Amardeep Punjabi Path Mala Part 1 is the best picture book that takes advantage
of the way children learn Poetry and story . This book was written by Dr
Gurdyal Singh Phul who was a children's book writer. The Book starts with the poem
titled as ‘Soorj’ in Punjabi which means the sun. In this poem the writer
narrates the importance of the sun in the form of verses and give exercises
based on the poetry like fill the blanks etc.
The second story is about the festival “Rakhri” Rakhsha Bandhan which is
a festival of brothers and their sisters and the emotional bonding they share.
Sisters tie band on their brother’s wrist with a promise from the brother to
protect her in every way.
”Ka Te Koil” is the next story
explained, giving a lesson to kids reading it. It is about a Crow and Cuckoo. The crow puts a question to the Cuckoo . We
are same in color (Black) but people like you why not me? Then Cuckoo replied
we are not same, you are not melodious but I have a sweet voice and people like
birds that chirp sweet. The next story is
about ‘Harmandir Sahib’ the holy temple of the Sikhs also known as The Golden
Temple, situated in Amritsar. There are four doors to get into the Harmandir
Sahib, which symbolizes the openness of the Sikhs towards all people and
religions. The Gurdwara is surrounded by a large lake or holy tank, known as
the Sarovar, which consists of Amrit.
The Red Turnip (Lal Salgam) is another story introduced for the young
learning buds in the Punjabi Paath Mala Part1. This story is about fast
friendship in the forest between a Rabbit, Calf and goat. When snow covers the
forest and there is scarcity of food the rabbit
gets two turnips and shares with his friends to satisfy their hunger
along with him. The book compiles within it a patriotic poem known as “Desh”(country) where the poet praises the
country and its natural beauty like water, wind, forest, flowers, river etc.
Children can also learn word meanings and many more in different sections of
the Punjabi Paath Mala Part 1
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