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A LESSON IN LIFE FROM A BEGGAR

15 July, Friday, 3 p.m.
Mumbai – ferry capsize ‘Merry Tourist’ – nightmare for tourists – boat

overloaded – 127 on board – 13 died, 47 injured, 12 left hospital after first
aid – government offer of assistance to the traumatized

2. In 2022, Assam witnessed a grim flood situation in many parts of the state. Imagine that
as a journalist working for a national newspaper, you were sent to Guwahati in July 2022 to
report on the disaster situation there. Massive rescue operations were being undertaken
by defence forces, various government agencies, disaster management teams, volunteers,
local people and fishermen. Write the report in not more than 150 words.

G Learn by Doing

G1 Rehabilitating beggars
Beggars have a hard life. They are homeless and hungry, and people view them as a menace.
Their children don’t go to school because they can’t afford school education. The government
runs many programmes to eradicate begging. Find out about the measures the government has
adopted from time to time to rehabilitate beggars. Which ones have succeeded and why? What
are the flaws that you see in the measures that failed? Write a report of about 500 words.

G2 Everyday heroes

Newspapers report many stories of hardships faced by common people almost daily. Some
people complain while others learn lessons from difficulties and forge ahead. Weave a story
based on newspaper headlines or cuttings from magazines. Each student will choose a headline
and talk about it in the class for one minute.

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