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1 P a g e KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN AHMEDABAD REGION OPEN TEXT BASED ASSESSMENT (OTBA) SESSION: 2015-16 Class-VII (Theme-1) Subject- Social Science CHILD LABOUR A Canadian journalist working undercover in a garment factory has revealed details of the back-breaking work and miserable conditions children as young as nine have to deal with. RaveenaAulakh travelled garment to experience firsthand conditions in garment factories that mass produce products for the West. Her account in the Toronto Star sheds light on the long hours, poor pay and dangerous and unsanitary conditions factory workers are subjected to. Heart breaking: Nine-year-old factory worker Meem was in charge of training undercover reporter RaveenaAulakh. Investigation: Toronto Star reporter RaveenaAulakh worked undercover at a garment factory most shocking of all was how a nine-year-old girl named Meem, forced into work to help raise money for her family was put in charge of training MsAulakh.'The first time I saw Meem, which was also my first day at work at a garment factory, she was having a good day despite the wretched heat. She sat cross-legged on the concrete floor, a tiny, frail figure among piles of collars, cuffs and other parts of unstitched shirts,' MsAulakh wrote in the Toronto Star. The reporter's investigation came in the wake of the Rana Plaza factory collapse in April, when more than 1,100 workers died. After what became known as the worst garment factory disaster in the world, there was intense scrutiny of working conditions and child labour. But the larger factories also brought in improved security and screening programmes, making it harder for undercover investigators to gain access. `Ms Aulakh was able to find work only after a taxi driver told a small factory owner, named Hamid, that she was related to his wife and had moved to the city for work. Child labour: Taaniya, 13, was one of the youngsters working 12-hours per day at the factory. After being offered a trial, MsAulakh found herself arriving at the factory on a hot day in August. 'The factory wasn t big: about two dozen sewing machines lined the walls ofthe windowless room, about half the size of a basketball court. Two cutting machines sat in a corner. The sewing machines had little benches for the operators, and almost all had piles of colourful

fabric by the side. Three ceiling fans, covered with layers of dirt, hummed quietly,' she wrote. A quick tour of the building revealed no fire extinguishers, only one exit - the front door - and little more than a hole in the ground, down a rat-infested hall, for the toilet. Staff worked from 9 am to 9 pm with only a lunch break. The girls tasked with snipping off threads from the men's shirts being made, had to sit cross legged in the middle of the floor. Ms Aulakh joined the girls on the floor and, under Meem's direction, was taught how to snip away loose threads without marking the clothes. 'It was back-breaking, it was finger-numbing. It was particularly rageinducing,' she said.'not because it was painfully hard work but because children like Meem hunched over hour after hour, squinted at the threads, cleaned one collar after another, one cuff after another, one arm piece after another until the piles were depleted.'like many young factory workers, Meem was taken out of school when the family ran into hardship. With her mother pregnant and unable to work, the family needed Meem to help boost the income. Disaster: More than 1,100 factory workers were killed in a collapse of garment factory.her father found her the job at Hamid's factory because the girl's aunt also worked there and would be able to look after her. Overnight, Meem went from being a carefree schoolgirl to a factory worker, toiling for 12 hours a day. 'It works for everyone,' SmithaZaheed, of the Independent Garment Workers Union Federation, said. 'Factory owners get workers who are not demanding while the parents get to keep what the kids earn because the kids don t know any better.'meem's wages are paid to her father and she is allowed to buy herself a glittery hair clip each month and an occasional ice-cream.'it is not as if Meem s parents don t care for her, they simply had no choice,' Ms Aulakh wrote. Despite the long hours and aches caused from sitting hunched over for hours at a time, Meem was always smiling and her only complaint was that she was yelled at if she chatted too much or hummed too loudly. Workers like Meem are paid about Rs.1500 a month. They are allowed half a day off every Friday and do not get holidays or paid sick leave. In a country with widespread poverty however, such jobs are valued and Meem had ambitions to move up the factory chain to become a better-paid sewing operator. 'When I become a sewing operator, I will make very good shirts,' she said. 'No one will yell at me.' The lifestyle is so common in India that Meem and another of the girls, 13- year-old Taaniya think nothing of ending their education early. Even at their young ages they knew how the extra money could help and talked of how their families had been able to buy furniture and other goods. According to census 2011 about 90 lakh children between age group 5-14 work in different occupations. Most of them are engaged in the hazardous activities. Indian laws against child labour 2 P a g e

In October 2006 the Indian government amended the Child Labour Prevention Act - the Indian constitution lays down no child below the age of 14 years shall be employed to work in any factory or mines or engaged in any other hazardous employment. It made child labour a punishable offence with fines of Rs.10000 to Rs.20000 and imprisonment from 3 months to 2 years. The Central Government asked the State Government to draw up plans to rescue and rehabilitate such children. In our country many social organisations are dedicatedly working against child labour and drew the international attention towards this serious issue. Recently Mr.KailashSatyarthi got Nobel Prize for peace for their graceful job to eliminate child labour from India. फ र-श रभ एक क न डडमन ऩत रक य न ग प त र ऩ स एक वस त त र क यख न क अध ममन ककम जह भजद य क श षण ककम ज त थ औय उन ह खय फ ऩरयस स त थततम भ क भ कयन ऩड़त थ यव न ओरखड़ इसक लरम क यख न गई, जह उन ह न एक ऐस क यख न भ क भ कयन व र क खय फ ऩरयस स त थततम क अध ममन ककम, ज ऩस च भ क लरए एक फड़ ऩ भ न ऩय उत ऩ दन कयत थ स त ट य ट य ट भ उन ह न क भ क र फ घण ट, कभ आम, खतयन क औय खय फ ऩरयस स त थततम भ क भ कयन व र प क ट र क भजद य क खय फ स स त थतत क ववषम भ फत म उन ह न फत म कक सफस द ख क फ त ह कक भ भ न भक न वषष क रड़क न अऩन ऩरयव य क धन कभ न भ भदद कयन क लरए फह त भ हनत क मह उस यव न ओरखड़ क प रलश ण द न क क मषब य स ऩ गम श र भत ओरखड़ न स त ट य ट य ट भ लरख भ य भ भ स ऩहर भ र क़ त उस सभम ह ई जफ उस क यख न भ भ य ऩहर ददन थ फह त अधधक गभ क फ फज द मह भ भ क लरए अच छ ददन थ वह क रय कप क ट कड़ तथ कभ ज क अन म बफन लसर ढ य क फ फ ठ ह ई थ ज कत षओ क उस सभम ह श आम जफ अप र र भ य ण प र ज़ प क ट र क धगयन स ग म यह स कभष य भ य गए मह द घषटन कऩड़ क क यख न भ ह ई ज द तनम क सफस खय फ आऩद क र ऩ भ ज न ज त ह इस सभम फ र श रभ तथ क भ क खय फ ऩरयस स त थततम क फ य भ ज क गई र ककन फड़ क यख न भ स य तथ स श धन कयन भ स त र तन ग क मषरभ भ ज कत षओ क ऩरयण भ क तनक रन भ कदठन ई क स भन कयन ऩड़ 3 P a g e

एक छ ट स क यख न भ श र भत ओरखड़ क उस सभम क भ लभर ऩ म जफ एक ट क ट स ड र इवय न क यख न क भ लरक ह भ य क श र भत ओरखड़ क अऩन ऩत न क स फ ध फत म ज ऩड़त र क फ द श र भत ओरखड़ क अगस त त क गभ क भह न भ क भ लभर गम उन ह न लरख कक वह क यख़ न फड़ नह थ, न ह उसभ क ई खखड़क थ वह एक फ स त क टफ र क टष क रगबग आध दहस त स स जतन फड़ थ स जसभ द दजषन लसर ई क भश न, उन ह र न व र क फ ठन क लरए स त ट र, ककन य ऩय द कदट ग भश न यख थ तथ य ओय य ग न कट ह ए ट कड़ क ढ य ऩड थ वह ऩ य ध र स बय औय त ज आव ज कयन व र त न छत क ऩ ख रग थ उस इभ यत ऩय घ भन ऩय ऩत रग कक वह क ई आग फ झ न क म त र ब नह रग ह आ थ औय फ हय तनकरन क लरए क वर एक ह दयव ज थ औय जभ न क अ दय एक छ ट स श रम फन ह आ थ सब कभष य स फह 9 फज स य त 9 फज तक क भ कयत थ फ भ क वर ख न क लरए सभम ददम ज त थ रड़क क ऩ र ष क कभ ज स ध ग क क टन क क भ ददम गम थ इसक लरम उस फ भ पशष ऩय फ ठन क लरए थ ड़ स जगह द गम थ जफ श र भत ओरखड़ रड़ककम क स थ पशष ऩय फ ठ गई तफ स भ भ न लसख म कक ककस प रक य कऩड़ ऩय बफन तनश न रग म ध ग क क ट ज त ह उन ह न कह कक मह क भ कभय द ख न व र तथ उ गलरम क स न न कयन व र थ इस प रक य मह क भ ग स त स ददर न व र थ ऐस इसलरए नह थ कक मह क भ कदठन थ र ककन घ ट तक ककए ज न तक मह थक न व र थ वस त त र उद म ग ऩय प र क ततकआऩद जफ भ भ क ऩरयव य कदठन इम स ग जय यह थ उस सभम प क ट र क कई अन म म व कभष रयम कक तयह उस ब स त क र स ऩढ़ ई छ डन ऩड़ उसक भ गबषवत थ अत वह क भ नह कय सकत थ इसलरए ऩरयव य क आम फढ़ न क लरए उसक क भ कयन जर य थ ऐस भ उसक वऩत न ह लभद क प क ट र भ उसक लरए क भ ख ज क ट म कक वह उसक ब क भ कयत थ औय उसक द खब र क सकत थ इस प रक य य त य त भ भ एक प क ट र कभष य फन गई, जह उस 12 घ ट क भ कयन ऩड़त थ स त वत त र वस त त र कभष य म तनमन क स स त भत जह द न कह कक प क ट र क भ लरक ऐस कभष रयम क यखत थ ज क ई ब भ ग नह कयत थ जफकक फच क भ त वऩत उनक आम क अऩन ऩ स यख र त थ, क ट म कक फच उसक सह उऩम ग नह ज नत थ भ भ क तनख व ह 4 P a g e

उसक वऩत क द ज त थ स जसस उस हय भह न भकत ह अय स क ट रऩ तथ कब कब एक आइसर भ लभर ज त थ भ भ ज स फ र कभष रयम क एक भ ह भ क वर 1500 र ऩम लभरत थ, उन ह हय श रव य क आध ददन क छ ट ट लभरत थ इसक अततरयक ट त न त उन ह क ई छ ट ट लभरत थ न ह फ भ य ह न ऩय क ई तनख व ह लभरत थ श र भत ओरखड़ न लरख इसक अथष मह नह थ क भ भ क वऩत उस प म य नह कयत थ, र ककन इसक अततरयक ट त उनक ऩ स क ई य स त त नह थ इतन र फ सभम तक क भ कयन क फ द ब भ भ स दव भ स त क य त यहत थ उसक क वर एक ह लशक मत थ कक उस ज म द फ त कयन ऩय म ज़ य स ग नग न न ऩय ड ट ददम ज त थ गय फ द श भ इस प रक य क न करयम फह त भहत वऩ णष ह भ भ क ब मह इच छ थ कक आग र कय वह एक अच छ दज फन ज ज म द ऩ स कभ सक औय उस ऩय क ई न य ज ब न ह क यख न भ इस प रक य क ज वन फह त ह आभ थ क ट म कक भ भ तथ 13 वषष क त न म ज स अन म रड़ककम ब इस ववषम भ नह स त थ कक उन ह श र आत भ ह अऩन ऩढ़ ई छ डन ऩड़त थ मह तक कक कभ उम र भ ह उन रड़ककम क ऩत थ कक वह कभ ऩ स कभ कय अऩन ऩरयव य क जर यत ऩ य कयन भ भदद कय सकत ह ब यत भ फ र भजद य क स स त थतत - सन 2011 क जनगणन क भ त बफक ब यत भ 5 स 14 स र क उम र क 90 र ख फच ववलबन न व मवस म भ न कय कयत ह इनभ स फह त स य खतयन क व मवस म भ ह ब यत भ फ र भजद य य कथ भ अधधतनमभ- 2006 क अक ट त फय भह न भ सयक य न 14 स र स कभ उम र क फच क घय, ढ फ म य स त तय भ म म क द क न आदद भ न कय ऩय यखन ऩय ऩ फ द रग द थ फ र भजद य य कथ भ अधधतनमभ भ स श धन कयक अफ मह प र वध न ककम गम ह क इतन छ ट फच क न कय ऩय यखन एक ग ब य अऩय ध ह अगय क ई व मस क ट त इस क न न क उल र घन कयत ह त उस त न भ ह स द स र तक क ज र ह सकत ह क द र सयक य न य ज म सयक य क तनद श ददम ह क व घय र न कय क त य ऩय क भ कयन व र फच क भ क ट त कय न औय उनक ऩ नव षस क लरए म जन फन ए हभ य द श भ फह त स य स भ स जक स स त थ ए फ र भजद य क खखर प क मष कय यह ह औय इस ग ब य भ दद क ओय ध म न आकवषषत ककम ह अब ह र ह भ ब यत क श र क र श सत म थ क इसक लरए श तत क न फर ऩ यस त क य ददम गम ह 5 P a g e

Or अथव Theme- IIFemale Foeticides Kamala and her husband Ramesh were overjoyed at the birth of their first daughter. They celebrated with their neighbours. This happiness lasted until Kamala delivered another baby girl. Ramesh was upset by this news because he wanted a son very badly. Ramesh s desire to have a son was due to the fact that it is traditionally the son who takes care of the parents once they are old. Also, it is the son that lights the funeral pyre of the parents. He could accept having one daughter, but the thought of having two girls was a burden. He took his anger out on Kamala and cursed her because she was unable to bear him a son. Kamala felt helpless and miserable. Ramesh and his mother began to neglect Kamala and her daughter. They refused to give Kamala and her daughter any food. The village was also on Ramesh s side and they blamed Kamala for only having daughters. Sujata Devi, Kamala s mother, was furious when she heard how her daughter and newborn granddaughter were being treated. She could not believe that the child s own father was neglecting the wellbeing of his daughter. Sujata Devi met with her in-laws and attempted to explain to them.however, they did not listen to Sujata Devi and they continued to ridicule Kamala. Sujata Devi was especially angry because her son in-law was abusing Kamala. Ramesh was determined not to have another daughter when Kamala was pregnant with her third child. He was willing to go to any lengths to ensure that he did not have a third daughter. He was even prepared to kill the foetus. Ramesh decided to force Kamala to get an ultrasound test in order to determine the sex of the child. Sujata Devi found out about her son inlaw s plans and she begged them not to go ahead with the test. However, Kamala and Ramesh proceeded with the test and found out that they were going to have another girl. Kamala was scared that her husband would take drastic measures and she begged him to save the baby. Her cries were not heard and she was forced to have an abortion. The doctor removed the lifeless foetus from Kamala s womb, leaving her traumatized. Sujata could not tolerate Ramesh and his mother treating Kamala as if she was a childbearing machine. Sujata Devi was extremely frustrated, so she turned to her dear friend and employer Dr.KshamaMetre (affectionately called Dr.Didi). Dr.Didi immediately called Ramesh and scolded him for what he had done and pointed out the repercussions of his actions. Ramesh remaine silent. 6 P a g e

Things remained calm until Kamala became pregnant with her fourth child. Ramesh wanted to determine the gender of the child, so he forced Kamala to have an ultrasound. The family was happy when the ultrasound revealed that the child was a boy. However, Kamala unexpectedly delivered a baby girl. Consequently, everyone began to curse and harass her. Ramesh began to beat her because she had given him another daughter. Kamala called her mother in tears and Sujata Devi tried to help her. She spoke to her in-laws and attempted to explain to them that having a daughter was not Kamala s fault, but they refused to listen. In the meantime, Ramesh devised a plan to get rid of his newborn daughter. He snatched their daughter out of Kamala s arms and gave her to a couple that was waiting outside in a taxi. Kamala was stunned and she immediately called her mother for help. Sujata Devi told Dr.Didi about the shocking abduction of the newborn, and Dr.Didi immediately offered to help them search for the baby by allowing them use one of CORD s vehicles. Sujata Devi and the rest of her family stormed into Kamala s house and demanded that her in-laws reveal the baby s location. She shoved a piece of paper and pen towards Ramesh and demanded that he write down the location of the baby. Ramesh did not know the exact location, but he assured Sujata Devi and Kamala that he would bring the baby back within three days. After three days, the baby was safely backed in Kamala s arms. Once the baby was brought back home, Ramesh refused to support her.ramesh was soon offered a good government job and took his daughter s birth as a sign of good luck. He also stopped drinking and began to improve his life. Today, Ramesh and Kamala are living happily with their three girls. CORD workers were appalled by Kamala s story and they felt that they needed to bring visibility to the problem of female feticide and gender discrimination. Consequently, they arranged a puppet show in Kamala s village depicting the horrors of these issues. The puppet show marked the beginning of a new Female Foeticide Programme at CORD. This program brings awareness to villagers about the equality of men and women and prevents villagers from taking the life of a female fetus. This programme teaches respect for women in the community. Kamala is now a CORD worker and she brings awareness about female feticide at MahilaMandal (Village Women s Group) meetings. She made her village aware of the fact that females are just as capable of carrying on traditional customsas men. One tradition, which is still upheld today, is the custom of the son lighting the funeral pyre of his parents. This is another 7 P a g e

reason why many couples prefer to have a son over a daughter. The discrimination of females is result of generations of male dominance. Females are belittled throughout their lives and their existence is unwanted even before they are born. However, CORD, with the help of Resource Volunteers, seeks to uplift the image of women and empower them. The story of Kamala shows villagers willingness to adapt and to reverse long held beliefs and customs. कन म भ र ण हत म कभर औयउसक ऩततयभ शअऩन ऩहर फ ट क जन भऩयफह तख शथ उन ह न अऩन ऩड़ लसम क स थइसख श क जचनभन म महख श तफतकह यह जफकभर न एकऔयफच क जन भददम यभ शइसखफयस ऩय श नथ क ट म ककवहफह तफ य तयहस एकफ ट हत थ एकफ ट ह यभ शक ऩ त रक इच छ इसतथ मक क यणलरएब थ ककऩय ऩय गतर ऩस व द वस त थ भ भ त वऩत -क ख म रफ ट ह यखत ह इसक अर व, फ ट ह भ त वऩत क ध त क भ ख स ग नद त ह वहएकफ ट क स त व क यकयसकत थ,र ककनद रड़ककम क ह न क स उसक लरएएकफ झथ उसन कभर क फ य - बर कहकयअऩन ग स त स ज दहयककम ककवहउस एकफ ट द न भ असभथषथ कभर न स त वम क असह मऔयद ख भ हस सककम यभ शऔयउनक भ कभर औयउसक फ ट क उऩ कयन रग उन ह न कभर औयउसक फ ट क ब जनद न स इ क यकयददम.स य ग वयभ शक तयपथ औयउन ह न ब क वरफ दटम ह न क लरएकभर क द ष ठह य म स ज त द व,कभर क भ,ग स त स भ थ जफउन ह न अऩन फ ट औयनवज तऩ त क स थककएगएव मवह यक फ य भ स न उस ववचव सनह ह आककवऩत ह अऩन फ ट क बर ईक उऩ कययह ह स ज त द व न उसक सस य रव र स भ र क तक औयउन ह सभझ न क प रम सककम र ककनउन ह न स ज त द व क फ तनह स न औयउन ह न कभर क उऩह सकयन ज य यख स ज त द व ववश षर ऩअऩन द भ दस ग स त स भ थ क ट म ककवहइनसफक लरएकभर क क सयह थ यभ शएकओयफ ट नह हत थ जफकभर अऩन त सय फच क स थगबषवत थ महस तनस च तकय न क लरएककवहएकत सय फ ट नह थ वहककस ब हदतकज न क त म यथ मह तकककवहभ र णक भ यन क लरए ब त म यथ यभ शन फच क लर गक तनध षयणकयन क लरएकभर क अल र स उ डऩय णक लरएभजफ यकयन क प सर ककम स ज त द व क अऩन द भ दक म जन ओ क फ य भ ऩत र औयउन ह न महऩय णनकयन क ववन त क ह र कक,कभर औययभ शन ऩय णकयव म औयऩत र ककगबषभ एकऔयरडक ह कभर डय ह ईथ ककउसक ऩततकठ यकदभउठ एग औयउसन फच क फ न क ववनत क उसक य न नह स न गम औयउस एक गबषऩ तक लरएभजफ यककम गम ड क ट टयन कभर क आघ तकयक उसक गबषस फ ज नभ र णक हट ददम 8 P a g e

स ज त क महफद षचतनह ह आककयभ शऔयउसक भ उस एकप रसवभश नक अर व क छनह सभझत थ स ज त द व फ हदतनय शथ,इसलरएवहअऩन वप रमलभत रऔयतनम क ट त प म यस ( ड द द कह ज त थ )ड भ त र क ऩ सगई ड द द न त य तयभ शक प नककम औयउसक क म क लरएउस ड ट औयउनक नत ज क फ य भ फत म यभ श ऩयह ह र ततफतकश तफन यह,जफतककभर अऩन थ फच क स थगबषवत ह ई यभ शफच क लर गक तनध षयणक यन हत थ, इसलरएउसन कभर क अल र स उ डकयव न क लरएभजफ यककम ऩरयव यफह तख शथ जफउन ह अल र स उ डस ऩ त र ककफच एकरडक थ ह र कक,कभर न अप रत म लशतर ऩस एकफच क जन भददम नत जतन,सब न कभर क इसफ तक द ष ठहय म यभ शन उस भ यन श र कयददम क ट म ककउसन एकऔयफ ट द थ कभर न य त ह एअऩन भ क प नककम औयस ज त द व न उसक भददकयन क क लशशक उसन कभर क सस य रभ फ त क औयसभझ न क प रम सककम ककएकफ ट ह न कभर क गरत नह थ कक,र ककनव भ नन क त म यनह थ इसफ,यभ शउसक नवज तफ ट स छ टक य ऩ न क लरएएकम जन त म यक उसन कभर क ग दस अऩन फ ट क छ नलरम औयफ हयट क ट स भ इ तज यकययह एकज ड़ क द ददम कभर द गयहगईऔयत य तभददक लरएअऩन भ क फ र म स ज त द व न नवज तक अऩहयणक फ य भ ड द द क फत म, औयउन ह न त य तक डष ( एन. ज. ओ.) क व हन भ स एकक उऩम गक अन भततद कयफच क लरएख जकयन भ भददकयन क ऩ शकशक स ज त द व औयउसक ऩरयव यक फ क सदस त मकभर क घयभ ऩह औयउसक सस य रव र स फच क अऩहयणक ववषमभ ऩ छ त छक उसन यभ शक ओयकरभऔयक गजक एकट कड़ ददम औयउसऩयफच क तछऩ एगएस त थ नक न भ लरखन क भ गक यभ शक व स स त त वकस त थ नभ र भनह थ,र ककनउसन स ज त द व औयकभर क आचव सन ददम ककवहत नददन क ब तयफच क व ऩसर एग त नददन क फ द,फच स यक ष तकभर क फ ह भ थ एकफ यजफफच क व ऩसघयर म गम त यभ शन उस स थद न स भन कयददम यभ शक जल दह एकअच छ सय क य न कय लभर औयइसक श र मउसन अऩन फ ट क ददम उसन ऩ न ब छ डददम औयअऩन ज वनभ स ध यकय न श र ककम आजयभ शऔयकभर उनक त नरड़ककम क स थख श स यहयह ह क डषक मषकत षकभर क कह न स ककतह एऔयभहस सककम कककन म भ र णहत म औयलर गब दब वक सभस त म क उज गयकयन क जर यतह नत जतन, उन ह न इनभ द क बम वहत क ध त रणकयन क लरएकभर क ग वभ एककठऩ तर श क व मवस त थ क कठऩ तर श न क डषभ एकनम कन म भ र णहत म क क मषरभक श र आतक महक मषरभग र भ णऩ र ष औयभदहर ओ क स 9 P a g e

भ नत क फ य भ ज गर कत र त ह औयएककन म भ र णहत म स ग र भ ण क य कत ह महक मषरभसभ द मभ भदह र ओ क लरएसम भ नलसख त ह कभर अफएकक डषक मषकत षह औयभदहर भ डरक फ ठक भ कन म भ र णहत म क फ य भ ज गर कत र त ह उसन अऩन ग वक इसतथ मस अवगतकयव म ककभदहर ए ब ऩ र ष क सभ नऩ य ऩरयकय ततरयव ज क तनब न भ स भह एकऩय ऩय ज आजब ववद मभ नह,वहह ऩ त रद व य अऩन भ त - वऩत क ध त क भ ख स ग नद न महएकक यणह कककईर गएकफ ट क फज एएकफ ट ऩस दकयत ह भदहर ओ स ब दब वऩ दढ़म स ऩ र षप रब त वक ऩरयण भह भदहर ए अऩन ऩ य ज वनभ त च छभ न ज त ह औयउन क अस स त तत वजन भस ऩहर ह अव तछतभ न ज त ह ह र कक, क डष,स स धनस त वम स वक क भददस, भदहर ओ क छववक उत थ नऔयउन ह सशक ट तकयन हत ह कभर क कह न ग र भ ण क र फ सभमस र आ यह भ न मत ओ औयय तत-रयव ज क उल ट कयन क इच छ दश षत ह 10 P a g e