Gujarat Board | Class 10Th | English (Prose) | Model Question Paper & Solution | Chapter – 1 Against the Odds

Dashrath Manjhi ran away from his home at a young age and worked at Dhanbad’s coal mines. He returned to his village, took up work and married Falguni Devi. While crossing Gehlour hills to bring him lunch, Falguni slipped and seriously injured herself. They could not reach her to the nearby hospital because there was no straight access (ઍક્સેસ – પ્રવેશ) to the town and which eventually led to her death. Manjhi was deeply disturbed and that very night decided to carve a path through the Gehlour hills so that his village could have easier access to medical services. He carved a path 360 feet long, 25 feet deep in places and 30 feet wide to form a road through the rocks in Gehlour hill. He quoted, “When I started hammering the hill, people called me a lunatic (લૂનટિક – ગાંડું) but that steeled (સ્ટીલ – મજબૂત) my determination (ડિટરમિનેશન – નિર્ધાર)” He completed the work in 22 years (1960-1983). This path reduced the distance between the Atri and Wazirganj sectors of the Gaya district from 55 km to 15 km. Later, Manjhi said, “Though most villagers taunted me at first, there were quite a few who lent me support later by giving me food and helping me buy my tools.” For his achievement, Manjhi became popularly known as the ‘Mountain Man’. His name was also proposed by the Bihar government for the Padma Shri award in 2006. When a movie on his life was announced, Manjhi was on his death bed. He put his thumb impression on an agreement and gave away ‘exclusive rights’ to make a film on his life. The mountain man was given a state funeral by the Government of Bihar.

A. Cruel God took away my wife. Now I hate God.

B. I must do dharna against the government for pressing them to build a good road from Atri to Wazirgunj.

C. I myself will start making a road through hills, whatever odds I have to face.

D. I will unite the people of Atri and lead a procession to the authorities. Our demand will be: Give us road, give us life.

Ans. Manjhi must have told himself: I myself will start making a road through hills, whatever odds I have to face.

Ans. Dear Dashrath! We salute you because even in a personal tragedy, you could think about the problems of people. Your great achievement has helped the others. What a selfless service for the society!

Ans. We should not wait for others to do some good work, instead we should do whatever our heart tells us to do.

Ans. Swim across the river or find a wooden log and float across on it.

Ans. Call an ambulance.

Ans. Look for a shady tree or a hollow of a tree or a cave.

Ans. Use my pocket money first and then ask my friends for help in the form of books, uniform, etc.

Ans. False

The people of the village pooled in twenty- one lakh rupees to build a railway station on their own.

Ans. False

Majority of people living in Taj Nagar are farmers.

Ans. False

Ranjit Singh is the former sarpanch of Taj Nagar village.

Ans. True

Ans. True

Ans. False

The library arranged workshops in home economics, gardening, child care, arts, and to help women to manage family conflicts, legal disputes and professional problems.

Ans. True

A. collect fund for a railway station.

B. renovate the railway station.

C. build a railway station.

D. ask the authority for a railway station

Ans. C. build a railway station.

A. lack of funds.

B. no tracks.

C. no need.

D. no staff.

Ans. A. lack of funds.

A. kerosene

B. electricity

C. solar power

D. thermal power

Ans. C. solar power

A. women members.

B. cultural activities.

C. strength and unity of members.

D. social reforms.

Ans. A. women members.

A. there were only male members.

B. the women could feel safe.

C. the women could not waste time.

D. the women could come at night.

Ans. B. the women could feel safe.

Ans. The people of Taj Nagar tried to persuade the railway authorities for twenty-five years for a railway station.

Ans. The villagers had to go to Gurugram, Delhi and Rewar to board a train.

Ans. The main problem in Uttar Pradesh is that more than 60% of the houses are without power.

Ans. In just one year’s time, the MGP has connected more than 3,500 customers to solar power mini-grids at the village level.

Ans. According to a village farmer, the main advantage of solar light is that it saves the environment because there is no pollution.

Ans. People can use Palakkad’s District Library for information, knowledge, wisdom, cultural activities, research and reference.

Ans. The women unit got together to discuss methods of empowering women.

Ans. The library opened its halls for film screening, workshops in home economics or gardening, child care or the arts, and for women to get help in managing family conflicts, legal disputes and professional problems.

Ans. Palakkad’s district library stands tall as a beacon to encourage women’s empowerment through classes, clubs, workshops and reading rooms.

Ans. The burning desire of the people of Taj Nagar was to have a railway station in their village. And to do this, everyone in the village contributed according to their capacity and collected twenty-one lakh rupees.

Ans. The people of the village had to either go to Halimandi or Patli to catch a train. Both the stations were six kilometres away from Taj Nagar. The railway lines also passed through the village and so the people demanded a station there. The authorities said that they did not have funds.

Ans. An NGO called MGP is building a network of low cost solar micro-grids that provide two LED lights and a mobile charging point to all paying households at a cost of twenty-five rupees per week.

Ans. The roof of a sturdy, brick-walled house in each village was chosen to install the panels and the battery. The panels are installed in a southerly direction to capture as much sunlight as possible.

Ans. Due to solar micro-grids, there is no pollution and so the environment is also saved. Besides this, new businesses have also emerged in the villages. Children study more and women enjoy cooking in light.

Ans. The secretary of the library pointed out that through reading, women would realize their own strength and forge a unity.

Ans. The library launched a women’s unit in February, 2014. The unit formulated plans on opening separate reading rooms for women. It encouraged women’s empowerment through classes, clubs, workshops and reading rooms.

(established- – a centre for various activities – women’s unit-hall-safe venue for women – a beacon of women’s empowerment)

Ans. The Palakkad District Public Library was established in September, 2013. It is a library, a centre for information, knowledge, wisdom, cultural activities, research and reference. A third of its thousand members are women. So the library launched a women’s unit in February, 2014. The unit got together to discuss methods of empowering women. The library opened its halls for film screening, workshops in home economics or gardening, child care or the arts, and for women to get help in managing family conflicts, legal disputes and professional problems. The unit formulated plans for opening separate reading rooms for women. It encourages women’s empowerment through classes, clubs, workshops and reading rooms.

(need for a railway station – efforts of village people of Taj Nagar-funds collected- determination -struggle-dream came true)

Ans. There were a large number of people and students in Taj Nagar who had to go to Gurugram, Delhi and Rewar. They had to either go to Halimandi or Patli to catch a train. Both the stations are six kilometres away. The railway lines passed through the village and so the people demanded a railway station there in 1982, but the railways refused saying that they did not have any funds. So the villagers decided to build a station themselves. Everybody contributed according to their capacity, ranging from three thousand rupees to seventy-five thousand rupees. They pooled in twenty-one lakh rupees and built a railway station on their own. Their dream came true on 7 January, 2010.

(more than 3,500 customers-set up solar micro-grids-light-beneficial – opportunities for development – business growth)

Ans. Mera Gao Power (MGP) has connected more than 3,500 customers to solar power mini- grids at the village level. Village by village, MGP is building a network of low cost solar micro-grids that provide two LED lights and a mobile charging point to all paying households at a cost of twenty-five rupees per week. The MGP team maps the village, house by house, working out where to place each wire so as to connect customer to the power source. Due to solar micro-grids, there is no pollution and so the environment is also saved. Besides this, new businesses have also emerged in the villages. Children study more and women enjoy cooking in light.

Saputara, which is on a plateau (Uyya Pradesh) of Western Ghats (Sahyadri range), is a famous hill station in the Dang district of Gujarat. It is situated at an altitude of about 900 metres above the sea level. It is 156 km. from Surat and 248 km. from Mumbai. The hill station is near Gujarat-Maharashtra border which is only 4 km. from the town. It is surrounded by rocky terrains and thick forests that house precious bio-diversity.

Saputara is amazingly different in monsoon from summer. The monsoon season offers a different experience with fog and clouds dispersed all over the hills. The waterfalls become mighty and everything becomes soothing green. Mornings and evenings become more beautiful. A walk in the morning or in the evening is a rewarding experience.

To attract more tourists, Gujarat Tourism Monsoon Festival Corporation organizes every year in the month of August. Different programmes are organized during the monsoon festival. One can enjoy water sports, heritage walk and other rides in the evening. The cultural programmes that start in the evening last till midnight.

Ans. Saputara is located in the Dang district of Gujarat.

Ans. It is situated at an altitude of about 900 metres above the sea level.

Ans. The hills station is 156 km. from Surat

Ans. In monsoon, fog and clouds disperse all over the hills. The waterfalls become mighty and everything becomes soothing green.

Ans. The Monsoon Festival is organized every year in the month of August.

Ans. There are different programmes like water sports, heritage walk and other rides in the evening. The cultural programmes that start in the evening last till midnight.

There was a phone call in the morning from (at) 9.30 informing about robbery on (in) a bank situated in (on) the S. P. Road. The robbers took away 5 lakh at (from) the box which was kept between (in) the strong room of the bank. When we were trying to figure out who would have done it, there was one more call in (between) 9:30 and 10:00 that informed about a robbery in a jewellery shop towards (beside) the bank. The jeweller informed that the robbers escaped in a small white car. This was the first clue that we got at 1:00 p.m. All police stations around the town were informed to look for the white car. Meanwhile, a traveller who listened to the news on the radio, called 101 (Police) and informed that he saw a white car going beside (towards) Ahmedabad on NH-8 at a speed of more than 100 km/h. Once again, highway patrol and police stations at (on) NH-8 were informed. At 4:30 p.m. in the late afternoon, Vadodara police found an abandoned white car at (near) a circle on the airport road. Robbers were very fast but the police could link the clues. The security was tightened in (at) the airport and the railway station. It took time, but at midnight, the robbers were held near Vadodara railway station and the valuables were recovered.

Ans. There was a phone call in the morning at 9:30 informing about a robbery.

Ans. The robbery took place in a bank on the S. P. Road.

Ans. The money was kept in a box in the strong room.

Ans. The police got the first clue at 1 p.m.

Ans. The Vadodara police found an abandoned white car at 4 p.m. near a circle on the airport road.

Example: What is your name?

My name means ‘lotus’ in Gujarati.

Ans. Kamal

I was born where Mahatma Gandhi was born.

Ans. At Porbandar

I was born when Dr Sarvapalli Radha- krishnan was born.

Ans. On 5th September

I was born when Lord Krishna was born.

Ans. At 12 a.m.

When I get up, the hands of the clock are 180º.

Ans. At 6 a.m.

The world’s most beautiful marble monument is only two minutes’ walk from my home.

Ans. In Agra

I belong to the city of Sabarmati Ashram.

Ans. In Ahmadabad

It is where I take my meals every day.

Ans. On the dining table

I learn it once in a week when Bollywood movies are released.

Ans. On Friday

It is where I sleep every night.

Ans. In bedroom

I need to turn 180° to see it.

Ans. Behind me

Q. Where is your shop?

A. On M. G. Road

Q. When will you go to school?

A. At 12.30 p.m.

Q. Where are your books?

A. In the room

Q. Where is your office?

A. Near Gandhinagar

Q. Where is the ashram ?

A. On the banks of the Narmada.

Q. Where is your village?

A. Between Vadodara and Surat.

Q. Where did Gandhiji begin the salt satyagraha?

A. At Dandi

Q. When will we go for a movie?

A. In the evening

Q. When was Lord Krishna born?

A. At midnight

Q. When will you go for a picnic?

A. On Sunday

(at, on, towards, in, to, from, of)

Sharmin will take a flight to Mumbai on Friday, 5th November from the Heathrow Airport, London. She arrives in Mumbai on 6th November, sometime in the afternoon. She has booked an overnight stay in a hotel. Next day, she will visit the Gateway of India and Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai. She has marked 8th November for the Elephanta Caves, which is a network of sculpted caves located on the Elephanta Island, 10 km. to the east of the city of Mumbai. She is travelling to Ajanta Caves on the 9th. The Ajanta Caves, in the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra state, are 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments. The caves include some finest examples of Indian art. From the Ajanta caves, she is heading towards the North- West and arrives in Ahmedabad on Wednesday morning. Following her hectic schedule, she will rest and visit the Sabarmati Ashram and the Sabarmati River Front in the evening. She leaves for Lothal at 6 a.m. on Thursday. She has also hired a travel guide who will accompany her to Lothal, one of the most prominent cities of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation, located in the Bhaal region. Sharmin is staying in Gujarat from 11th to 13th November. During her stay, she will also visit Rani ki Vaav in Patan and Lakshmi Vilas Palace in Vadodara. She is flying back to London on 14th from the Sardar Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad.

(provision of both outdoor and indoor sports -I don’t like here at all – each other in our study and live like brothers – will end your worries about my stay away from you and home – variety if there is any special occasion – I hate the food provided here – please don’t worry about the quality of food.]

Room No. 27,

Pragna Hostel,

Ahmadabad.

25th June, 2016

Dear Mamma,

I hope this letter will end your worries about my stay away from you and home. There are no difficulties in the hostel. Introduction with one another is over. Everyone is having a fine time here. I am lucky to have a very fine boy as my roommate. His name is Mantra. We help each other in our study and live like brothers. The food served here is good and nutritive. It is not very different from what I got at home. You needn’t worry about the quality of food. The dining hall is clean and spacious. There is greater variety if there is any special occasion. Our warden takes good care of each of us. Not only this, there is provision of both outdoor and indoor sports, I participate in them regularly. I am doing fine here. Please don’t worry about my study and my health. Convey my humble regards to Dear Papa and love to Aatmaja. Reply as early as possible.

With love,

Your loving son,

Jeet.

– Facilities: mineral water supply, Health Care Centre, banking services, toll-free complaint centre, mini buses for transportation, 120 speakers for announcements, five primary schools with CC-TV cameras, underground drainage system, toilet in each home, school dropout ratio is zero, 25 CC-TV cameras at the village junction

– Best Village Panchayat of Gujarat Award, Best Gram Sabha Award at national level

– Future plans (2014) – Wi-Fi connectivitysetting up a library

Ans. Punsari village, in the Sabarkantha district of Gujarat, has won the award for the Best Village Panchayat of Gujarat. It was also awarded as the Best Gram Sabha at the national level. What is so special about Punsari?

Well, Punsari is a small village with a population of about 6000 (in 2012). It has the Panchayati Raj system. Punsari is the first village to supply mineral water for drinking. It has a well-maintained Health Care Centre. It also provides good banking services to the villagers. Most of the villagers have a bank account. It is the only village panchayat to have a toll-free complaint centre. There are good roads in the village and so the panchayat was able to start mini buses for transportation. Punsari, being a small village, the panchayat has installed 120 speakers for public announcement across the village. There are 25 CC-TV cameras at the village junction. There are five primary schools, which also have installed CC-TV cameras in their premises. The school dropout ratio in this village is zero! This is the only village in the district which has an underground drainage system. Each house has a toilet, too.

In future, Punsari Gram Panchayat is also thinking of providing Wi-Fi facilities to all the villagers. They are also planning to set up a public library for the students and all the villagers.

You can start like this: This bar graph shows the information of solar power generation capacity of some of the states of India. Gujarat was ahead of all in production of solar power till 2015. But today Rajasthan leads in the generation of solar power. However, Tamil Nadu is giving a tough competition to Rajasthan. Uttar Pradesh is the only state that was never in competition. It was lagging behind in the past and it still lags behind all the states.

In short, in the past, Gujarat led in the generation of solar power. It was followed by Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.

Today, Rajasthan leads in the generation of solar power. It is followed by Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh.

(present facilities-facilities required – your ideas to motivate people – PPP Model People’s Participation Programme (જનભાગીદારી યોજના) – plan of improving at least two facilities – its possible effects on the village life-give a new name to the campaign)

Ans. Making My Village Better

I live in a small village in Saurashtra. In the past few years, my village has developed a lot. There are good roads, transport facilities, Primary Health Centre and a post office. There are two primary schools and one high school in my village.

But I feel a lot can be still done. And this can be done with the help and cooperation of the people of the village. I would like to implement the PPP (People’s Participation Programme) model to implement my ideas.

First, I would like to see some changes in education. I would like to have a college in my village. Today, many students do not get college education, because the nearest college is almost 25 km. away in a town. I would also like to open a night school for adults, especially the women. Women’s empowerment is a must today. Secondly, I would like to have a good

library in the village. There should be a bank, too. And every household in the village should I have at least one account in the bank.

There are good irrigation facilities. But I would like the farmers to use better seeds and latest techniques and equipment for farming.

The most important improvement that I would like to make is – electricity. I will educate the people about the benefits of solar energy. I would encourage them to make most of this natural source of energy.

All these facilities would make my village an ideal place to live in. People would have a better life. I would like to name my campaign ‘Maru Gaam, Aadarsh Gaam’.

Ans. The residents of Taj Nagar lobbied for a railway station in their village for twenty-five years.

Ans. The villagers decided to take matters into their own hands because their demand for a railway station was not met.

Ans. They collected twenty-one lakh rupees.

Ans. Most of the people living in the village are farmers.

Ans. The people were so keen to have a railway station in the village that everybody contributed according to their capacity – from three thousand rupees to seventy-five thousand rupees.

Ans. The burning desire of the people was to have a railway station in their village.

Ans. The construction of the station began in January 2008.

Ans. The villagers had to go to Halimandi or Patli to catch a train.

Ans. Halimandi and Patli are six kilometres from Taj Nagar.

Ans. The villagers thought that they should have a station in their village because the railway lines passed through the village.

Ans. The railways told the villagers that they did not have funds to build a railway station in their village.

Ans. The panchayat passed a resolution that since the railways was not able to build a station for them they would do it for themselves and with their own money.

Ans. The eleven member team started collecting money from the villagers to build a railway station.

Ans. The Taj Nagar railway station is the first station in the country on which the railway did not spend a single rupee as it was build with the people’s money.

Ans. The main problem in rural Uttar Pradesh is that over sixty per cent of households are without power.

Ans. MGP are trying to change things by putting two solar panels at a time.

Ans. As a result of MGP’s effort, more than 3,500 customers are connected to solar power mini-grids at the village level.

Ans. MGP is building a network of low cost solar micro-grids that provide two LED lights and a mobile charging point to all paying households at a cost of twenty-five rupees per week.

Ans. Solar power is cheaper than kerosene and being a smokeless source of light, it is good for the customer’s health.

Ans. MGP provides two LED lights and a mobile charging point with a network of low cost solar micro- grids.

Ans. The team maps the village to work out where to place each wire so as to connect the customer to the power source.

Ans. Installation of micro-grid is a grand event because everyone gets involved in it – some join in, while others look on, calling out orders or watching the proceedings with curiosity and surprise.

Ans. The panels and the battery are installed on the roof of a sturdy, brick-walled house.

Ans. The panel is installed in a southerly direction to capture as much sunlight as possible.

Ans. Azaz is one of the company’s first electrician, who is recruited from the local district block of Reusa.

Ans. Solar power saves environment, stops pollution and helps to start new businesses.

Ans. The people of the village are happy because they have light while they cook and eat and the children are also studying more.

Ans. In one village, customers are using the light to weave saris by night.

Ans. One man has a night business of making plastic tablecloth.

Ans. The Palakkad District Library was started in September 2013.

Ans. One-third of the thousand members of the library are women.

Ans. The library is a centre for information, knowledge, wisdom, cultural activities, research and reference.

Ans. The library was in news because the women members, supported by the shared space the library offered them, launched a women’s unit in February, 2014.

Ans. The women’s unit discussed methods of empowering women.

Ans. The secretary pointed out that through reading, women would realize their own strength and forge a unity.

Ans. The library helps women to manage family conflicts, legal disputes and professional problems.

Ans. Workshops in home economics, gardening, child care and arts are conducted in the library.

Ans. The library opened its halls for film screening, workshops in home economics or gardening, child care or the arts, and for women to get help in managing family conflicts, legal disputes and professional problems.

Ans. The libraries of the earlier times were disappearing and the libraries of the present times were too full of male readers.

Ans. If the women wasted their time in watching TV, it would encourage a climate in which women are afraid to go out after dark.

Ans. The women’s unit has planned to open separate reading rooms for women.

Ans. The library encourages women empowerment through classes, clubs, workshops and reading rooms.

Ans. The books will give women the strength to make good use of opportunities to empower them- selves.

Ans. The library stands as a beacon to encourage women’s empowerment through classes, clubs, workshops and reading rooms.

(1) demand – take matter into hands.

When the students demand was not met, they took the matters into their hands and boycotted the classes.

(2) pool in-build

The children have pooled in money to build a small tree-house.

(3) burning desire – craft destiny

The youth have a burning desire to craft their own destiny.

(4) as a result of- effort

As a result of our efforts, we have been able to force the authorities to reduce the school fees.

(5) squander – encourage

Parents should not encourage children to squander their pocket money on useless things.

(What was the need for a railway station? -Why did the people want a railway station? What was the response of the railways? – What did the villagers then do? – How much money did they pool in?-When was the railway station built?)

Ans. There were a large number of people and students in Taj Nagar who had to go to Gurugram, Delhi and Rewar. They had to either go to Halimandi or Patli to catch a train. Both the stations are six kilometres away. The railway lines passed through the village and so the people demanded a railway station there in 1982. But the railways refused saying that they did not have any funds. So the villagers decided to build a station themselves. Everybody contributed according to their capacity, ranging from three thousand rupees to seventy-five thousand rupees. They pooled in twenty-one lakh rupees and built a railway station on their own. The station started operations on 7 January, 2010.

(What has MGP done in the village? -What do the solar micro-grids provide the customers? – At what cost? – Why does the MGP team map the village? – What are the benefits of solar power?)

Ans. Mera Gao Power (MGP) has connected more than 3,500 customers to solar power mini-grids at the village level. MGP is building a network of low cost solar micro-grids that provide two LED lights and a mobile charging point to all paying households at a cost of twenty-five rupees per week. The MGP team maps the village, house by house, working out where to place each wire so as to connect customer to the power source. Due to solar micro-grids, there is no pollution and so the environment is also saved. Besides this, new businesses have also emerged in the villages. Children study more. The people enjoy cooking and eating in light.

(cheap-smokeless source of light – customer’s health – saves environment – no enjoy cooking pollution-new businesses – and eating in light – children study more)

Ans. Solar power is cheaper than kerosene, which can cost almost double in a month, It is a smokeless source of light, which comes with added benefits to customer’s health. Solar power saves environment because there is no pollution. New businesses have also started emerging because of solar power. In one village, customers are using the light to weave saris by night. In another, one man now has a night business of making plastic tablecloth. The people of the village are happy because they have light while they cook and eat. Besides this, the children are also studying more.

(when it was established – centre of knowledge, wisdom, etc. – women members – women’s unit – women’s empowerment – activities like film screening, workshops – women get help in family conflicts, legal disputes and professional problems separate reading rooms for women – women’s empowerment through classes, clubs, workshops and reading rooms)

Ans. The Palakkad District Public Library was established in September 2013. It is a centre for information, knowledge, wisdom, cultural activities, research and reference. A third of its thousand members are women. So the library launched a women’s unit in February, 2014. The unit got together to discuss methods of empowering women. The library opened its halls for film screening, workshops in home economics or gardening, child care or the arts. The women also get help in managing family conflicts, legal disputes and professional problems. The unit formulated plans for opening separate reading rooms for women. It encourages women’s empowerment through classes, clubs, workshops and reading rooms.

(1) When their demand was not met, the villagers decided to take matters into their own hands.

(2) Such was the burning desire to have a station in the village, everybody contributed according to their capacity.

(3) Till now, we had to either go to Halimandi or Patli to catch a train. Both the stations are six kilometres away from Taj Nagar.

(4) We thought when the railway lines passed through the village we would have a station here.

(5) We raised the demand in 1982 and have been continuously asking for it, but the railways told us that they did not have funds.

(6) Finally we decided to craft our own destiny,

(7) As a result of their efforts, the first railway station in the country, on which the railway did not have to spend a single rupee, started operations.

(8) A small social enterprise called Mera Gao Power (MGP) is trying to change things.

(9) In just over a year, MGP has connected more than 3,500 customers to solar power mini-grids at a village level.

(10) Village by village, MGP is building a network of low cost solar micro-grids that provide two LED lights and a mobile charging point to all paying households at a cost of twenty-five rupees per week.

(11) Solar power, as a ‘smokeless’ source of light, comes with added benefits to customer health.

(12) Installing a micro-grid is a grand event in the village and everyone gets involved.

(13) The roof of a sturdy, brick-walled house in each village is always chosen as the site for the panels and the battery.

(14) We’re saving our environment with these lights, and there’s no pollution in our homes either.

(15) New businesses are starting to emerge amongst the customers too.

(16) It’s nice to have light while we cook and eat. Our children are also studying more now!

(17) A third of its thousand members are women.

(18) The unit got together to discuss methods of empowering women.

(19) The library opened its halls for film screening, workshops in home economics or gardening, child care or the arts, and for women to get help in managing family conflicts, legal disputes and professional problems.

(20) Through reading, women would realize their own strength and forge a unity.

(21) The unit has formulated plans on opening separate reading rooms for women.

(22) There are the books, which will provide the women the strength they need to make good use of these opportunities.