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VOL. 19 No. 1
                                                                        A THORNY TWIST!!
      Activity 4 u                                                    The babool tree is identifi ed by its peculiar

                                                                   branching pattern and thorns and was worshipped by
                                                                    the Harappans. Vedic scriptures also refer to the
                                                                      three sacred trees- pipal, banyan and babool.
                          CLIMB THIS                                   Diksha Meena, Class 11C, St Edmund's School, Jaipur

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      1.  Providing the Buddha with shade,                    5.  Known for its strong fragrance,
         under its branches many have prayed. (2 letters)        cooling to the nerve and an incense. (10 letters)
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      2.  Termed the Tree of the 21  century,                 6.  Emerged during the churning of ocean,
         cures all who are sickly. (4 letters)                   the wish fulfi lling tree needs devotion. (12 letters)
      3. Off ered often to many a deity,                      7.  Literally meaning shrine of trees,
         yellow fruits of this tree are plenty. (6 letters)      fi nds mention in ancient treatise. (7,7 letters)
      4.  801 uses in the Tala Vilasam are written,           8.  Amla a tree sacred to the Hindu,
         with this tree are farmers smitten. (8 letters)         in it is said dwells Vishnu. (6,10 letters)


          SAVE OUR SACRED GROVES                                       ACTIVITY: TREE CRAFT

          “In Rajasthan, villagers have approached the       Let's use our imagination and recycled material at home and
          National Green  Tribunal against power lines,                   make trees like the ones here.
          deforestation and land grab near Deg Mata
          Rai Oran. In September, a female Great Indian
          Bustard — 1% of the global population — died
          after colliding with electric lines near Oran. Wires
          in deserts are killing other birds too, and in many
          places, diverters put up to alert birds have not
          worked.”
          Coal, Glasgow, and the future of the Great Indian Bustard -
          Article by Neha Sinha in Hindustan Times dated 23 December
          2021
          Read the current news on the state of a sacred       Illustration by Tia Shetty, Class 6,  Arya Vidya Mandir, Bandra West, Mumbai;
          grove of your region and share in your class.                 Gurbaj Singh, Class 8E, Army Public School, Beas





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