MY ENGLISH BOOK TWO STANDARD TWO

The Constitution of India

Chapter IV A

Fundamental Duties

ARTICLE 51A

Fundamental Duties- It shall be the duty of every citizen of India-

(a) to abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the National Flag and the National Anthem

(b) to cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired our national struggle for freedom;

(d) to defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so;

(e) to promote harmony and the spirit of common brotherhood amongst all the people of India transcending religious, linguistic and regional or sectional diversities, to renounce practices derogatory to the dignity of women;

(f) to value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture;

(g) to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wild life and to have compassion for living creatures;

(h) to develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform;

(i) to safeguard public property and to abjure violence;

(j) to strive towards excellence in all spheres of individual and collective activity so that the nation constantly rises to higher levels of endeavour and achievement;

(k) who is a parent or guardian to provide opportunities for education to his child or, as the case may be, ward between the age of six and fourteen years.

First Edition : 2019

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Third Reprint : 2022

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English Language Committee :

Smt. Hemalata Honwad, Chairperson

Dr Rohit Kawale, Member

Dr. Manjushree Sardeshpande, Member

Dr Shruti Chaudhary, Member

Shri. Shridhar Nagargoje, Member

Dr Muktaja Mathkari, Member

Dr. Dipak Damodare, Member

Dr. Ibrahim Nadaf, Member

Dr. Sangita Ghodake, Member

Smt. Arundhati Garud, Member

Shri. Santosh Pawar, Member-Secretary

Cover : Shri. Yashvant Deshmukh

Illustrations : Reshma Barve,

Manoj Pawar

Co-ordination :

Santosh J. Pawar

Assistant Special Officer English

Production :

Sachchitanand Aphale

Chief Production Officer

Vinod Gawade

Production Officer

Mitali Shitap

Assistant Production Officer

Publisher :

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Controller

Maharashtra State

Textbook Bureau,

Prabhadevi,

Mumbai - 400 025.

Study Group Members :

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Smt. Ashfiya Siddiqui

Smt. Harsha Chavan

Smt. Mangala Barave

Shri. Nilesh Kedare

Shri. Pradip Patil

Smt. Manjusha Bodele

Shri. Rahul Surwase

Smt. Vinita Narang

Smt. Neelima Patil

Shri. Gajanan Bodhe

Dr. Godavari Ugale

Shri. Sultanchaand Shaikh

Smt. Pooja Thakare

Smt. Manasi Bhosale

Shri. Jagdish Kumbhar

Smt. Preeti Khandelwal

Smt. Renu Dhotre

Smt. Suwarna Kulkarni

Smt. Meenakshi Kharatmol

Shri. Narayan Mangalaram

Shri. Rakesh Salunkhe

Shri. Santosh Natikar

Shri. Zuber Kazi

Smt. Jayanti Jog

Dr. Deepali Deshmukh

Shri. Pavankumar Korde

Smt. Anita Marathe

Smt. Gourangi Sawant

Smt. Anjali Awadhutkar

Smt. Amruta Naik

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The Constitution of India

Preamble

WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having

solemnly resolved to constitute India into a

SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and to secure to

all its citizens:

JUSTICE, social, economic and political;

LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith

and worship;

EQUALITY of status and of opportunity;

and to promote among them all

FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of

the individual and the unity and integrity of the

Nation;

IN OUR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY this

twenty-sixth day of November, 1949, do HEREBY

ADOPT, ENACT AND GIVE TO OURSELVES

THIS CONSTITUTION.

NATIONAL ANTHEM

Jana-gana-mana-adhināyaka jaya hë

Bhārata-bhāgya-vidhātā,

Panjaba-Sindhu-Gujarata-Marathā

Dravida-Utkala-Banga

Vindhya-Himachala-Yamuna-Gangā

uchchala-jaladhi-taranga

Tava subha nāmē jāgē, tava subha āsisa māgē,

gāhē tava jaya-gāthā,

Jana-gana-mangala-dāyaka jaya hē

Bhārata-bhāgya-vidhātā,

Jaya hē, Jaya hē, Jaya hē,

Jaya jaya jaya, jaya hē.

PLEDGE

India is my country. All Indians

are my brothers and sisters.

I love my country, and I am proud

of its rich and varied heritage. I shall

always strive to be worthy of it.

I shall give my parents, teachers

and all elders respect, and treat

everyone with courtesy.

To my country and my people,

I pledge my devotion. In their

well-being and prosperity alone lies

my happiness.

Preface

Dear Children,

I am sure you enjoyed learning from and reading, 'My English Book One' in Standard One. A warm welcome to Standard Two now! We are looking forward to seeing your bright and happy faces when you receive 'My English Book Two' in Standard Two this year. We are happy to place this textbook 'My English Book Two' in your hands.

You learnt wonderful songs, rhymes and poems in Standard One. You listened to interesting stories and enacted those in the classroom and at home too. You were thoroughly engaged in doing the interesting activities given in the book.

Well, this year, too, you are going to have plenty of fun while learning English. This textbook is a treasure box, full of interesting stories of birds, animals, boys and girls, parents and grandparents. The poems and stories talk to you about the real world as well as the imaginary worlds of insects and trees, of children and their dreams. There are many opportunities for you to relate to those worlds. There are many language games and activities.

You will learn new words and how to trace and then write them. You will have fun matching pictures with the words, reciting and learning poems. You will learn to ask right questions to guess the answers. You will love the colourful pictures too. I am sure you will enjoy everything about this book. Q. R. Codes have been given to songs, stories, poems, picture reading and other activities too.

I am sure by the end of the year, you will be ready and looking forward to the next year's My English Book.

Wishing you all the best for your studies.

Pune

Date: 6 April, 2019

Gudhi Padva

Indian Solar Year:

16 Chaitra, 1941

(Dr Sunil Magar)

Director

Maharashtra State Bureau of Textbook

Production and Curriculum Research, Pune