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was immense. ‘Maybe, that’s why,’ he thought, ‘this sad story is being scripted for a Hindi
film.’ He recalled reading a news item about the actor Rana Daggubati playing a scientist
trying to decode the disappearance of the Vijli.

Muninder finally moved indoors at the crack of dawn. He was keen to visit the local
bookstore and purchase the book titled Haji Kasam Tari Vijli by Gunvantrai Acharya.
The receptionist helped him with the directions to the bookstore and said, ‘There’s
always a shortage of this book so, I’d get there early if I were you.’ Muninder nodded. He

knew that the book had been written in Gujarati but was confident that he’d find a way
to read it. He simply had to.
—Created from various articles, reports and online posts

A. Revisit the story and complete the following with the required information.

Muninder’s hobby Gopal Das Rao’s Findings of the marine
description of Vijli court of enquiry

B. Complete the following by supplying reasons.

a. Shun Sato was present at the gathering because .

b. Muninder was curious about the term ‘Indian Titanic’ because .

c. The ship was named Vijli because .

d. Muninder was keen to visit the bookstore because .

Let’s ponder

A. Read the extracts and answer the following questions.

1. Muninder was about to speak but an enthusiastic east-Asian youngster took the lead.
‘Hello! My name is Shun Sato. I’m from Japan and am here on a student-exchange
programme. I heard D’Souza sir talk about this discussion in class and after what he told
us, I decided that I’d come and listen to the tale of the ‘Indian Titanic’ myself.’

a. Give the evidence that supports the fact that Shun Sato was quite proactive.
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