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Summary / Overview (āĻŽূāϞ āĻাā§ą)
"Springtime Splendour" is a beautifully chronicled journey through the diary entries of a teenager named Rihon. The lesson vividly captures the breathtaking beauty of the spring season in Assam, a time marked by the blooming of vibrant flowers like orchids, tagar, and keteki, and the melodious songs of the cuckoo. For Rihon, his diary is his closest confidant where he expresses his deep admiration for nature's renewal.
The heart of the chapter lies in Rihon's trip to his ancestral village to celebrate Rongali Bihu. He enthusiastically describes the festive atmosphere filled with the sound of dhol and pepa, the aroma of traditional laru and pitha, and the joyous Huchori performances. Rihon learns about the significance of the seven-day Bihu festival—starting from Goru Bihu (bathing cattle) to Manuh Bihu and Chera Bihu—from his grandmother. The diary entries beautifully reflect his gratitude for his culture and the sweet, lingering memories of springtime in Assam.
Line-by-Line Translation (āĻĒাāĻ ā§° āĻ āύুāĻŦাāĻĻ)
Rihon, a teenager, lives with his parents in Guwahati.
ā§°িāĻšāύ āύাāĻŽā§° āĻāĻāύ āĻিāĻļোā§°ে āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻĒিāϤৃ-āĻŽাāϤৃā§° āϏৈāϤে āĻুā§ąাāĻšাāĻীāϤ āĻŦাāϏ āĻā§°ে।
He is an ordinary boy with an extraordinary habit.
āϏি āĻāĻা āĻ āϏাāϧাā§°āĻŖ āĻ āĻ্āϝাāϏ āĻĨāĻা āĻāĻāύ āϏাāϧাā§°āĻŖ āϞ'ā§°া।
He loves to write in his diary.
āϏি āϤাā§° āĻĄাāϝ়েā§°ীāϤ āϞিāĻি āĻাāϞ āĻĒাāϝ়।
His diary is more than just a book.
āϤাā§° āĻĄাāϝ়েā§°ীāĻāύ āĻেā§ąāϞ āĻāĻāύ āĻিāϤাāĻĒāϤāĻৈ āĻŦāĻšুāϤ āĻŦেāĻি।
It is his confidant, his closest friend.
āĻāĻāĻāύ āϤাā§° āĻŦিāĻļ্āĻŦাāϏী, āϤাā§° āĻāĻাāĻāϤāĻৈ āĻাāώ⧰ āĻŦāύ্āϧু।
Here are some extracts from Rihon's diary in which he has chronicled the breathtaking beauty of spring, the season of renewal.
āĻāϝ়াāϤ ā§°িāĻšāύ⧰ āĻĄাāϝ়েā§°ীā§° āĻিāĻুāĻŽাāύ āĻ ংāĻļ āĻĻিāϝ়া āĻšৈāĻে āϝ'āϤ āϏি āĻ¨ā§ąীāĻā§°āĻŖā§° āĻāϤু āĻŦāϏāύ্āϤ⧰ āĻāĻļাāĻš āĻŦāύ্āϧ āĻā§°া āϏৌāύ্āĻĻā§°্āϝ্āϝ⧰ āĻāĻĨা āϞিāĻĒিāĻŦāĻĻ্āϧ āĻā§°িāĻে।
Dear Diary April 2, 2023
āĻŽā§°āĻŽā§° āĻĄাāϝ়েā§°ী, ⧍ āĻāĻĒ্ā§°িāϞ, ⧍ā§Ļā§¨ā§Š
Spring has finally arrived and it has fully embraced our land, Assam.
āĻ ā§ąāĻļেāώāϤ āĻŦāϏāύ্āϤ āĻāĻšিāϞ āĻā§°ু āĻ āĻāĻŽাā§° āĻূāĻŽি āĻ āϏāĻŽāĻ āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒূā§°্āĻŖā§°ূāĻĒে āĻāĻোঁā§ąাāϞি āϞৈāĻে।
The entire state has burst into a riot of colours and fragrance.
āϏāĻŽāĻ্ā§° ā§°াāĻ্āϝāĻāύ ā§°ং āĻā§°ু āϏুāĻŦাāϏ⧰ āĻĒāϝ়োāĻā§°āϤ āĻĢাāĻি āĻĒā§°িāĻে।
The beauty of the season never fails to lift my spirit.
āĻāĻ āĻāϤুā§° āϏৌāύ্āĻĻā§°্āϝ্āϝāĻ āĻŽোā§° āĻŽāύোāĻাā§ą āĻāύ্āύāϤ āĻā§°াāϤ āĻেāϤিāϝ়াāĻ āĻŦিāĻĢāϞ āύāĻšāϝ়।
As I stepped out of my house this morning, I was greeted by a gentle breeze carrying the aroma of blooming flowers.
āĻāĻি āĻĒুā§ąা āĻā§°ā§° āĻĒā§°া āĻāϞাāĻ āĻ āĻšাā§° āϞāĻে āϞāĻে āĻĢুāϞি āĻĨāĻা āĻĢুāϞ⧰ āϏুāĻŦাāϏ āĻāĻĸ়িāϝ়াāĻ āĻ āύা āĻāĻাāĻ āĻŽৃāĻĻু āĻŦāϤাāĻšে āĻŽোāĻ āĻāĻĻā§°āĻŖি āĻāύাāϞে।
I could hear the melodious songs of birds, especially the cuckoo.
āĻŽāĻ āĻā§°াāĻā§°, āĻŦিāĻļেāώāĻৈ āĻুāϞিā§° āϏুāĻŽāϧুā§° āĻীāϤ āĻļুāύিāĻŦāϞৈ āĻĒাāĻāĻিāϞো।
The trees are now adorned with delicate green leaves.
āĻāĻāĻŦোā§° āĻāϤিāϝ়া āĻোāĻŽāϞ āϏেāĻāĻীāϝ়া āĻĒাāϤেā§°ে āϏুāϏāĻ্āĻিāϤ āĻšৈ āĻĒā§°িāĻে।
The entire landscape seemed so majestic!
āϏāĻŽāĻ্ā§° āĻĻৃāĻļ্āϝāĻĒāĻ āĻāĻŽাāύ ā§°াāĻāĻীāϝ় āϝেāύ āϞাāĻিāĻিāϞ!
I couldn't help but spend hours in the garden enjoying the beautiful morning.
āĻŽāĻ āϧুāύীāϝ়া āĻĒুā§ąাāĻো āĻāĻĒāĻোāĻ āĻā§°ি āĻŦাāĻিāĻাāϤ āĻāĻŖ্āĻাā§° āĻĒিāĻāϤ āĻāĻŖ্āĻা āύোāĻোā§ąাāĻৈ āĻĨাāĻিāĻŦ āύোā§ąাā§°িāϞো।
Until next time! Rihon
āĻĒā§°ā§ąā§°্āϤী āϏāĻŽāϝ়āϞৈāĻে! ā§°িāĻšāύ
Dear Diary April 12, 2023
āĻŽā§°āĻŽā§° āĻĄাāϝ়েā§°ী, ⧧⧍ āĻāĻĒ্ā§°িāϞ, ⧍ā§Ļā§¨ā§Š
Today was a day I had been eagerly waiting for the day I got to go to my ancestral village for Rongali Bihu.
āĻāĻিā§° āĻĻিāύāĻোā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻŽāĻ āĻāĻ্ā§°āĻšেā§°ে āĻŦাāĻ āĻাāĻ āĻāĻিāϞো āϝিāĻĻিāύা āĻŽāĻ ā§°āĻাāϞী āĻŦিāĻšুā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻŽোā§° āĻĒূā§°্āĻŦāĻĒুā§°ুāώ⧰ āĻাঁā§ąāϞৈ āϝোā§ąাā§° āϏুāϝোāĻ āĻĒাāϞোঁ।
The excitement that races through my heart is beyond words.
āĻŽোā§° āĻšৃāĻĻāϝ়ā§° āĻŽাāĻেā§°ে āĻĻৌā§°ি āϝোā§ąা āĻāϤ্āϤেāĻāύা āĻāĻĨাāϤ āĻĒ্ā§°āĻাāĻļ āĻā§°িāĻŦ āύোā§ąাā§°ি।
Ma and Deuta woke me up early, and we began packing our bags.
āĻŽা āĻā§°ু āĻĻেāĻāϤাāĻ āĻŽোāĻ āϏোāύāĻাāϞে āĻāĻাāĻ āĻĻিāϞে, āĻā§°ু āĻāĻŽি āĻāĻŽাā§° āĻŦেāĻāĻŦোā§° āĻŦাāύ্āϧিāĻŦāϞৈ āĻā§°āĻŽ্āĻ āĻā§°িāϞো।
The thought of joining in the festive celebrations with my cousins fills me with joy.
āĻŽোā§° āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒā§°্āĻীāϝ় āĻাāĻ-āĻāύীāϏāĻāϞ⧰ āϏৈāϤে āĻā§āĻ¸ā§ąā§° āĻāĻĻāϝাāĻĒāύāϤ āϝোāĻāĻĻাāύ āĻā§°াā§° āĻিāύ্āϤাāĻ āĻŽোāĻ āĻāύāύ্āĻĻā§°ে āĻā§°াāĻ āϤোāϞে।
The drive to our village is always an adventure.
āĻāĻŽাā§° āĻাঁā§ąāϞৈ āĻাāĻĄ়ী āĻāϞাāĻ āϝোā§ąাāĻো āϏāĻĻাāϝ় āĻāĻ āĻĻুঃāϏাāĻšāϏিāĻ āĻাā§°্āϝ্āϝ।
The winding roads, lush green fields, the sweet scent of blooming flowers, freshly cut grass, and the petrichor make it an unforgettable journey.
āĻāĻা-āĻŦেঁāĻা ā§°াāϏ্āϤা, āĻীāĻĒাāϞ āϏেāĻāĻীāϝ়া āĻĒāĻĨাā§°, āĻĢুāϞি āĻĨāĻা āĻĢুāϞ⧰ āĻŽিāĻ া āϏুāĻŦাāϏ, āϏāϤেāĻāĻাā§ąে āĻāĻা āĻাঁāĻš, āĻā§°ু āĻŽাāĻিā§° āĻোāύ্āϧāĻ āĻāϝ়াāĻ āĻāĻ āĻĒাāĻšā§°িāĻŦ āύোā§ąā§°া āϝাāϤ্ā§°া āĻā§°ি āϤোāϞে।
As we arrived, the first thing that caught my eye was the orchids blooming everywhere.
āĻāĻŽি āĻāĻĒāϏ্āĻĨিāϤ āĻšোā§ąাā§° āϞāĻে āϞāĻে, āĻŽোā§° āĻāĻুāϤ āĻĒā§°া āĻĒ্ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻŦāϏ্āϤুāĻো āĻāĻিāϞ āĻাā§°িāĻāĻĢাāϞে āĻĢুāϞি āĻĨāĻা āĻ ā§°্āĻিāĻĄāĻŦোā§° (āĻāĻĒৌāĻĢুāϞ)।
Not only the orchids, flowers like tagar, nahar and keteki painted the landscape with their vibrant colours.
āĻেā§ąāϞ āĻ ā§°্āĻিāĻĄেāĻ āύāĻšāϝ়, āĻāĻā§°, āύাāĻšā§° āĻā§°ু āĻেāϤেāĻীā§° āĻĻā§°ে āĻĢুāϞেāĻ āĻĒ্ā§°āĻৃāϤিāĻāύāĻ āύিāĻā§° āĻীā§ąāύ্āϤ ā§°āĻেā§°ে āϏāĻাāĻ āϤুāϞিāĻিāϞ।
I could see that the village was already bustling with activity.
āĻŽāĻ āĻĻেāĻিāĻŦāϞৈ āĻĒাāĻāĻিāϞো āϝে āĻাঁāĻāĻāύ āĻāϤিāĻŽāϧ্āϝে āĻাā§°্āϝ্āϝāĻāϞাāĻĒā§°ে āĻŦ্āϝāϏ্āϤ āĻšৈ āĻĒā§°িāĻিāϞ।
The sound of dhol and pepa filled the air, and the sight of people dancing and practising the bihu dance with utmost enthusiasm was a sight to behold.
āĻĸোāϞ āĻā§°ু āĻĒেঁāĻĒাā§° āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻāĻ āĻŦāϤাāĻš āĻā§°াāĻ āϤুāϞিāĻিāϞ, āĻā§°ু āĻŽাāύুāĻšে āĻĒā§°āĻŽ āĻā§āϏাāĻšেā§°ে āĻŦিāĻšু āύাāĻ āύāĻা āĻā§°ু āĻ āύুāĻļীāϞāύ āĻā§°া āĻĻৃāĻļ্āϝāĻো āĻাāĻŦāϞāĻীāϝ়া āĻāĻিāϞ।
I saw my cousins and aunts applying jetuka on their palm, nails and toes.
āĻŽāĻ āĻŽোā§° āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒā§°্āĻীāϝ় āĻাāĻ-āĻāύী āĻā§°ু āĻĒেāĻšীāĻšঁāϤāĻ āĻšাāϤ⧰ āϤāϞুā§ąা, āύāĻ āĻā§°ু āĻā§°িā§° āĻāĻুāϞিāϤ āĻেāϤুāĻা āϞāĻোā§ąা āĻĻেāĻিāϞো।
The aroma of freshly prepared laru and pithas was irresistible.
āϏāϤেāĻāĻাā§ąে āĻĒ্ā§°āϏ্āϤুāϤ āĻā§°া āϞাā§°ু āĻā§°ু āĻĒিāĻ াā§° āϏুāĻŦাāϏ āĻ āĻĻāĻŽ্āϝ āĻāĻিāϞ।
With a heart full of excitement and gratitude, I bid you farewell for now, dear diary.
āĻā§āϏাāĻš āĻā§°ু āĻৃāϤāĻ্āĻāϤাā§°ে āĻā§°া āĻšৃāĻĻāϝ়েā§°ে, āĻŽāĻ āĻāϤিāϝ়াā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻŦিāĻĻাāϝ় āϞৈāĻো, āĻŽā§°āĻŽā§° āĻĄাāϝ়েā§°ী।
Yours excitedly Rihon
āϤোāĻŽাā§° āĻā§āϏাāĻšিāϤ ā§°িāĻšāύ
Dear Diary April 18, 2023
āĻŽā§°āĻŽā§° āĻĄাāϝ়েā§°ী, ā§§ā§Ž āĻāĻĒ্ā§°িāϞ, ⧍ā§Ļā§¨ā§Š
Today was an extraordinary day.
āĻāĻিā§° āĻĻিāύāĻো āĻāĻা āĻ āϏাāϧাā§°āĻŖ āĻĻিāύ āĻāĻিāϞ।
I can't believe I am back in the hustle and bustle of the city after celebrating bihu in our ancestral village.
āĻŽোā§° āĻŦিāĻļ্āĻŦাāϏেāĻ āĻšোā§ąা āύাāĻ āϝে āĻāĻŽাā§° āĻĒূā§°্āĻŦāĻĒুā§°ুāώ⧰ āĻাঁā§ąāϤ āĻŦিāĻšু āĻāĻĻāϝাāĻĒāύ āĻā§°াā§° āĻĒিāĻāϤ āĻŽāĻ āĻāĻৌ āĻāĻšā§°ā§° āĻšুāϞāϏ্āĻĨুāϞ⧰ āĻŽাāĻāϞৈ āĻāĻāϤি āĻāĻšিāĻোঁ।
It was an incredible experience.
āĻ āĻāĻ āĻ āĻŦিāĻļ্āĻŦাāϏ্āϝ āĻ āĻিāĻ্āĻāϤা āĻāĻিāϞ।
I will cherish it forever.
āĻŽāĻ āĻāϝ়াāĻ āĻিā§°āĻĻিāύ⧰ āĻŦাāĻŦে āϞাāϞāύ āĻā§°িāĻŽ।
I got to learn many things about this festival from my grandmother.
āĻŽāĻ āĻŽোā§° āĻāĻāϤাā§° āĻĒā§°া āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻ¸ā§ąāĻোā§° āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āĻŦāĻšুāϤ āĻāĻĨা āĻļিāĻিāĻŦāϞৈ āĻĒাāϞোঁ।
She told me that Assamese people embrace this season as a harbinger of peace, happiness, and prosperity.
āϤেāĻঁ āĻŽোāĻ āĻৈāĻিāϞ āϝে āĻ āϏāĻŽীāϝ়া āĻŽাāύুāĻšে āĻāĻ āĻāϤুāĻোāĻ āĻļাāύ্āϤি, āϏুāĻ āĻā§°ু āϏāĻŽৃāĻĻ্āϧিā§° āĻāĻāĻাāύāύী āĻšিāĻাāĻĒে āĻāĻোঁā§ąাāϞি āϞāϝ়।
The Rongali Bihu is primarily related to the village folk and traditionally connected with cultivation.
ā§°āĻাāϞী āĻŦিāĻšু āĻĒ্ā§°āϧাāύāĻৈ āĻাঁā§ąā§° āĻŽাāύুāĻšā§° āϏৈāϤে āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒā§°্āĻিāϤ āĻā§°ু āĻĒā§°āĻŽ্āĻĒā§°াāĻāϤāĻাā§ąে āĻেāϤিā§° āϏৈāϤে āĻāĻĄ়িāϤ।
It is celebrated for seven days.
āĻ āϏাāϤ āĻĻিāύ⧰ āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻāĻĻāϝাāĻĒāύ āĻā§°া āĻšāϝ়।
The festival starts with Goru Bihu.
āĻā§°ু āĻŦিāĻšুā§°ে āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻ¸ā§ą āĻā§°āĻŽ্āĻ āĻšāϝ়।
Oh, I enjoyed it thoroughly!
āĻ ', āĻŽāĻ āĻāϝ়াā§° āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒূā§°্āĻŖ āĻāύāύ্āĻĻ āϞ'āϞোঁ!
I saw my uncles and other men take their cattle to the nearby river and give them a clean bath.
āĻŽāĻ āĻŽোā§° āĻুā§°াāĻšঁāϤ āĻā§°ু āĻāύ āĻŽাāύুāĻšāĻŦোā§°ে āϤেāĻঁāϞোāĻā§° āĻā§°ু-āĻŽ'āĻšāĻŦোā§°āĻ āĻāĻā§°ā§° āύāĻĻীāϞৈ āϞৈ āϝোā§ąা āĻā§°ু āĻাāϞāĻĻā§°ে āĻা āϧুāĻā§ąা āĻĻেāĻিāϞো।
They prayed for their sound health, and offered them new ropes.
āϤেāĻঁāϞোāĻে āϏিāĻšঁāϤ⧰ āϏুāϏ্āĻŦাāϏ্āĻĨ্āϝ⧰ āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻĒ্ā§°াā§°্āĻĨāύা āĻā§°িāĻিāϞ, āĻā§°ু āϏিāĻšঁāϤāĻ āύāϤুāύ āĻĒāĻা āĻĻিāĻিāϞ।
Leaves of dighalati and makhioti were also slapped on the skin of the cows to drive away flies and infections.
āĻŽাāĻি āĻā§°ু āϏংāĻ্ā§°āĻŽāĻŖ āĻĻূā§° āĻā§°িāĻŦāϞৈ āĻā§°ুā§° āĻাāϞāϤ āĻĻীāĻāϞāϤী āĻā§°ু āĻŽাāĻিāϝ়āϤীā§° āĻĒাāϤো āĻোāĻŦোā§ąা āĻšৈāĻিāϞ।
The next day was Manuh Bihu.
āĻĒিāĻā§° āĻĻিāύা āĻāĻিāϞ āĻŽাāύুāĻš āĻŦিāĻšু।
We wore our new clothes.
āĻāĻŽি āĻāĻŽাā§° āύāϤুāύ āĻাāĻĒোā§° āĻĒিāύ্āϧিāĻিāϞো।
This day is dedicated to celebrate human life.
āĻāĻ āĻĻিāύāĻো āĻŽাāĻ¨ā§ą āĻীā§ąāύ āĻāĻĻāϝাāĻĒāύ⧰ āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻā§āϏ⧰্āĻিāϤ।
The third day was the Gosai Bihu.
āϤৃāϤীāϝ় āĻĻিāύা āĻāĻিāϞ āĻোঁāϏাāĻ āĻŦিāĻšু।
Our whole family went to the namghar to seek blessings from the almighty.
āϏ⧰্āĻŦāĻļāĻ্āϤিāĻŽাāύ⧰ āĻĒā§°া āĻāĻļীā§°্āĻŦাāĻĻ āĻŦিāĻাā§°ি āĻāĻŽাā§° āĻোāĻেāĻ āĻĒā§°িāϝ়াāϞ āύাāĻŽāĻā§°āϞৈ āĻৈāĻিāϞ।
The fourth day, i.e yesterday was the Kutum Bihu.
āĻāϤুā§°্āĻĨ āĻĻিāύ, āĻ ā§°্āĻĨাā§ āĻাāϞি āĻāĻিāϞ āĻুāĻুāĻŽ āĻŦিāĻšু।
It's a time for family reunion and gatherings.
āĻ āĻĒā§°িāϝ়াāϞ⧰ āĻĒুāύ⧰ āĻŽিāϞāύ āĻā§°ু āϏāĻŽাā§ąেāĻļā§° āϏāĻŽāϝ়।
So, all the members of our family came together, shared food, and exchanged greetings.
āϏেāϝ়েāĻšে, āĻāĻŽাā§° āĻĒā§°িāϝ়াāϞ⧰ āϏāĻāϞো āϏāĻĻāϏ্āϝ āĻāĻেāϞāĻ āĻšৈāĻিāϞ, āĻাāĻĻ্āϝ āĻাāĻ-āĻŦāϤ⧰া āĻā§°িāĻিāϞ āĻā§°ু āĻļুāĻেāĻ্āĻা āĻŦিāύিāĻŽāϝ় āĻā§°িāĻিāϞ।
It was fun to meet the whole family.
āĻোāĻেāĻ āĻĒā§°িāϝ়াāϞāĻোāĻ āϞāĻ āĻĒোā§ąাāĻো āĻŽāĻাāĻĻাā§° āĻāĻিāϞ।
As I have school and my parents need to join their offices, we returned today.
āϝিāĻšেāϤু āĻŽোā§° āϏ্āĻুāϞ āĻāĻে āĻā§°ু āĻŽোā§° āĻĒিāϤৃ-āĻŽাāϤৃāϝ়ে āϤেāĻঁāϞোāĻā§° āĻাā§°্āϝ্āϝাāϞāϝ়āϤ āϝোāĻ āĻĻিāĻŦ āϞাāĻিāĻŦ, āĻāĻŽি āĻāĻি āĻāĻāϤি āĻāĻšিāϞোঁ।
Grandmother said that the Bihu was not over yet.
āĻāĻāϤাāĻ āĻৈāĻিāϞ āϝে āĻŦিāĻšু āĻāϤিāϝ়াāĻ āĻļেāώ āĻšোā§ąা āύাāĻ।
The fifth day is the Senehi Bihu, sixth day is the Mela Bihu, and the final day is the Chera Bihu.
āĻĒāĻ্āĻāĻŽ āĻĻিāύা āĻš'āϞ āĻেāύেāĻšী āĻŦিāĻšু, āώāώ্āĻ āĻĻিāύা āĻŽেāϞা āĻŦিāĻšু āĻā§°ু āĻ āύ্āϤিāĻŽ āĻĻিāύা āĻš'āϞ āĻেā§°া āĻŦিāĻšু।
I wanted to stay for all the seven days, as on Mela Bihu people indulge in traditional games and festivities, I wanted to be a part of that.
āĻŽāĻ āĻোāĻেāĻ āϏাāϤ āĻĻিāύ āĻĨাāĻিāĻŦ āĻŦিāĻাā§°িāĻিāϞো, āĻিāϝ়āύো āĻŽেāϞা āĻŦিāĻšুāϤ āĻŽাāύুāĻšে āĻĒā§°āĻŽ্āĻĒā§°াāĻāϤ āĻেāϞ-āϧেāĻŽাāϞি āĻā§°ু āĻā§āĻ¸ā§ąāϤ āĻŽāĻ্āύ āĻšāϝ়, āĻŽāĻ āϤাā§° āĻ ংāĻļ āĻš'āĻŦ āĻŦিāĻাā§°িāĻিāϞো।
However, I wore the traditional attire and went with village children to perform Huchori in every household.
āϝিāϝ়েāĻ āύāĻšāĻāĻ, āĻŽāĻ āĻĒā§°āĻŽ্āĻĒā§°াāĻāϤ āϏাāĻ-āĻĒাā§° āĻĒিāύ্āϧি āĻাঁā§ąā§° āϞ'ā§°া-āĻোā§ąাāϞীā§° āϞāĻāϤ āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāĻā§°āϤে āĻšুঁāĻā§°ি āĻাāĻŦāϞৈ āĻৈāĻিāϞো।
Each family honoured us with a Cheleng cloth, Gamocha and a small amount of money.
āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāĻো āĻĒā§°িāϝ়াāϞে āĻāĻŽাāĻ āĻāĻāύ āĻেāϞেং āĻাāĻĒোā§°, āĻাāĻŽোāĻা āĻā§°ু āϏাāĻŽাāύ্āϝ āĻĒā§°িāĻŽাāĻŖā§° āϧāύেā§°ে āϏāύ্āĻŽাāύ āĻāύাāĻāĻিāϞ।
I also had the priviledge to see the Mukoli Bihu performed by unmarried girls and boys in open fields.
āĻŽāĻ āĻŽুāĻāϞি āĻĒāĻĨাā§°āϤ āĻ āĻŦিāĻŦাāĻšিāϤ āϞ'ā§°া-āĻোā§ąাāϞীāϝ়ে āĻĒ্ā§°āĻĻā§°্āĻļāύ āĻā§°া āĻŽুāĻāϞি āĻŦিāĻšু āĻোā§ąাā§°ো āϏুāϝোāĻ āĻĒাāϞোঁ।
Oh! Diary, all these were so much fun!
āĻ '! āĻĄাāϝ়েā§°ী, āĻāĻ āϏāĻāϞোāĻŦোā§° āĻŦāĻšুāϤ āĻŽāĻাāĻĻাā§° āĻāĻিāϞ!
With a heavy heart I had to come back.
āĻāϧুā§° āĻŽāύেā§°ে āĻŽāĻ āĻāĻāϤি āĻāĻšিāĻŦāϞāĻীāϝ়া āĻš'āϞ।
But I am grateful to have been a witness to this magical time in this beautiful part of the world.
āĻিāύ্āϤু āĻĒৃāĻĨিā§ąীā§° āĻāĻ āϏুāύ্āĻĻā§° āĻĒ্ā§°াāύ্āϤāϤ āĻāĻ āϝাāĻĻুāĻā§°ী āϏāĻŽāϝ়ā§° āϏাāĻ্āώী āĻš'āĻŦāϞৈ āĻĒাāĻ āĻŽāĻ āĻৃāϤāĻ্āĻ।
With gratitude. Until next time! Rihon
āĻৃāϤāĻ্āĻāϤাā§°ে। āĻĒā§°ā§ąā§°্āϤী āϏāĻŽāϝ়āϞৈāĻে! ā§°িāĻšāύ
Dear Diary May 29, 2023
āĻŽā§°āĻŽā§° āĻĄাāϝ়েā§°ী, ⧍⧝ āĻŽে', ⧍ā§Ļā§¨ā§Š
As I sit here on this warm evening, I am reminded that there are only a few days left of spring in Assam.
āĻāĻিā§° āĻāĻ āĻā§°āĻŽ āϏāύ্āϧিāϝ়াāĻোāϤ āĻāϝ়াāϤ āĻŦāĻšি āĻĨাāĻোঁāϤে, āĻŽোā§° āĻŽāύāϤ āĻĒā§°িāĻে āϝে āĻ āϏāĻŽāϤ āĻŦāϏāύ্āϤ⧰ āĻŽাāϤ্ā§° āĻেāĻāĻাāĻŽাāύ āĻĻিāύāĻšে āĻŦাāĻী āĻāĻে।
It's been a season of enchantment and transformation.
āĻ āϝাāĻĻু āĻā§°ু āĻĒā§°িā§ąā§°্āϤāύ⧰ āĻāĻ āĻāϤু āĻāĻিāϞ।
It's been a time of joy and togetherness.
āĻ āĻāύāύ্āĻĻ āĻā§°ু āĻāĻāϤাā§° āϏāĻŽāϝ় āĻāĻিāϞ।
I will miss everything about this season.
āĻŽāĻ āĻāĻ āĻāϤুā§° āϏāĻāϞোāĻŦোā§° āĻāĻĨা āĻŽāύāϤ āĻĒেāϞাāĻŽ।
But I know that with the arrival of summer, new adventures and experiences await.
āĻিāύ্āϤু āĻŽāĻ āĻাāύো āϝে āĻ্ā§°ীāώ্āĻŽā§° āĻāĻāĻŽāĻŖā§° āϞāĻে āϞāĻে āύāϤুāύ āĻĻুঃāϏাāĻšāϏিāĻ āĻাā§°্āϝ্āϝ āĻā§°ু āĻ āĻিāĻ্āĻāϤাā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻ āĻĒেāĻ্āώা āĻā§°ি āĻāĻে।
Until then I'll enjoy these last few days of spring and reminisce the memories they've created.
āϤেāϤিāϝ়াāϞৈāĻে āĻŽāĻ āĻŦāϏāύ্āϤ⧰ āĻāĻ āĻ āύ্āϤিāĻŽ āĻেāĻāĻাāĻŽাāύ āĻĻিāύ āĻāĻĒāĻোāĻ āĻā§°িāĻŽ āĻā§°ু āϏিāĻšঁāϤে āϏৃāώ্āĻি āĻā§°া āϏ্āĻŽৃāϤিāĻ ā§°োāĻŽāύ্āĻĨāύ āĻā§°িāĻŽ।
Word Notes (āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻ āĻোāĻা)
confidant = a person with whom one shares a secret or private matter (āĻāĻāύ āĻŦ্āϝāĻ্āϤি āϝাā§° āϏৈāϤে āĻোāύোāĻŦাāĻ āĻোāĻĒāύ āĻŦা āĻŦ্āϝāĻ্āϤিāĻāϤ āĻāĻĨা āĻĒাāϤে)
chronicled = record in a detailed way (āĻŦিāϤংāĻাā§ąে āϞিāĻĒিāĻŦāĻĻ্āϧ āĻā§°া)
adorned = make more beautiful or attractive (āĻ āϧিāĻ āϧুāύীāϝ়া āĻŦা āĻāĻā§°্āώāĻŖীāϝ় āĻā§°া / āϏুāϏāĻ্āĻিāϤ)
majestic = having or showing impressive beauty (āĻāĻā§°্āώāĻŖীāϝ় āϏৌāύ্āĻĻā§°্āϝ্āϝ āĻĨāĻা āĻŦা āĻĒ্ā§°āĻĻā§°্āĻļāύ āĻā§°া / ā§°াāĻāĻীāϝ়)
bustling = full of activity (āĻাā§°্āϝ্āϝāĻāϞাāĻĒā§°ে āĻĒā§°িāĻĒূā§°্āĻŖ / āĻŦ্āϝāϏ্āϤāϤাāĻĒূā§°্āĻŖ)
irresistible = too powerful to be resisted (āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিā§°োāϧ āĻā§°িāĻŦ āύোā§ąাā§°াāĻৈ āĻ āϤি āĻļāĻ্āϤিāĻļাāϞী / āĻ āĻĻāĻŽ্āϝ)
harbinger = a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another (āĻāĻāĻাāύāύী āĻĻিāĻঁāϤা)
indulge = allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of (āύিāĻāĻে āĻāύāύ্āĻĻ āĻāĻĒāĻোāĻ āĻā§°িāĻŦāϞৈ āĻĻিāϝ়া / āĻŽāĻ্āύ āĻšোā§ąা)
enchantment = a feeling of great pleasure (āĻ āϤিāĻļāϝ় āĻāύāύ্āĻĻā§° āĻ āύুāĻā§ą / āĻŽোāĻšিāϤ)
reminisce = indulged in enjoyable recollection of past events (āĻ āϤীāϤ⧰ āĻāĻāύাāĻŦোā§°ā§° āĻāύāύ্āĻĻāĻĻাāϝ়āĻ āϏ্āĻŽৃāϤিāϤ āĻŽāĻ্āύ āĻšোā§ąা / ā§°োāĻŽāύ্āĻĨāύ āĻā§°া)
Comprehension Solutions
- a) Rihon's diary is his confidant, his closest friend. → True
- b) The beauty of the spring season never fails to lift Rihon's spirit. → True
- c) Rihon didn't get the opportunity to go to perform 'Huchori'. → False
- d) Rihon came back with a heavy heart. → True
- e) Mukoli Bihu is performed by the aged people in open fields. → False
Grammar and Usage
a) Mia and Gabriel ride their bikes in the park.
Ans: Mia and Gabriel do not ride their bikes in the park.
b) I work hard all week.
Ans: I do not work hard all week.
c) On Sunday afternoons I work less.
Ans: On Sunday afternoons I do not work less.
d) The workers stop working at 4.30 pm.
Ans: The workers do not stop working at 4.30 pm.
e) The manager asks his assistant to help with the drinks.
Ans: The manager does not ask his assistant to help with the drinks.
f) They go home for the weekend.
Ans: They do not go home for the weekend.
a) Samir celebrated his birthday yesterday.
Ans: Samir did not celebrate his birthday yesterday.
b) He took a day off from work.
Ans: He did not take a day off from work.
c) He took his mother out for lunch.
Ans: He did not take his mother out for lunch.
d) He lay on the beach all afternoon.
Ans: He did not lie on the beach all afternoon.
e) We threw a party for Raktim in the evening.
Ans: We did not throw a party for Raktim in the evening.
f) They danced and laughed until very late.
Ans: They did not dance and laugh until very late.
a) His parents arrived yesterday.
Ans: Did his parents arrive yesterday?
b) Our team won the championship.
Ans: Did our team win the championship?
c) James left school at fourteen.
Ans: Did James leave school at fourteen?
d) The boys applauded the players.
Ans: Did the boys applaud the players?
e) He accused her of poisoning his dog.
Ans: Did he accuse her of poisoning his dog?
f) She saved money by giving up cigarettes.
Ans: Did she save money by giving up cigarettes?
Writing Activity: Diary Entries
October 15, 2023
Sunday 9 p.m.
Dear diary,
Today was a very tiring but incredibly exciting day! We finally started our dance drama rehearsals for the upcoming school annual function. Our group is performing a piece based on a historical event, and I am playing one of the lead characters. At first, it was quite challenging to get the steps synchronized with my friends, and we kept missing the beats. However, our teacher was very patient with us. By the end of the evening, we managed to perform the first act perfectly. It felt amazing to see all our hard work come together. I am a bit exhausted, but my heart is full of joy. Can't wait for the next rehearsal!
Good night,
[Your Name]
November 10, 2023
Friday 10:30 p.m.
Dear diary,
I have been staring at my notebook for an hour now. I really want to write a captivating short story for our school's annual magazine, but finding the right words is proving to be difficult. I have a great concept in my mind about a time-traveling adventure, but every time I start writing, the plot feels a bit flat. I think I need to focus more on developing my main character's personality before jumping into the action. It's frustrating when the ideas in your head don't easily flow onto the paper. But I am not going to give up. I will read a few stories tomorrow to get some inspiration and try again.
Good night,
[Your Name]
FAQs on Lesson 11
Q. What is the central theme of "Springtime Splendour"?
Ans: The central theme is the breathtaking beauty of the spring season in Assam and the joyous celebration of the traditional Rongali Bihu festival, as captured through a teenager's diary entries.
Q. What do Assamese people consider the spring season to be?
Ans: According to Rihon's grandmother, the Assamese people embrace the spring season as a harbinger of peace, happiness, and prosperity.
Q. Name the seven days of Rongali Bihu mentioned in the lesson.
Ans: The seven days of Rongali Bihu are Goru Bihu, Manuh Bihu, Gosai Bihu, Kutum Bihu, Senehi Bihu, Mela Bihu, and Chera Bihu.
Q. What is "Huchori" and who performs it?
Ans: Huchori is a traditional Bihu carol singing and dancing practice. Groups of people (usually men and boys, though Rihon went with village children) visit households to perform it, and families honour them with Cheleng cloth, Gamocha, and money.
Q. Where can I download the textbook PDF and notes for this chapter?
Ans: You can easily download the complete chapter PDF and notes with Assamese translations right here on The Studyverse using the quick links at the top.
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