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प्रश्न
Which are the different festivals related to farming, celebrated in different seasons? Find out more about anyone such festival and write in your notebook –
The name of the festival, in which season is it celebrated, in which states of India, what special foods are made, is it celebrated only at home with the family, or together with many people.
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उत्तर
There are many festivals related to farming, e.g. Lohri, Holi, Baisakhi, etc. Let us take the example of Lohri.
Lohri is celebrated in the winter season; on 13th January, in Punjab. It is celebrated by different names in different states. It is celebrated as Pongal in Tamil Nadu. It is celebrated as Yella Bella in Karnataka. Different special dishes are made in different states. Sesame seeds and jaggery are common in almost all states. In some states, it is celebrated with many people; like in Punjab. In some states, it is celebrated in a family only. Kite flying is done in Gujarat on this day.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Have you eaten roti made from bajra or jowar? Did you like these?
In your house what is done to protect grains and pulses from insects?
Damjibhai’s son Hasmukh chose to become a farmer like his father. Hasmukh’s son Paresh is not a farmer, but a truck driver. Why would he have done so?
The seeds were not sure that what Hasmukh was talking about was really progress. What do you feel?
What questions come to your mind about farmers and farming? Write some questions in your group and ask a farmer. For example, how many crops do they grow in a year? Which crop needs how much water?
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.
What would happen if all the farmers were to use only one kind of seed and grow only one kind of crop?
What technology could have been used to cut the stem in picture 1?
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.
