Class 9 English Kaveri Chapter 7, Carrier of Words, is about the Gramin Dak Sewaks who still carry India’s post beyond the last railhead. It is followed by the poem Words and the reading Weigh Your Words.
What Is in Class 9 English Kaveri Chapter 7
Carrier of Words follows Khetaram, the only postman of the Somarad branch post office in a Rajasthan village, whose left shoulder has slumped from fifteen years of carrying the mailbag across the desert. It also mentions the Gramin Dak Sewaks of Ladakh, Lakshadweep and the riverine villages of the northeast.
Words is a poem that says a few true words reach the heart more than many: ‘A little said, and truly said, / Can deeper joy impart’.
Weigh Your Words ends the unit with a Dumb Charades-style game of gestures and a note on Charles-Michel de l’Épée, the French priest known as the father of the deaf.
Activities in This Unit
- Each piece is followed by Check Your Understanding, Vocabulary in Context and grammar, speaking and writing tasks, after a Reflect and Respond warm-up.
Read Class 9 English Chapter 7 Online
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FAQ
Who is Khetaram in Carrier of Words?
A Gramin Dak Sewak and the only postman of the Somarad branch post office in a desert village of Rajasthan, who has carried its mail for fifteen years.
What is a Gramin Dak Sewak?
A rural postal worker who serves branch post offices in remote villages, often the only link between those villages and the rest of the country.