Class 12 · English Core

Stories, verse, and the space between lines

Flamingo's prose and poetry, plus all six chapters of Vistas — themes, word meanings, and exam-ready answers in one place.

19Chapters
02Textbooks
CBSECore (301)
Flamingo

Prose

● Flamingo — Prose
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Flamingo · Prose
The Last Lesson
Alphonse Daudet's story of a French village under Prussian rule.
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02
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Flamingo · Prose
Lost Spring
Anees Jung on childhoods lost to poverty and labour.
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03
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Flamingo · Prose
Deep Water
William Douglas confronts and overcomes his fear of water.
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04
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Flamingo · Prose
The Rattrap
Selma Lagerlöf's tale of redemption through kindness.
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05
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Flamingo · Prose
Indigo
Gandhi's role in the Champaran movement, from Louis Fischer.
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06
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Flamingo · Prose
Poets and Pancakes
Asokamitran's satirical look at Gemini Studios.
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07
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Flamingo · Prose
The Interview
Christopher Silvester and Umberto Eco on the art of the interview.
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Flamingo · Prose
Going Places
A.R. Barton's story of adolescent dreams and disillusionment.
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Flamingo

Poetry

● Flamingo — Poetry
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Flamingo · Poetry
My Mother at Sixty-six
Kamala Das reflects on ageing and mortality.
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Flamingo · Poetry
Keeping Quiet
Pablo Neruda's meditation on stillness and introspection.
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Flamingo · Poetry
A Thing of Beauty
John Keats on beauty as a lasting joy amid life's suffering.
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12
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Flamingo · Poetry
A Roadside Stand
Robert Frost on rural poverty against roadside privilege.
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Aunt Jennifer's Tigers
Adrienne Rich on creative freedom within a constrained life.
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Supplementary reader

Vistas

● Vistas
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Vistas
The Third Level
Jack Finney's story of escape into a nostalgic past.
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Vistas
The Tiger King
Kalki's satire on power, pride, and prophecy.
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Vistas
Journey to the End of the Earth
Tishani Doshi's account of an expedition to Antarctica.
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17
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Vistas
The Enemy
Pearl S. Buck on humanity tested by war and duty.
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Vistas
On the Face of It
Susan Hill's play on acceptance and human connection.
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Vistas
Memories of Childhood
Zitkala-Sa and Bama on identity, prejudice, and resilience.
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