MADHUBANI PAINTING:

•The design in the picture is called ‘Madhubani’.
• It is a very old form of folk art.
• Do you know why it is called Madhubani?
• There is a district in Bihar called Madhubani.
• These paintings are made out of paste of powdered rice in which color has been mixed.
• To make these, indigo (Neel), turmeric (Haldi), colors from flowers and trees, etc., are used.
• The paintings show human beings, animals, trees, flowers, birds, fish and many other animals.
• Belvanika village is in Karnataka.
• Gijubhai Badheka lived in Gujarat. He wrote many stories for children.
• An Indian robin lays its eggs in between of stones along road side.
• Koel lays its egg in crow’s nest.
• Birds use the nest only to lay their eggs.
• After the eggs have hatched and the chicks have grown, they leave the nest.
• Nallamada is in Andhra Pradesh.
• Holgundi is in Karnataka.
• The children’s panchayat was called Bhima Sangh in Hilgundi.
• ABOUT BANYAN TREE- What looks like the hanging branches are actually the roots of the tree.
• Desert Oak is a tree that is found in Australia.
• Oak tree’s roots go deep into the ground till they reach water. This water is stored in the tree trunk.
• Bihu festival is celebrated in Assam on the occasion of new rice crop.
• Magh Bihu is celebrated on 14th and 15th of January or in the 1st & 2nd Magh, the tenth month of Assamese calender.
• They make bhela ghar from bamboo.
• Mukhtapur village is in the Pochampalli district of Andhra Pradesh.
• Traditional occupations are carpet weaving, toy making, Itr(perfume) production, etc.
• These things have become famous by the name of the place where they are made like– Kullu shawls, Madhubani paintings, Assam silk, Kashmiri embroidery, etc.
• Abu Dhabi is in UAE ( UNITED ARAB EMIRATES).
• Currency of Abu Dhabi is Dirham.
• Chittappan – Father’s younger brother in Malayalam.
• Kunjamma – Father’s younger brother’s wife in Malayalam.
• In Kerala you can see many fruit trees like – Coconuts, Bananas, Jackfruit, Papaya, Betelnut etc.
• The only tree which grows in desert is Date Palms.
• You can find various spices in Kerala like- Tejpatta, Cardamoms and Black pepper.
• Garam masala is made of small and big cardamom, clove, cumin seeds (zeera), cinnamon, black pepper, dry ginger etc.
• This is the story of lieutenant commander Wahida Prism who is a doctor in the Indian navy.
• She is the first woman to lead a parade.
• Wahida Prism is from Thannamandi which is in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
• Total number of commands in a parade is 36.
• Tibetan also called Bhoti is the language spoken in ladakh.
• Mother in bhoti language- aama-le.
• Father in bhoti language- aaba-le.
• As the ants move, they leave a smell on the ground. The other ants follow the smell to find the way.
• A silk worm can find its female worm from many kilometers away by her smell.
• Mosquitoes can find people by the smell of their body.
• They also find them by the smell of the sole of their feet and the heat of their body.
• Dogs mark out their own area on the road.
• They can make out if another dog has come into their area by the smell of its urine or potty.
• Most of the birds have their eyes on either side of the head and their eyes can focus on two different things at a time.
• When they look straight ahead, both their eyes focus on the same object.
• In most of the birds, eyes are fixed and cannot move that’s why birds have to turn their heads to see around.
• Some birds like Kites, Eagles, Vultures can see four times as far as we can.
• These birds can see things from a distance of eight meters what we can see from a distance of two meters.
• Animals cannot see as many colors as we can- It is believed that animals that are awake in the daytime can see some colors.
• Those animals that are awake at night can see things only in black and white colors.
• Birds ears are small holes covered with feathers.
• Snakes are deaf and they only feel vibrations on the ground.
• Some birds and animals have different sounds for different situations such as for danger or happiness- e.g Langur, Tiger or leopard.
• Some animals start behaving in a different way when an earthquake or storm is about to come.
• People who live in forests and can observe such behavior of animals come to know danger.