1. The writer speaks of the ‘smile’ that welcomes anyone who enters Hanif’s house. What more do we know about this ‘smile’?
Ans.: Hanifudding was a soldier. He participated in the Kargil war in 1999 and sacrificed his life for the sake of the country. He was then 25 years old.
2. What did Hanif chose as his mission? Why did he do so?
Ans.: Hanif knew that life for him was short; he wanted to serve the nation. Therefore he joined Indian Army as a soldier. He believed that a person working for the nation could change lives.
3. Life for Hanif in the beginning was never a smooth sail. Why was it so?
Ans.: Hanif lost his father when he was just eight years old. His mother a vocal artiste was out very often with the performance wing. Therefore he became very responsible at a tender age.
4. The absence of mother from home taught the children something. What was that?
Ans.: Hanif’s mother a vocal artiste would often have to leave the children alone as she travelled with the performance wing. The kids became very responsible getting up and getting ready for school without her having told them and learnt that one’s duty is the most important thing in life.
5. Share your thoughts and impression of Hanif with your classmates.
Ans.: Hanif even though he lived only for 25 years, continues to live forever in our hearts. In his short life span he became a hero by sacrificing himself in the Kargil war. Because of the hardships from a tender age, he learnt that one’s duty is the most important thing in life. He often went out of his way to help people and this gave him happiness. He was a young man of varied talents and interest. Life for Hanif was always ‘ekdam bindas’
6. How does the writer describe the ‘introvert’ Hanif?
Ans.: Hanif began to make friends at his fourteenth year of age. He often went out of his way to help people. By doing so, he derived joy.
7. Hanif was a young man with varied talents and interest. Illustrate this statement drawing support from the text.
Ans.: Haniff dabbled in art, sketched very well. He made beautiful cards out of waste material. He read books and loved playing drums.
8. What were the dreams of Hanif? Do you think they were fulfilled?
Ans.: Haniff had dreamt that he would rise up the ranks. This dream could not be fulfilled because he was killed in the Kargil war. His dream was that a post be named after him. Those dreams came true when the sub-sector was named after him.
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