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True or False. Find out whether the following statements are true or false:

Who Am I? Can you identify these figures?

What kinds of sacrifices are needed to achieve freedom? Think about the lives of Indian soldiers during wars, families suffering during famines, leaders and ordinary people who were arrested, and countless others who lost their homes and safety while participating in protests. If you were living during India's freedom struggle, would you have chosen to participate in it? What comforts, opportunities, or personal goals might you have been willing to give up for a cause you strongly believed in?

What values does Tilak's statement, "Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it," reflect? Can these values be meaningful for young people today?

How did peasants, workers, tribals, and students contribute to the national movement in ways different from political leaders?

Discuss in class this extract from Nehru's speech on 15 August 1947: "Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially. At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends, and when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance..." What is meant by "redeem our pledge"? How would you define the 'soul of a nation'?

Imagine you are a freedom fighter. a) Explain the method you support to achieve freedom. b) Discuss with your classmates any other method they would support. Be respectful in your debate. c) What does this debate teach us about unity and disagreement?

Write a news report based on an important event in the Freedom Movement (Swadeshi, boycott, satyagraha, Non-Cooperation, Quit India, or Partition). a) Write a headline. b) Include one interview or public reaction. c) Explain why this event was important.

Imagine you are part of a team creating a small museum exhibition on India's freedom struggle for students of your age. a) Choose a title for your exhibit. b) Select three objects (for example: a letter, a photograph, a newspaper, a prison diary - you can add to these examples) and explain what each object represents. c) Write a short note on what visitors should learn or feel after seeing this exhibit.

As a class activity, write and stage a small play or skit based on the Freedom Movement.

India achieved freedom after great sacrifice. What responsibilities do citizens have today to protect and strengthen this freedom? Write 5 to 10 lines.