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Summary

• Every person needs a house to live in.
• Houses are of different types.
• They are built according to the climatic conditions of that place.
• The house we build also depends on the material available and the money we can spend on it.
• Because of severe rains and snowfalls, houses in steep places have sloping roofs.
• There are different types of houses such as kaccha house, pucca house, wooden house, cottage, villa, bungalow, hut or jhuggi, multistoried building, houseboat, etc.

Story of Naseem

• Naseem lives in Srinagar.
• Srinagar is a cold place.
• Lots of activities were taking place in his school.
• It was going to continue for a week.
• Many other children from different places attended that camp.
• Tents have been put up in the ground for everyone to stay.
• All children have prepared different things to decorate the school.
• As it was the first day of the camp. All were so happy.
• In the morning they all woke up together.
• They sat in a circle and exchanged greetings.
  House in Srinagar

Bhupen

• Bhupen Introduced himself first.
• He came from Molan village located in Assam. 
• It rains heavily there.
• Hence houses are made almost ten to twelve feet above the ground. 
• They are made on strong bamboo pillars. 
• The insides of their houses are also made of wood.

House in Assam 

Chameli

• Now Chameli introduced herself.
• She was from Manali which is a hilly area. 
• It is raining heavily and snowing at her location.
• When it is very cold, they like to sit in the sun. 
• Their houses were made of stone or wood.

Mitali and Anuj

• Mitali and Anuj came from Delhi. 
• They showed everyone photographs of Delhi. 
• In one picture, there were very high buildings.
• Bhupen was shocked and asked how do you climb up?

Buildings of Delhi

New Delhi

• New Delhi is the capital of India. 
• People from villages and towns come to Delhi in search of a job. 
• There are a large number of people living in Delhi and the space is less.
• Many people do not have houses at all. 
• People sleep wherever they find a place – on the road, on the footpath, at the station... Indeed, shelter is a major problem in big cities.

Kanshiram

• He was from Rajasthan. 
• Rainfall is very scarce in Rajasthan.
• It is very hot there. 
• They live in mud houses. 
• The walls of the houses were very thick. 
• These walls are plastered with mud.
• The roofs were made of thorny bushes
• After the introduction there was a cultural program.
• All the children performed there.
• They sang folk songs in their languages. 
• Kahwa with almonds and cardamom was served to all.
• They enjoyed it a lot. 
• In the evening they all went to Dal Lake. 
• They saw a houseboat.
•  They sat in a shikhara and some children moved the oars.
•  They saw the Char Chinari surrounded by the Blue Mountains.

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