Laxmi Panda

Laxmi Panda's parents were from ___, a state in Eastern India.

• Orissa
• Mizoram

• Himachal Pradesh

• Arunachal Pradesh

What was the former name of Myanmar?

What is the setting of the book, Laxmi Panda?

• Burma, 1842

• Myanmar, 1942

• Burma, 1942

• Ho Chi Min, 1942

How did she manage to get recruited in the Rani Jhansi Regiment?

• She bribed the guards with berries from the forest

• When Netaji visited the camp, she stopped his car

• She impressed everyone with her singing

• She broke into the barracks and demanded to see Netaji

The motto of INA was "Ittefaq, Etmad, Kurbani". What do the words mean?

• unity

• Etmad

• faith

• Ittefaq

• sacrifice

• Kurbani

Match the most accurate adjectives to the characters

• loyal

• Laxmi Panda

• galvaniser

• Madam

• spunky

• Emily

• shifty

• Netaji

• adaptive

• Nakul

What name was Laxmi given by Netaji and why?

• Indira, because she resembled Indira Gandhi

• Nirbhaya, because she was brave

• Aparna, because she had survived on leaves or 'parna' in Sanskrit

• Indira, so that she would not be confused with Laxmi Sahgal

Why should we read books like Laxmi Panda?

(Note: there can be more than one correct answer)

• We learn how History can be creatively mixed with Fiction to make it interesting

• We learn about historical events that are erased, forgotten, or ignored

• We learn why we need independence

• We learn about people, especially women, who are not mentioned in History books

• We learn how ordinary people can become extraordinary through courage and determination

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Genre

,

(b) Themes

,

(c) Fictional character

,

(d) Non-Fictional character

• Women empowerment

• Historical Fiction

• Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

• Emily

Laxmi Panda was known for her ​ (a)   . She was the youngest ​ (b)   in Netaji's all-women regiment called the ​ (c)   .

• valour
• mole
• Rani Jhansi Regiment
• INA
• timorous