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Class 9 English · Unit 4 · Poem

I Cannot Remember My Mother

Chapter summary from the NCERT 2026-27 textbook Kaveri. Detailed notes coming soon.

Detailed notes coming soon. This page is an accurate chapter summary from the NCERT 2026-27 textbook. Full notes with worked examples and practice questions are on the way; the video lesson is on YouTube.

Chapter at a glance

A poem by Rabindranath Tagore: the poet cannot remember his mother, but feels her presence in a hummed tune, the scent of shiuli flowers and the blue of the sky.

What this chapter covers

  • Reflect and Respond
  • Reading for Appreciation
  • Check Your Understanding
  • Poetic devices and interpretation

Key points

  • This poem is in Unit 4, alongside the prose lesson ‘Vitamin-M’.

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Read this chapter in the official NCERT textbook Kaveri (2026-27 edition) for free on ncert.nic.in.

Open the NCERT chapter PDF

Source: NCERT, Kaveri, Grade 9 (2026-27). NCERT chapter PDF. Spotted a mistake? Email edura.class9.yt@gmail.com. Last updated 11 October 2026.