Intro | By Any Other Name, A Memoir by Santha Rama Rau

By Any Other Name
A Memoir by Santha Rama Rau

INTRO:

Santha Rama Rau (1923-2009)

Background

Santha was born into one of India's most influential families, but spent most of her life in other lands. After living for some time in England, Rama Rau returned to India, making a conscious effort to reorient herself to her homeland and her extended family.

Hotspot

"The headmistress had been in India, I suppose, fifteen years or so, but she still smiled her helpless inability to cope with Indian names.

Where is India located?

Reorder

"You can bury a dog's tail for seven years and it still comes out curly, and you can take a Britisher away from his home for a lifetime and he still remains insular."

Reorder the following British colonies from with #1 being the earliest & #5 being the latest.

• Newfoundland

• The 13 Colonies

• India

• Australia

• New Zealand

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Hotspot

"The building was Indian in design, with wide verandas opening onto a central courtyard . . . "

Identify the veranda.

Multiple Choice

"So our _______ books were put away, the stories of the Lord Krishna as a little boy were left in midair, and we were sent to the Anglo-Indian school."

What is the official language of India?

• Hindi

• Hindu`

• English

• Arabic