17. Clothes — our Necessity
Complete solutions to the Exercise. Maharashtra State Board (Balbharati), Standard 5 EVS 1.
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Exercises
Objects I would like to own: a water bottle, a ball, marbles, a bicycle, a tiffin box and a flower pot.
Objects I will actually use myself: the water bottle and the tiffin box every school day, the bicycle to go to school and to the shop, and the ball and marbles when I play with my friends. I will water the plant in the flower pot.
A scooter cannot be used by me, because I am not old enough to ride one. I do not need a laptop or a mobile phone of my own; I can use the one at home when it is needed for studying.
The point of the question: wanting a thing and really needing it are two different matters. Wanting something we do not need is only desire, not necessity. Make your own list, and beside each object write whether you would truly use it.
On our traditional day I would wear the dress of my own region. A boy could wear a kurta and pyjama or a dhoti with a Puneri pheta on the head, and a girl could wear a nine-yard sari or a ghagra-choli with a small bindi and bangles. Simple slippers or kolhapuri chappals would go with it.
I would choose clothes we already have at home rather than buy new ones for a single day, because that is what the chapter teaches us about need and desire.
Note: traditional dress differs from region to region. Write about the dress of your family and place.
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| State | Fabric / Garment |
|---|---|
| Maharashtra | Paithani of Paithan and Yeola, Himroo shawls of Aurangabad, bedsheets of Solapur, handloom and powerloom cloth of Ichalkaranji |
| Gujarat | Patola of Patan and bandhani cloth |
| Punjab | Phulkari embroidery |
| Odisha | Sambalpuri saree |
| West Bengal | Baluchari and tant sarees, and kantha embroidery |
| Karnataka | Mysore silk saree |
Note: many of these fabrics are named after the very place where they are made — Paithani after Paithan, Patola after Patan, Sambalpuri after Sambalpur. Looking for the place name inside the name of the cloth is an easy way to remember them.