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प्रश्न
Talk to the elders in your family and find out if there were some special foods cooked earlier that are not cooked anymore?
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उत्तर
My mother shared with me that earlier; laddoos of sesame seed and of beaten rice were made at home. Now, we just buy ‘gajak’ from the market.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
In your house what is done to protect grains and pulses from insects?
Find out about the crops - cereals, vegetables, pulses - that are grown in your area. Of those, is there anything that is famous across the country?
Can you recognize these grains?
The bajra seed saw differences in the way Damjibhai and Hasmukh did farming (for example, in irrigation, ploughing, etc). What were these differences?
What kind of progress would you like to see in your area?
Have there been any changes near your area, which may be difficult to call ‘progress’? What changes are these? What are the different opinions about them?
Visit a farm near your area. Observe and talk to the people there. Write a report.
What can you see in each picture on the next page?
In picture 2 you can see the bajra cobs in the mortar (okhli, used for crushing). The cobs are crushed with a pestle (moosli) and the seeds are separated from the cob. You can see the separated seeds in picture 3. Now this work is also done by big machines, like threshers. We call both these different ‘technologies’ – using our hands or big machines – to crush the seeds.
What technology could have been used to cut the stem in picture 1? What do you think is being done in the grinder (chakki ) in picture 4? What ways (technologies) would have been used to do the work shown in pictures 5 and 6? You can see that the dough is ready in picture 6. When do you think a sieve (chhalni ) would have been used? Discuss each step in detail, in any language you wish to use.
There have been many changes over time, in our food. What can this mean? Use the seed story and what you know from your elders to explain.
What ways (technologies) would have been used to do the work shown in pictures 5 and 6? You can see that the dough is ready in picture 6. When do you think a sieve (chhalni) would have been used? Discuss each step in detail, in any language you wish to use.
