Chemmanam chacko biography of donald
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Plus Two English Rice Poem Notes, Appreciation, Summary
a) Of all the memories of his homeland, the narrator thinks of rice first. What does this show?
It shows his extreme love for rice. He is a rice eater. For the last 4 years, he has been eating chapattis. Now he is craving rice.
b) What are the memories of the narrator about the paddy cultivating season?
He remembers his father in the fields below his house. He is wearing a handloom dhoti stained with yellow mud. He is excited about the water of the Varanganal canal. He also remembers his little brother carrying the tender saplings to be planted where the ploughing fryst vatten done. On the dyke baskets full of seeds are kept. There fryst vatten the noise of shouting as the oxen draw the plough in the field.
c) The narrator wants the train to move a little faster. What does this tell us about his feeling for his native village?
It tells that he loves his village dearly. He has been missing it for long. He wants to reach it a
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Unit 4 Chapter 2. Rice
1. Environmental and Cultural Significance of Rice.
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4. What changes have occured in the lifestyle of the farmers when they shifted from food crops to cash crops?
People of Kerala have an inseparable relationship with paddy and the process of its cultivation and harvest as well. When we abandoned paddy farming we lost mainly our ecosystem. The fields where the paddy stood were storehouses of water. We experience severe drought and heavy flooding solely due to the filling up of paddy fields. The recent floods in Kerala were a direct result of the lack of wetlands in our state. Apart from this, the flora and fauna we have lost are innumerable. However, we are unmindful of such harsh realities. The food materials, especially rice and vegetables, we bring from other states are mostly low in quality and contaminated. Our entire lifestyle has changed and we have become a consumerist society. The neighbourhood gatherings and sharing we had once now lost
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NAVAGRAHA STOTRAM* According to astrology, the positions of the nine planets in the twelve constellations of the zodiac and their movements are considered to be quite significant. The nine planets ‘Navagraha’ affect every aspect of human life. They play an important role in the activities, physical and mental health and life of any individual. The unfavorable positioning of any of these planets can be the cause of problems, bad health, and stagnation for many people. However, there is a solution to avoid the ill effects of the position and movement of the ‘Navagraha’ in our lives. Navagraha mantras (or stotram) are simple mantras which work as powerful healing tools to reduce the negative effects of any of the nine planets. These mantras are Hindu holy hymn addressing the nine planets. Benefits Of Navagraha Stotram And The Way to Practice The Navagraha Stotram is written b y Rishi Vyasa and is considered to be the peace mantra for the nine planets. They are