2. • Do you like science?
• How do you feel when facing an audience?
• What would you feel when you are
questioned by your teacher?
• Imagine that you don’t know the answer,
what will be your feelings?
5. About the author
• Born in Calcutta & grew up in Bangalore.
• ‘State-mate’ is her famous poem (1991)
• Her poems are rich in humour, imagery &
philosophical thoughts.
• The poem “Newton’s law” is taken from her
collection of poems ‘Colours of Delight’
7. Newton's Law
I was inattentive in Science class one day
When the teacher at random looked my way
I didn't look up, I wouldn't dare
There's no escaping that intense glare.
Asked me to explain to the class
Newton's Law of Gravity and mass
My mind was a blank, heartbeats louder
For an answer I started to flounder.
8. Paraphrase
• The poet was inattentive in the science class
one day when she was asked by her teacher
to explain ‘Newton’s Law of gravity & mass’
• Poet’s mind was blank & her heart beats
louder. In order to answer the question she
started to answer in a clumsy way. Really
she doesn’t knew the answer.
9. Glossary References
• Inattentive – lack of attention
• Random – without definite direction
• Intense – extreme
• Glare – fierce stare
• Flounder – clumsy
10.
11. Newton’s Law Of Gravitation & Mass
• Newton’s second law implies that, whenever a
mass moves with acceleration, a force must be
acting on it. An object falling freely under gravity
is accelerating at 9.8 metre per second square &
experiences a net force in the direction of
acceleration.
12. Questions for you…
• Who was the author of the poem ‘Newton’s
Law’ ?
• Who is the “I” referred in the poem ?
• What did the teacher asked her to explain?
• Why was her mind blank?
13. Let’s check your answers..
1. Nandita Das
2. Nandita Das / the poet / writer
3. Newton’s law of gravity & mass
4. She was inattentive in class
