Class 9 English Kaveri Chapter 3, Winds of Change, is a piece on the Indian hand fan, followed by two nature poems: Canvas of Soil by Maya Anthony and A Sea of Foliage Girds Our Garden Round by Toru Dutt.
What Is in Class 9 English Kaveri Chapter 3
Winds of Change traces the pankha from the word pankh (a bird’s feather) and the small plumed pankhi seen in the Ajanta paintings of the 2nd century CE, to fans used in temples and royal courts, and the regional crafts that grew around them: the appliqué fans of Rajasthan, the palm leaf fans of Odisha and Bihar’s bamboo fans.
Canvas of Soil compares a garden to a painting, with soil as the palette and seeds as brushstrokes.
A Sea of Foliage Girds Our Garden Round by Toru Dutt is the unit’s poem for enjoyment, after a project interviewing a local gardener or landscaping expert.
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.
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FAQ
What is a pankhi?
A small plumed fan used in ancient India. Winds of Change says the word comes from pankh, a bird’s feather, and that pankhis appear in the Buddhist wall paintings at Ajanta.
Who wrote the poems in Kaveri Chapter 3?
Canvas of Soil is by Maya Anthony; A Sea of Foliage Girds Our Garden Round is by Toru Dutt.