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(I): 1.The two temples that were visited by the author in Kathmandu were the pashupatinath temple and the baudhnath stupa.
2. All this refers to eating a bar of marzipan. A corn-on-cob roasted in a charcoal stove (rubbed with salt, chilli power and lemon), and reading a couple of love story comics and a reader ‘s digest.
3. Vikram seth compares the fifty or sixty bansuris sticking out in all the directions from the pole of a flute seller to the porcupine's quills.
4. The five types of flutes are as follows: The Japanese shakuhachi, the reed neh, the deep bansuri of Hindustani classical music, the clear flutes of south America, and the high – pitched Chinese flutes.
1. The author observes that while all the other hawkers shouted out their wares, the flute seller was a little different from others and did not shout his ware. He simply played his flute slowly and meditatively without too much of show off.
2. At pashupatinath temple, there is a small shrine that protrudes from the some stone platform on the river bank of bagmati. It is trusted that when the shrine will emerge to fullest form,the goddess inside this will escape and the evil period of kalyug on the earth will come to an end.
3. (i) The author has drawn powerful images and pictures of the atmosphere of febrile confusion at the outside of pashupatinath's temple. These include the following: a group of saffron-clad westerners were facing difficulty to enter the main gate because only the hindus were allowed to enter into the temple; a fight that breaks out between two monkeys; and a royal nepalese princess for whom everyone makes a way.
(ii) He saw that the baudhnath strupa had an extreme white dome, which was ringed by a road. There were small shops on the outer edge where bags were of the Tibetan prints and silver jewellery could be purchased. That place was not so much crowded. On the busiest streets of Kathmandu, he saw fruits sellers, hawkers of postcards, shop selling western cosmetics, films rolls, chocolate, copper utensils and Nepalese antiques etc.
(iii) The sounds that he heard was of film songs which were screeching out from the radios car horns, bicycle bells, vendors shouting out their wares on the street. He also listened to flute music calling it the most universal and most particular of sounds.
1. Pashupatinath temple's atmosphere was very noisy, full of chaos and confusion. Worshippers were fighting to get the priest’s attention; some people were publishing and elbowing their way to the front; saffron-clad westerners were trying their best to enter the temple but were struggling and fighting with the guards; monkeys were fighting who were adding to the overall noise; a corpse was being cremated on the banks of the river bagmati; washerwomen were at their work while children were taking a bath. In contract, the baudhnath stupa on the other hand was a heaven with no noise in the busy streets around. There was no crowd and thus it was relaxing. The silence helped to build the stillness and serenity at the Buddhist shrine.
2. Along Kathmandu’s narrow and busy streets there have small shrines and deities embellished with flowers. Apart from these, the streets are full of fruit sellers, flute sellers, hawkers of postcards, shops selling western cosmetics film rolls, chocolate, selling copper utensils and Nepalese antiques etc. The author listens film songs that were screeching out from the radios, sounds of car horns and bicycle bells, vendors shouting out their wares there. He also says that stray cows were roaming around on the roads. The author draws a vibrant picture of a flute seller with many bansuris seeking out from his pole. He explains that how the serene music produced by the flute seller is heard clearly above all the other noise around.
3. The author believes the flute’s music to be the most universal and most particular of all music patterns. This is one musical instrument that is common in all the cultures. We have the reedneh the recorder, the Japanese shakuhachi , the deep bansuri of Hindustani classical music, the flutes of south America, the high pitched Chinese flute etc. even though each of these flutes has its own unique fingering and compass yet the author feels that to hear any flute is ‘’ to be drawn into the commonality of all mankind. This is because the sound produced by the flute is very similar to the same living breath of human beings that runs through all of them. Similarly, despite the differences in our caste, culture, religion, region; all the human beings are same.
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2. (i) mass literacy was possible only after the invention of the printing machine.
(ii) ramesh is unable to tackle the situation as he lacks imagination.
(iii) I could not resist the temptation to open the letter.
(iv) handwork and dedication are the main keys to success.
(v) the children were almost fainting with exhaustion after being made to stand in the sun.
An arrogant lion was roaming through the jungle. One day he asked the tiger that who is stronger than you ? ‘’ ‘’ you , o lion! Replied the tiger. Who is more fierce than a leopard ? asked the lion. You sir, replied the leopard. He marched up to an elephant and asked the same question. The elephant picked him up in his trunk, swung him in the air, and threw him down. Look said the lion , there is no need to get mad just because you don’t know the answer.
(i) The hearts is a pump that sends the blood throughout our body. The pumping action happens when the left ventricle of the heart contracts whixh forces the blood out in to the arteries, which expand to receive the oncoming blood.
(ii) The african lungfish can live without water for up to four years. During the drought it digs a pit and encloses itself in a capsule of slime and earth leaving a tiny opening for air. The capsule dries and hardens itself but when rain comes the mud dissolves and lungfish swims away.
(iii) MAHESH : we have to organize a class party for our teacher. Does anyone play an instruments?
VIPHUL : Rohit plays the flute.
MAHESH: Does he also act?
VIPHUL: No, he compose music.
MAHESH : That’s wonderful!