Chapter 15: Ila Sachani: Embroidering Dreams with her Feet
This true story is about Ila Sachani of Gujarat, who could not use her hands but became a celebrated Kathiawar embroidery artist using her feet. Read it in your Poorvi book, then use these topics to follow her journey, find the main ideas, learn synonyms, antonyms and words of quantity, and ask questions with the right tone.
In this chapter you will
- retell Ila Sachani's journey in order
- find the main idea of each paragraph
- use synonyms, antonyms and words of quantity
- ask Yes/No and Wh- questions with the right tone
Topics
- Read: Ila's Early Life and Learning NCERT pp. 151–153
Ila, born in Amreli unable to use her hands, learnt embroidery with her feet.
- Read and Reflect: Recognition and Independence NCERT pp. 153–156
A state exhibition made Ila famous; she later won the President's Medal.
- Words: Synonyms, Antonyms and Words of Quantity NCERT pp. 156–158
Synonyms share a meaning; antonyms are opposites (tiny ↔ huge, tough ↔ easy).
- Listen, Speak, Write and Explore NCERT pp. 158–159
Kathiawar embroidery: very old, bright colours, chain stitch, mirror work, geometric designs.
Key words
- Embroidery
- decorating cloth with needle and thread
- Determination
- will power to keep trying
- Single-minded
- focused on one aim
- Awestruck
- amazed
- Exhibition
- a public show of things
- Independence
- being able to support yourself
Summary
- Ila learnt Kathiawar embroidery with her feet, taught by her mother and grandmother.
- A state exhibition made her famous; she won the President's Medal and became independent.
- many/few → countable; much/little → uncountable.
- Yes/No questions rise at the end; Wh- questions fall.