Class 5 Hindi - WEST-BENGAL
Chand Ka Kurta
Chand Ka Kurta is a delightful and imaginative poem written by the famous Hindi poet Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, prescribed for Class 5 students under the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE). The poem humorously describes the innocent desire of the moon (Chand), who asks his mother for a warm kurta to protect himself from the biting winter cold. The poem highlights the changing phases of the moon through a child-friendly mother-son conversation, teaching students about the lunar cycle while enhancing their Hindi vocabulary and reading comprehension skills for board assessments.
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चाँद की जिद्द (The Moon's Demand)
The moon asks his mother for a warm winter kurta because he is shivering from the cold every night.
मौसम और ठंड (Weather and Cold)
The poem reflects the winter season (जाड़ा) and the necessity of warm clothes to protect oneself from low temperatures.
चाँद का घटना और बढ़ना (Phases of the Moon)
The mother explains the practical difficulty of stitching a kurta because the moon's size changes every day, growing smaller and larger.
काल्पनिक संवाद (Imaginative Dialogue)
A creative conversation between the moon and his mother that sparks imagination and teaches poetic expression in Hindi.
रामधारी सिंह Dinkar की रचना शैली (Poet's Style)
Dinkar uses simple yet rhythmic Hindi words to make complex natural phenomena understandable and entertaining for children.
Important Formulas
Board Exam Info
In WBBSE Class 5 Hindi examinations, this chapter typically carries around 6 to 10 marks. Common question types include short answer questions based on the poem's lines, word meanings (शब्दार्थ), sentence making, and long questions explaining why the mother could not make a kurta for the moon.
Frequently Asked Questions
चाँद अपनी माँ से क्या माँग रहा है?
चाँद अपनी माँ से ठंड से बचने के लिए एक झिंगोला (कुर्ता) माँग रहा है।
माँ चाँद के लिए कुर्ता क्यों नहीं सिल पा रही है?
क्योंकि चाँद का आकार रोज़ बदलता है (वह घटता-बढ़ता रहता है), इसलिए किसी भी दिन का नाप पक्का नहीं रहता।
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