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CLASS- VI
SUBJECT – ENGLISH (LITERATURE)
LESSON- BHARAT DESH

PREPARED BY – ITISHREE MOHANTY

PRT, ENGLISH
DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL, SECTOR-6, CDA
CUTTACK

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 BOOK LINK

ENGLISH LITERATURE

Class-VI
Chapter – Bharat Desh
PRESCRIBED BOOK
ENGLISH LITERATURE
(CLASS – VI)
Publication Division
D.A.V College Managing Committee
https://s.docworkspace.com/d/ANA9E1Ti1fU9kfH63-GdFA

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Understand and appreciate poetry art form.
Discuss about the present condition of our country
and their role to make it a better place to live in.
Develop their own creativity and enhance their
writing skills.
Broaden their vocabulary and develop an
appreciation of language and its connotations and
denotations.
Explain the central idea of the poem.
Understand the message of the poem.
Identify the literary devices used in the poem

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PRE READING ACTIVITY
Time to enjoy and tap on tunes of this beautiful song.

https://youtu.be/2JeEDBDp_24

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 PRE READING TASK
Q. What do you mean by the word ‘Patriotism’?
Q. Do you feel proud of being an Indian?
Q.What are the things of our motherland which you admire
the most?
Q. Tell me three reasons why our country is still a
developing country not a developed one ?
Q. Name a freedom fighter whom you admire the most and
any of his ideology which you like to inculcate in your
life?
Q. Can you name a poet or writer who also had a great
contribution in freedom movements?

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 BHARAT DESH
Subramania Bharati
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SUBRAMANIA BHARATI QUOTED

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 ABOUT THE POET
Popularly known as ‘Mahakavi Bharati’.
The pioneer of modern Tamil poetry.
Bharati enjoys the same status as Shakespeare
did among the English
speaking people.
His poetry is remarkable for its patriotic
undercurrent.
https://youtu.be/-GcUZ2EBR-Y

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INVOKING THOUGHT TO INSTIL A SENSE
OF PATRIOTISM

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 Summary of the poem
Bharat desh’ is one of the important patriotic poems of
Subramania Bharati that expounds patriotism, rich in
symbolic connotation and profound in spiritual content.
The poet wants that with the name of Bharat Desh on our
lips we should get rid of our fear, sorrows, distress and
poverty. Having the name of our country on our lips we’ll
remove all the negativity and evils. We’ll become self
dependant , we’ll make tools and weapons, produce paper
and set up schools as well as factories. we’ll unravel the
mysteries of the space and the ocean. We’ll expand both
our spiritual and scientific knowledge. With a pride of
patriotism we’ll perform every work with utmost sincerity
and will work hard to climb the heights of success and
make India a prosperous country.

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 EXPLANATION OF THE POEM
With the name of Bharat Desh on our lips,
Let us shake off our fears and poverty
And overcome our sorrows and enemies.

The beginning of the poem ‘ with the name of Bharat Desh on our lips’ exhibits
poet’s strong patriotism. Here the poet wishes that we should ignite the sense of
patriotism in us and should make this as our strength to remove fear and poverty
from our country and overcome our sorrows and enemies. Everybody should
enjoy their life with out any fear and should be able to fulfil the minimum needs to
live a simple life. We should be able to overcome our personal grief and our
enemies. Here by enemies the poet means both the outside as well as our own
negative traits which acts as a hurdle to be an ideal human being.

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 We shall stroll on the snow-clad silvery heights of the Himalays.
Our ships shall sail across the high seas.
We shall set up schools – all sacred temples for us,
and proudly thump our shoulders and utter
the name of this land of ours, Bharat.

The poet appeals everyone to join hands to build a happy , developed country. He says
that we , Indians are strong and efficient enough to touch every height .For us
nothing is impossible . We shall climb up The Great Himalays, which is known for its
magnanimity and beautiful snow covered silvery heights , and with a pride shall
have a leisurely walk on it. Our ships shall also sail in high seas symbolising our
progress in trading with other countries. We shall also set up schools so that every
child will quality ,basic education and no one will remain deprived from it because
education and development go hand in hand.
And with a great pride we’ll thump our shoulders and utter the name of our
motherland Bharat.

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 With the name of Bharat Desh on our lips,
Let us shake off our fears and poverty
We shall make tools and weapons
we shall produce paper.
We shall open factories and schools.

‘With the name of------poverty’ this is a repetition of lines which enhance the
sense of patriotism .The poet wants every one to recharge himself/herself with the
spirit of patriotism and with a strong faith on the motherland try to work hard to
shake off their fear and poverty.
Here he wants to say that We shall not only make tools and weapons to protect
our country but also produce paper to educate and civilize the people. We shall
open schools to empower every one with knowledge and open factories to give
employment to our young mass.

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 We shall never be lazy or weary
we shall be ever generous
we shall always speak the truth.
With the name of Bharat Desh on our lips
let us shake off our fears and poverty

We shall never be lazy or tired. We shall work hard with out losing hope from
ourselves or our country and shall remove all the evils and progress towards
prosperity.
We shall always speak the truth and be compassionate and kind towards everyone.
Even the father of our nation, Mahatma Gandhij , had also given stress to be
truthful and compassionate.

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 Both scriptures and sciences we shall learn,
the heavens and oceans we will explore;
the mysteries of moon we shall unravel,
the art of street-sweeping ,too, we shall learn.
With the name of Bharat Desh on our lips, let us shake off our fears
and poverty.

According to the poet we shall learn both the scriptures and sciences because
Scriptures teach us how to behave and improve our moral values , they connect us
with the Almighty and hence they are needed for our spiritual enhancement
where as learning of science helps us to know the laws of nature ,the discoveries
and the inventions and help us to create new technologies using them.
We shall explore the space and oceans and discover the mysteries of the moon. We,
the people of India , shall look up to every profession with respect and shall not
tag any job or work with social status or false pride. We shall learn to do every
work with utmost sincerity.

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 Word Meaning
• Shake off- to remove
• Stroll- a leisurely walk
• Snow -clad- snow covered
• Weary- tired
• Unravel- to discover
• Poverty- the state of being poor

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•A creative writing technique used by the
writer to achieve his / her purpose.
•This helps to appreciate, interpret and
analyse a literary work.
•Literary devices include figurative language,
imagery and sound devices.

• Different Types of literary devices are:

Simile, alliteration, imagery, metaphor, irony,
Repetition, personification , assonance etc.

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1.Alliteration
The occurance of the same Alliteration
consonant letter or sound at the
beginning of adjacent or closely 1. Our ships shall sail across the
connected words. high sea.
2. Imagery 2. We shall stroll on the snow-clad
language used by the poet to silvery heights.
create images in the mind of 3. The mystery of moon.
the reader.
Thus as a figurative speech it 4. We shall set up schools
makes use of particular words to Imagery
creates a visual representation Snow clad silvery heights of
of ideas in our mind. Himalayas.

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 1.On the snow clad silvery heights of
3. Metaphor Himalaya.
Implied comparison between two
different things is called 2.We shall set up schools –all sacred
metaphor. temples.
Unlike Simile here the comparison (schools are compared to temples but
is not direct.
the comparison is not direct)
4.Repetition- Repeats one word Repetition-
or phrase a few times to make Idea With the name of Bharat Desh on
clearer and words memorable. our lips,
•It could be a word, phrase or a full Let us shake off our fears and
sentence repeated to emphasise its poverty.
significance in the entire text. ( These two lines have been
repeated 4 times in the poem.)

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PICTURE DESCRIPTION OF THE POEM

Proudly thump
our shoulders
and utter the
name , Bharat.

and schools

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 ACTIVITY (GROUP DISCUSSION)

Lets have an open

discussion on
the poem
‘BHARAT DESH’

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 WORKSHEET -1
1.Name the poet of the poem ‘Bharat Desh’
2.What are the schools compared to?
3.What shall we learn according to the poet?
4. How can we remove fear and poverty?
5.What shall we explore?
6. What should we never be?
7.What does the poet want us to discover?
8.What does the poet want us to produce?
9. What shall we set up for students?
10. What shall we make?
11.What shall we speak always? 23
 WORKSHEET-2
Q.1Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.
Our ships shall sail across the high seas.
We shall set up schools – all sacred temples for us,
and proudly thump our shoulders and utter
the name of this land of ours, Bharat.
(a)Name the poem and the poet.
(b) What does we refer to?
(c)Where shall our ships sail?
(d)What are the schools compared to?
(e) What do you mean by ‘ thump our shoulders’?

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 WORKSHEET-3
Q.1Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.
Both scriptures and sciences we shall learn,
the heavens and oceans we will explore;
the mysteries of moon we shall unravel,
the art of street-sweeping ,too, we shall learn.
a) What shall we explore?
b) What shall we unravel?
c) What do you mean by ‘art of street sweeping’?
d) Which literary device has been used in this extract?
e) Find the word from the extract which means ‘ to discover’.

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 WORKSHEET -4
Answer the following questions.
Q1. Short list the values the poem Bharat Desh
highlights.
Q2.Why it is important to learn scriptures and
sciences?
Q3. How can we remove our fears and poverty?
Q4.What does the poet want the country men to
know more about ?

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 ACTIVITY- 2
fresh Choose the correct option impure
yield Synonym
Synonym cursed holy
tired energetic of
of weary Antonym
sacred
destroy of result
produce
hearty
profane
adjective selfish effect adjective

Proudly noun adverb The word noun

verb Antonym
is a helpful poverty is
of
pious a
generous
adverb
verb
kind
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 ACTIVITY -3
Write an article on
‘My contribution in shaping my
dream India’

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 Activity -4
Make a wind chime , paste your photo on
it as shown in the picture and on each
cloud write :
(a)What is your dream for yourself
(b) Dream for Your country
and My dream for
India

(c) Dream for your community. I want every

child to go to
school

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 BASED QUESTIONS

1. The sense of patriotism is an important factor

in the formation of National Unity. Justify the
statement.
2.Why is it important to be patriotic?
3. Being the citizen of Bharat Desh how can you
love, support and defend your country?
4.It is said that mother and motherland are
superior to heaven. Do you agree with this ?

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 PROJECT
Make a biography project MY FAVOURITE POET
on
Your favourite poet and
give details as shown in
the picture.

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EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
A beautiful day begins
with a beautiful mindset.

https://youtu.be/sXrLW0pvt_c

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 Art Integrated Activity
1.Draw the portrait of your favourite freedom fighter
and write some of his/ her famous slogans or quotes.
2. Compose a short Acrostic poem .
Topic- patriotism
Direction: Write the letter you want to use for your
acrostic poem in the boxes on the left. On the right
hand side of the page, write a phrase ,or line that
starts with the letter, when you’re done filling out
the template, you ‘ll have your own acrostic poem!
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.

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 CONCEPT MAPPING
Alliteration
The poet wants •Ships shall sail
• the countrymen •The mysteries of moon
•Shall set up schools
to •Shall stroll on snow clad silvery heights.
Metaphor Imagery
Shake of fear and
silvery heights of Himalaya. LITERARY • Snow clad
poverty
We shall set up schools –all silvery height
Overcome their sacred temples. DEVICES
sorrows enemies
Make tools and Repetition
weapons and BHARAT DESH With the name of
produce paper Bharat Desh on our lips,
Subramania Let us shake off our fears
Open factories and Bharati and poverty
schools gen
ero
sity tism
Learn both science patrio ssne
ss
le
and scripture Theme Values to fear
courage
ess
be Truthfuln
Explore heaven ,
l
ocean and unravel pectfu inculcated
patriotism Be Res work Hard working
mysteries of moon ry
for eve
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 LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learners will be able to demonstrate the
understanding of four skills reading, writing,
speaking and listening.
They will not only enjoy the poem but also will be
able to grasp the central theme of the poem.
 They will understand the poetic devices and
appreciate the use of imagery.
They will understand their responsibilities towards
their motherland.
They will be able to compose short ,simple poems .
They will inculcate some desirable values such as
patriotism, truthfulness, generosity, compassion etc.

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“Ask not what your country can do for you,
Ask what you can do for your country.”

THANK YOU 35