Chapter at a glance
A poem celebrating India, linked in the textbook to the National Anthem and its states, mountain ranges and rivers.
What this chapter covers
- Reflect and Respond
- Reading for Appreciation
- Check Your Understanding
- Poetic devices and interpretation
Key points
- This poem is in Unit 1, alongside the prose lesson ‘How I Taught My Grandmother to Read’.
Read the NCERT chapter
Read this chapter in the official NCERT textbook Kaveri (2026-27 edition) for free on ncert.nic.in.
Source: NCERT, Kaveri, Grade 9 (2026-27). NCERT chapter PDF. Spotted a mistake? Email edura.class9.yt@gmail.com. Last updated 11 October 2026.