Which of these words would you use to describe Santosh Yadav? Find reasons in the text to support your choices, and write a couple of paragraphs describing Santosh’s character.
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contented |
determined |
resourceful |
polite |
adventurous |
considerate |
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weak-willed |
fearful |
independent |
pessimistic |
patient |
persevering |
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Words describing Santosh |
Lines which support the choice |
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Determined |
• “When her parents refused to pay for her education, she politely informed them of her plans to earn money by working part time to pay her school fees.” |
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Polite |
• “she politely informed them of her plans to earn money” • “just four years after she had shyly asked the Aravalli mountaineers if she could join them.” |
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Adventurous |
• “Santosh went on an expedition every year.” |
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Considerate |
• “Santosh Yadav provided special care to a climber who lay dying at the South Col.” • “However, she managed to save another climber, Mohan Singh, who would have met with the same fate had she not shared her oxygen with him.” |
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Independent |
• “I did not go back home; instead, I headed straight for the training.” |
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Persevering |
• “She saved money and enrolled in a course” • “The culmination of her hard work and sincerity came in 1992” |
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Patient |
• “she decided to fight the system in her own quiet way when the right moment arrived.” |
A rebel since childhood, Santosh Yadav fought the system and lived life on her own terms. She was a polite girl, who had a thirst to study “a bit more”. Her attitude and assertiveness towards life and education, made her parents to relent.
She was an independent, hard working and adventure-loving mountaineer. Though her path to success was turbulent, her determination and belief in her self was quiet evident. She impressed her seniors with her mental and physical toughness; and her concern and desire to work together with her fellow climbers found her a special place in their hearts. Her involvement and fervour in environmental issues made her bring down 500 kilograms of garbage from the Himalayas.