Hinglish

Listen, Speak, Write and Explore

Class 6 English · Chapter 13: Hamara Bharat—Incredible India! · NCERT Poorvi section pp. 137–140

Learn

Listening (a dish from Madhya Pradesh): in the book, Sushil from Jabalpur describes gakkad bharta. Balls of wheat dough (gakkad) are roasted on high heat. For the bharta, brinjals and tomatoes are roasted and mixed with onion, coriander, green chilli and salt; nothing is fried. To eat, crumble the gakkad, add bharta and a spoonful of ghee.

Speaking: describe an art form, dish or craft from your area. Use sequence words and the simple present: "It is called… It comes from… First, they… Then… Finally…". Writing: write five sentences about your favourite art form: what it is, where it comes from, what it is made of, how it is made, and why you like it.

Explore: Madhubani painting (Bihar) uses natural colours: yellow from turmeric, green from leaves, red from geru or flowers, blue from indigo. In the Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat programme, each state or UT is paired with another so that people learn each other's language, food, arts and festivals. Find out which state is paired with yours.

Explore: natural colours of Madhubani.

  1. Match each source to its colour.

Remember

  • Gakkad bharta (Jabalpur): roasted wheat-dough balls with roasted brinjal-tomato bharta and ghee.
  • Madhubani uses natural colours; Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat pairs states to share cultures.

Quick check

Which ingredient makes yellow in Madhubani painting?

  1. Turmeric
  2. Indigo
  3. Geru
  4. Leaves
Answer

Turmeric. Haldi gives a bright yellow.

Think about it

Write the first two sentences describing a dish from your area.

One answer

For example: "Our special dish is litti chokha from Bihar. First, we fill wheat-dough balls with roasted gram flour and bake them."

Practice

Practise with fresh questions at three levels (easy, medium, hard), some answered hands-on, with hints and worked answers. Get 4 of your last 5 right to finish the topic.