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COMPREHENSION (Sonam Wangchuk )
A. Fill in the blanks. (Sonam Wangchuk )
1. In 2016, Sonam Wangchuk won the ……………….Laureate.
2. Sonam Wangchuk invented the ………………… .
3. Wangchuk did not go to school for the first ……………
4. Wangchuk’s introduction of ……… reduced the students
failure rate from 95 per cent to 25 per cent.
5. Ice stupas solved the problem of …………..
6. Wangchuk feels that the world needs ……….universities.
Answer:
1. Rolex Awards
4. alternative learning practices
2. ice stupas
5. water scarcity
3. nine
6. doer
B. Answer the questions briefly. (Sonam Wangchuk )
1. What is the Rolex Award for Enterprise?
Answer: The Rolex Award for Enterprise is an international philanthropic
programme that supports new and ongoing projects by individuals who have
touched all aspects of humanity by expanding knowledge or improving life on the
planet.
2. What kind of childhood did Wangchuk have?
Answer: Sonam Wangchuk was born and brought up in a tiny village of five
households, about 70 km from Leh. He spent the first nine years of his life
learning in a ‘holistic, harmonious way’. There weren’t any schools in his
village, so he learnt to read and write from his mother. He played in the
fields, sowing seeds, working with animals, jumping in the river, and climbing
trees.
3. What did he do while pursuing engineering?
Answer: While pursuing engineering, he started teaching children.
4. What was the result of the survey conducted by the Himalayan
Institute of Alternatives?
How did Wangchuk change the situation?
Answer: According to the survey conducted by the Himalayan Institute of
Alternatives, almost per cent students had failed their board exams. Wangchuk,
over the next two decades, introduced alternative learning practices and
innovative measures that reduced this number to 25 per cent.
5. How is SECMOL different from other schools?
Answer: SECMOL takes the failures from the conventional school system and
makes living in the school a learning experience in itself. The students run
the school themselves. They learn by doing they farm, keep animals, make food
products, and engage in solving real-life problems.
6. How do ice stupas function? Describe.
Answer: ce stupas are built during winter, so that the water from them
when they start melting can be used in late spring. To build an Ice stupa, a
pipe is taken upslope, put in the stream or the lake and buried under six feet
under the ground. The pipe takes water downslope to the village. Due to
gravity, pressure builds up in the pipe and water comes out gushing upward like
a sprinkler. The sprinkling water, in -20°C, falls and freezes and over weeks
it becomes a huge mountain of ice. The idea is to freeze the water in the
winter and use it in late spring. The conical tower shape ensures that the
surface exposed to the sun is minimal, so premature melting is avoided.
7. What does the Himalayan Institute of Alternatives aim to
do?
Answer: The Himalayan Institute of Alternatives aims to create a
sustainable ecosystem of constant
innovation, wherein the youth from different Himalayan countries
will come together to research the issues faced by mountain people in the field
of education, culture, and environment. The participants will also formulate
ways to solve those issues through innovative ideas and practical application
of knowledge,
C. Think and answer the questions. (Sonam Wangchuk )
1. Why do you think were the structures called ice stupas?
Answer: Stupas are Buddhist shrines that are dome shaped. The population
of Ladakh is mostly Buddhist so the structures have been called ice
stupas.
2. Do you think Sonam Wangchuk deserved the Rolex Award for
Enterprise? Give reasons for your answer.
Answer: Yes, Sonam Wngchuk deserved the Rolex Award for Enterprise. He has
made a significant contribution to improving life by reducing scarcity of water
in his area.
