Class English

Unit - Read the statements given below and match the issues accordingly in the boxes. . The marriage of a young girl below . .

A transfer of durable goods / property that the bride’s family gives to the bridegroom as a condition of the marriage. . The intentional killing of a baby girl due to the preference for male babies in the family. .

Repeated and unwelcome sexual comments, looks, or physical contact at work place made by men that could offend women. . A woman deciding to remarry despite opposition from relatives /society. .

Woman excelling in many fields overcoming many hurdles. Dowry System Sexual Harassment Child Marriage Remarriage Female Infanticide Women Empowerment  Discuss with your friend the role of a woman in building a family.  What do you think of the status of women in the modern society?  Compare the status of women in the past with the present.

 Discuss the role of women in the modern society.  Divide the class into small groups, choose any one eminent woman personality of the world. List out her characters, achievement, etc and speak a minute about her . Gone are the days, where women in India remained indoors unless permitted to go out with an escort.

Conditions today have changed, thanks to all those women who have fought for their freedom and set a very good example for others. The real power of women though realised earlier, is currently being projected to the world by the advancement of technology and media. Women occupy almost all the major positions in society. Currently, women’s accomplishments are tremendous in many fields.

One such achievement is the All-women Indian Navy crew who circumnavigated the world for days all alone, in a sailboat called INSV Tarini. What is INSV Tarini? INSV stands for Indian Naval Ship Vessel. Tara-Tarini is the patron deity for sailors and is worshipped for safety and success at sea.

INSV Tarini is the second sailboat of the Indian Navy (The first being the INSV Mhadei). It is a foot sailing vessel built indigenously in India by M/s Aquarius Shipyard Pvt. Ltd, located in Goa. After undergoing extensive sea trials, she was commissioned to the Indian Navy service on February .

The boat was named after the famous ‘Tara-Tarini’ temple in Ganjam district of Odisha. The word ‘Tarini’ means ‘boat’ and in Sanskrit it means ‘Saviour’. INSV Tarini has an advanced Raymarine navigation suite and an array of satellite communication systems for perfect navigation anywhere in world. Navika Sagar Parikrama was a project undertaken in consonance with the National policy to empower women to attain their full potential.

“The Project is considered essential towards promoting ocean sailing activities in the Navy while depicting Government of India’s thrust for Nari Shakti (women power),” said Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Sunil Lanba in his welcome speech. The voyage was aimed to showcase ‘Make in India’ initiative by sailing on- board indigenously built INSV Tarini. The special feature of this sailboat was that it encouraged the use of environment friendly non-conventional renewable energy resources such as the wind; collected and updated meteorological, ocean and wave data on regular basis for accurate weather forecast by India Meteorological Department (IMD) and also collected data for monitoring marine pollution on high seas. a.

What does INSV stand for? b. When was INSV Tarini commissioned to Indian Navy service? c.

Who is Tara-Tarini?