Chapter 14: The Story of Food
कहाँ से आया, किसने पकाया (घरेलू औषधियाँ, पौधों के खाद्य भाग एवं लैंगिक समानता)
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- Gender Equality in Household Chores: Venu's family practices shared domestic equality (mother and father cook together, clean together, and read newspapers together); Shanti/Rani's family follows rigid patriarchal stereotypes (mother and daughter do all kitchen cooking and cleaning while men sit idle).
- Traditional Home Herbal Remedies: 1. Toothache -> Clove oil (लौंग का तेल); 2. Stomach ache -> Ajwain (अजवाइन) and hing with warm water; 3. Cough and cold -> Tulsi and ginger tea (अदरक-तुलसी); 4. Injury / wounds -> Turmeric with milk (हल्दी वाला दूध).
- Edible Plant Parts: Roots (radish, carrot), Stems (potato, ginger, lotus stem / kamal kakdi), Leaves (spinach, mustard greens), Flowers (Kachnar flowers in UP, Banana flowers in Kerala, Sahjan/Drumstick flowers in Maharashtra).
- Trap: Which home remedy is given for severe toothache? **Clove or clove oil (लौंग)**.
- Trap: Which home remedy is given for stomach ache? **Ajwain and hing with warm water**.
- Trap: Which flower vegetables are eaten where? Kachnar = Uttar Pradesh; Banana flowers = Kerala; Sahjan/Drumstick flower pakodas = Maharashtra.
NCERT Core Facts: Domestic Gender Roles, Edible Flora & Home Remedies
NCERT Class 3 Chapter 14 "The Story of Food" integrates nutritional botany with constitutional gender equality.
1. Household Work: Democratic vs. Patriarchal Families
- Venu's Family:
- Mother and father share cooking and cleaning duties equally.
- All family members eat together at the dining table.
- Mother and father read the daily newspaper side-by-side.
- Rani's Family:
- Mother cooks alone in a smoky kitchen; Rani serves water.
- Father and brother eat first; women eat leftover scraps later.
- Father reads the paper; women continue cleaning dishes.
- Pedagogical Aim: Stimulate classroom awareness on the invisible burden of unpaid domestic care work.
2. Definitive NCERT Home Remedies (घरेलू औषधियाँ)
| Ailment / Condition | Traditional Natural Remedy Mentioned in NCERT |
|---|---|
| Toothache (दांत में दर्द) | Press Clove (लौंग) or apply Clove Oil directly to the aching tooth. |
| Stomach ache (पेट दर्द) | Take Ajwain (अजवाइन) and Hing (हिंग) with warm drinking water. |
| Cough & Cold (खांसी-जुकाम) | Drink hot decoction of Tulsi (तुलसी) and Ginger (अदरक). |
| Injury / Wounds (चोट लगना) | Drink Turmeric (हल्दी) mixed in warm milk and apply turmeric paste topically. |
3. Edible Flowers Across Indian States
CBSE tests candidates repeatedly on regional floral cuisine:
- Kachnar Flowers (कचनार के फूल): Cooked as a delicious vegetable in Uttar Pradesh.
- Banana Flowers (केले के फूल): Prepared into curries in Kerala.
- Sahjan / Drumstick Flowers (सहजन के फूल): Fried into crispy pakodas in Maharashtra.
Test Your Mastery: The Story of Food
Authentic CBSE exam questions tested directly from this NCERT chapter.
In traditional Indian household remedies outlined in NCERT Class 3 EVS Chapter 14, what is taken with warm water to relieve a stomach ache?
एनसीईआरटी कक्षा 3 के अध्याय 14 के अनुसार पेट दर्द होने पर गुनगुने पानी के साथ क्या लिया जाता है?
Match the following edible flowers with their respective states: (1) Kachnar Flowers — (A) Kerala (2) Banana Flowers — (B) Maharashtra (3) Sahjan (Drumstick) Flowers — (C) Uttar Pradesh Correct match is:
निम्नलिखित खाद्य फूलों का उनके संबंधित राज्यों से सही मिलान कीजिए: (1) कचनार के फूल — (A) केरल (2) केले के फूल — (B) महाराष्ट्र (3) सहजन के फूल — (C) उत्तर प्रदेश
What home remedy is recommended in NCERT Class 3 for a toothache?
Applying clove or clove oil to the affected tooth.
Where are Kachnar flowers cooked as a vegetable according to CTET questions?
In Uttar Pradesh.
What herbal remedy is given for a stomach ache in NCERT?
Ajwain and hing taken with warm water.