CLASS - 5 // SUBJECT - EVS // Chapter 16 // Who Will Do This Work? //

 

Chapter 16

Who Will Do This Work?

1.     What kind of difficulties do they face in doing cleaning job ?
Ans. They face many difficulties while doing this work. They have to bear the foul smell. The foul smell often results in nausea and headache. Their job is considered as dirty job and hence they are looked down upon by other people.

 

2.    What kinds of work or jobs do people not want to do? Why?
Ans. People do not want to do those works which are not challenging and which do not require much of mental ability. All the menial jobs like cleaning, sweeping, etc. come Under such category of jobs. People want to do a job which is challenging and well paying. People also want to earn respect in society.

3.    So, who does the cleaning work? Why do people do this kind of work that others do not want to do?
Ans. Poor and uneducated people do this kind of work. The poverty does not allow them to study beyond certain grades. Lack of education makes them unfit for doing most of the jobs. That is why these people have to do menial jobs.

4.    What would happen if nobody did this work? If nobody cleared the garbage lying outside your school or your house for one week, then what would happen?
Ans. If nobody would do this work then it will create problems for us. The garbage will get collected outside our school and houses. It will start giving bad smell due to the process of rotting. It could create epidemics also. The place, fell of garbage, will look very ugly.
Some other ways for cleaning, so that people would not have to do this work, are:
Crane: Cranes can be used to lift huge amount of garbage. This also eliminates the need of garbage handling by hand.Dalao: The big dustbin in which garbage is collected is called Dalao. The garbage truck lifts the whole Dalao and takes it to the garbage dumping site.

5.     Why did Gandhiji and his team start doing the job of cleaning? What do you think about this?
Ans. Gandhiji and his team started doing the job of cleaning so that people should come out of their mindset. He wanted people to respect every type of job. He wanted that people should understand that a particular job is not meant only for a particular caste.

 

6.    Do you know any such people in your area who try to help others in solving— their problems? Find out.
Ans. Yes, there is a gentleman in my colony who always comes out to help others.
He always takes initiative to solve any problem faced by the people of my colony. For example; if the drains are clogged, he leads a team of like minder people to clear the drain.

7.    Guests at Gandhiji’s Ashram had to learn this work also. If you were one of these guests, what would you do?
Ans. I would have learnt this work and would happily done that.

8.    What are the toilet arrangements in your house? Where is the toilet? Inside the house or outside? Who cleans the toilet?
Ans. There are toilets in my house attached to each room. It is a modern style toilet with a flush attached to it. The toilet is inside the house. Every member of my family cleans the toilet.

9.    How did the man who was returning from the toilet behave with Mahadevbhai? Why did he behave like this?
Ans. The man behaved with Mahadevbhai in an insulting way. He did so because he was under the impression that cleaning toilet is a dirty job and people who do this are untouchables.

10. How do people generally behave with those people who clean toilets and drains? Write.
Ans. People generally behave very badly with those who clean toilets and drains. People consider them as untouchable. People avoid talking tolthose who clean toilets and drains.

11. Narayan and Gandhiji discussed all this many years ago. Have things changed now?
Ans. Yes, things have changed a lot. Nowadays untouchability has almost vanished. Especially in urban areas people tend to talk to those who do so hailed ‘dirty jobs’. The government has also made untouchability a punishable offence. Awareness level among people has also increased.

12.  Is the work done by boys and girls, men and women the same?
Ans. No, the work done by boys and girls, men and women are somewhat different. There are certain tasks which are supposed to be done by ladies only. For example; cooking, sewing, washing and ironing clothes. There are certain tasks which are supposed to be done by men only. For example; repairing a fault in _ electricity, repairing the car, moving heavy items, etc.

 

13.  Would you like to bring some changes? What kind?
Ans. Yes, I would like to bring some changes. For example; men should also learn cooking. Washing or ironing of clothes can be done by men also. Women should also be allowed to do a job they want to do.

 

14. Do people look at different kinds of work in the same way? If not. why is this so? Why is it important to bring change?
Ans. No, there are people who look differently at different kinds of work. Some people have yet to change their mindset.
– It is important to bring change because of several reasons. Every work is
important for the society. A simple job does not mean that it is useless. Every person has self-respect and people should learn to pay respect to others no matter which kind of work they are doing.

15. Gandhiji’s favourite song (bhajan) is given below. This bhajan is in Gujarati. Try to understand the meaning of these lines with the help of your elders. Think _ about these lines.
Ans. The meaning of these lines is as follows:
An ideal person is one who understands the pain of others. An ideal person is willing to bear insult to remove sorrow from other person’s life. While doing all this, an ideal person should not have an iota of ego in his mind.

16. Gandhiji used to say that every person should do every kind of work. What do you feel about this? If everyone followed this, what are the things that would change? What are some changes that will happen in your own house?
Ans. I think, Gandhiji was right that every person should do every kind of work. By doing a work we can understand the importance of that work and can also understand all the effort required for that work. If everyone followed this, then people will start showing more respect to others. We will understand that everyone is important for the society. In my house, I think everyone will start gaining the same amount of self respect.