Topics
Voyage One
Don’t Give Up!
Who’s the Greatest?
Autobiography of a Great Indian Bustard
Children Are Going to School ...
A Kabaddi Match
The Peacock and the Crane
Param Vir Chakra : Our Heroes
Voyage Two
The Clothesline
The Worth of a Fabric
A Wall Magazine for Your Class!
- A Wall Magazine for Your Class!
Anak Krakatoa
The Silver House
Ad ‘Wise’ Customers
Yonamine and Bushi
Voyage Three
It Can Be Done
- It Can Be Done
Seven Sisters
- Seven Sisters
Stone Soup
- Stone Soup
Sushruta (A Peep into the Past)
- Sushruta (A Peep into the Past)
The Donkey
- The Donkey
The Merchant of Venice
- The Merchant of Venice
At the Science Fair
- At the Science Fair
Voyage Four
Sleep, My Treasure
- Sleep, My Treasure
The Story of Gautama’s Quest
- The Story of Gautama’s Quest
Mr Nobody
- Mr Nobody
A Mad Tea Party
- A Mad Tea Party
If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking ...
- If I can stop one heart from breaking ...
The Phantom Tollbooth
- The Phantom Tollbooth (A Book Review)
The Sword in the Stone
- The Sword in the Stone
An Autumn Greeting
- An Autumn Greeting
Grammar
- Grammar
Listening Skill
- Listening Skills
Reading Skill
- Reading Skills
Writing Skills
- Writing Skills
Param Vir Chakra: Our Heroes
Summary
This chapter is about a great honour called the Param Vir Chakra, which only 21 people have received to date. They have given us a lot of information about it, how it is made, and what it resembles. It is made from bronze and has a fitted swivel mounting. It has a plain purple ribbon. It has the national emblem on the front, and the words Param Vir Chakra are engraved in Hindi and English, with two lotus flowers in between.
The Param Vir Chakra was crafted by the talented Savitribai Khanolkar, a European woman who, upon marrying Vikram Khanolkar, became an Indian citizen. Her deep understanding and appreciation of Indian arts and culture, coupled with her fluency in Hindi, Sanskrit, and Marathi, enabled her to design this prestigious medal.
They have given us the names of all 21 award winners, an example of one of the award winners, and a summary of his story.
