Welcome to The Studyverse! Here you will find the most accurate and complete Assam Jatiya Bidyalay (AJB) Class 8 English - Lesson 10: My Ramayana Days Question Answers and Notes. We have provided the Assamese translation, word meanings, and textbook solutions to help you score 90%+ in your exams.
Table of Contents đ
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.
āĻ āϏāĻŽ্āĻā§ąāϤঃ ā§§ā§¯ā§Žā§ āĻŦা ā§§ā§¯ā§Žā§Ž āĻāύ⧰ āĻোāύো āĻāĻ āϏāĻŽāϝ়āϤ āĻā§°āĻŽ্āĻ āĻšৈāĻিāϞ।
I don't remember the date and year exactly.
āĻŽোā§° āϤাā§°িāĻ āĻā§°ু āĻŦāĻā§°āĻো āϏāĻ িāĻāĻাā§ąে āĻŽāύāϤ āύাāĻ।
Everyone in my village was talking about Rama, Sita, Ravana, and all the other characters related to them.
āĻŽোā§° āĻাঁā§ąā§° āϏāĻāϞোā§ąে ā§°াāĻŽ, āϏীāϤা, ā§°াā§ąāĻŖ āĻā§°ু āϤেāĻঁāϞোāĻā§° āϏৈāϤে āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒā§°্āĻিāϤ āĻāύ āϏāĻāϞো āĻā§°িāϤ্ā§°ā§° āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āĻāĻĨা āĻĒাāϤি āĻāĻিāϞ।
Well, the thing was that the Ramayana was on TV those days.
āĻāĻāϞāϤে āĻāĻĨাāĻো āĻāĻিāϞ āϝে āϏেāĻ āĻĻিāύāĻŦোā§°āϤ āĻিāĻিāϤ ā§°াāĻŽাāϝ়āĻŖ āĻāϞি āĻāĻিāϞ।
Everyone, be it old or young liked the Ramayana very much.
āĻŦৃāĻĻ্āϧ āĻšāĻāĻ āĻŦা āϝুā§ąāĻ āĻšāĻāĻ, āϏāĻāϞোā§ąে ā§°াāĻŽাāϝ়āĻŖāĻāύ āĻŦā§° āĻাāϞ āĻĒাāĻāĻিāϞ।
The only problem was that every household didn't have a TV set in those days.
āĻāĻāĻŽাāϤ্ā§° āϏāĻŽāϏ্āϝাāĻো āĻāĻিāϞ āϝে āϏেāĻ āĻĻিāύāĻŦোā§°āϤ āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāĻā§° āĻŽাāύুāĻšā§° āĻি āĻি āĻেāĻ āύাāĻিāϞ।
We were not any different.
āĻāĻŽিāĻ āĻŦ্āϝāϤিāĻ্ā§°āĻŽ āύাāĻিāϞো।
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§°ে, āĻāĻŽাā§° āĻুāĻŦুā§°ীāϤ āĻŽাāϤ্ā§° āĻāĻা āĻি āĻি āĻেāĻ āĻāĻিāϞ āĻā§°ু āϏেāϝ়া āĻāĻিāϞ āĻāĻāύ āĻৈāύ āĻুā§°াā§° āĻĒā§°িāϝ়াāϞ⧰।
We used to rush to their home every Sunday to get a better place to sit and enjoy the show.
āĻāĻŽি āĻĒ্ā§°āϤি āĻĻেāĻāĻŦাā§°ে āĻ āύুāώ্āĻ াāύāĻো āĻāĻĒāĻোāĻ āĻā§°িāĻŦāϞৈ āĻā§°ু āĻŦāĻšিāĻŦāϞৈ āĻāĻāύ āĻাāϞ āĻ াāĻ āĻĒাāĻŦāϞৈ āϤেāĻঁāϞোāĻā§° āĻā§°āϞৈ āϞ⧰াāϞ⧰িāĻৈ āĻৈāĻিāϞো।
They used to take the TV set out to their verandah and everybody used to sit in front of the TV.
āϤেāĻঁāϞোāĻে āĻি āĻি āĻেāĻāĻো āĻŦাā§°াāĻŖ্āĻĄাāϞৈ āĻāϞিāϝ়াāĻ āύিāĻিāϞ āĻā§°ু āϏāĻāϞোā§ąে āĻি āĻিā§° āϏāύ্āĻŽুāĻāϤ āĻŦāĻšিāĻিāϞ।
Sometimes we used to be late and there was not any vacant place to sit.
āĻেāϤিāϝ়াāĻŦা āĻāĻŽাā§° āĻĒāϞāĻŽ āĻšৈāĻিāϞ āĻā§°ু āĻŦāĻšিāĻŦāϞৈ āĻোāύো āĻাāϞী āĻ াāĻ āύাāĻিāϞ।
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 āĻāĻāύ āĻ াāĻ āĻŦিāĻাā§°ি āĻেāĻāĻাāĻŽাāύ āĻ āϏāĻĢāϞ āĻĒ্ā§°āĻেāώ্āĻাā§° āĻĒিāĻāϤ āĻāĻŽি āĻā§°āϞৈ āĻāĻāϤি āĻāĻšিāĻŦāϞāĻীāϝ়া āĻšৈāĻিāϞ।
It was easily understandable that we were quite unhappy as we didn't want to miss a single episode.
āĻāĻāĻো āϏāĻšāĻেāĻ āĻŦুāĻিāĻŦ āĻĒā§°া āĻāĻĨা āĻāĻিāϞ āϝে āĻāĻŽি āϝāĻĨেāώ্āĻ āĻ āϏুāĻী āĻāĻিāϞো āĻিāϝ়āύো āĻāĻŽি āĻāĻা āĻāĻŖ্āĻĄāĻ āĻŦাāĻĻ āĻĻিāĻŦ āĻŦিāĻā§°া āύাāĻিāϞো।
I even remember crying a few times.
āĻŽোā§° āĻāύāĻি āĻেāĻāĻŦাāĻŦাā§°ো āĻāύ্āĻĻাāĻ 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.
āϝিāϝ়েāĻ āύāĻšāĻāĻ, āϏৌāĻাāĻ্āϝāĻ্ā§°āĻŽে āĻŽোā§° āĻĒিāϤৃ-āĻŽাāϤৃāϝ়ে āĻāĻŽাā§° āĻĒ্ā§°āϝ়োāĻāύ āĻĒূā§°āĻŖ āĻā§°াā§° āϞāĻāϤে āĻāĻŽাāĻ āĻāĻুāϞো āĻোāĻাā§° āĻĒā§°া ā§°āĻ্āώা āĻā§°িāĻŦāϞৈ āĻāĻা āĻি āĻি āĻেāĻ āĻিāύিāĻŦāϞৈ āϏিāĻĻ্āϧাāύ্āϤ āϞৈāĻিāϞ।
Well, the TV set was bought and interestingly the crowd at the Jain Uncle's home split up.
āĻŦাā§°ু, āĻি āĻি āĻেāĻāĻো āĻিāύা āĻš'āϞ āĻā§°ু āĻāĻŽোāĻĻāĻāύāĻ āĻāĻĨাāĻো āĻš'āϞ āϝে āĻৈāύ āĻুā§°াā§° āĻā§°ā§° āĻিā§°āĻো āĻĻুāĻাāĻāϤ āĻŦিāĻāĻ্āϤ āĻšৈ āĻĒā§°িāϞ।
Now, like theirs, our verandah also began to fill up every Sunday morning.
āĻāϤিāϝ়া, āϤেāĻঁāϞোāĻā§° āĻĻā§°েāĻ āĻāĻŽাā§° āĻŦাā§°াāĻŖ্āĻĄাāĻāύো āĻĒ্ā§°āϤি āĻĻেāĻāĻŦাā§°ে āĻĒুā§ąা āĻā§°ি āĻĒā§°িāĻŦāϞৈ āϧ⧰িāϞে।
I was more than happy as I got the front seat every day with my family members.
āĻŽāĻ āĻŦāĻšুāϤ āϏুāĻী āĻāĻিāϞো āĻাā§°āĻŖ āĻŽāĻ āĻĒā§°িāϝ়াāϞ⧰ āϏāĻĻāϏ্āϝāϏāĻāϞ⧰ āϏৈāϤে āϏāĻĻাāϝ় āĻāĻāĻļাā§°ীā§° āĻāϏāύāĻāύ āĻĒাāĻāĻিāϞো।
A new chapter in my life began.
āĻŽোā§° āĻীā§ąāύ⧰ āĻāĻ āύāϤুāύ āĻ āϧ্āϝাāϝ় āĻā§°āĻŽ্āĻ āĻš'āϞ।
Watching TV became a regular affair.
āĻি āĻি āĻোā§ąাāĻো āĻāĻ āύিāϝ়āĻŽীāϝ়া āĻাā§°্āϝ্āϝ āĻšৈ āĻĒā§°িāϞ।
We had only one channel in those days, i.e., Doordarshan.
āϏেāĻ āĻĻিāύāĻŦোā§°āϤ āĻāĻŽাā§° āĻŽাāϤ্ā§° āĻāĻা āĻেāύেāϞ āĻāĻিāϞ, āĻ ā§°্āĻĨাā§ āĻĻূā§°āĻĻā§°্āĻļāύ।
But, in spite of that, we were more than happy.
āĻিāύ্āϤু, āϤাā§° āĻĒিāĻāϤো, āĻāĻŽি āϝāĻĨেāώ্āĻ āϏুāĻী āĻāĻিāϞো।
We loved every programme, even the programme named Krishidarshan which was for the farmers.
āĻāĻŽি āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāĻো āĻ āύুāώ্āĻ াāύ āĻাāϞ āĻĒাāĻāĻিāϞো, āĻāύāĻি āĻেāϤিāϝ়āĻāϏāĻāϞ⧰ āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻĨāĻা 'āĻৃāώিāĻĻā§°্āĻļāύ' āύাāĻŽā§° āĻ āύুāώ্āĻ াāύāĻোāĻ।
It didn't matter at all what was being telecasted on TV.
āĻিāĻিāϤ āĻি āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒ্ā§°āĻাā§°িāϤ āĻšৈāĻে āϏেāϝ়া āĻোāύো āĻĄাāĻā§° āĻāĻĨা āύাāĻিāϞ।
The most important fact for us was that we were watching TV.
āĻāĻŽাā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻāĻাāĻāϤāĻৈ āĻুā§°ুāϤ্āĻŦāĻĒূā§°্āĻŖ āĻāĻĨাāĻো āĻāĻিāϞ āϝে āĻāĻŽি āĻি āĻি āĻাāĻ āĻāĻিāϞো।
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'.
āĻāĻŽাā§° āĻিāĻুāĻŽাāύ āĻĒ্ā§°িāϝ় āĻ āύুāώ্āĻ াāύো āĻāĻিāϞ, āϝেāύে āĻĒ্ā§°āϤি āĻŦুāϧāĻŦাā§°ে āĻā§°ু āĻļুāĻুā§°āĻŦাā§°ে āύিāĻļা 'āĻিāϤ্ā§°āĻšাā§°', āϤাā§° āĻĒিāĻāϤ āĻĒ্ā§°āϤি āĻĻেāĻāĻŦাā§°ে āĻĒুā§ąা 'ā§°āĻ্āĻোāϞী', āĻোāύো āϏংāϞাāĻĒ āύোāĻšোā§ąা āĻাā§°্āĻুāύ āĻļ্āĻŦ' 'āĻĒিংāĻু', āĻāϞ্āĻĒāĻŦিāĻ্āĻাāύ⧰ āϧাā§°াāĻŦাāĻšিāĻ 'āĻেāĻĒ্āĻেāĻāύ āĻŦ্āϝোāĻŽ', āĻĒ্ā§°āϤি āĻĻেāĻāĻŦাā§°ে 'āĻংāĻāϞ āĻŦুāĻ' āĻā§°ু āĻšāϝ়, 'ā§°াāĻŽাāϝ়āĻŖ' āĻā§°ু āĻĒিāĻāϞৈ 'āĻŽāĻšাāĻাā§°āϤ'।
After getting the TV set, we faced another problem, i.e., getting proper signals, especially during rainy or cloudy days.
āĻি āĻি āĻেāĻāĻো āĻĒোā§ąাā§° āĻĒিāĻāϤ āĻāĻŽি āĻāύ āĻāĻা āϏāĻŽāϏ্āϝাā§° āϏāύ্āĻŽুāĻীāύ āĻšৈāĻিāϞো, āϏেāϝ়া āĻāĻিāϞ āϏāĻ িāĻ āϏংāĻেāϤ āĻĒোā§ąাāĻো, āĻŦিāĻļেāώāĻৈ āĻŦā§°āώুāĻŖ āĻŦা āĻĄাā§ąā§°ীāϝ়া āĻŦāϤ⧰āϤ।
We had, however, a funny solution.
āĻ ā§ąāĻļ্āϝে āĻāĻŽাā§° āĻāĻা āĻāĻŽোāĻĻāĻāύāĻ āϏāĻŽাāϧাāύ āĻāĻিāϞ।
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.
āĻāϝ়াā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻĻুāĻāύ āĻŽাāύুāĻšā§° āĻĒ্ā§°āϝ়োāĻāύ āĻāĻিāϞ- āĻāĻāύে āĻি āĻিā§° āϏāύ্āĻŽুāĻāϤ ā§°ৈ āĻĨাāĻিāĻŦ āϞাāĻিāĻিāϞ āĻā§°ু āĻāύāĻāύে āĻāύ্āĻেāύা āϧ⧰ি ā§°āĻা āĻŦাঁāĻšā§° āĻুঁāĻাāϏ্āĻāĻĄাāϞ āĻূā§°াāĻ āĻĨাāĻিāĻŦ āϞাāĻিāĻিāϞ।
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.
āĻূā§°াāĻ āĻĨāĻাā§° āϏāĻŽāϝ়āϤ āĻāĻা āύিā§°্āĻĻিāώ্āĻ āĻŦিāύ্āĻĻুāϤ āϏংāĻেāϤāĻো āĻাāϞ āĻšৈāĻিāϞ āĻā§°ু āĻি āĻিā§° āϏāύ্āĻŽুāĻāϤ āĻĨāĻা āĻŽাāύুāĻšāĻāύে āĻĒā§°্āĻĻাāϤ āĻাāϞ āĻāĻŦি āĻ āĻšাāĻো āύিāĻļ্āĻিāϤ āĻā§°িāĻিāϞ।
We enjoyed that a lot.
āĻāĻŽি āϏেāĻāĻো āĻŦāĻšুāϤ āĻāĻĒāĻোāĻ āĻā§°িāĻিāϞো।
Time changed and we came to know about one more TV channel, DD2 or Metro channel.
āϏāĻŽāϝ় āϏāϞāύি āĻš'āϞ āĻā§°ু āĻāĻŽি āĻā§°ু āĻāĻা āĻি āĻি āĻেāύেāϞ, āĻĄিāĻĄি⧍ āĻŦা āĻŽেāĻ্ā§°' āĻেāύেāϞ⧰ āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āĻাāύিāĻŦ āĻĒাā§°িāϞো।
The programmes on that channel were quite better than the programmes telecasted on Doordarshan which we called DD1.
āĻāĻŽি āĻĄিāĻĄিā§§ āĻŦুāϞি āĻোā§ąা āĻĻূā§°āĻĻā§°্āĻļāύāϤ āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒ্ā§°āĻাā§°িāϤ āĻšোā§ąা āĻ āύুāώ্āĻ াāύāĻŦোā§°āϤāĻৈ āϏেāĻ āĻেāύেāϞ⧰ āĻ āύুāώ্āĻ াāύāĻŦোā§° āϝāĻĨেāώ্āĻ āĻাāϞ āĻāĻিāϞ।
We decided to get that channel.
āĻāĻŽি āϏেāĻ āĻেāύেāϞāĻো āĻĒাāĻŦāϞৈ āϏিāĻĻ্āϧাāύ্āϤ āϞ'āϞো।
For that we needed a smaller antenna specially designed for getting the signal of that channel.
āϤাā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻāĻŽাāĻ āϏেāĻ āĻেāύেāϞ⧰ āϏংāĻেāϤ āĻĒাāĻŦāϞৈ āĻŦিāĻļেāώāĻাā§ąে āύিā§°্āĻŽিāϤ āĻāĻা āϏ⧰ু āĻāύ্āĻেāύাā§° āĻĒ্ā§°āϝ়োāĻāύ āĻāĻিāϞ।
One small, white box-type thing that we called booster at that time was also needed.
āĻāĻŽি āϏেāĻ āϏāĻŽāϝ়āϤ āĻŦুāώ্āĻাā§° āĻŦুāϞি āĻোā§ąা āĻāĻা āϏ⧰ু, āĻŦāĻা āĻŦাāĻāĻā§° āĻĻā§°ে āĻŦāϏ্āϤুā§°ো āĻĒ্ā§°āϝ়োāĻāύ āĻāĻিāϞ।
Everything was arranged and we felt the change in our lives.
āϏāĻāϞোāĻিāύি āϝোāĻাā§° āĻā§°া āĻš'āϞ āĻā§°ু āĻāĻŽি āĻāĻŽাā§° āĻীā§ąāύāϤ āĻĒā§°িā§ąā§°্āϤāύ āĻ āύুāĻā§ą āĻā§°িāϞো।
The TV set we had showed the pictures only in black and white.
āĻāĻŽাā§° āĻি āĻি āĻেāĻāĻোā§ąে āĻāĻŦিāĻŦোā§° āĻেā§ąāϞ āĻ'āϞা-āĻŦāĻাāϤ āĻšে āĻĻেāĻুā§ąাāĻāĻিāϞ।
We had to face one serious problem while watching TV.
āĻি āĻি āĻাāĻ āĻĨāĻাā§° āϏāĻŽāϝ়āϤ āĻāĻŽি āĻāĻা āĻুā§°ুāϤ⧰ āϏāĻŽāϏ্āϝাā§° āϏāύ্āĻŽুāĻীāύ āĻš'āĻŦāϞāĻীāϝ়া āĻšৈāĻিāϞ।
Electricity was not regular in those days, and moreover, we had a problem of voltage fluctuation.
āϏেāĻ āĻĻিāύāĻŦোā§°āϤ āĻŦিāĻĻ্āϝুāϤ⧰ āϝোāĻাāύ āύিāϝ়āĻŽীāϝ়া āύাāĻিāϞ, āĻā§°ু āϤাā§°োāĻĒā§°ি, āĻāĻŽাā§° āĻāϞ্āĻেāĻ āĻāĻ া-āύāĻŽা āĻā§°া āϏāĻŽāϏ্āϝাāĻ āĻāĻিāϞ।
Sometimes watching TV was quite impossible as the voltage was so low that only the filament of the bulb used to glow.
āĻেāϤিāϝ়াāĻŦা āĻি āĻি āĻোā§ąাāĻো āĻāĻেāĻŦাā§°েāĻ āĻ āϏāĻŽ্āĻā§ą āĻšৈ āĻĒā§°িāĻিāϞ āĻাā§°āĻŖ āĻāϞ্āĻেāĻ āĻāĻŽাāύেāĻ āĻāĻŽ āĻāĻিāϞ āϝে āĻেā§ąāϞ āĻŦাāϞ্āĻŦā§° āĻĢিāϞাāĻŽেāύ্āĻāĻোāĻšে āĻ্āĻŦāϞিāĻিāϞ।
However, we found a solution to that too.
āĻ ā§ąāĻļ্āϝে, āĻāĻŽি āϤাā§°ো āĻāĻা āϏāĻŽাāϧাāύ āĻŦিāĻাā§°ি āĻāϞিāϝ়াāĻāĻিāϞো।
We used to have two stabilizers in such times and that solved our problem.
āϤেāύে āϏāĻŽāϝ়āϤ āĻāĻŽাā§° āĻĻুāĻা āώ্āĻেāĻŦিāϞাāĻāĻাā§° āĻāĻিāϞ āĻā§°ু āϏেāϝ়াāĻ āĻāĻŽাā§° āϏāĻŽāϏ্āϝা āϏāĻŽাāϧাāύ āĻā§°িāĻিāϞ।
However, it was not that we were allowed to watch TV all the time.
āϝিāϝ়েāĻ āύāĻšāĻāĻ, āĻāύেāĻুā§ąা āύাāĻিāϞ āϝে āĻāĻŽাāĻ āϏāĻĻাāϝ় āĻি āĻি āĻাāĻŦāϞৈ āĻ āύুāĻŽāϤি āĻĻিāϝ়া āĻšৈāĻিāϞ।
We had to study and TV was very addictive.
āĻāĻŽি āĻĒāĻĸ়িāĻŦ āϞাāĻিāĻিāϞ āĻā§°ু āĻি āĻিā§° āύিāĻা āĻŦā§° āĻŦেāϝ়া āĻāĻিāϞ।
Most probably some companies anticipated this problem and had a solution.
āϏāĻŽ্āĻā§ąāϤঃ āĻিāĻুāĻŽাāύ āĻোāĻŽ্āĻĒাāύীāϝ়ে āĻāĻ āϏāĻŽāϏ্āϝাāĻোā§° āĻāĻĨা āĻāĻāϤেāĻ āĻাāĻŦিāĻিāϞ āĻā§°ু āĻāϝ়াā§° āĻāĻা āϏāĻŽাāϧাāύ āĻāϞিāϝ়াāĻāĻিāϞ।
Some TV sets had shutters that could be locked.
āĻিāĻুāĻŽাāύ āĻি āĻি āĻেāĻāϤ āϤāϞা āĻŽাā§°িāĻŦ āĻĒā§°া āĻļ্āĻŦাāĻাā§° āĻāĻিāϞ।
We had one such TV and our father used to lock it and keep the key somewhere safe.
āĻāĻŽাā§°ো āϤেāύেāĻুā§ąা āĻāĻা āĻি āĻি āĻāĻিāϞ āĻā§°ু āĻĻেāĻāϤাāĻ āĻāϝ়াāϤ āϤāϞা āĻŽাā§°ি āĻাāĻŦিāĻো āĻোāύো āύিā§°াāĻĒāĻĻ āĻ াāĻāϤ āĻĨৈ āĻĻিāĻিāϞ।
So, we were bound to study properly for a good amount of time and only then the TV was unlocked for us.
āϏেāϝ়েāĻšে, āĻāĻŽি āϝāĻĨেāώ্āĻ āϏāĻŽāϝ় āϧ⧰ি āĻাāϞāĻĻā§°ে āĻĒāĻĸ়িāĻŦāϞৈ āĻŦাāϧ্āϝ āĻšৈāĻিāϞো āĻā§°ু āϤাā§° āĻĒিāĻāϤāĻšে āĻāĻŽাā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻি āĻিā§° āϤāϞা āĻোāϞা āĻšৈāĻিāϞ।
In recent times, interestingly the parents have found another solution to this problem.
āϏাāĻŽ্āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāĻ āϏāĻŽāϝ়āϤ, āĻāĻŽোāĻĻāĻāύāĻāĻাā§ąে āĻĒিāϤৃ-āĻŽাāϤৃāϏāĻāϞে āĻāĻ āϏāĻŽāϏ্āϝাā§° āĻāύ āĻāĻা āϏāĻŽাāϧাāύ āĻŦিāĻাā§°ি āĻĒাāĻāĻে।
They just don't recharge their subscriptions to the channels.
āϤেāĻঁāϞোāĻে āĻেā§ąāϞ āĻেāύেāϞāĻŦোā§°ā§° āĻাāĻŦāϏ্āĻ্ā§°িāĻĒāĻāύ ā§°িāĻাā§°্āĻ āύāĻā§°ে।
Apart from getting entertainment we also learned a lot from the shows on TV.
āĻŽāύোā§°āĻ্āĻāύ āĻĒোā§ąাā§° āĻāĻĒā§°িāĻ āĻāĻŽি āĻি āĻিā§° āĻ āύুāώ্āĻ াāύāĻŦোā§°ā§° āĻĒā§°া āĻŦāĻšুāϤ āĻāĻĨা āĻļিāĻিāĻিāϞো।
It opened up a whole new world in front of our eyes.
āĻ āĻāĻŽাā§° āĻāĻুā§° āĻāĻāϤ āĻāĻ āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒূā§°্āĻŖ āύāϤুāύ āĻāĻāϤ āĻŽুāĻāϞি āĻā§°ি āĻĻিāĻিāϞ।
We got to know about different places and cultures from programmes like "Surabhi."
āĻāĻŽি "āϏুā§°āĻি"ā§° āĻĻā§°ে āĻ āύুāώ্āĻ াāύ⧰ āĻĒā§°া āĻŦিāĻিāύ্āύ āĻ াāĻ āĻā§°ু āϏংāϏ্āĻৃāϤিā§° āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āĻাāύিāĻŦ āĻĒাā§°িāĻিāϞো।
Learning a few words of different languages was fun.
āĻŦিāĻিāύ্āύ āĻাāώাā§° āĻেāĻāĻাāĻŽাāύ āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻ āĻļিāĻাāĻো āĻāĻŽোāĻĻāĻāύāĻ āĻāĻিāϞ।
The regional films in different languages on Sundays introduced us to different cultures.
āĻĻেāĻāĻŦাā§°ে āĻŦিāĻিāύ্āύ āĻাāώাā§° āĻāĻ্āĻāϞিāĻ āĻāϞāĻ্āĻিāϤ্ā§°āĻŦোā§°ে āĻāĻŽাāĻ āĻŦিāĻিāύ্āύ āϏংāϏ্āĻৃāϤিā§° āϏৈāϤে āĻĒā§°িāĻāϝ় āĻā§°াāĻ āĻĻিāĻিāϞ।
We learned a few words in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam etc.
āĻāĻŽি āϤাāĻŽিāϞ, āϤেāϞেāĻু, āĻŽাāϞāϝ়াāϞāĻŽ āĻāĻĻি āĻাāώাā§° āĻেāĻāĻাāĻŽাāύ āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻ āĻļিāĻিāĻিāϞো।
We got to see several wonderful films from the comfort of our homes.
āĻāĻŽি āĻāĻŽাā§° āĻā§°ā§° āĻā§°াāĻŽāϤে āĻেāĻāĻŦাāĻāύো āϏুāύ্āĻĻā§° āĻāϞāĻ্āĻিāϤ্ā§° āĻাāĻŦāϞৈ āĻĒাāĻāĻিāϞো।
TV just kept us up-to-date in different fields.
āĻি āĻিāϝ়ে āĻāĻŽাāĻ āĻŦিāĻিāύ্āύ āĻ্āώেāϤ্ā§°āϤ āĻļেāĻšāϤীāϝ়া āĻāĻŦā§°ā§° āϏৈāϤে āĻ ā§ąāĻāϤ āĻā§°ি ā§°াāĻিāĻিāϞ।
Television technology has improved to a great extent in today's world which was unimaginable in the past.
āĻāĻিā§° āĻĒৃāĻĨিā§ąীāϤ āĻĻূā§°āĻĻā§°্āĻļāύ āĻĒ্ā§°āϝুāĻ্āϤিāϝ়ে āϝāĻĨেāώ্āĻ āĻāύ্āύāϤি āϞাāĻ āĻā§°িāĻে āϝিāĻো āĻ āϤীāϤāϤ āĻāϞ্āĻĒāύাāϤীāϤ āĻāĻিāϞ।
We get to see a lot more programmes in comparison to the past.
āĻ āϤীāϤ⧰ āϤুāϞāύাāϤ āĻāĻŽি āĻŦāĻšুāϤ āĻŦেāĻি āĻ āύুāώ্āĻ াāύ āĻাāĻŦāϞৈ āĻĒাāĻঁ।
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;
āĻāĻŦিā§° āĻŽাāύāĻĻāĻŖ্āĻĄ āĻāύ্āύāϤ āĻšৈāĻে, āϏংāĻেāϤāĻŦোā§° āĻŦāĻšুāϤ āĻাāϞ, āĻŦিāĻিāύ্āύ āϧ⧰āĻŖā§° āĻ āύুāώ্āĻ াāύ āĻāĻে, āĻā§°ু āĻāϤিāϝ়া āĻŦৃāĻšā§ āϏংāĻ্āϝāĻ āĻেāύেāϞ āĻāĻĒāϞāĻŦ্āϧ;
but, still, I find the joy of watching TV missing which was there in the past.
āĻিāύ্āϤু, āϤāĻĨাāĻĒিāĻ, āĻŽāĻ āĻ āϤীāϤāϤ āĻি āĻি āĻোā§ąাā§° āϝি āĻāύāύ্āĻĻ āĻāĻিāϞ āϏেāϝ়া āĻāϤিāϝ়া āĻ āύুāĻā§ą āύāĻā§°ো।
With the introduction of various channels, the joy of the whole family watching TV together in those days is now a rarity.
āĻŦিāĻিāύ্āύ āĻেāύেāϞ⧰ āĻĒ্ā§°ā§ąā§°্āϤāύ⧰ āϞāĻে āϞāĻে, āϏেāĻ āĻĻিāύāĻŦোā§°āϤ āĻোāĻেāĻ āĻĒā§°িāϝ়াāϞে āĻāĻেāϞāĻে āĻি āĻি āĻোā§ąাā§° āĻāύāύ্āĻĻ āĻāϤিāϝ়া āĻŦিā§°āϞ āĻšৈ āĻĒā§°িāĻে।
We have gained advanced technology and lost togetherness and simplicity.
āĻāĻŽি āĻāύ্āύāϤ āĻĒ্ā§°āϝুāĻ্āϤি āϞাāĻ āĻā§°িāĻো āĻā§°ু āĻāĻāϤা āĻā§°ু āϏ⧰āϞāϤা āĻšেā§°ুā§ąাāĻāĻো।
As I keep surfing through various channels nowadays, I really miss the good old days...my Ramayana days.
āĻāĻিāĻাāϞি āϝেāϤিāϝ়া āĻŽāĻ āĻŦিāĻিāύ্āύ āĻেāύেāϞ āĻাāĻ āĻĨাāĻোঁ, āĻŽāĻ āϏঁāĻাāĻৈāϝ়ে āϏেāĻ āĻĒুā§°āĻŖি āĻাāϞ āĻĻিāύāĻŦোā§°ā§° āĻāĻĨা āĻŦāĻšুāϤ āĻŽāύāϤ āĻĒেāϞাāĻঁ...āĻŽোā§° ā§°াāĻŽাāϝ়āĻŖā§° āĻĻিāύāĻŦোā§°।
Word Notes (āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻ āĻোāĻা)
household = a social unit composed of those living together in the same dwelling (āĻāĻেāϞāĻে āĻŦাāϏ āĻā§°া āϞোāĻāϏāĻāϞāĻ āϞৈ āĻāĻ িāϤ āĻāĻ āĻোāĻ āĻŦা āĻā§°ুā§ąা)
shedding = to give off; discharge from the body (āϏ⧰া, āĻĒেāϞোā§ąা āĻŦা āύিā§°্āĻāϤ āĻā§°া)
affair = matter; concern (āĻŦিāώāϝ় āĻŦা āĻāĻāύা)
sci-fi = of, relating to, or being science fiction (āĻāϞ্āĻĒāĻŦিāĻ্āĻাāύ⧰ āϏৈāϤে āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒā§°্āĻিāϤ)
fluctuation = an irregular shifting up and down in the level, strength, or value of something (āĻোāύো āĻŦāϏ্āϤুā§° āϏ্āϤ⧰, āĻļāĻ্āϤি āĻŦা āĻŽূāϞ্āϝ⧰ āĻ āύিāϝ়āĻŽিāϤ āĻāĻ া-āύāĻŽা)
regional = of, relating to, characteristic of, or serving a region (āĻোāύো āĻāĻ āύিā§°্āĻĻিāώ্āĻ āĻ āĻ্āĻāϞ⧰ āϏৈāϤে āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒā§°্āĻিāϤ āĻŦা āĻāĻ্āĻāϞিāĻ)
Comprehension Solutions
- 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
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)
- 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
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.
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.
Q. Where can I find the full PDF of Assam Jatiya Bidyalay Class 8 English notes?
Ans: You can easily find and download the complete PDF notes, grammar solutions, and Assamese translations right here on The Studyverse using the download buttons.
We hope these Assam Jatiya Bidyalay Class 8 English notes were helpful. If you have any doubts regarding Lesson 10: My Ramayana Days, please drop a comment below! Visit The Studyverse for more academic notes.
PoraGhar Axom