The EVS textbook has a chapter on snake charmer. It is intended to make children aware and be sensitized—

The correct answer is that snake charmers may not harm snakes and they need to be provided with alternatives before depriving them of their livelihoods.

Explanation:

In the Environmental Studies (EVS) curriculum, chapters like "A Snake Charmer's Story" are designed to foster empathy, social awareness, and environmental sensitivity among young learners.

The primary objectives of including this chapter include:

1. Sensitization towards Animals: Teaching children that snakes and other animals should not be treated cruelly or harmed, highlighting the traditional symbiotic relationship between snake charmers (Kalbeliyas) and snakes.

2. Understanding Livelihoods and Social Issues: Helping children recognize that while laws exist to protect wildlife, traditional communities relying on these animals for income face severe economic hardships. Therefore, alternative sustainable livelihoods must be provided to them before enforcing bans that deprive them of their traditional means of survival.