Bharat Desh Poem by Subramania Bharati
This poem talks about the Bharat desh and how one can help in the growth of the nation. The poet talks about giving up our fears, make schools, hospitals and want his country men to learn science and scriptures.
A. Now read the gist of the poem given below. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words or phrases:
Through the poem Bharat Desh the speaker wants us to ___shake____ off our fears and ________poverty___ and set up ____schools___ for the students. He wants us to produce tools, __weapons___ and paper. He advises us not to be ___lazy__ or __weary___ and try to be ___generous______. He wants his countrymen to know more about __scriptures __ and __science__. Following all this, our country shall rise high and proper.
B. On the basis of your understanding of the poem, match the following phrases appropriately (as done in the example)
Ans: We are directly writing the matching words.
Shake off: Fears and poverty
stroll on: snow clad silvery heights
sail across: the high seas
set up: schools, all sacred temples
thump: our shoulders
make: tools and weapons
produce: paper
open: factories and schools
never be: lazy or weary
ever be: generous
speak: the truth
learn: scriptures and science
explore: heavens and oceans
unravel: mysteries of moon
C. Read the following extracts
(a) We shall set up schools
all sacred temples
(b) We shall set up schools
all as sacred temples
In extract (a) the comparison between the schools and temples is not direct but implied. This implied comparison is called a metaphor.
In extract (b) the schools are being compared to temples directly. This direct comparison between two things is called Simile.
D. Given below are few examples of metaphor. Complete these by filling in the blanks with appropriate words from the box given below. One has been done for you as an example.
Ans.
monkey, lion, cheetah, rabbit
- The baby has a soft skin. Her _rabbit_ skin fascinated me.
- Ravi is the bravest soldier in the army. He is a _lion__ amongst others.
- Shiv is a very swift child. He is the _cheetah__ of the class.
- Chintu imitates his elder brother. His brother gets irritated by this little __monkey__
II HOTS
What should be our priority- our personal growth or our motherland’s growth? Why?
We should focus on our growth as well as work for the growth of our motherland. We ought to serve our nation too. To help in the growth one can help the poor section of the society by teaching their children, offering them free food and health care facilities.
If you are a teacher then you can start a free batch for such backward students. If you are a doctor then you can run a free camp time to time to help financially backwards sections of the society.
We have to pay attention to the growth of both motherland and our own growth because if everyone becomes selfish how can we expect the motherland to flourish.
III Life Skills
Some children of your class often speaks about going abroad for further studies and their plans to settle there. You strongly feel that one should stay in their country. How will you help them to see your point of view?
Ans
Everyone wishes to enjoy a comfortable and luxurious life after completing their studies. Going abroad is a dream of many students. I agree that foregin countries offer a good package, highr standard of living, and many other perks but we should also think about our nation. We were born in this land, we started our initial education in this land, we enjoyed a happy childhood and what not! So, it becomes our duty to serve our nation.
If all the talented people of our country keeps moving to other countries how will our own nation progress. Brain drain has been happening from a very long time.
I will make them realize that they owe to the land in which they were born. I will help them realize that if they have talent and the will power they can grow even in their own nation. India has a lot of opportunities for skilled people. Infact, the tech giants Facebook and Amazon, India is one of the largest audience network in their business and they make a huge amount of revenue from India alone.
I will give them examples of personalities who chose to stay in their nation and todya they are on the zenith. This will motivate them to get inspired from them.
B.Why is it important to leanr scriptures as well as sciences?
It is crucial to learn both scriptures and sciences because both have equal importance in one’s life. The first one will help us to know more about the rich culture and history of India. It will helps us gain more knowledge. We will learn moral values and try to become a good person.
Science is also important as it will help us to keep abreast with the modern technology and developments. We need to stay advanced in life. Science helps a nation to grow. We can choose any of the sub field of science be it computer science, chemistry or physics and should master it.
This way we can witness our nation prospering and reaching more heights. Our nation will get more appreciation and recognition in the world.
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