Chetandas describes his life experiences moving from India to Pakistan as a child after the countries divided. He helped his parents build their first home using local materials like mud, husk, cow dung and wood. Over the years he got married, had children, and built additional rooms. His children are now grown and he is planning to build a new home with modern materials like bricks, cement and running water. Chetandas has seen many changes over his lifetime in how homes are constructed.

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2. HELLO I am
Chetandas

3. When I was nine years old our
country was divided into India
and Pakistan. We took a train
to come here near Delhi.

4. Un Forgettable-Day

5. We were given a piece of land and we built our
house using the available resources like Mud, Husk,
Cow dung, Wooden pieces etc…. Myself and my
sister helped my parents to built this house.

6. Clay for the walls and the floor

7. To support the roofTo support the roof

8. Coconut Leaves

9. Cow dung flooring keeps the insects away.

10. Straw roof

11. I got married. We built one
more room, we used iron
and cement for making the
roof. We also used unbaked
bricks

12. Roof using Iron and Cement

13. Unbaked Bricks

14. My wife Suman used Mud Chulha to cook food

15. Toilet behind the House

16. My two sons and a
daughter were born in
this house, they have
grown up. My son is to
get married and I am
planning to build a new
house.

17. My proposed new house.

18. Gravel

19. Bricks

21. Cement

22. Mixer Machine
Do you
know me?

23. Wall construction

24. Wood for making doors and windows

25. What adds strength to the house?

26. Mosaic flooring

27. Toilet in Chetandas’s house

28. Who is she?
What has she in her hand?
Yes, she is an architect, who
makes the plan of the house

29. Mason

30. Carpenter

31. Painter

32. Plumber

33. Electrician

34. I completed my house with
the help of people you saw
above.

35. My Son’s wife going to use
the gas stove and she need
not sit in the kitchen

36. Few years ago Raju renovated
the toilet and bathroom.
Spending so much money for a
place to have a Bath!!

37. Wow!! What a
change..

38. I have seen so many changes in
my life. I don’t know where my
grand children want to live and
how their houses will be?!!!

39. CarpenterCarpenter house sketchhouse sketch
MasonMason white washingwhite washing
ElectricianElectrician woodworkwoodwork
PlumberPlumber laying brickslaying bricks
ArchitectArchitect pipeline for waterpipeline for water
painterpainter wiring for currentwiring for current
Let’s Match

40. You are absolutelY
right…
Keep it up..
Your grade is
A