Download Winds of Change – NCERT Class 9 English Chapter 3 PDF from the new NCERT Class 9 English book Kaveri (2026-27). Read the chapter online or download the free PDF. Winds of Change (prose, pages 69–73) traces the pankha from Ajanta’s wall paintings to temples, royal courts and trade routes.
Winds of Change PDF – Chapter 3 of Kaveri
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| Chapter | Download | |
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| Chapter 3 PDF | Winds of Change | View PDF |
| Full book | NCERT Class 9 English – Kaveri | View Book |
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What Is in Winds of Change? (Class 9 English Chapter 3)
- Winds of Change (prose, pages 69–73) traces the pankha from Ajanta’s wall paintings to temples, royal courts and trade routes.
- Each region makes its own fan: appliqué, zardozi and brass (Rajasthan), mirror-work, beads and leather (Gujarat), sola and palm leaf (Bengal), bamboo (Bihar).
- Technology has made pankhas mostly decorative; celebrations, workshops and exhibitions can save the craft and the artisans’ livelihood.
- Canvas of Soil (poem, Maya Anthony): three AABB stanzas built on one metaphor — the garden as a painting, made by those who till the soil.
- Extra readings: O. Henry’s The Last Leaf, where a painted leaf saves a girl’s life, and Toru Dutt’s sonnet A Sea of Foliage Girds Our Garden Round.
- Language work: word pairs with and, fixed expressions, collocations and the present perfect tense.
Quick revision – Winds of Change
| Text | Type | Key idea |
|---|---|---|
| Winds of Change | Prose (information text) | The Indian hand fan reflects the culture of each region; celebrating the craft can keep it alive. |
| The Last Leaf (O. Henry) | Story (extra reading) | An old painter’s last masterpiece, a painted leaf, gives a sick girl the will to live. |
| Canvas of Soil (Maya Anthony) | Poem | One metaphor all through: the garden is a painting — earth the palette, seeds the brushstrokes, plot the canvas. |
| A Sea of Foliage Girds Our Garden Round (Toru Dutt) | Poem (sonnet, extra reading) | The colours of trees, flowers and moonlight make the poet’s garden feel like paradise. |
Old NCERT vs New – Class 9 English
This chapter is from Kaveri, the new NCERT Class 9 English book (NCF-SE 2023, used from 2026-27). It replaced the old book “Beehive and Moments”, so chapter numbers and names differ from older PDFs.
Solutions and All Chapters
Answers to the exercises and the full chapter list of Kaveri:
Winds of Change – Overview
| Class | Class 9 |
| Subject | English |
| Book | Kaveri – new NCERT book |
| Chapter | 3 of 7 – Winds of Change |
| Book pages | 69 – 96 |
| Edition | Latest NCERT edition (2026-27) |
| Session | 2026-27 |
| Free – read online or download |
Class 9 English Chapter 3 – FAQs
Where can I download Winds of Change Class 9 PDF?
From the download table on this page – the chapter PDF is free, and the full book is linked too.
What is Class 9 English Chapter 3 about?
Winds of Change (prose, pages 69–73) traces the pankha from Ajanta’s wall paintings to temples, royal courts and trade routes.
Is Winds of Change from the new NCERT Class 9 English book?
Yes. It is chapter 3 of kaveri, the new NCERT Class 9 English book for 2026-27.
Is this the latest NCERT edition for 2026-27?
Yes – the PDF is NCERT’s latest edition for the 2026-27 session.
Where are the NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Chapter 3?
Open the NCERT Solutions link above for answers to the exercise questions.