“A few more examples: A jati, or a subdivision of it, is also often called a community.
A group of people of a particular religion, region, common work, or interest, especially a smaller group, may also be called a community; for instance, ‘Mumbai’s Parsi community’, ‘Chennai’s Sikh community’, ‘America’s Indian community’, ‘Kerala’s scientific community’, ‘our school’s art community’, ‘the village’s farming community’, and so on… The list is endless!”
In your school, you may be part of different communities – your class, of course, but also the sports community, the National Service Scheme, the National Cadet Corps, a science or drama club, etc.
1. What does ‘jati’ refer to in the passage ?
2. Provide two examples of communities mentioned in the passage.
3. How does the passage describe the concept of community ?
4. What are some examples of communities within a school context, as mentioned in the passage ?
5. Why might the concept of ‘community’ be considered flexible according to the passage ?