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KALMANE KAMEGOWDA

It was recess time at school. Parul decided to help and soon, a small group of
students was placing water bowls everywhere.
What’s
going on
What are here?
you doing,
Lakshmi?
This is for We are
the sparrows. It’s putting OUT water
so hot and they’ll for the birds and
be thirsty. animals, Sir.

They seem really
thirsty in this heat. So I That’s a lovely
thought we could help. gesture, Lakshmi. But if
There’s not much else people want, they can do
we can do for a lot more for the welfare
them, anyway! of all species. Let me tell
you the story of Kamegowda,
who was praised by our
Prime Minister on
Mann ki baat.

Kalmane Kamegowda was a shepherd who lived in
Dasanadoddi village in the Mandya district of Karnataka.
Hrrr…hrr…come
on, Shantha! You are
lagging behind as
always.

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