Balbharati solutions for English - Yuvakbharati 12 Standard HSC Maharashtra State Board chapter 2.2 - Indian Weavers [Latest edition]

Artisans are also called craftsmen. They are creators of diverse goods and use their hands to create unique, functional, and also decorative items using traditional techniques. Now complete the web given below:

Discuss with your partner the season/occasion when we need:

woollen clothes

Discuss with your partner the season/occasion when we need:

casual clothes

Discuss with your partner the season/occasion when we need:

rich silk clothes

Discuss with your partner the season/occasion when we need:

colourful, comfortable clothes

Let’s play a game. The teacher will ask the students some questions. Students will understand that there are some exceptions to the general rules. Let’s start.

1. One who weaves is a weaver.
2. One who plays a game is a _______.
3. One who sings is a _______.
4. One who dances is a _______.
5. One who teaches is a _______.
6. One who cooks is a _______.

We have often seen the picture of Gandhiji spinning on his charkha. Discuss the reasons behind this. One has been given for you.

1. To give rural people an opportunity to earn their livelihood.
2. _________________________
3. _________________________
4. _________________________

Name some tools used by the weavers.

1. Loom
2. ________
3. ________

Name some types of yarns used by the weavers.

1. Linen
2. ________
3. ________
4. ________

Discuss with your partner about the following vocation:

Weaving

Discuss with your partner about the following vocation:

Tailoring

Discuss with your partner about the following vocation:

Knitting

Discuss with your partner about the following vocation:

Embroidering

Discuss the various products made by the weavers in the poem.

The words in the three stanzas of the poem mention different times of the day. Complete the table.

The poem reveals three phases of life. Fill in the blanks with feelings and colours appropriate to the phases of life. One is done for you.

Complete: The weavers weave in the chill moonlight _______.

Pick out two words used to describe the weavers in the last stanza. Also state their importance.

Express your views about the present condition of weavers.

Describe in your own words the steps or measures that can be taken to solve the problems of the weavers.

Express your own views and opinions from the weavers’ point of view and complete the following table.

Pick out the rhyming words from the poem.

Give antonyms and synonyms of the following and make sentences of your own.

Make a word register for clothes/attire/dress.

Complete the following table.

The rhyme scheme in the first stanza is ‘aabb’. Find rhyme schemes in the second and third stanzas.

The poet has asked a question at the beginning of every stanza. Explain the effect it creates on the reader.

Write an appreciation of the poem 'Indian Weavers' by Sarojini Naidu. 

1. About the poem/poet and the title
2. The theme
3. Poetic style
4. The language/poetic devices used in the poem
5. Special features
6. Message, values, morals in the poem
7. Your opinion about the poem

Compose four lines on ‘Importance of clothes.’

Write an appeal to use handloom products in our daily life.

Visit a handloom factory near your locality and write a report of it.

A handicraft exhibition is being organized in your college. You are given the task to compere the inaugural function. Write the script for comparing.

Go to your college library and collect and read the poems written by Sarojini Naidu.

Find various career opportunities in Small-scale Industries like Handloom, Art and Craft, Block Printing, etc.

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