Rural Livelihoods — Social Studies STD 6 — Question

More than 20 years ago, in an area of Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Kamal Parmar, owner of a small auto-fabrication workshop, noticed a group of underprivileged children on the street. Some had dropped out of school, while others had never been to school. Kamal started giving them tuition from 5:30 to 9:30 pm every day, after his regular work hours. He also provided the kids with a free dinner. Soon, 150 children were attending those classes regularly and were deeply interested in the lessons! A few teachers from a local school noticed the classes and joined the teaching for a while. One of them observed, "These children don't get proper benches to sit on, have no 'silence zone' classrooms and the vehicles passing by make lots of noise, yet they pay all their attention to what the teachers tell them. This touched my heart. The love and affection I got from them was unbelievable." Some older children who were attending regular schools also joined as volunteers to teach in Kamal's classes. One of them remarked, "We went there to teach, instead we learnt a lot from them."
1. Discuss this story in your class. What kind of attitude towards the community does it reveal?
2. What values get reflected in Kamal Parmar's initiative?
3. Think about those underprivileged children. Do you think society has been unfair to them?
4. What should society do to make sure that all children get access to education?

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Name two essential features of a democratic government.

Why are they important in governance and democracy?

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Describe the sun.

What are the effects of the earth's rotation and revolution?

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(i) Inamgaon
(ii) Brahmagiri
(iii) Adichanallur

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These symbols give a lot of information in a limited space. With the use of these symbols, maps can be drawn easily and are simple to read. Even if you don’t know the language of an area and therefore cannot ask someone for directions, you can collect information from maps with the help of these symbols.
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(ii) Mention any one benefit of using the symbols in the map.
(iii) Why are different features shown by symbols on a map?