Horegallu

                        HOREGALLU
                                      - Sudha Murthy
Important Points:
* Horegallu is an anecdote by Sudha Murty.
* She speaks of two great personalities- her grandfather and her colleague, Ratna.
* Grandfather was a retired school teacher. 
* He listened to the problems of the villagers. 
* They talked about their daily lives and worries.
* Ratna was a senior clerk.
* She was cheerful and smart.
* She listened to the problems of her colleagues with sympathy.
* Both of them were good listeners.
* They listened to the problems of others patiently. 
* They never replied to them. 
* They kept the words of the speakers secret. 
* It refreshed and relaxed the speakers. 
* The grandfather and Ratna were human horegallus.
Characters:
Sudha Murthy's Grandfather:
* Sudha Murty’s grandfather is an important character in ‘Horegallu’
* He was a retired school teacher.
* He was a symbol of goodness and sincerity.
* He was a good listener.
* He listened to others patiently.
* He used to sit under a banyan tree.
* The poor villagers shared their problems with him.
* They talked about their daily lives and worries.
* It refreshed and relaxed them.
* He never provided any solutions to their worries. 
* He never expected reward or fame.
*The grandfather was a human horegallu.
Ratna:
*Ratna is an important character in “Horegallu”. 
* She was a colleague of Sudha Murty. 
* She was a good listener.
* She was always cheerful.
* Her colleagues used to share their problems during the lunch break.
* She listened to them with sympathy and without judgement.
* She never provided any solutions to their problems and worries. 
* She kept their words secret.
* She was humble and simple.
* Ratna is a human horegallu like the grandfather.
Importance of being good listeners/The theme of human horegallu:
We should be good listeners. 
We should listen to the problems of others patiently.
We should do it with sympathy and without judgement. 
It helps to refresh and relax others.
There are many people in society who are not heard and cared.
They want to ease their burdens by sharing them with others.
We should keep their words secret.
Being a good listener is a good quality.
It is a sort of social service.
We should be human horegallus like Ratna and the grandfather.

Profile:

Read the hints given below and write a profile of Sudha Murty, a prolific writer in English and  Kannada.

Birth: 19 August, 1950-Shiggaon ,North Karnataka.
Parents: Father-Dr.R H Kulkarni, mother-Vimala Kulkarni
Spouse: Narayana Murty, the founder of Infosys Foundation
Children: Rohan Murty , Akshata Murty
Education: BVB College of Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of science
Fame: Writer, teacher, social worker, Chairperson of the Infosys Foundation
Literary contribution: novels, travelogues, short stories, anecdotes, The Old Man and His God: Discovering the Spirit of India in 2006, (collections),published by Penguin Books ,New Delhi
Awards: Best Teacher Award in 1995, Padma Shri

Model Answer:

                        Sudha Murty
Sudha Murty, a prolific writer in English and Kannada was born at Shiggaon in North Karnataka on 19 August 1950. She was lucky to have loving parents Dr.Kulkarni ,her father and Vimala Kulkarni 
, her mother. She was married to Narayana Murty, the founder of Infosys Foundation. She was blessed with the children Rohan Murty and Akshakta Murty. She completed her higher education at Indian Institute of Science and BVB College of Engineering and Technology. She is popular as a 
writer , teacher, social worker and the Chairperson of the Infosys Foundation. She wrote many books, novels, travelogues, short stories and anecdotes. She authored The Old Man and His God: 
Discovering the Spirit of India .It was published by Penguin Books , New Delhi in 2006. She got many awards. She was given the Best Teacher Award in 1995 .She was also honoured with the Padma Shri. 
She was a lady with vision and passion.

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