The Village Pharmacy

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It is called the village pharmacy because many parts of the neem tree are used for health and medicine. Its bark, seeds, leaves, twigs, paste, and juice all have useful medicinal value.

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Neem is called a wonder tree because every part of it is useful. It has medicinal, eco-friendly, agro-friendly, cooling, and insect-repellent uses. It helps people, crops, and the environment.

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Neema is a student of standard VIII. She comes home late after taking part in a tribute at school. Her actions connect the lesson's human emotion with the theme of remembering lives through planting t…

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Iniyavan is Neema's father and a paediatrician at the city hospital. He is shown as a doctor who values traditional knowledge about neem.

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Grandpa is Neema's grandfather and Iniyavan's father. He is eighty years old and has lived in the village all his life. He knows a great deal about neem and calls it the village pharmacy.

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A fire broke out in the school kitchen and spread quickly. Ninety four children died in the tragedy. It happened in Kumbakonam in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu.

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The school planted 94 neem saplings in memory of the departed children. The saplings became a living tribute to the children who died.

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Homage means respect or honour. In the lesson, it refers to the tribute paid to the children who died in the Kumbakonam tragedy.