1. PRESENTED BY, RANI NEGI

2. Class VII English HONEYCOMB Chapter 6 EXPERT DETECTIVE

3. EXPERT DETECTIVES

4. SHARADA DWIVEDI EXPERT DETECTIVES From – The Broken flute

5. SHARADA DWIVEDI Sharada dwivedi was born in 1942, she was a Mumbai – based author, historians and researched. She wrote several books on the history and culture of both Indian and Mumbai ( formerly Bombay ). She was on the panel on the Mumbai heritage conservation committee. Died : 6 February 2012

6. SUMMARY  Mysterious Mr Nath Nishad and his 10 year old sister Maya has always been inquisitive about their neighbour Mr Nath. One day their marbles went inside his house and Nishad got a chance to catch a glimpse of Mr Nath. To Nishad he appeared to be a crook running away from the cops. He had a bad scar on his face and didn’t have any friends. But Mr Nath is a patient to their mother who is a doctor by profession. Their mother has told them that he is a polite man. Nishad is also called Seven because his name meant the seventh note on the musical scale.

7. Soft Hearted Nishad The two children were busy discussing their mysterious neighbour. They argued about his financial wealth, how he manages his food and so on. Nishad thinks that he is poor and doesn’t have much money while Maya believes that he has got a lot of it and has kept it hidden somewhere in his room. Then, it was Mr Nath’s scar that bothered the children. They thought that he might have got during a shoot-out with the police. On their mother’s birthday, Nishad went along her to the clinic. He happened to see Mr Nath there.

8.  He was worried seeing Mr Nath’s gaunt appearance. The evening Nishad went to his place and gave a bar of chocolate to Mr Nath. Nishad befriended Ramesh, the boy who used to bring food for Mr Nath from a nearby restaurant. Ramesh informed his that Mr Nath had two meals a day and tea in morning and evening. His meal was the same everyday and always used to pay in cash and tips as well. He brings two lunches in Sunday and it is the same visitor he finds there. The visitor was a tall, stout and spectacled man who talks a lot while Mr Nath is quiet person. The children were thrilled and they were discussing the possibilities of Mr Nath being a crook.

9. Maya’s Facts Their school opened after the summer holidays the next day but they could not attend it because of heavy rains. Nishad was busy reading his comics when Maya informed what she had done. She had made a note of everything they knew about Mr Nath calling them facts and gave a number to each one of them. Nishad disagreed with Maya for calling Mr Nath a criminal.

10. He felt bad for him for having no friends while Maya thought that the visitor who comes to his place on Sunday may be his partner who knows all his secrets and may be the loot as well. Both the children had an argument and Nishad was upset with Maya for calling Mr Nath a crook. Nishad was interested only in finding out why Mr Nath was so thin and a loner. He wanted to be his friend and Maya’s theories didn’t have any impact on Seven.

11. CHARACTERS  Nishad ( a seven years old boy )  Maya ( Nishad’s sister ) ten years old  Mr Nath ( a lonely, suspicious man )  Raamesh ( the waiter )

12. KEY POINTS 1.Nishad and maya are brother – sister. 2.They are very curious to know about mr. nath. 3.They start interrogation about mr. nath. 4.They collect information about him. 5.Maya takes me. Nath as a crook. 6.Nishad doesn’t agree with her

13. Points of Arguement Nishad 1.Nishad thinks that mr. nath is poo. 2.Nishad doesn’t believe him to be a criminal. 3.Nishad ( seven ) thinks that he is so thin because he is poor and can’t afford to eat. 4.Mr. Mehta told him that he doesn’t work anywhere so how can he have money for food 5.He is soft hearted towards the man.

14. Points of Arguement MAYA 1.Maya thinks mr. nath is a crook on the run. 2.Maya is confident that he is a criminal. 3.Maya thinks thet he has million rupees and answer him that Ramesh bring him meals. 4.She thinks that he must have hidden money, silver and gold in a trunk in his room. 5.She is confident that she is right.

15. Objectives To encourage students to interrogate. Making them aware to understand the poor. To make them understand somebody's feeling. To encourage them to collect difficult information from anywhere.

16. INFORMATION COLLECTED BY MAYA  The name of the stranger is Mr. Nath. But they did not know his first name.  He lives in room number 10 of Shankar house. People over there believe that he was a stranger and mad.  He scar on the face might be because he was on a run.  He is very unfriendly and speaks very less.  He doesn’t go out for works.  Ramesh, a waiter from nearby restaurant bring meals for him two times a day. And also bring tea two times.  He doesn’t receive any guests or letter. He is totally lonely.  Mr. Nath plays all in cash and also tips him well.  He ha sonly one visitor, a tall, stout, fair and spectacled man on Sunday for lunch.

17.  Maya fells that the Sunday visitor might be a partner in the crime and comes on every Sunday to take his share. Althought, Nishad had a soft corner toward the man. Once he gets the opportunity to meet him when he went to his mother's clinic. He felt sorry when he saw the gaunt figure of Mr. Nath. He tried to befriend with him by offering him chocolates.

18. MORAL OF THE STORY  The lesson is about two children Maya and Nishad who thought of a man in a different way that is of he is a criminal. And they wanted to investigate about him his name is Mr.Mr.... at last there is no moral or any other learning point is there in this lesson.