Page 9 - Social Studies 4

The people in
my village are
very helpful and
cooperative. We
help each other in
need. We observe
our rituals and
festivals together.
We respect seniors
and love juniors.
It’s our culture. We
are residents of
Ramnagar.

Mukunda ‘Baje’(grandfather) and his wife, Ganga ‘Bajyai’(grandmother)
love us very much. They are at their seventies. They always tell us stories
with good lessons. We have learnt a lot from them.

Our other neighbours, Keshav Prashad and his wife Tara, almost behave
like our parents. So, we call them as ‘Ba’ (father) and ‘Ama’(mother)
respectively. Similarly, both the children of Mrs. Rai are senior to us. They
study in colleges. Thus, we call them ‘Dai’ (brother) and ‘Didi’(sister),
respectively. Since they are younger than us. Gopi and Nilu are around six
years old. We use 'Bhai' (younger brother) and 'Bahini' (younger sister) to
Gopi and Nilu.

We often address the couple as ‘Kaka’, Kaki’ if they are younger than our
parents. For example, there is a Chaudhary family next to my door having
four members: Umesh and his wife and their two children. We call Umesh
'Kaka' and his wife 'Kaki' since they look much younger. They came here
from the Tarai to settle in. Our Govind Guru (teacher) performs different
rituals in our neighbourhood.

In this way, we address our neighbours as if they were our own
family members. This is how we maintainin a good relationship in the
neighbourhood. Such practices help us to be united together despite
being people of different castes, creeds, ethnic groups and religions.

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