Drought is a dry weather condition that persists long enough to cause problems such as crop damage and water supply shortages. The two states that are severely affected by drought are Rajasthan and Gujarat.

The national song of India was composed by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in Bengali language. The English translation of the song was done by Shree Aurobindo.

The book "Discovery of India" gives a complete view of Indian history, philosophy and culture. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru studied the history of India starting from the Indus Valley Civilization to Aryans invasion and then to the British rule. The effect of these people on Indian culture and their incorporation in the Indian society was examined in the book.

I have a friend who belongs to Gujarat and is a Muslim. He shifted here in search of job and finally he got the job in my organization. He usually comes to my home but my mother dislike him Lecause he is a Muslim and he eats meat etc. His way of speaking Hindi is somewhat different as we speak. Whenever I go to his home, his family members, specially female members do not come out from their rooms because they believe in purdah system and they talk in Gujarati with each other. Inspite of these dissimilarities, we are very close friends.

The society was divided into different groups depending upon the work that people did and they were supposed to remain in those groups.
If one's parents were potters, then that person could only become a potter and one's profession denoted his/her caste. So this created a situate of inequality.

Ladakh has very little agricultural activities because it is covered with snow for most part of the year and also does not receive any rainfall.

According to me the following line reflects India's essential unity:
"O, friend!
The blood of Hindus and Muslims flow together today".

Yes, living in India with its rich heritage of diversity adds to our life in the following ways:
(i) We know different people, their culture, customs, traditions, backgrounds. These diverse things add to our life.
(ii) Geographical diversities decide our way of life, our food, our occupations and many other things.

Yes, I know the story of the Indian flag. The Flag was used as a symbol of protest against the British rule by the people of India everywhere.
The National Flag underwent several changes and finally it represents India today and is a symbol of faith, dignity, and patrotism.

List of languages beside our mother tongue:

Samir Do did not attend school due to the following reasons:
(i) He had to earn his own livelihood and for his mother.
(ii) He did not have enough time to join a school.
No, I think it would have been difficult for him to attend school even if he wanted to. He would not get time to study in school while selling newspapers. He could find it difficult to pay the school fees.
In my opinion it is not a fair situation that some children go to school and others do not. Every child must go to school.

List of the festivals that might have been celebrated by the two boys:
Samir Ek - Holi, Diwali, Durgapuja, Janmastami etc.
Samir Do - ID-ul-fitr, Id-ul-Zuha, Muharram etc.
Now, the students can tell a story of this event themselves.

Three ways in which Samir Ek and Samir Do were different are as follows:
(i) Samir Ek was a Hindu, Samir Do a Muslim
(ii) Samir Ek was more familiar with English, Samir Do spoke Hindi.
(iii) Samir Ek was a student while Samir Do was a newspaper hawker.
Despite all the differences, they were very good friend.

India became like this because of the arrival and settlement of different people from different places. Yes, all kinds of difference are a part of diversity.

No, no one around me in the classroom looks exactly like me.

Ladakh was a major trading centre on the Silk Route between China and the Mediterranean. It was considered to be a good trade route as it had many passes through which caravans travelled to Tibet. As a result, Ladakh came to be known as the 'Land of Passes'. The caravans carried textiles, spices, raw silk and carpets.

If I was forced to live in a place where people wore the same two colours, red and white, ate the same food (maybe potatoes), took care of the same two animals, for example, the deer and the crow, and to entertain themselves played snakes and ladders. I would miss the following:
(i) I do not like deer and crow. I will miss keeping dog as a pet.
(ii) I would miss wearing clothes of different colours-blue, green, yellow, etc.
(iii) I like to play basketball and will miss it, if I lived there.
(iv) I would not like to eat potatoes every day. I like variety in my food, eating different vegetables, fruit, milk, curd and cheese.
Nehru in his book 'Discovery of India' wrote that India has been always united inspite of geographical, religious and cultural differences. Indian unity is not something imposed from outside, but is something deep and within its is fold. The widest tolerance of beliefs and customs has always been acknowledged and even encouraged.

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre happened in Amritsar in which a British General opened fire on a large group of unarmed, peaceful people killing many and wounding even more.
Men and women, Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims, rich and poor had gathered to protest against the British.
After this incident, a song was sung which included a line that said "The blood of Hindus and Muslims flow together today". Thousands of people were killed.
This shows how Indians proved that, whatever caste, creed, religions, culture we belong to, we are one and united to do anything for our motherland.

Comparison of the life in Kerala and Ladakh is as follows:

Yes, we can list three ways in which the different geographical location of these regions (Kerala and Ladakh) would be influence: