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English Core · 2026 · 5 marks
CBSE 2026 · Region 5 · Set 1 · Q12
Aunt Jennifer from Adrienne Rich's poem 'Aunt Jennifer's Tigers' and Gandhi from 'Indigo' struggle against oppression to fight for freedom, even…
Aunt Jennifer from Adrienne Rich's poem 'Aunt Jennifer's Tigers' and Gandhi from 'Indigo' struggle against oppression to fight for freedom, even though the contexts are different. Discuss.
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Aunt Jennifer: oppressed by husband/ patriarchal society while
Gandhi was fighting for peasants oppressed by British landlords
Aunt was alone in her struggle and suffered silently while
Gandhi's fight became a mass movement where peasants and lawyers united for the cause
Aunt used art to vent out her feelings while Gandhi used civil disobedience to seek justice
Gandhi won by getting $\displaystyle 25$% compensation for the peasants - thus empowering them, making them self-reliant but Aunt will remain mastered by her ordeals even after her death
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CBSE Class 12 English Core past-paper question from the 2026board exam, with the answer as CBSE’s own marking scheme gives it. Where our answers come from.