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NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English Chapter 4: A Tale of Valour: Major Somnath Sharma and the Battle of Badgam
"A Tale of Valour: Major Somnath Sharma and the Battle of Badgam" opens Unit 2, Values and Dispositions, at about twenty-one pages. The preface says it teaches the values of courage, duty and patriotism and shows how selflessness and commitment to one's country can make a lasting impact. Major Somnath Sharma is remembered as the first recipient of the Param Vir Chakra. Students read an account of a battle in 1947, discuss duty and sacrifice and learn how to summarise a real event. The chapter links with the Class 7 English lessons on soldiers and Class 7 Urdu on Brigadier Usman.
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A Tale of Valour: Major Somnath Sharma and the Battle of Badgam
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