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NCERT Solutions for Class 7th English Chapter 5 Bravehearts

Updated on 2026-09-19

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A Homage to Our Brave Soldiers is made of two letters. In the first, Soumya of Bengaluru writes to her friend Ananda in Chandigarh about a school trip to the National War Memorial in New Delhi — its 40 acres near India Gate, its 29,000 tablets bearing more than 26,000 names, and the citations of Lance Naik Albert Ekka (PVC) and Major Padmapani Acharya (MVC) . The memorial is built as four concentric circles — Amar Chakra (Circle of Immortality, with the Amar Jawan Jyoti in a 15-metre obelisk), Veerta Chakra (Circle of Bravery, six bronze murals), Tyag Chakra (Circle of Sacrifice, granite tablets set like a chakravyuh ) and Raksha Chakra (Circle of Protection, a row of trees). In the reply letter, Ananda writes about the war memorial in Chandigarh's Bougainvillea Garden, recalls Makhanlal C

  • A Homage to Our Brave Soldiers
  • My Dear Soldiers (poem by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam)
  • My Dear Soldiers
  • Rani Abbakka (graphic story, Ministry of Culture)
  • Rani Abbakka
Quick revision
WordWhere it comesWhat it meansUsed in a sentence
homageA Homage to Our Brave SoldiersSomething said or done to show respect publicly for someoneThe school paid homage to the soldiers on Kargil Vijay Diwas.
territorial integrityLetter I, page 180Safeguarding a nation's bordersSoldiers on the Siachen glacier protect our territorial integrity.
envisionedLetter I, page 180VisualisedThe memorial was envisioned long before it was built.
iconicLetter I, page 181Celebrated, very well knownIndia Gate is an iconic landmark of New Delhi.
etchedLetter I, page 181EngravedMore than 26,000 names are etched on the granite tablets.
gallantryLetter I, page 181Exceptional courage, especially in battleThe Param Vir Chakra is India's highest wartime gallantry medal.
posthumouslyLetter I, page 181After deathLance Naik Albert Ekka was awarded the PVC posthumously.
citationLetter I, page 182A written record of the meritorious performance of dutyThe teacher read out the citation aloud in class.
awestruckLetter I, page 182AmazedWe were awestruck by the sheer number of names.
commemoratesLetter I, page 183Remembers officially and shows respectThe Amar Jawan Jyoti commemorates our fallen soldiers.
obeliskLetter I, page 183A tapering stone pillarThe eternal flame burns at the foot of a 15-metre obelisk.
wreathsLetter I, page 183Circular arrangements of flowers placed in remembrance of the deadWreaths were laid at the memorial on Vijay Diwas.
interminableLetter I, page 183EverlastingThe interminable flame has not gone out since 1972.
muralsLetter I, page 184Large paintings on a wallSix bronze murals line the Veerta Chakra.
edificeLetter II, page 188A large, impressive buildingTo a hurried visitor the memorial is only an edifice of stone.
valiantLetter II, page 188Very braveWe owe our peace to valiant men and women.
memoirLetter II, page 190An account of one's personal life and experiencesMeena Nayyar's memoir is titled Tiger of Drass.
expansesMy Dear SoldiersWide, open stretches of landThey tread the lonely expanses as yogis.
vassalRani AbbakkaA state controlled by a more powerful country, which has to pay money when neededUllal had been made a vassal of the Portuguese.
sovereign countryRani AbbakkaA country with a government having complete authorityWe are a sovereign country and we pay tribute to no one.
dauntlessRani AbbakkaFearlessThe dauntless Abbakka addressed her men.
avengeRani AbbakkaTo take revenge forThe time to avenge your defeat has come.
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Exercises

  1. A Homage to Our Brave Soldiers — Let us do these activities before we read Page 179
  2. A Homage to Our Brave Soldiers — In-text Questions Page 180
  3. A Homage to Our Brave Soldiers — Let us discuss Page 187 & 188
  4. A Homage to Our Brave Soldiers — Let us discuss Page 192
  5. A Homage to Our Brave Soldiers — Let us think and reflect Page 192 & 193
  6. A Homage to Our Brave Soldiers — Let us learn Page 194 to 196
  7. A Homage to Our Brave Soldiers — Let us listen Page 196 & 197
  8. A Homage to Our Brave Soldiers — Let us speak Page 197
  9. A Homage to Our Brave Soldiers — Let us explore Page 198
  10. A Homage to Our Brave Soldiers — Let us write Page 198
  11. My Dear Soldiers (poem by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam) — Let us do these activities before we read Page 199
  12. My Dear Soldiers — Let us discuss Page 201
  13. My Dear Soldiers — Let us think and reflect Page 202
  14. My Dear Soldiers — Let us learn Page 202 & 203
  15. My Dear Soldiers — Let us listen Page 203 & 204
  16. My Dear Soldiers — Let us speak Page 204
  17. My Dear Soldiers — Let us write Page 205
  18. My Dear Soldiers — Let us explore Page 205
  19. Rani Abbakka (graphic story, Ministry of Culture) — Let us do these activities before we read Page 206
  20. Rani Abbakka — Let us discuss Page 213 & 214
  21. Rani Abbakka — Let us think and reflect Page 214 & 215
  22. Rani Abbakka — Let us learn Page 215 to 220
  23. Rani Abbakka — Let us listen Page 220 & 221
  24. Rani Abbakka — Let us speak Page 221
  25. Rani Abbakka — Let us write Page 221 & 222
  26. Rani Abbakka — Let us explore Page 222
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