No Place for Us Class 5 Notes CBSE EVS Chapter 18 (Free PDF Download)

Summary of No Place For Us

• There was a village named Khedi where Jatrya was born.

• In this village, people lived like a big family and always helped each other.

• Life in a village is very simple.

• Jatrya had to leave his village.

• A big dam was to be built on the river that would make large areas of land go under the water, displacing many people.

• Jatrya shifted to a new village called Sinduri.

• He was not happy living in Sinduri village, here the Khedi people were considered ‘unwanted guests’.

• After staying with his wife and two children for years in Sinduri village, he decided to shift to Mumbai for betterment.

• However, Mumbai also treated them as ‘outsiders’ during the last two years of his stay there.

Jatryabhai

• Life in Mumbai was very difficult for Jatryabhai.

• He started with repairing torn fishing nets, but the money he got was not enough.

• Because of this, young Sidya also had to work in the nearby fish factory to earn some extra money.

• He cleaned and sorted the big and small fish from 4’o clock till 7’o clock in the morning, then he would come home and take a nap then go to school.

• In the evening he would roam around the vegetable market and help some lady to carry her bags, or go to the railway station to pick up empty bottles and newspapers to sell to the junk seller.

• At night, the old memories would come back to Jatryabhai.

Remembering Old Days

• Jatryabhai was born in a village called Khedi, which was in the middle of thick green hills and jungles.

• They have been living there since before their grandfather was born.

• His village was peaceful with many soothing sounds – the murmur of trees, the gurgle of the flowing river, and the chirping of birds.

• The people did farming and the children also learned many things while working with the elders.

• They learned to dance together, to play flute and dhol, to make pots of clay and bamboo, to recognize birds and imitate their sounds, etc.

• People used to live in the village like a big family.

• They used to collect things from the forest and sell them in the market.

• The elders of the village used to arrange weddings and settle quarrels.

• During festivals, Jatrya would play the drum, and dance with boys and girls of his age.

Across the River

• A dam was to be built on the river.

• As a result, the village would drown, so the people had to leave the village.

• The officials and police told them that Villages on the bank of the river would have to be removed.

• People who have plots at Khedi will be given land far away, on the other side of the river.

• They will have everything there – a school, electricity, hospitals, buses, trains, etc.

• Jatrya was a little scared but at the same time excited too by hearing all the new things they would get in the new village.

A New Place

• The people of Khedi village moved to a new village called Sinduri.

• Here they had to pay for everything - medicines, vegetables, food, firewood, fodder, etc.

• He could not afford kerosene, so he collected old tyres to light the stove in his home.

• The new village was not like what Jatrya had dreamt of.

• There was electricity but not all day and they had to pay for it. They had taps with no water.

• Jatrya got just one room with a tin shed. There was no place to keep animals, and even his land was not very fertile and they could not do much farming.

• They did not have enough money to buy seeds and fertilizers.

• In the school, the teachers did not care about the children who came from the Khedi village.

Some Years Later

• Jatrya sold his land in Sinduri and moved to Mumbai to start a new life.

• Things were not very here as well, but he hoped they would get better.

• Jatrya wanted to save money to repair his old shack, but his relatives would tell him that there is no place for outsiders like them and they might need to move again.

• Jatrya was scared and worried for his family. He just kept working hard and hoped things would get better one day.

Solved Examples

1. Why do you think families like that of Jatrya’s are coming to big cities?

Ans: Smaller cities do not have many options. People who are poor or who want to earn more than they are currently earning frequently migrate to large cities. There are numerous opportunities in large cities. In major cities, a wide range of jobs are available. This is why families like Jatrya's are flocking to big cities.

2. Was Sinduri village like the village of Jatrya’s dreams?

Ans: No, Sinduri village was not like the village of Jatrya’s dreams.

3. What difference did he find between Sinduri and his dream village?

Ans: Nothing was ideal, as Jatrya had imagined an ideal village. Sinduri's houses were made of tin Sheets and were extremely frail. Sinduri had no access to electricity. Jatrya was forced to use an old tyre as fuel. The stench of a burning tyre was difficult to bear. Sinduri was devoid of open space. Sinduri had neither a school nor a hospital. Sinduri was thus very different from Jatrya's fantasy village.

4. What had Jatryabhai thought while moving to Mumbai? Did he find Mumbai as he had imagined?

Ans: The problems of Sinduri village made Jatrya feel like a 'unwanted guest' there. He desired to depart from Sinduri. He considered moving to Mumbai because he couldn't return to Khedi.

He did not find Mumbai to be what he had expected. Living in Mumbai was difficult.

Practice Questions

1. In Khedi, how many people were there in Jatrya’s family? When he thought about his family who all came to his mind?

Ans: Jatrya's family in Khedi consisted of three members: his father, mother, and Jatrya. But the entire village was like a big family to Jatrya. When he thought about his family, he imagined his future wife and children. He used to think about his family whenever he was lonely.

2. Think of the kinds of difficulties people have to face where a dam is being built.

Ans: Where a dam is being built, people face numerous challenges. Some of these are discussed further below:

1. Houses and farms are demolished.

2. Thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes, where they have lived for generations.

3. They are relocated to a new area that does not provide the amenities that were promised to them.

4. Starting a new life presents numerous challenges.

5. They must work very hard to develop a support system, which includes schools, markets, and so on.

Important Points to Remember

• The village people lead a difficult life.

• We should not treat the village people as outsiders.

• We should care about the needs and difficulties that those people might face.

• We should always try to lend a helping hand to those people.

Importance of CBSE Class 5 EVS Chapter 18 No Place for Us

This chapter perfectly explains how a family was forced to leave its village due to the construction of a dam. They had to leave the place where their forefathers used to live for centuries. The families shifted to Mumbai but could not find a proper place to live.

They had to spend their days on the roadside and work inhumanely to survive. No Place for Us also explains how the days in the village were beautiful. It was green everywhere and people used to be very happy with what they had. Everyone helped others in critical times and enjoyed living in harmony.

It is exactly the opposite in the city. This chapter is very important for Class 5 students as it explains what things have no place in history.  Children even have to struggle to study in the new schools and have to face a lot of difficulties.

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