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Published on: 30/09/2019
Struggles For Equality
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1.
Based on the poem answer the following questions.
The Right To Know
My dreams have the right to know
why for centuries they have been breaking
Why don't they ever come true
My hands have the right to know
Why do they remain without work all along
Why do they have nothing to do
My feet have the right to know
Why from village to village they walk on their own
Why are there no signs of a bus yet
My hunger has the right to know
Why grain rots in godowns
While I don't even get a fistful of rice
Myoid mother has the right to know
Why are there no medicines
Needles, dispensaries or bandages
My children have the right to know
Why do they labour day and night
Why is there no school in sight.
(a) What is your favourite line in the above song?
(b) What does the poet mean when he says, "My hunger has the right to know"?
2.
Give reasons why some people do not enjoy equality.
3.
How did construction of Tawa dam affected the livelihood of people?
4.
Discuss about Tawa Reservoir and Private Contractors.
5.
Give examples of people who are treated unequally in a democratic country like India.
6.
"Feeling of equality provided by ballot box is not enjoyed by all". Why? Discuss.
7.
What does Constitution of India recognises?
8.
What role does the Constitution play in people's struggles for equality?
9.
Can you think of an incident in your life in which one person or a group of people came together to change an unequal situation?
10.
Do you think that the large-scale participation of villagers has contributed to the success of the TMS? Write two lines on why you think so.
11.
Why did the villagers set-up this organisation?
12.
What issue is the Tawa Matsya Sangh (TMS) fighting for?
13.
What do you think is meant by the expression 'Power over the ballot box'? Discuss
1.
(a) The students should attempt on their own.
(b) By this line, the poet means that the person who is suffering has the right to know why she/he is suffering. Though there is equality, yet lakhs of people sleep hungry.
2.
Some people do not enjoy equality because
(i) Poverty
(ii) Lack of resources
(iii) Discrimination on the basis of religion, caste and sex.
(iv) Lack of dignity and respect for certain communities
3.
Tawa originates in the Mahadeo hills of Chindwara district, passes through Betul and then joins the Narmada in Hoshangabad. Tawa dam took 20 years to build, i.e. from 1958 to 1978.
It took large areas of forest and agricultural land under its impact. The forest dwellers were highly affected and left with nothing. Some settled around the reservoir and found a livelihood in fishing and their little farms and earned very less.
4.
The government in 1994, allowed the private contractors for fishing in the reservoir. But the contractors drove the local people away and hired cheap labour from outside. The villagers who refused to leave were threatened by the contractors by bringing hoodlums.
This united the villagers and they decided to set-up an organisation in order to protect their rights.
5.
India is a democratic country and equality is a soul of a democracy. People are yet treated unequally. Kanta, Ansari, Melani, Swapna are some of the examples who suffered inequality because they lack resources. These are people who came together to fight against inequality.
6.
The feeling of equality given by ballot box is not enjoyed by all people because some Indians faces inequality due to poverty and lack of resources. Others face inequality because of discrimination on due to their religion, caste and sex.
7.
The Constitution of India recognises all Indians as equal before the law and states that no person can be discriminated against because of their religion, sex, caste or class. Every adult in India has been provided with the power over the ballot box, which is used by the people to elect or replace their representatives.
8.
The Constitution of India recognises all citizens of India as equal. It is considered as a 'living document' and issues of equality are central to countries like India.
The Constitution focusses on the challenges to equality like
(i) Privarisation of health services in India.
(ii) Increasing control of business houses on media.
(iii) Low value is given to work done by women, etc.
9.
Yes, in our village, Dalits organised and obtained their right to send their children to school where students from all castes and religion study together.
10.
Yes, the large-scale participation of villagers has contributed to the success of the TMS, because when people unite and stand together to fight for an issue, no one can break their unity and it is the unity of the villagers which helped them to achieve success.
11.
The villagers set-up this organisation in order to fight for the right to catch fish in Tawa reservoir.
12.
TMS is fighting for the rights of the displaced forest dwellers of the Satpura forest in Madhya Pradesh.
13.
The expression 'Power over the ballot box' means the power to vote. Every individual who is above 18 years of age has the power to vote in India irrespective of his/her caste, class, sex, religion etc.
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