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    1.  Saket

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                     2.  Tanmay

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                     3.  Arun

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                     4.  Rahul

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                EXCHANGE OF GOODS                                                                 Century   #Subject Enrichment
                                                                                                   Skills

                Many years ago, in the village of Rampur,
                people exchanged goods directly, without
                using  money.  Gopal  Chacha  gave  two

                pots of honey to Meena Bua and in return,
                she gave him three bundles of firewood.
                Meena  Bua  later  exchanged  three

                bundles of firewood with Ramu Bhaiya for               Gopal Chacha  Meena Bua   Meena Bua   Ramu Bhaiya
                a basket of mangoes.

                This system worked because everyone traded based on their needs. Gopal Chacha
                needed  firewood  for  cooking  and Meena Bua  used  honey  to  make  sweets.  Ramu

                Bhaiya happily gave mangoes for the firewood he needed to dry clothes during the
                rainy season.

                But times have changed. Today, we use money to buy and sell things. We no longer
                need to find someone to exchange their goods with ours. Instead, we use notes and

                coins — like `1, `5, `10, `50, `100 and more — to pay for goods and services. Now, Gopal
                Chacha can sell honey at the market for `200 and use that money to buy anything he

                needs — whether it is firewood, fruits, or clothes.
                Money makes trade easier, quicker and more convenient for everyone.

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