Subhash Chandra Bose was a great son of Mother India. He is known as “Netaji”. He was born on February 3, 1897 at Cuttack in Orissa. His father was Mr. Jankinath Bose. Subhash Chandra wanted to free India from British rule. So, he joined the freedom struggle. He said to the Indians, “Give me your […]

Mrs. Indira Gandhi was a great leader of India. She was fondly called Priyadarshini. She was born at Allahabad on November 19, 1917. She was the daughter of Pt. Nehru and Kamla. She studied at Shantiniketan. Then she went to Switzerland and England for higher studies. She came back to India after her studies. She

Mother Teresa was a great lady. She is known all over the world. She helped the poor and the needy. She made great sacrifices. She served the sick. She was born in August 1910 in Yugoslavia. She made India her home. She lived in Kolkata. She started the Missionaries of Charity in 1950. She started

The lion is called “the king of the jungle”. It belongs to the cat family. A lion is a wild animal. It lives in the forest. Lions are also kept in zoos. Lions are also made to perform in circuses. A lion is a large animal. It has a mane round its neck. It is

I have a pet dog. Its name is Tommy. It is a very handsome dog. I brought it home when it was a small pup. I look after it lovingly. It has sharp teeth and a long tongue. It has a black and white coat of hair. It loves me greatly. I too love it

Camels are found in deserts. They are used to carry people and load. A camel is a large animal. It is also very tall. It has a long neck. This helps it to reach the leaves of tall trees. The camel is fond of eating the leaves of thorny trees. It has a hump on

The horse is a big animal. It is a very beautiful animal. It is also very strong. It has a large body, two bright eyes, two ears, four legs and a long tail. It runs very fast. It has very hard hooves at the end of legs. It can run on all kinds of roads.

The peacock is a beautiful bird. It is the national bird of our country. It is a very large bird. It has beautiful feathers. The colour of its tail is a mix of green, blue and green. The tail has marks that look like eyes. The female peacock is called a peahen. It is not

The crow is a bird. It is a big bird. Its colour is black. It has a long, black beak and a tail. It has two legs and claws. The crow caws. It sits on electric wires and terraces of houses. It builds its nest on trees and electric poles. It eats crumbs of bread

Plants are very useful to us. They give us food, medicines, gum and wood. A plant has roots, stem, branches and leaves. The roots remain under the soil. The stem, branches and leaves grow above the soil.Plants take water and minerals from the soil. They take carbon dioxide from the air. During the day, plants

A tree has roots, a trunk, branches, leaves, flowers and fruit. The roots grow under the ground. They get water and minerals for the tree. The trunk grows above the ground. The branches grow out of the trunk. Leaves and flowers grow on branches. Flowers grow into fruit. Seeds grow inside the fruit. When we

The mango is called ‘The King of fruits’ because it tastes exceedingly delicious. There are many varieties of this fruit found all over the world, such as Langara, Chausa, Safeda, Alphonzo, Tota Pari, Dussehri, etc. It is basically a tropical seasonal fruit. Its origin can be traced back in the sub-Himalayan plains of the subcontinent.

Ram Lal is the post-man of our area. He wears a Khaki uniform. He comes to deliver the mail every day. He comes on his bicycle. He delivers postcards, envelopes, letters, money orders, parcels and registered letters. People wait for him eagerly. They are very thankful to him. He is literate. He reads out the

A farmer is a person who grows crops. Farmers are hard-working people. They grow different types of crops and sell them in the market. They also grow fruits and vegetables on their farms. A typical farmer’s day begins early in the morning. Rain or sunshine, he works very hard on it all the day. Most

A cobbler mends shoes. We buy new shoes from a shoe shop. After some time, the shoes get damaged. Then they need some mending. We go to a cobbler to get them mended. He mends our shoes carefully. He polishes them. He makes them look like new. He uses his tools to mend our shoes.