Tribals, Dikus and the Vision of a Golden Age — Social Studies STD 8 — Question

Who was Charles Cornwallis?

You have read about the Bhopal Gas Tragedy and the on-going struggle. Students from countries across the world have come together to support this struggle for Justice. From protest marches to awareness campaigns, you can read about their activities on the website www.studentsforbhopal.com. The website also has resources such as photos, posters, documentaries, victims' statements etc. Use this and other resources to make a wallpaper/exhibition on the Bhopal gas tragedy for your classroom. Invite the whole school to see and talk about it.

What do you think was the main or immediate cause of the uprising against British rule in India?

Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:An argument for European knowledge
Wood’s Despatch of 1854 marked the final triumph of those who opposed Oriental learning. It stated:
We must emphatically declare that the education which we desire to see extended in India is that which has for its object the diffusion of the improved arts, services, philosophy, and literature of Europe, in short, European knowledge.
Questions:

1. When did Wood’s Despatch come in light?
2. What type of education did the Despatch want to extend in India?

Mention the important inputs and outputs of agriculture along with the operations involved.

Discuss the impact of the shortage of judges on the delivery of justice to the litigants.

How is land being degraded? Suggest methods to conserve land resource.

How did the powers of tribal chiefs change under colonial rule?

The poems and the song in this unit allow you to see the range of ways in which individuals and communities express their opinions, their anger and their sorrow. In class, do the following two exercises.
(a) Bring to class a poem that discusses a social issue. Share this with your classmates. Work in small groups with two or more poems to discuss their meaning as well as what the poet is trying to communicate.
(b) Identify a marginalised community in your locality. Write a poem, or song, or draw a poster, etc to express your feelings as a member of this community.

(i) What do you understand by 'domestic violence'? List the two rights that the new law helped achieve for women who are survivors of violence.
(ii) Can you list one process that was be used to make more people aware of the need for this law (The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act)?