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Fun time

The story ‘Lights... Camera... Action!’ is a biography. A biography is the story of a person written by
someone else.

A biographical sketch, or bio-sketch, is a short summary of a person’s life. It is shorter than a
biography and much more specific. It contains information about the childhood, education, occupation,
achievements and other important details of the person’s life.
Here is the format of a bio sketch

• details about personal life • family details
(Name, Date of Birth, Place of Birth) (names of parents, family background)

• physical appearance
• details about education and professional achievements
• details about contribution to society • awards and honours

• death (if the person is no more)

Guidelines for writing a bio sketch
• Keep it brief and factual.
• Include only those details that are significant to the subject’s life.

• Use the past tense in case the person is dead.
• If a person is alive, use the present tense.

• If the person is dead, use the past tense.
• Write in third person (he/she, him/her, his/her).

Write a biographical sketch in about 80–100 words with the help of the points
given below.

Name: Subash Chandra Bose, fondly called ‘Netaji’

Born: January 23, 1897 in Cuttack, Orissa

Father: Janakinath Bose Mother: Prabhavati Bose
School: bright student with high sense of self respect Career: Civil Services

Influenced by: Swami Vivekananda and Ramakrishna Paramhansa

Contribution: Freedom movement
Achievements: President of Indian National Congress, formed the Azad Hind Fauj (Indian National
Army) on 5 July 1943

Slogan: Give me blood and I will give you freedom.

Setback: Retreat after the defeat of Japan and Germany
Death: Air crash over Taipei, Taiwan (Formosa) on 18 August, 1945

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