR RESPONSIBILITY Prime Minister Narasimha Rao recently expanded the central cabinet. Among the new ministers is a 29-yearold woman, Selja Chaudhary. She has been appointed as the State Minister in the Ministry of Education,

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