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Class 8 English - Lesson 10: My Ramayana Days


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Summary / Overview (āĻŽূāϞ āĻ­াā§ą)

"My Ramayana Days" is a nostalgic recount of the author's childhood during the late 1980s when television was a rare luxury. The story revolves around the immense popularity of the epic serial 'Ramayana' on Doordarshan. Initially, the author's family had to rush to a neighbor's house (Jain Uncle's family) just to catch a glimpse of the show, often returning disappointed due to lack of space. To save them from tears, the author's parents finally bought a TV set, which transformed their verandah into a gathering spot for the neighborhood.

The lesson humorously highlights the struggles of early television viewers, such as rotating a bamboo antenna for a clear signal, dealing with voltage fluctuations using double stabilizers, and parents locking the TV with a key to ensure kids studied. Despite having only one or two channels like DD1 and Metro, the joy, simplicity, and togetherness of families watching shows like 'Chitrahar', 'Jungle Book', and regional films were unmatched. The author concludes by reflecting on how modern technology offers endless channels today, but the communal joy of those "Ramayana days" is deeply missed.

Line-by-Line Translation (āĻĒাāĻ ā§° āĻ…āύুāĻŦাāĻĻ)

It started sometime in 1987 or 1988, most probably.

āχ āϏāĻŽ্āĻ­ā§ąāϤঃ ā§§ā§¯ā§Žā§­ āĻŦা ā§§ā§¯ā§Žā§Ž āϚāύ⧰ āĻ•োāύো āĻāĻ• āϏāĻŽāϝ়āϤ āφ⧰āĻŽ্āĻ­ āĻšৈāĻ›িāϞ।

I don't remember the date and year exactly.

āĻŽোā§° āϤাā§°িāĻ– āφ⧰ু āĻŦāϛ⧰āϟো āϏāĻ িāĻ•āĻ­াā§ąে āĻŽāύāϤ āύাāχ।

Everyone in my village was talking about Rama, Sita, Ravana, and all the other characters related to them.

āĻŽোā§° āĻ—াঁā§ąā§° āϏāĻ•āϞোā§ąে ā§°াāĻŽ, āϏীāϤা, ā§°াā§ąāĻŖ āφ⧰ু āϤেāĻ“ঁāϞোāϕ⧰ āϏৈāϤে āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒā§°্āĻ•িāϤ āφāύ āϏāĻ•āϞো āϚ⧰িāϤ্ā§°ā§° āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āĻ•āĻĨা āĻĒাāϤি āφāĻ›িāϞ।

Well, the thing was that the Ramayana was on TV those days.

āφāϚāϞāϤে āĻ•āĻĨাāϟো āφāĻ›িāϞ āϝে āϏেāχ āĻĻিāύāĻŦোā§°āϤ āϟিāĻ­িāϤ ā§°াāĻŽাāϝ়āĻŖ āϚāϞি āφāĻ›িāϞ।

Everyone, be it old or young liked the Ramayana very much.

āĻŦৃāĻĻ্āϧ āĻšāĻ“āĻ• āĻŦা āϝুā§ąāĻ• āĻšāĻ“āĻ•, āϏāĻ•āϞোā§ąে ā§°াāĻŽাāϝ়āĻŖāĻ–āύ āĻŦā§° āĻ­াāϞ āĻĒাāχāĻ›িāϞ।

The only problem was that every household didn't have a TV set in those days.

āĻāĻ•āĻŽাāϤ্ā§° āϏāĻŽāϏ্āϝাāϟো āφāĻ›িāϞ āϝে āϏেāχ āĻĻিāύāĻŦোā§°āϤ āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāϘ⧰ āĻŽাāύুāĻšā§° āϟি āĻ­ি āĻ›েāϟ āύাāĻ›িāϞ।

We were not any different.

āφāĻŽিāĻ“ āĻŦ্āϝāϤিāĻ•্ā§°āĻŽ āύাāĻ›িāϞো।

As far as I remember we had only one TV set in the neighbourhood and that belonged to a Jain Uncle's family.

āϝিāĻŽাāύ āĻĻূā§° āĻŽোā§° āĻŽāύāϤ āĻĒā§°ে, āφāĻŽাā§° āϚুāĻŦুā§°ীāϤ āĻŽাāϤ্ā§° āĻāϟা āϟি āĻ­ি āĻ›েāϟ āφāĻ›িāϞ āφ⧰ু āϏেāϝ়া āφāĻ›িāϞ āĻāϜāύ āϜৈāύ āĻ–ুā§°াā§° āĻĒā§°িāϝ়াāϞ⧰।

We used to rush to their home every Sunday to get a better place to sit and enjoy the show.

āφāĻŽি āĻĒ্ā§°āϤি āĻĻেāĻ“āĻŦাā§°ে āĻ…āύুāώ্āĻ াāύāϟো āωāĻĒāĻ­োāĻ— āϕ⧰িāĻŦāϞৈ āφ⧰ু āĻŦāĻšিāĻŦāϞৈ āĻāĻ–āύ āĻ­াāϞ āĻ াāχ āĻĒাāĻŦāϞৈ āϤেāĻ“ঁāϞোāϕ⧰ āϘ⧰āϞৈ āϞ⧰াāϞ⧰িāĻ•ৈ āĻ—ৈāĻ›িāϞো।

They used to take the TV set out to their verandah and everybody used to sit in front of the TV.

āϤেāĻ“ঁāϞোāĻ•ে āϟি āĻ­ি āĻ›েāϟāϟো āĻŦাā§°াāĻŖ্āĻĄাāϞৈ āωāϞিāϝ়াāχ āύিāĻ›িāϞ āφ⧰ু āϏāĻ•āϞোā§ąে āϟি āĻ­িā§° āϏāύ্āĻŽুāĻ–āϤ āĻŦāĻšিāĻ›িāϞ।

Sometimes we used to be late and there was not any vacant place to sit.

āĻ•েāϤিāϝ়াāĻŦা āφāĻŽাā§° āĻĒāϞāĻŽ āĻšৈāĻ›িāϞ āφ⧰ু āĻŦāĻšিāĻŦāϞৈ āĻ•োāύো āĻ–াāϞী āĻ াāχ āύাāĻ›িāϞ।

Eventually, we had to return home after a few unsuccessful attempts to find a place to sit down or even to stand.

āĻ…ā§ąāĻļেāώāϤ, āĻŦāĻšিāĻŦāϞৈ āĻŦা āĻĨিāϝ় āĻš'āĻŦāϞৈ āĻāĻ–āύ āĻ াāχ āĻŦিāϚাā§°ি āĻ•েāχāϟাāĻŽাāύ āĻ…āϏāĻĢāϞ āĻĒ্ā§°āϚেāώ্āϟাā§° āĻĒিāĻ›āϤ āφāĻŽি āϘ⧰āϞৈ āωāĻ­āϤি āφāĻšিāĻŦāϞāĻ—ীāϝ়া āĻšৈāĻ›িāϞ।

It was easily understandable that we were quite unhappy as we didn't want to miss a single episode.

āĻāχāϟো āϏāĻšāϜেāχ āĻŦুāϜিāĻŦ āĻĒā§°া āĻ•āĻĨা āφāĻ›িāϞ āϝে āφāĻŽি āϝāĻĨেāώ্āϟ āĻ…āϏুāĻ–ী āφāĻ›িāϞো āĻ•িāϝ়āύো āφāĻŽি āĻāϟা āĻ–āĻŖ্āĻĄāĻ“ āĻŦাāĻĻ āĻĻিāĻŦ āĻŦিāϚ⧰া āύাāĻ›িāϞো।

I even remember crying a few times.

āĻŽোā§° āφāύāĻ•ি āĻ•েāχāĻŦাāĻŦাā§°ো āĻ•āύ্āĻĻাāĻ“ āĻŽāύāϤ āĻĒā§°ে।

However, luckily my parents decided to buy a TV set to satisfy our needs as well as to save us from shedding tears.

āϝিāϝ়েāχ āύāĻšāĻ“āĻ•, āϏৌāĻ­াāĻ—্āϝāĻ•্ā§°āĻŽে āĻŽোā§° āĻĒিāϤৃ-āĻŽাāϤৃāϝ়ে āφāĻŽাā§° āĻĒ্ā§°āϝ়োāϜāύ āĻĒূā§°āĻŖ āϕ⧰াā§° āϞāĻ—āϤে āφāĻŽাāĻ• āϚāĻ•ুāϞো āϟোāĻ•াā§° āĻĒā§°া ā§°āĻ•্āώা āϕ⧰িāĻŦāϞৈ āĻāϟা āϟি āĻ­ি āĻ›েāϟ āĻ•িāύিāĻŦāϞৈ āϏিāĻĻ্āϧাāύ্āϤ āϞৈāĻ›িāϞ।

Well, the TV set was bought and interestingly the crowd at the Jain Uncle's home split up.

āĻŦাā§°ু, āϟি āĻ­ি āĻ›েāϟāϟো āĻ•িāύা āĻš'āϞ āφ⧰ু āφāĻŽোāĻĻāϜāύāĻ• āĻ•āĻĨাāϟো āĻš'āϞ āϝে āϜৈāύ āĻ–ুā§°াā§° āϘ⧰⧰ āĻ­িā§°āϟো āĻĻুāĻ­াāĻ—āϤ āĻŦিāĻ­āĻ•্āϤ āĻšৈ āĻĒā§°িāϞ।

Now, like theirs, our verandah also began to fill up every Sunday morning.

āĻāϤিāϝ়া, āϤেāĻ“ঁāϞোāϕ⧰ āĻĻā§°েāχ āφāĻŽাā§° āĻŦাā§°াāĻŖ্āĻĄাāĻ–āύো āĻĒ্ā§°āϤি āĻĻেāĻ“āĻŦাā§°ে āĻĒুā§ąা āĻ­ā§°ি āĻĒā§°িāĻŦāϞৈ āϧ⧰িāϞে।

I was more than happy as I got the front seat every day with my family members.

āĻŽāχ āĻŦāĻšুāϤ āϏুāĻ–ী āφāĻ›িāϞো āĻ•াā§°āĻŖ āĻŽāχ āĻĒā§°িāϝ়াāϞ⧰ āϏāĻĻāϏ্āϝāϏāĻ•āϞ⧰ āϏৈāϤে āϏāĻĻাāϝ় āφāĻ—āĻļাā§°ীā§° āφāϏāύāĻ–āύ āĻĒাāχāĻ›িāϞো।

A new chapter in my life began.

āĻŽোā§° āϜীā§ąāύ⧰ āĻāĻ• āύāϤুāύ āĻ…āϧ্āϝাāϝ় āφ⧰āĻŽ্āĻ­ āĻš'āϞ।

Watching TV became a regular affair.

āϟি āĻ­ি āϚোā§ąাāϟো āĻāĻ• āύিāϝ়āĻŽীāϝ়া āĻ•াā§°্āϝ্āϝ āĻšৈ āĻĒā§°িāϞ।

We had only one channel in those days, i.e., Doordarshan.

āϏেāχ āĻĻিāύāĻŦোā§°āϤ āφāĻŽাā§° āĻŽাāϤ্ā§° āĻāϟা āϚেāύেāϞ āφāĻ›িāϞ, āĻ…ā§°্āĻĨাā§Ž āĻĻূā§°āĻĻā§°্āĻļāύ।

But, in spite of that, we were more than happy.

āĻ•িāύ্āϤু, āϤাā§° āĻĒিāĻ›āϤো, āφāĻŽি āϝāĻĨেāώ্āϟ āϏুāĻ–ী āφāĻ›িāϞো।

We loved every programme, even the programme named Krishidarshan which was for the farmers.

āφāĻŽি āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāϟো āĻ…āύুāώ্āĻ াāύ āĻ­াāϞ āĻĒাāχāĻ›িāϞো, āφāύāĻ•ি āĻ–েāϤিāϝ়āĻ•āϏāĻ•āϞ⧰ āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻĨāĻ•া 'āĻ•ৃāώিāĻĻā§°্āĻļāύ' āύাāĻŽā§° āĻ…āύুāώ্āĻ াāύāϟোāĻ“।

It didn't matter at all what was being telecasted on TV.

āϟিāĻ­িāϤ āĻ•ি āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒ্ā§°āϚাā§°িāϤ āĻšৈāĻ›ে āϏেāϝ়া āĻ•োāύো āĻĄাāϙ⧰ āĻ•āĻĨা āύাāĻ›িāϞ।

The most important fact for us was that we were watching TV.

āφāĻŽাā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āφāϟাāχāϤāĻ•ৈ āĻ—ুā§°ুāϤ্āĻŦāĻĒূā§°্āĻŖ āĻ•āĻĨাāϟো āφāĻ›িāϞ āϝে āφāĻŽি āϟি āĻ­ি āϚাāχ āφāĻ›িāϞো।

We had some favourite programmes too, like 'Chitrahar', every Wednesday and Friday night, then 'Rongoli' on every Sunday morning, 'Pingoo', the cartoon show without any dialogues, 'Captain Vyom', the sci-fi serial, 'Jungle Book' on every Sunday and, yes, 'the Ramayana' and later 'the Mahabharata'.

āφāĻŽাā§° āĻ•িāĻ›ুāĻŽাāύ āĻĒ্ā§°িāϝ় āĻ…āύুāώ্āĻ াāύো āφāĻ›িāϞ, āϝেāύে āĻĒ্ā§°āϤি āĻŦুāϧāĻŦাā§°ে āφ⧰ু āĻļুāĻ•ুā§°āĻŦাā§°ে āύিāĻļা 'āϚিāϤ্ā§°āĻšাā§°', āϤাā§° āĻĒিāĻ›āϤ āĻĒ্ā§°āϤি āĻĻেāĻ“āĻŦাā§°ে āĻĒুā§ąা 'ā§°āĻ™্āĻ—োāϞী', āĻ•োāύো āϏংāϞাāĻĒ āύোāĻšোā§ąা āĻ•াā§°্āϟুāύ āĻļ্āĻŦ' 'āĻĒিংāĻ—ু', āĻ•āϞ্āĻĒāĻŦিāϜ্āĻžাāύ⧰ āϧাā§°াāĻŦাāĻšিāĻ• 'āĻ•েāĻĒ্āϟেāχāύ āĻŦ্āϝোāĻŽ', āĻĒ্ā§°āϤি āĻĻেāĻ“āĻŦাā§°ে 'āϜংāϘāϞ āĻŦুāĻ•' āφ⧰ু āĻšāϝ়, 'ā§°াāĻŽাāϝ়āĻŖ' āφ⧰ু āĻĒিāĻ›āϞৈ 'āĻŽāĻšাāĻ­াā§°āϤ'।

After getting the TV set, we faced another problem, i.e., getting proper signals, especially during rainy or cloudy days.

āϟি āĻ­ি āĻ›েāϟāϟো āĻĒোā§ąাā§° āĻĒিāĻ›āϤ āφāĻŽি āφāύ āĻāϟা āϏāĻŽāϏ্āϝাā§° āϏāύ্āĻŽুāĻ–ীāύ āĻšৈāĻ›িāϞো, āϏেāϝ়া āφāĻ›িāϞ āϏāĻ িāĻ• āϏংāĻ•েāϤ āĻĒোā§ąাāϟো, āĻŦিāĻļেāώāĻ•ৈ āĻŦā§°āώুāĻŖ āĻŦা āĻĄাā§ąā§°ীāϝ়া āĻŦāϤ⧰āϤ।

We had, however, a funny solution.

āĻ…ā§ąāĻļ্āϝে āφāĻŽাā§° āĻāϟা āφāĻŽোāĻĻāϜāύāĻ• āϏāĻŽাāϧাāύ āφāĻ›িāϞ।

This took two persons- one needed to wait in front of the TV set and the other needed to keep rotating the bamboo pole that held the antenna.

āχāϝ়াā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻĻুāϜāύ āĻŽাāύুāĻšā§° āĻĒ্ā§°āϝ়োāϜāύ āφāĻ›িāϞ- āĻāϜāύে āϟি āĻ­িā§° āϏāύ্āĻŽুāĻ–āϤ ā§°ৈ āĻĨাāĻ•িāĻŦ āϞাāĻ—িāĻ›িāϞ āφ⧰ু āφāύāϜāύে āĻāύ্āϟেāύা āϧ⧰ি ā§°āĻ–া āĻŦাঁāĻšā§° āĻ–ুঁāϟাāϏ্āĻ•āĻĄাāϞ āϘূā§°াāχ āĻĨাāĻ•িāĻŦ āϞাāĻ—িāĻ›িāϞ।

While rotating, at a certain point the signal would be good and the person in front of the TV set would confirm getting a good picture on the screen.

āϘূā§°াāχ āĻĨāĻ•াā§° āϏāĻŽāϝ়āϤ āĻāϟা āύিā§°্āĻĻিāώ্āϟ āĻŦিāύ্āĻĻুāϤ āϏংāĻ•েāϤāϟো āĻ­াāϞ āĻšৈāĻ›িāϞ āφ⧰ু āϟি āĻ­িā§° āϏāύ্āĻŽুāĻ–āϤ āĻĨāĻ•া āĻŽাāύুāĻšāϜāύে āĻĒā§°্āĻĻাāϤ āĻ­াāϞ āĻ›āĻŦি āĻ…āĻšাāϟো āύিāĻļ্āϚিāϤ āϕ⧰িāĻ›িāϞ।

We enjoyed that a lot.

āφāĻŽি āϏেāχāϟো āĻŦāĻšুāϤ āωāĻĒāĻ­োāĻ— āϕ⧰িāĻ›িāϞো।

Time changed and we came to know about one more TV channel, DD2 or Metro channel.

āϏāĻŽāϝ় āϏāϞāύি āĻš'āϞ āφ⧰ু āφāĻŽি āφ⧰ু āĻāϟা āϟি āĻ­ি āϚেāύেāϞ, āĻĄিāĻĄি⧍ āĻŦা āĻŽেāϟ্ā§°' āϚেāύেāϞ⧰ āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āϜাāύিāĻŦ āĻĒাā§°িāϞো।

The programmes on that channel were quite better than the programmes telecasted on Doordarshan which we called DD1.

āφāĻŽি āĻĄিāĻĄিā§§ āĻŦুāϞি āĻ•োā§ąা āĻĻূā§°āĻĻā§°্āĻļāύāϤ āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒ্ā§°āϚাā§°িāϤ āĻšোā§ąা āĻ…āύুāώ্āĻ াāύāĻŦোā§°āϤāĻ•ৈ āϏেāχ āϚেāύেāϞ⧰ āĻ…āύুāώ্āĻ াāύāĻŦোā§° āϝāĻĨেāώ্āϟ āĻ­াāϞ āφāĻ›িāϞ।

We decided to get that channel.

āφāĻŽি āϏেāχ āϚেāύেāϞāϟো āĻĒাāĻŦāϞৈ āϏিāĻĻ্āϧাāύ্āϤ āϞ'āϞো।

For that we needed a smaller antenna specially designed for getting the signal of that channel.

āϤাā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āφāĻŽাāĻ• āϏেāχ āϚেāύেāϞ⧰ āϏংāĻ•েāϤ āĻĒাāĻŦāϞৈ āĻŦিāĻļেāώāĻ­াā§ąে āύিā§°্āĻŽিāϤ āĻāϟা āϏ⧰ু āĻāύ্āϟেāύাā§° āĻĒ্ā§°āϝ়োāϜāύ āφāĻ›িāϞ।

One small, white box-type thing that we called booster at that time was also needed.

āφāĻŽি āϏেāχ āϏāĻŽāϝ়āϤ āĻŦুāώ্āϟাā§° āĻŦুāϞি āĻ•োā§ąা āĻāϟা āϏ⧰ু, āĻŦāĻ—া āĻŦাāĻ•āϚ⧰ āĻĻā§°ে āĻŦāϏ্āϤুā§°ো āĻĒ্ā§°āϝ়োāϜāύ āφāĻ›িāϞ।

Everything was arranged and we felt the change in our lives.

āϏāĻ•āϞোāĻ–িāύি āϝোāĻ—াā§° āϕ⧰া āĻš'āϞ āφ⧰ু āφāĻŽি āφāĻŽাā§° āϜীā§ąāύāϤ āĻĒā§°িā§ąā§°্āϤāύ āĻ…āύুāĻ­ā§ą āϕ⧰িāϞো।

The TV set we had showed the pictures only in black and white.

āφāĻŽাā§° āϟি āĻ­ি āĻ›েāϟāϟোā§ąে āĻ›āĻŦিāĻŦোā§° āĻ•েā§ąāϞ āĻ•'āϞা-āĻŦāĻ—াāϤ āĻšে āĻĻেāĻ–ুā§ąাāχāĻ›িāϞ।

We had to face one serious problem while watching TV.

āϟি āĻ­ি āϚাāχ āĻĨāĻ•াā§° āϏāĻŽāϝ়āϤ āφāĻŽি āĻāϟা āĻ—ুā§°ুāϤ⧰ āϏāĻŽāϏ্āϝাā§° āϏāύ্āĻŽুāĻ–ীāύ āĻš'āĻŦāϞāĻ—ীāϝ়া āĻšৈāĻ›িāϞ।

Electricity was not regular in those days, and moreover, we had a problem of voltage fluctuation.

āϏেāχ āĻĻিāύāĻŦোā§°āϤ āĻŦিāĻĻ্āϝুāϤ⧰ āϝোāĻ—াāύ āύিāϝ়āĻŽীāϝ়া āύাāĻ›িāϞ, āφ⧰ু āϤাā§°োāĻĒā§°ি, āφāĻŽাā§° āĻ­āϞ্āϟেāϜ āωāĻ া-āύāĻŽা āϕ⧰া āϏāĻŽāϏ্āϝাāĻ“ āφāĻ›িāϞ।

Sometimes watching TV was quite impossible as the voltage was so low that only the filament of the bulb used to glow.

āĻ•েāϤিāϝ়াāĻŦা āϟি āĻ­ি āϚোā§ąাāϟো āĻāĻ•েāĻŦাā§°েāχ āĻ…āϏāĻŽ্āĻ­ā§ą āĻšৈ āĻĒā§°িāĻ›িāϞ āĻ•াā§°āĻŖ āĻ­āϞ্āϟেāϜ āχāĻŽাāύেāχ āĻ•āĻŽ āφāĻ›িāϞ āϝে āĻ•েā§ąāϞ āĻŦাāϞ্āĻŦā§° āĻĢিāϞাāĻŽেāύ্āϟāϟোāĻšে āϜ্āĻŦāϞিāĻ›িāϞ।

However, we found a solution to that too.

āĻ…ā§ąāĻļ্āϝে, āφāĻŽি āϤাā§°ো āĻāϟা āϏāĻŽাāϧাāύ āĻŦিāϚাā§°ি āωāϞিāϝ়াāχāĻ›িāϞো।

We used to have two stabilizers in such times and that solved our problem.

āϤেāύে āϏāĻŽāϝ়āϤ āφāĻŽাā§° āĻĻুāϟা āώ্āϟেāĻŦিāϞাāχāϜাā§° āφāĻ›িāϞ āφ⧰ু āϏেāϝ়াāχ āφāĻŽাā§° āϏāĻŽāϏ্āϝা āϏāĻŽাāϧাāύ āϕ⧰িāĻ›িāϞ।

However, it was not that we were allowed to watch TV all the time.

āϝিāϝ়েāχ āύāĻšāĻ“āĻ•, āĻāύেāĻ•ুā§ąা āύাāĻ›িāϞ āϝে āφāĻŽাāĻ• āϏāĻĻাāϝ় āϟি āĻ­ি āϚাāĻŦāϞৈ āĻ…āύুāĻŽāϤি āĻĻিāϝ়া āĻšৈāĻ›িāϞ।

We had to study and TV was very addictive.

āφāĻŽি āĻĒāĻĸ়িāĻŦ āϞাāĻ—িāĻ›িāϞ āφ⧰ু āϟি āĻ­িā§° āύিāϚা āĻŦā§° āĻŦেāϝ়া āφāĻ›িāϞ।

Most probably some companies anticipated this problem and had a solution.

āϏāĻŽ্āĻ­ā§ąāϤঃ āĻ•িāĻ›ুāĻŽাāύ āĻ•োāĻŽ্āĻĒাāύীāϝ়ে āĻāχ āϏāĻŽāϏ্āϝাāϟোā§° āĻ•āĻĨা āφāĻ—āϤেāχ āĻ­াāĻŦিāĻ›িāϞ āφ⧰ু āχāϝ়াā§° āĻāϟা āϏāĻŽাāϧাāύ āωāϞিāϝ়াāχāĻ›িāϞ।

Some TV sets had shutters that could be locked.

āĻ•িāĻ›ুāĻŽাāύ āϟি āĻ­ি āĻ›েāϟāϤ āϤāϞা āĻŽাā§°িāĻŦ āĻĒā§°া āĻļ্āĻŦাāϟাā§° āφāĻ›িāϞ।

We had one such TV and our father used to lock it and keep the key somewhere safe.

āφāĻŽাā§°ো āϤেāύেāĻ•ুā§ąা āĻāϟা āϟি āĻ­ি āφāĻ›িāϞ āφ⧰ু āĻĻেāωāϤাāχ āχāϝ়াāϤ āϤāϞা āĻŽাā§°ি āϚাāĻŦিāϟো āĻ•োāύো āύিā§°াāĻĒāĻĻ āĻ াāχāϤ āĻĨৈ āĻĻিāĻ›িāϞ।

So, we were bound to study properly for a good amount of time and only then the TV was unlocked for us.

āϏেāϝ়েāĻšে, āφāĻŽি āϝāĻĨেāώ্āϟ āϏāĻŽāϝ় āϧ⧰ি āĻ­াāϞāĻĻā§°ে āĻĒāĻĸ়িāĻŦāϞৈ āĻŦাāϧ্āϝ āĻšৈāĻ›িāϞো āφ⧰ু āϤাā§° āĻĒিāĻ›āϤāĻšে āφāĻŽাā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āϟি āĻ­িā§° āϤāϞা āĻ–োāϞা āĻšৈāĻ›িāϞ।

In recent times, interestingly the parents have found another solution to this problem.

āϏাāĻŽ্āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāĻ• āϏāĻŽāϝ়āϤ, āφāĻŽোāĻĻāϜāύāĻ•āĻ­াā§ąে āĻĒিāϤৃ-āĻŽাāϤৃāϏāĻ•āϞে āĻāχ āϏāĻŽāϏ্āϝাā§° āφāύ āĻāϟা āϏāĻŽাāϧাāύ āĻŦিāϚাā§°ি āĻĒাāχāĻ›ে।

They just don't recharge their subscriptions to the channels.

āϤেāĻ“ঁāϞোāĻ•ে āĻ•েā§ąāϞ āϚেāύেāϞāĻŦোā§°ā§° āϚাāĻŦāϏ্āĻ•্ā§°িāĻĒāϚāύ ā§°িāϚাā§°্āϜ āύāϕ⧰ে।

Apart from getting entertainment we also learned a lot from the shows on TV.

āĻŽāύোā§°āĻž্āϜāύ āĻĒোā§ąাā§° āωāĻĒā§°িāĻ“ āφāĻŽি āϟি āĻ­িā§° āĻ…āύুāώ্āĻ াāύāĻŦোā§°ā§° āĻĒā§°া āĻŦāĻšুāϤ āĻ•āĻĨা āĻļিāĻ•িāĻ›িāϞো।

It opened up a whole new world in front of our eyes.

āχ āφāĻŽাā§° āϚāĻ•ুā§° āφāĻ—āϤ āĻāĻ• āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒূā§°্āĻŖ āύāϤুāύ āϜāĻ—āϤ āĻŽুāĻ•āϞি āϕ⧰ি āĻĻিāĻ›িāϞ।

We got to know about different places and cultures from programmes like "Surabhi."

āφāĻŽি "āϏুā§°āĻ­ি"ā§° āĻĻā§°ে āĻ…āύুāώ্āĻ াāύ⧰ āĻĒā§°া āĻŦিāĻ­িāύ্āύ āĻ াāχ āφ⧰ু āϏংāϏ্āĻ•ৃāϤিā§° āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āϜাāύিāĻŦ āĻĒাā§°িāĻ›িāϞো।

Learning a few words of different languages was fun.

āĻŦিāĻ­িāύ্āύ āĻ­াāώাā§° āĻ•েāχāϟাāĻŽাāύ āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻ āĻļিāĻ•াāϟো āφāĻŽোāĻĻāϜāύāĻ• āφāĻ›িāϞ।

The regional films in different languages on Sundays introduced us to different cultures.

āĻĻেāĻ“āĻŦাā§°ে āĻŦিāĻ­িāύ্āύ āĻ­াāώাā§° āφāĻž্āϚāϞিāĻ• āϚāϞāϚ্āϚিāϤ্ā§°āĻŦোā§°ে āφāĻŽাāĻ• āĻŦিāĻ­িāύ্āύ āϏংāϏ্āĻ•ৃāϤিā§° āϏৈāϤে āĻĒā§°িāϚāϝ় āϕ⧰াāχ āĻĻিāĻ›িāϞ।

We learned a few words in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam etc.

āφāĻŽি āϤাāĻŽিāϞ, āϤেāϞেāĻ—ু, āĻŽাāϞāϝ়াāϞāĻŽ āφāĻĻি āĻ­াāώাā§° āĻ•েāχāϟাāĻŽাāύ āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻ āĻļিāĻ•িāĻ›িāϞো।

We got to see several wonderful films from the comfort of our homes.

āφāĻŽি āφāĻŽাā§° āϘ⧰⧰ āφ⧰াāĻŽāϤে āĻ•েāχāĻŦাāĻ–āύো āϏুāύ্āĻĻā§° āϚāϞāϚ্āϚিāϤ্ā§° āϚাāĻŦāϞৈ āĻĒাāχāĻ›িāϞো।

TV just kept us up-to-date in different fields.

āϟি āĻ­িāϝ়ে āφāĻŽাāĻ• āĻŦিāĻ­িāύ্āύ āĻ•্āώেāϤ্ā§°āϤ āĻļেāĻšāϤীāϝ়া āĻ–āĻŦā§°ā§° āϏৈāϤে āĻ…ā§ąāĻ—āϤ āϕ⧰ি ā§°াāĻ–িāĻ›িāϞ।

Television technology has improved to a great extent in today's world which was unimaginable in the past.

āφāϜিā§° āĻĒৃāĻĨিā§ąীāϤ āĻĻূā§°āĻĻā§°্āĻļāύ āĻĒ্ā§°āϝুāĻ•্āϤিāϝ়ে āϝāĻĨেāώ্āϟ āωāύ্āύāϤি āϞাāĻ­ āϕ⧰িāĻ›ে āϝিāϟো āĻ…āϤীāϤāϤ āĻ•āϞ্āĻĒāύাāϤীāϤ āφāĻ›িāϞ।

We get to see a lot more programmes in comparison to the past.

āĻ…āϤীāϤ⧰ āϤুāϞāύাāϤ āφāĻŽি āĻŦāĻšুāϤ āĻŦেāĻ›ি āĻ…āύুāώ্āĻ াāύ āϚাāĻŦāϞৈ āĻĒাāĻ“ঁ।

The picture quality has improved, the signals are far better, a variety of programmes are there, and a huge number of channels are now available;

āĻ›āĻŦিā§° āĻŽাāύāĻĻāĻŖ্āĻĄ āωāύ্āύāϤ āĻšৈāĻ›ে, āϏংāĻ•েāϤāĻŦোā§° āĻŦāĻšুāϤ āĻ­াāϞ, āĻŦিāĻ­িāύ্āύ āϧ⧰āĻŖā§° āĻ…āύুāώ্āĻ াāύ āφāĻ›ে, āφ⧰ু āĻāϤিāϝ়া āĻŦৃāĻšā§Ž āϏংāĻ–্āϝāĻ• āϚেāύেāϞ āωāĻĒāϞāĻŦ্āϧ;

but, still, I find the joy of watching TV missing which was there in the past.

āĻ•িāύ্āϤু, āϤāĻĨাāĻĒিāĻ“, āĻŽāχ āĻ…āϤীāϤāϤ āϟি āĻ­ি āϚোā§ąাā§° āϝি āφāύāύ্āĻĻ āφāĻ›িāϞ āϏেāϝ়া āĻāϤিāϝ়া āĻ…āύুāĻ­ā§ą āύāϕ⧰ো।

With the introduction of various channels, the joy of the whole family watching TV together in those days is now a rarity.

āĻŦিāĻ­িāύ্āύ āϚেāύেāϞ⧰ āĻĒ্ā§°ā§ąā§°্āϤāύ⧰ āϞāĻ—ে āϞāĻ—ে, āϏেāχ āĻĻিāύāĻŦোā§°āϤ āĻ—োāϟেāχ āĻĒā§°িāϝ়াāϞে āĻāĻ•েāϞāĻ—ে āϟি āĻ­ি āϚোā§ąাā§° āφāύāύ্āĻĻ āĻāϤিāϝ়া āĻŦিā§°āϞ āĻšৈ āĻĒā§°িāĻ›ে।

We have gained advanced technology and lost togetherness and simplicity.

āφāĻŽি āωāύ্āύāϤ āĻĒ্ā§°āϝুāĻ•্āϤি āϞাāĻ­ āϕ⧰িāĻ›ো āφ⧰ু āĻāĻ•āϤা āφ⧰ু āϏ⧰āϞāϤা āĻšেā§°ুā§ąাāχāĻ›ো।

As I keep surfing through various channels nowadays, I really miss the good old days...my Ramayana days.

āφāϜিāĻ•াāϞি āϝেāϤিāϝ়া āĻŽāχ āĻŦিāĻ­িāύ্āύ āϚেāύেāϞ āϚাāχ āĻĨাāĻ•োঁ, āĻŽāχ āϏঁāϚাāĻ•ৈāϝ়ে āϏেāχ āĻĒুā§°āĻŖি āĻ­াāϞ āĻĻিāύāĻŦোā§°ā§° āĻ•āĻĨা āĻŦāĻšুāϤ āĻŽāύāϤ āĻĒেāϞাāĻ“ঁ...āĻŽোā§° ā§°াāĻŽাāϝ়āĻŖā§° āĻĻিāύāĻŦোā§°।

Word Notes (āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻ āϟোāĻ•া)

household  =  a social unit composed of those living together in the same dwelling (āĻāĻ•েāϞāĻ—ে āĻŦাāϏ āϕ⧰া āϞোāĻ•āϏāĻ•āϞāĻ• āϞৈ āĻ—āĻ িāϤ āĻāĻ• āĻ—োāϟ āĻŦা āϘ⧰ুā§ąা)

shedding  =  to give off; discharge from the body (āϏ⧰া, āĻĒেāϞোā§ąা āĻŦা āύিā§°্āĻ—āϤ āϕ⧰া)

affair  =  matter; concern (āĻŦিāώāϝ় āĻŦা āϘāϟāύা)

sci-fi  =  of, relating to, or being science fiction (āĻ•āϞ্āĻĒāĻŦিāϜ্āĻžাāύ⧰ āϏৈāϤে āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒā§°্āĻ•িāϤ)

fluctuation  =  an irregular shifting up and down in the level, strength, or value of something (āĻ•োāύো āĻŦāϏ্āϤুā§° āϏ্āϤ⧰, āĻļāĻ•্āϤি āĻŦা āĻŽূāϞ্āϝ⧰ āĻ…āύিāϝ়āĻŽিāϤ āωāĻ া-āύāĻŽা)

regional  =  of, relating to, characteristic of, or serving a region (āĻ•োāύো āĻāĻ• āύিā§°্āĻĻিāώ্āϟ āĻ…āĻž্āϚāϞ⧰ āϏৈāϤে āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒā§°্āĻ•িāϤ āĻŦা āφāĻž্āϚāϞিāĻ•)

Comprehension Solutions

1. Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
a) About whom were the people of the author's village talking?
Ans: The people of the author's village were talking about Rama, Sita, Ravana, and all the other characters related to them.
b) To whom did the only TV set belong?
Ans: The only TV set belonged to a Jain Uncle's family in the neighbourhood.
c) What was the name of the only channel that the author initially got to watch during his childhood days?
Ans: The name of the only channel was Doordarshan.
d) What was the name of the cartoon show without any dialogues?
Ans: The name of the cartoon show without any dialogues was 'Pingoo'.
e) How was the problem of voltage fluctuation solved?
Ans: The problem of voltage fluctuation was solved by using two stabilizers.
2. Give brief answers to the following questions.
a) Why did the author's parents decide to buy a TV set?
Ans: The author's parents decided to buy a TV set to satisfy their children's needs and to save them from crying when they couldn't find a place to watch the Ramayana at their neighbor's house.
b) What were some of the favourite programmes of the author?
Ans: Some of the favorite programmes were 'Chitrahar', 'Rongoli', 'Pingoo', 'Captain Vyom', 'Jungle Book', 'the Ramayana', and later 'the Mahabharata'.
c) What was needed to watch the channel DD2?
Ans: To watch DD2, a smaller antenna specially designed for getting the signal of that channel and a small white box-type thing called a booster were needed.
d) What was the problem that the author had to face after getting the TV set? How was the problem solved?
Ans: The problem was getting proper signals, especially during rainy or cloudy days. It was solved by having one person wait in front of the TV set while another person rotated the bamboo pole holding the antenna until a good picture appeared on the screen.
3. Write whether the following statements are true or false.
  • a) The author used to rush to the Jain Uncle's home every Monday. → False
  • b) The programme 'Krishidarshan' was for the children. → False
  • c) Metro was the other name of the TV channel, DD2. → True
  • d) A booster was needed to watch the channel, DD2. → True
  • e) Electricity was regular in those days. → False
  • f) Some TV sets had shutters that could be locked. → True

Grammar and Usage

Activity 1: Find out the phrases in the following sentences and write them.

i) I saw an elephant with very long tusks.
Ans: with very long tusks (Adjective Phrase)

ii) She is a girl of sweet voice.
Ans: of sweet voice (Adjective Phrase)

iii) He spoke in a brave manner.
Ans: in a brave manner (Adverbial Phrase)

iv) This book is not available at present.
Ans: at present (Adverbial Phrase)

v) To win a prize in the competition was not an easy task for me.
Ans: To win a prize in the competition (Noun Phrase)

vi) Drawing an elephant is impossible for Rohan.
Ans: Drawing an elephant (Noun Phrase)

vii) Instead of wearing the blue frock I chose the red one.
Ans: Instead of (Prepositional Phrase) / wearing the blue frock (Noun Phrase)

viii) He opted for Sanskrit in lieu of Hindi.
Ans: in lieu of (Prepositional Phrase)

Activity 2: Identify the principal and subordinate clauses in the following sentences and write them separately.
  • i) That he is honest is known to all.
    Principal Clause: is known to all.
    Subordinate Clause: That he is honest.
  • ii) The place where I had gone last year is very beautiful.
    Principal Clause: The place is very beautiful.
    Subordinate Clause: where I had gone last year.
  • iii) Give me whatever you have.
    Principal Clause: Give me.
    Subordinate Clause: whatever you have.
  • iv) I am happy that you have succeeded in your endeavour.
    Principal Clause: I am happy.
    Subordinate Clause: that you have succeeded in your endeavour.
  • v) I am sorry that your mother is ill.
    Principal Clause: I am sorry.
    Subordinate Clause: that your mother is ill.
  • vi) Please give me the book which is on the table.
    Principal Clause: Please give me the book.
    Subordinate Clause: which is on the table.
  • vii) They were talking when he came.
    Principal Clause: They were talking.
    Subordinate Clause: when he came.
  • viii) He told me that he did not know about the incident.
    Principal Clause: He told me.
    Subordinate Clause: that he did not know about the incident.
  • ix) I was absent because I was ill.
    Principal Clause: I was absent.
    Subordinate Clause: because I was ill.
  • x) I will not go out if it rains.
    Principal Clause: I will not go out.
    Subordinate Clause: if it rains.
  • xi) He is tall but his brother is average.
    Principal Clause 1: He is tall.
    Principal Clause 2: his brother is average. (Both are principal/independent clauses joined by 'but')
  • xii) I know the reason why he came here.
    Principal Clause: I know the reason.
    Subordinate Clause: why he came here.
  • xiii) You must hurry or you will miss the train.
    Principal Clause 1: You must hurry.
    Principal Clause 2: you will miss the train. (Both are principal clauses joined by 'or')
  • xiv) He is not only intelligent but also brave.
    Principal Clause: He is not only intelligent but also brave. (Single principal clause)
  • xv) I know the place where he lives.
    Principal Clause: I know the place.
    Subordinate Clause: where he lives.

Writing Activity: Amplification

1. United we stand, divided we fall

This proverb emphasizes the immense strength found in unity. When people stand together, supporting and helping each other, they become a formidable force capable of overcoming great challenges. A single stick can be broken easily, but a bundle of sticks is much harder to break. Similarly, if a group is divided by internal conflicts or personal interests, they become weak and vulnerable to failure. History shows that nations, teams, and families prosper when united, but collapse when divided. Therefore, unity is essential for strength, survival, and success.

2. Self-help is the best help

This proverb teaches us the importance of self-reliance and independence. While seeking help from others is sometimes necessary, relying entirely on them makes us weak and dependent. When we take the initiative to solve our own problems, we build confidence, learn new skills, and become more resilient. Depending on others often leads to disappointment because they may not always be available or willing to assist. True success and satisfaction come from hard work and our own efforts, as it is rightly said that God helps those who help themselves.

FAQs on Lesson 10

Q. What is the lesson "My Ramayana Days" about?

Ans: The lesson is about the author's nostalgic childhood memories from the late 1980s when televisions were rare. It highlights the struggles and simple joys of watching TV, especially the epic show 'Ramayana', together with family and neighbours.

Q. Why did the author's family go to Jain Uncle's house?

Ans: During those days, only Jain Uncle's family in the neighbourhood owned a TV set. The author's family and other neighbours used to rush to their house to get a good spot to sit and watch Ramayana.

Q. How did the author's family fix the TV signal problem during rainy days?

Ans: They fixed it by having one person constantly rotate the bamboo pole holding the antenna on the roof, while another person stood in front of the TV to confirm when the picture became clear.

Q. Why did the author's father lock the TV?

Ans: TV was very addictive, and the parents wanted to ensure the children focused on their studies. Therefore, the father used to lock the TV's shutter and hide the key until the kids finished studying.

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