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2. This is Jerusalem, home to the sacred sites of Christianity, Islam and Judaism. This is the place that houses the church of the Holy Sepulchre, the place where Jesus was finally laid to rest. This is also the site of Christ’s crucifixion, burial and resurrection.
3. Built by the Roman Emperor Constantine at the site of an earlier temple to Aphrodite, it is the most venerated Christian shrine in the world. And justifiably so, here, within the church, are the last five stations of the cross; the 10th station where Jesus was stripped of his clothes, the 11th where he was nailed to the cross, the 12th where he died on the cross, the 13th where the body was removed from the cross, and the 14lh, his tomb.
4. For all this weighty tradition, the approach and entrance to the church is non-descript. You have to ask for directions. Even to the devout Christian pilgrims walking along the Via Dolorosa - the Way of Sorrows - first nine stations look clueless. Then a courtyard appears, hemmed in by other buildings and a doorway to one side. This leads to a vast area of huge stone architecture.
5. Immediately inside the entrance is your first stop. It’s the stone of anointing: this is the place, according to Greek tradition, where Christ was removed from the cross. The Roman Catholics, however, believe it to be the spot where Jesus’ body was prepared for burial by Joseph.
6. What happened next? Jesus was buried. He was taken to a place outside the city of Jerusalem where other graves existed and there, he was buried in a cave. However, all that is long gone, destroyed by continued attacks and rebuilding; what remains is the massive — and impressive — Rotunda (a round building with a dome) that Emperor Constantine built. Under this, and right in the centre of the Rotunda, is the structure that contains the Holy Sepulchre.
7. “How do you know that this is Jesus’ tomb?” I asked one of the pilgrims standing next to me. He was clueless, more interested, like the rest of them, in the novelty of it all and in photographing it, than in its history or tradition.
8. At the start of the first century, the place was a disused quarry outside the city walls. According to the gospels, Jesus’ crucifixion occurred ‘at a place outside the city walls with graves nearby.’ Archaeologists have discovered tombs from that era, so the site is compatible with the biblical period.
9. The structure at the site is a marble tomb built over the original burial chamber. It has two rooms, and you enter four at a time into the first of these, the Chapel of the Angel. Here the angel is supposed to have sat on a stone to recount Christ’s resurrection. A low door made of white marble, partly worn away by pilgrims’ hands, leads to a smaller chamber inside. This is the ‘room of the tomb’, the place where Jesus was buried.
10. We entered in single file. On my right was a large marble slab that covered the original rock bench on which the body of Jesus was laid. A woman knelt and prayed. Her eyes were wet with tears. She pressed her face against the slab to hide them, but it only made it worse.
On the basis of your understanding of this passage answer the following questions with the help of given options:
(a) How does Jerusalem still retain the charm of ancient era?
(i) There are narrow lanes.
(ii) Roads are paved with cobblestones.
(iii) People can be seen riding asses
(iv) All of the above
(b) Holy Sepulchre is sacred to
(i) Christianity
(ii) Islam
(iii) Judaism
(iv) Both (i) and (iii)
(c) Why does one have to constantly ask for dire
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Greenfield-15 A
Mumbai
May 20, 2018
The Editor
The Hindu
New Delhi
Subject: Unrelenting
Problem of Child Labour in India
Dear Sir:
I am writing to your good-self to express my deep anguish
over the unrelenting problem of child labour in our country. I feel a little
attention of yours towards the problem will be enough to initiate new campaign
in eradicating the problem.
The problem of child labour is quite widespread across
India. In spite of the many ani-child labour laws, the problem continues to spoil
the lives of thousands of children. The adverse effects of this problem affect
the growth, development, and progress of our nation.
Not only millions of underage children are forced to work in
factories, shops, glass-blowing industry, workshops, etc, they are paid the
minimum of wages. According to Census data, there are over 82 lakh child
labourers (aged between 5 – 14 years) in India. Our country needs more and more
skilled manpower to achieve the objectives of growth, development and
advancement. With so many millions of children working menial jobs, without
education, how can India achieve her goals?
Through the medium of your esteemed daily I appeal to the
Government to take some proactive and stringent measures to stop this problem
of child labour and must ensure education for them. Undoubtedly there are many
laws against child labour, however their poor implementation is responsible for
the continuation of the problem.
Thanking you.
Yours truly,
Sam Dev