Question

• In Khedi village what all did children learn?

• What do you learn from your elders?

• Jatrya learnt so many things in Khedi. How many of those would be useful for him in Mumbai?

• Do you hear the sounds of birds every day? Which ones?

• Can you imitate the sound of any bird? Show how.

• What are some of the sounds that you hear everyday, but the people of Khedi may not be hearing?

• Have you experienced silence? When and where?

Answer 1

• In Khedi village, children learned to dance, play flute and dhol, make pots of clay and bamboo, recognise birds and imitate their sounds, to do farming, to collect things from forest and to catch fish from river.

• We learn how to live and do different kinds of works from our elders. We also learn many good habits from our elders. These include respecting and helping each other in good and bad times.

• Jatrya would catch fishes from the sea in Mumbai, may dance or play flute, dhol in any big or small show.

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• People of Khedi village may not be hearing sounds of crowd, traffic, high volume music in the parties etc.

• Yes, I have experienced silence in religious places like Temples, Mosques, Gurudwaras and Churches.

  Disclaimer: The answer to this question is based upon one’s own experience. Hence, it can vary from one student to another.