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Class 8 English - Lesson 11: Springtime Splendour


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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§° āĻāϜāύ āĻ•িāĻļোā§°ে āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āĻĒিāϤৃ-āĻŽাāϤৃā§° āϏৈāϤে āĻ—ুā§ąাāĻšাāϟীāϤ āĻŦাāϏ āϕ⧰ে।

He is an ordinary boy with an extraordinary habit.

āϏি āĻāϟা āĻ…āϏাāϧাā§°āĻŖ āĻ…āĻ­্āϝাāϏ āĻĨāĻ•া āĻāϜāύ āϏাāϧাā§°āĻŖ āϞ'ā§°া।

He loves to write in his diary.

āϏি āϤাā§° āĻĄাāϝ়েā§°ীāϤ āϞিāĻ–ি āĻ­াāϞ āĻĒাāϝ়।

His diary is more than just a book.

āϤাā§° āĻĄাāϝ়েā§°ীāĻ–āύ āĻ•েā§ąāϞ āĻāĻ–āύ āĻ•িāϤাāĻĒāϤāĻ•ৈ āĻŦāĻšুāϤ āĻŦেāĻ›ি।

It is his confidant, his closest friend.

āĻāχāĻ–āύ āϤাā§° āĻŦিāĻļ্āĻŦাāϏী, āϤাā§° āφāϟাāχāϤāĻ•ৈ āĻ•াāώ⧰ āĻŦāύ্āϧু।

Here are some extracts from Rihon's diary in which he has chronicled the breathtaking beauty of spring, the season of renewal.

āχāϝ়াāϤ ā§°িāĻšāύ⧰ āĻĄাāϝ়েā§°ীā§° āĻ•িāĻ›ুāĻŽাāύ āĻ…ংāĻļ āĻĻিāϝ়া āĻšৈāĻ›ে āϝ'āϤ āϏি āĻ¨ā§ąীāϕ⧰āĻŖā§° āĻ‹āϤু āĻŦāϏāύ্āϤ⧰ āωāĻļাāĻš āĻŦāύ্āϧ āϕ⧰া āϏৌāύ্āĻĻā§°্āϝ্āϝ⧰ āĻ•āĻĨা āϞিāĻĒিāĻŦāĻĻ্āϧ āϕ⧰িāĻ›ে।

Dear Diary April 2, 2023

āĻŽā§°āĻŽā§° āĻĄাāϝ়েā§°ী, ⧍ āĻāĻĒ্ā§°িāϞ, ⧍ā§Ļā§¨ā§Š

Spring has finally arrived and it has fully embraced our land, Assam.

āĻ…ā§ąāĻļেāώāϤ āĻŦāϏāύ্āϤ āφāĻšিāϞ āφ⧰ু āχ āφāĻŽাā§° āĻ­ূāĻŽি āĻ…āϏāĻŽāĻ• āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒূā§°্āĻŖā§°ূāĻĒে āφāĻ•োঁā§ąাāϞি āϞৈāĻ›ে।

The entire state has burst into a riot of colours and fragrance.

āϏāĻŽāĻ—্ā§° ā§°াāϜ্āϝāĻ–āύ ā§°ং āφ⧰ু āϏুāĻŦাāϏ⧰ āĻĒāϝ়োāĻ­ā§°āϤ āĻĢাāϟি āĻĒā§°িāĻ›ে।

The beauty of the season never fails to lift my spirit.

āĻāχ āĻ‹āϤুā§° āϏৌāύ্āĻĻā§°্āϝ্āϝāχ āĻŽোā§° āĻŽāύোāĻ­াā§ą āωāύ্āύāϤ āϕ⧰াāϤ āĻ•েāϤিāϝ়াāĻ“ āĻŦিāĻĢāϞ āύāĻšāϝ়।

As I stepped out of my house this morning, I was greeted by a gentle breeze carrying the aroma of blooming flowers.

āφāϜি āĻĒুā§ąা āϘ⧰⧰ āĻĒā§°া āĻ“āϞাāχ āĻ…āĻšাā§° āϞāĻ—ে āϞāĻ—ে āĻĢুāϞি āĻĨāĻ•া āĻĢুāϞ⧰ āϏুāĻŦাāϏ āĻ•āĻĸ়িāϝ়াāχ āĻ…āύা āĻāϜাāĻ• āĻŽৃāĻĻু āĻŦāϤাāĻšে āĻŽোāĻ• āφāĻĻā§°āĻŖি āϜāύাāϞে।

I could hear the melodious songs of birds, especially the cuckoo.

āĻŽāχ āϚ⧰াāχ⧰, āĻŦিāĻļেāώāĻ•ৈ āĻ•ুāϞিā§° āϏুāĻŽāϧুā§° āĻ—ীāϤ āĻļুāύিāĻŦāϞৈ āĻĒাāχāĻ›িāϞো।

The trees are now adorned with delicate green leaves.

āĻ—āĻ›āĻŦোā§° āĻāϤিāϝ়া āĻ•োāĻŽāϞ āϏেāωāϜীāϝ়া āĻĒাāϤেā§°ে āϏুāϏāϜ্āϜিāϤ āĻšৈ āĻĒā§°িāĻ›ে।

The entire landscape seemed so majestic!

āϏāĻŽāĻ—্ā§° āĻĻৃāĻļ্āϝāĻĒāϟ āχāĻŽাāύ ā§°াāϜāĻ•ীāϝ় āϝেāύ āϞাāĻ—িāĻ›িāϞ!

I couldn't help but spend hours in the garden enjoying the beautiful morning.

āĻŽāχ āϧুāύীāϝ়া āĻĒুā§ąাāϟো āωāĻĒāĻ­োāĻ— āϕ⧰ি āĻŦাāĻ—িāϚাāϤ āϘāĻŖ্āϟাā§° āĻĒিāĻ›āϤ āϘāĻŖ্āϟা āύোāĻ•োā§ąাāĻ•ৈ āĻĨাāĻ•িāĻŦ āύোā§ąাā§°িāϞো।

Until next time! Rihon

āĻĒā§°ā§ąā§°্āϤী āϏāĻŽāϝ়āϞৈāĻ•ে! ā§°িāĻšāύ

Dear Diary April 12, 2023

āĻŽā§°āĻŽā§° āĻĄাāϝ়েā§°ী, ⧧⧍ āĻāĻĒ্ā§°ি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.

āφāϜিā§° āĻĻিāύāϟোā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻŽāχ āφāĻ—্ā§°āĻšেā§°ে āĻŦাāϟ āϚাāχ āφāĻ›িāϞো āϝিāĻĻিāύা āĻŽāχ ā§°āĻ™াāϞী āĻŦিāĻšুā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻŽোā§° āĻĒূā§°্āĻŦāĻĒুā§°ুāώ⧰ āĻ—াঁā§ąāϞৈ āϝোā§ąাā§° āϏুāϝোāĻ— āĻĒাāϞোঁ।

The excitement that races through my heart is beyond words.

āĻŽোā§° āĻšৃāĻĻāϝ়ā§° āĻŽাāϜেā§°ে āĻĻৌā§°ি āϝোā§ąা āωāϤ্āϤেāϜāύা āĻ•āĻĨাāϤ āĻĒ্ā§°āĻ•াāĻļ āϕ⧰িāĻŦ āύোā§ąাā§°ি।

Ma and Deuta woke me up early, and we began packing our bags.

āĻŽা āφ⧰ু āĻĻেāωāϤাāχ āĻŽোāĻ• āϏোāύāĻ•াāϞে āϜāĻ—াāχ āĻĻিāϞে, āφ⧰ু āφāĻŽি āφāĻŽাā§° āĻŦেāĻ—āĻŦোā§° āĻŦাāύ্āϧিāĻŦāϞৈ āφ⧰āĻŽ্āĻ­ āϕ⧰িāϞো।

The thought of joining in the festive celebrations with my cousins fills me with joy.

āĻŽোā§° āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒā§°্āĻ•ীāϝ় āĻ­াāχ-āĻ­āύীāϏāĻ•āϞ⧰ āϏৈāϤে āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻ¸ā§ąā§° āωāĻĻāϝাāĻĒāύāϤ āϝোāĻ—āĻĻাāύ āϕ⧰াā§° āϚিāύ্āϤাāχ āĻŽোāĻ• āφāύāύ্āĻĻā§°ে āĻ­ā§°াāχ āϤোāϞে।

The drive to our village is always an adventure.

āφāĻŽাā§° āĻ—াঁā§ąāϞৈ āĻ—াāĻĄ়ী āϚāϞাāχ āϝোā§ąাāϟো āϏāĻĻাāϝ় āĻāĻ• āĻĻুঃāϏাāĻšāϏিāĻ• āĻ•াā§°্āϝ্āϝ।

The winding roads, lush green fields, the sweet scent of blooming flowers, freshly cut grass, and the petrichor make it an unforgettable journey.

āĻāĻ•া-āĻŦেঁāĻ•া ā§°াāϏ্āϤা, āϜীāĻĒাāϞ āϏেāωāϜীāϝ়া āĻĒāĻĨাā§°, āĻĢুāϞি āĻĨāĻ•া āĻĢুāϞ⧰ āĻŽিāĻ া āϏুāĻŦাāϏ, āϏāϤেāϜāĻ­াā§ąে āĻ•āϟা āϘাঁāĻš, āφ⧰ু āĻŽাāϟিā§° āĻ—োāύ্āϧāχ āχāϝ়াāĻ• āĻāĻ• āĻĒাāĻšā§°িāĻŦ āύোā§ąā§°া āϝাāϤ্ā§°া āϕ⧰ি āϤোāϞে।

As we arrived, the first thing that caught my eye was the orchids blooming everywhere.

āφāĻŽি āωāĻĒāϏ্āĻĨিāϤ āĻšোā§ąাā§° āϞāĻ—ে āϞāĻ—ে, āĻŽোā§° āϚāĻ•ুāϤ āĻĒā§°া āĻĒ্ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻŦāϏ্āϤুāϟো āφāĻ›িāϞ āϚাā§°িāĻ“āĻĢাāϞে āĻĢুāϞি āĻĨāĻ•া āĻ…ā§°্āĻ•িāĻĄāĻŦোā§° (āĻ•āĻĒৌāĻĢুāϞ)।

Not only the orchids, flowers like tagar, nahar and keteki painted the landscape with their vibrant colours.

āĻ•েā§ąāϞ āĻ…ā§°্āĻ•িāĻĄেāχ āύāĻšāϝ়, āϟāĻ—ā§°, āύাāĻšā§° āφ⧰ু āĻ•েāϤেāĻ•ীā§° āĻĻā§°ে āĻĢুāϞেāĻ“ āĻĒ্ā§°āĻ•ৃāϤিāĻ–āύāĻ• āύিāϜ⧰ āϜীā§ąāύ্āϤ ā§°āĻ™েā§°ে āϏāϜাāχ āϤুāϞিāĻ›িāϞ।

I could see that the village was already bustling with activity.

āĻŽāχ āĻĻেāĻ–িāĻŦāϞৈ āĻĒাāχāĻ›িāϞো āϝে āĻ—াঁāĻ“āĻ–āύ āχāϤিāĻŽāϧ্āϝে āĻ•াā§°্āϝ্āϝāĻ•āϞাāĻĒā§°ে āĻŦ্āϝāϏ্āϤ āĻšৈ āĻĒā§°িāĻ›িāϞ।

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 āφ⧰ু āĻĒেঁāĻĒাā§° āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻāχ āĻŦāϤাāĻš āĻ­ā§°াāχ āϤুāϞিāĻ›িāϞ, āφ⧰ু āĻŽাāύুāĻšে āĻĒā§°āĻŽ āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏাāĻšেā§°ে āĻŦিāĻšু āύাāϚ āύāϚা āφ⧰ু āĻ…āύুāĻļীāϞāύ āϕ⧰া āĻĻৃāĻļ্āϝāϟো āϚাāĻŦāϞāĻ—ীāϝ়া āφāĻ›িāϞ।

I saw my cousins and aunts applying jetuka on their palm, nails and toes.

āĻŽāχ āĻŽোā§° āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒā§°্āĻ•ীāϝ় āĻ­াāχ-āĻ­āύী āφ⧰ু āĻĒেāĻšীāĻšঁāϤāĻ• āĻšাāϤ⧰ āϤāϞুā§ąা, āύāĻ– āφ⧰ু āĻ­ā§°িā§° āφāĻ™ুāϞিāϤ āϜেāϤুāĻ•া āϞāĻ—োā§ąা āĻĻেāĻ–িāϞো।

The aroma of freshly prepared laru and pithas was irresistible.

āϏāϤেāϜāĻ­াā§ąে āĻĒ্ā§°āϏ্āϤুāϤ āϕ⧰া āϞাā§°ু āφ⧰ু āĻĒিāĻ াā§° āϏুāĻŦাāϏ āĻ…āĻĻāĻŽ্āϝ āφāĻ›িāϞ।

With a heart full of excitement and gratitude, I bid you farewell for now, dear diary.

āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏাāĻš āφ⧰ু āĻ•ৃāϤāϜ্āĻžāϤাā§°ে āĻ­ā§°া āĻšৃāĻĻāϝ়েā§°ে, āĻŽāχ āĻāϤিāϝ়াā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻŦিāĻĻাāϝ় āϞৈāĻ›ো, āĻŽā§°āĻŽā§° āĻĄাāϝ়েā§°ী।

Yours excitedly Rihon

āϤোāĻŽাā§° āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏাāĻšিāϤ ā§°িāĻšāύ

Dear Diary April 18, 2023

āĻŽā§°āĻŽā§° āĻĄাāϝ়েā§°ী, ā§§ā§Ž āĻāĻĒ্ā§°িāϞ, ⧍ā§Ļā§¨ā§Š

Today was an extraordinary day.

āφāϜিā§° āĻĻিāύāϟো āĻāϟা āĻ…āϏাāϧাā§°āĻŖ āĻĻিāύ āφāĻ›িāϞ।

I can't believe I am back in the hustle and bustle of the city after celebrating bihu in our ancestral village.

āĻŽোā§° āĻŦিāĻļ্āĻŦাāϏেāχ āĻšোā§ąা āύাāχ āϝে āφāĻŽাā§° āĻĒূā§°্āĻŦāĻĒুā§°ুāώ⧰ āĻ—াঁā§ąāϤ āĻŦিāĻšু āωāĻĻāϝাāĻĒāύ āϕ⧰াā§° āĻĒিāĻ›āϤ āĻŽāχ āφāĻ•ৌ āϚāĻšā§°ā§° āĻšুāϞāϏ্āĻĨুāϞ⧰ āĻŽাāϜāϞৈ āωāĻ­āϤি āφāĻšিāĻ›োঁ।

It was an incredible experience.

āχ āĻāĻ• āĻ…āĻŦিāĻļ্āĻŦাāϏ্āϝ āĻ…āĻ­িāϜ্āĻžāϤা āφāĻ›িāϞ।

I will cherish it forever.

āĻŽāχ āχāϝ়াāĻ• āϚিā§°āĻĻিāύ⧰ āĻŦাāĻŦে āϞাāϞāύ āϕ⧰িāĻŽ।

I got to learn many things about this festival from my grandmother.

āĻŽāχ āĻŽোā§° āφāχāϤাā§° āĻĒā§°া āĻāχ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻ¸ā§ąāϟোā§° āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āĻŦāĻšুāϤ āĻ•āĻĨা āĻļিāĻ•িāĻŦāϞৈ āĻĒাāϞোঁ।

She told me that Assamese people embrace this season as a harbinger of peace, happiness, and prosperity.

āϤেāĻ“ঁ āĻŽোāĻ• āĻ•ৈāĻ›িāϞ āϝে āĻ…āϏāĻŽীāϝ়া āĻŽাāύুāĻšে āĻāχ āĻ‹āϤুāϟোāĻ• āĻļাāύ্āϤি, āϏুāĻ– āφ⧰ু āϏāĻŽৃāĻĻ্āϧিā§° āφāĻ—āϜাāύāύী āĻšিāϚাāĻĒে āφāĻ•োঁā§ąাāϞি āϞāϝ়।

The Rongali Bihu is primarily related to the village folk and traditionally connected with cultivation.

ā§°āĻ™াāϞী āĻŦিāĻšু āĻĒ্ā§°āϧাāύāĻ•ৈ āĻ—াঁā§ąā§° āĻŽাāύুāĻšā§° āϏৈāϤে āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒā§°্āĻ•িāϤ āφ⧰ু āĻĒā§°āĻŽ্āĻĒā§°াāĻ—āϤāĻ­াā§ąে āĻ–েāϤিā§° āϏৈāϤে āϜāĻĄ়িāϤ।

It is celebrated for seven days.

āχ āϏাāϤ āĻĻিāύ⧰ āĻŦাāĻŦে āωāĻĻāϝাāĻĒāύ āϕ⧰া āĻšāϝ়।

The festival starts with Goru Bihu.

āĻ—ā§°ু āĻŦিāĻšুā§°ে āĻāχ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻ¸ā§ą āφ⧰āĻŽ্āĻ­ āĻšāϝ়।

Oh, I enjoyed it thoroughly!

āĻ…', āĻŽāχ āχāϝ়াā§° āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒূā§°্āĻŖ āφāύāύ্āĻĻ āϞ'āϞোঁ!

I saw my uncles and other men take their cattle to the nearby river and give them a clean bath.

āĻŽāχ āĻŽোā§° āĻ–ুā§°াāĻšঁāϤ āφ⧰ু āφāύ āĻŽাāύুāĻšāĻŦোā§°ে āϤেāĻ“ঁāϞোāϕ⧰ āĻ—ā§°ু-āĻŽ'āĻšāĻŦোā§°āĻ• āĻ“āϚ⧰⧰ āύāĻĻীāϞৈ āϞৈ āϝোā§ąা āφ⧰ু āĻ­াāϞāĻĻā§°ে āĻ—া āϧুāĻ“ā§ąা āĻĻেāĻ–িāϞো।

They prayed for their sound health, and offered them new ropes.

āϤেāĻ“ঁāϞোāĻ•ে āϏিāĻšঁāϤ⧰ āϏুāϏ্āĻŦাāϏ্āĻĨ্āϝ⧰ āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻĒ্ā§°াā§°্āĻĨāύা āϕ⧰িāĻ›িāϞ, āφ⧰ু āϏিāĻšঁāϤāĻ• āύāϤুāύ āĻĒāϘা āĻĻিāĻ›িāϞ।

Leaves of dighalati and makhioti were also slapped on the skin of the cows to drive away flies and infections.

āĻŽাāĻ–ি āφ⧰ু āϏংāĻ•্ā§°āĻŽāĻŖ āĻĻূā§° āϕ⧰িāĻŦāϞৈ āĻ—ā§°ুā§° āĻ›াāϞāϤ āĻĻীāϘāϞāϤী āφ⧰ু āĻŽাāĻ–িāϝ়āϤীā§° āĻĒাāϤো āĻ•োāĻŦোā§ąা āĻšৈāĻ›িāϞ।

The next day was Manuh Bihu.

āĻĒিāϛ⧰ āĻĻিāύা āφāĻ›িāϞ āĻŽাāύুāĻš āĻŦিāĻšু।

We wore our new clothes.

āφāĻŽি āφāĻŽাā§° āύāϤুāύ āĻ•াāĻĒোā§° āĻĒিāύ্āϧিāĻ›িāϞো।

This day is dedicated to celebrate human life.

āĻāχ āĻĻিāύāϟো āĻŽাāĻ¨ā§ą āϜীā§ąāύ āωāĻĻāϝাāĻĒāύ⧰ āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏ⧰্āĻ—িāϤ।

The third day was the Gosai Bihu.

āϤৃāϤীāϝ় āĻĻিāύা āφāĻ›িāϞ āĻ—োঁāϏাāχ āĻŦিāĻšু।

Our whole family went to the namghar to seek blessings from the almighty.

āϏ⧰্āĻŦāĻļāĻ•্āϤিāĻŽাāύ⧰ āĻĒā§°া āφāĻļীā§°্āĻŦাāĻĻ āĻŦিāϚাā§°ি āφāĻŽাā§° āĻ—োāϟেāχ āĻĒā§°িāϝ়াāϞ āύাāĻŽāϘ⧰āϞৈ āĻ—ৈāĻ›িāϞ।

The fourth day, i.e yesterday was the Kutum Bihu.

āϚāϤুā§°্āĻĨ āĻĻিāύ, āĻ…ā§°্āĻĨাā§Ž āĻ•াāϞি āφāĻ›িāϞ āĻ•ুāϟুāĻŽ āĻŦিāĻšু।

It's a time for family reunion and gatherings.

āχ āĻĒā§°িāϝ়াāϞ⧰ āĻĒুāύ⧰ āĻŽিāϞāύ āφ⧰ু āϏāĻŽাā§ąেāĻļā§° āϏāĻŽāϝ়।

So, all the members of our family came together, shared food, and exchanged greetings.

āϏেāϝ়েāĻšে, āφāĻŽাā§° āĻĒā§°িāϝ়াāϞ⧰ āϏāĻ•āϞো āϏāĻĻāϏ্āϝ āĻāĻ•েāϞāĻ— āĻšৈāĻ›িāϞ, āĻ–াāĻĻ্āϝ āĻ­াāĻ—-āĻŦāϤ⧰া āϕ⧰িāĻ›িāϞ āφ⧰ু āĻļুāĻ­েāϚ্āĻ›া āĻŦিāύিāĻŽāϝ় āϕ⧰িāĻ›িāϞ।

It was fun to meet the whole family.

āĻ—োāϟেāχ āĻĒā§°িāϝ়াāϞāϟোāĻ• āϞāĻ— āĻĒোā§ąাāϟো āĻŽāϜাāĻĻাā§° āφāĻ›িāϞ।

As I have school and my parents need to join their offices, we returned today.

āϝিāĻšেāϤু āĻŽোā§° āϏ্āĻ•ুāϞ āφāĻ›ে āφ⧰ু āĻŽোā§° āĻĒিāϤৃ-āĻŽাāϤৃāϝ়ে āϤেāĻ“ঁāϞোāϕ⧰ āĻ•াā§°্āϝ্āϝাāϞāϝ়āϤ āϝোāĻ— āĻĻিāĻŦ āϞাāĻ—িāĻŦ, āφāĻŽি āφāϜি āωāĻ­āϤি āφāĻšিāϞোঁ।

Grandmother said that the Bihu was not over yet.

āφāχāϤাāχ āĻ•ৈāĻ›িāϞ āϝে āĻŦিāĻšু āĻāϤিāϝ়াāĻ“ āĻļেāώ āĻšোā§ąা āύাāχ।

The fifth day is the Senehi Bihu, sixth day is the Mela Bihu, and the final day is the Chera Bihu.

āĻĒāĻž্āϚāĻŽ āĻĻিāύা āĻš'āϞ āϚেāύেāĻšী āĻŦিāĻšু, āώāώ্āĻ  āĻĻিāύা āĻŽেāϞা āĻŦিāĻšু āφ⧰ু āĻ…āύ্āϤিāĻŽ āĻĻিāύা āĻš'āϞ āϚেā§°া 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.

āĻŽāχ āĻ—োāϟেāχ āϏাāϤ āĻĻিāύ āĻĨাāĻ•িāĻŦ āĻŦিāϚাā§°িāĻ›িāϞো, āĻ•িāϝ়āύো āĻŽেāϞা āĻŦিāĻšুāϤ āĻŽাāύুāĻšে āĻĒā§°āĻŽ্āĻĒā§°াāĻ—āϤ āĻ–েāϞ-āϧেāĻŽাāϞি āφ⧰ু āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻ¸ā§ąāϤ āĻŽāĻ—্āύ āĻšāϝ়, āĻŽāχ āϤাā§° āĻ…ংāĻļ āĻš'āĻŦ āĻŦিāϚাā§°িāĻ›িāϞো।

However, I wore the traditional attire and went with village children to perform Huchori in every household.

āϝিāϝ়েāχ āύāĻšāĻ“āĻ•, āĻŽāχ āĻĒā§°āĻŽ্āĻĒā§°াāĻ—āϤ āϏাāϜ-āĻĒাā§° āĻĒিāύ্āϧি āĻ—াঁā§ąā§° āϞ'ā§°া-āĻ›োā§ąাāϞীā§° āϞāĻ—āϤ āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāϘ⧰āϤে āĻšুঁāϚ⧰ি āĻ—াāĻŦāϞৈ āĻ—ৈāĻ›িāϞো।

Each family honoured us with a Cheleng cloth, Gamocha and a small amount of money.

āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāϟো āĻĒā§°িāϝ়াāϞে āφāĻŽাāĻ• āĻāĻ–āύ āϚেāϞেং āĻ•াāĻĒোā§°, āĻ—াāĻŽোāϚা āφ⧰ু āϏাāĻŽাāύ্āϝ āĻĒā§°িāĻŽাāĻŖā§° āϧāύেā§°ে āϏāύ্āĻŽাāύ āϜāύাāχāĻ›িāϞ।

I also had the priviledge to see the Mukoli Bihu performed by unmarried girls and boys in open fields.

āĻŽāχ āĻŽুāĻ•āϞি āĻĒāĻĨাā§°āϤ āĻ…āĻŦিāĻŦাāĻšিāϤ āϞ'ā§°া-āĻ›োā§ąাāϞীāϝ়ে āĻĒ্ā§°āĻĻā§°্āĻļāύ āϕ⧰া āĻŽুāĻ•āϞি āĻŦিāĻšু āϚোā§ąাā§°ো āϏুāϝোāĻ— āĻĒাāϞোঁ।

Oh! Diary, all these were so much fun!

āĻ…'! āĻĄাāϝ়েā§°ী, āĻāχ āϏāĻ•āϞোāĻŦোā§° āĻŦāĻšুāϤ āĻŽāϜাāĻĻাā§° āφāĻ›িāϞ!

With a heavy heart I had to come back.

āĻ—āϧুā§° āĻŽāύেā§°ে āĻŽāχ āωāĻ­āϤি āφāĻšিāĻŦāϞāĻ—ীāϝ়া āĻš'āϞ।

But I am grateful to have been a witness to this magical time in this beautiful part of the world.

āĻ•িāύ্āϤু āĻĒৃāĻĨিā§ąীā§° āĻāχ āϏুāύ্āĻĻā§° āĻĒ্ā§°াāύ্āϤāϤ āĻāχ āϝাāĻĻুāϕ⧰ী āϏāĻŽāϝ়ā§° āϏাāĻ•্āώী āĻš'āĻŦāϞৈ āĻĒাāχ āĻŽāχ āĻ•ৃāϤāϜ্āĻž।

With gratitude. Until next time! Rihon

āĻ•ৃāϤāϜ্āĻžāϤাā§°ে। āĻĒā§°ā§ąā§°্āϤী āϏāĻŽāϝ়āϞৈāĻ•ে! 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.

āφāϜিā§° āĻāχ āĻ—ā§°āĻŽ āϏāύ্āϧিāϝ়াāϟোāϤ āχāϝ়াāϤ āĻŦāĻšি āĻĨাāĻ•োঁāϤে, āĻŽোā§° āĻŽāύāϤ āĻĒā§°িāĻ›ে āϝে āĻ…āϏāĻŽāϤ āĻŦāϏāύ্āϤ⧰ āĻŽাāϤ্ā§° āĻ•েāχāϟাāĻŽাāύ āĻĻিāύāĻšে āĻŦাāĻ•ী āφāĻ›ে।

It's been a season of enchantment and transformation.

āχ āϝাāĻĻু āφ⧰ু āĻĒā§°িā§ąā§°্āϤāύ⧰ āĻāĻ• āĻ‹āϤু āφāĻ›িāϞ।

It's been a time of joy and togetherness.

āχ āφāύāύ্āĻĻ āφ⧰ু āĻāĻ•āϤাā§° āϏāĻŽāϝ় āφāĻ›িāϞ।

I will miss everything about this season.

āĻŽāχ āĻāχ āĻ‹āϤুā§° āϏāĻ•āϞোāĻŦোā§° āĻ•āĻĨা āĻŽāύāϤ āĻĒেāϞাāĻŽ।

But I know that with the arrival of summer, new adventures and experiences await.

āĻ•িāύ্āϤু āĻŽāχ āϜাāύো āϝে āĻ—্ā§°ীāώ্āĻŽā§° āφāĻ—āĻŽāĻŖā§° āϞāĻ—ে āϞāĻ—ে āύāϤুāύ āĻĻুঃāϏাāĻšāϏিāĻ• āĻ•াā§°্āϝ্āϝ āφ⧰ু āĻ…āĻ­িāϜ্āĻžāϤাā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻ…āĻĒেāĻ•্āώা āϕ⧰ি āφāĻ›ে।

Until then I'll enjoy these last few days of spring and reminisce the memories they've created.

āϤেāϤিāϝ়াāϞৈāĻ•ে āĻŽāχ āĻŦāϏāύ্āϤ⧰ āĻāχ āĻ…āύ্āϤিāĻŽ āĻ•েāχāϟাāĻŽাāύ āĻĻিāύ āωāĻĒāĻ­োāĻ— āϕ⧰িāĻŽ āφ⧰ু āϏিāĻšঁāϤে āϏৃāώ্āϟি āϕ⧰া āϏ্āĻŽৃāϤিāĻ• ā§°োāĻŽāύ্āĻĨāύ āϕ⧰িāĻŽ।

Word Notes (āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻ āϟোāĻ•া)

confidant  =  a person with whom one shares a secret or private matter (āĻāϜāύ āĻŦ্āϝāĻ•্āϤি āϝাā§° āϏৈāϤে āĻ•োāύোāĻŦাāχ āĻ—োāĻĒāύ āĻŦা āĻŦ্āϝāĻ•্āϤিāĻ—āϤ āĻ•āĻĨা āĻĒাāϤে)

chronicled  =  record in a detailed way (āĻŦিāϤংāĻ­াā§ąে āϞিāĻĒিāĻŦāĻĻ্āϧ āϕ⧰া)

adorned  =  make more beautiful or attractive (āĻ…āϧিāĻ• āϧুāύীāϝ়া āĻŦা āφāϕ⧰্āώāĻŖীāϝ় āϕ⧰া / āϏুāϏāϜ্āϜিāϤ)

majestic  =  having or showing impressive beauty (āφāϕ⧰্āώāĻŖীāϝ় āϏৌāύ্āĻĻā§°্āϝ্āϝ āĻĨāĻ•া āĻŦা āĻĒ্ā§°āĻĻā§°্āĻļāύ āϕ⧰া / ā§°াāϜāĻ•ীāϝ়)

bustling  =  full of activity (āĻ•াā§°্āϝ্āϝāĻ•āϞাāĻĒā§°ে āĻĒā§°িāĻĒূā§°্āĻŖ / āĻŦ্āϝāϏ্āϤāϤাāĻĒূā§°্āĻŖ)

irresistible  =  too powerful to be resisted (āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিā§°োāϧ āϕ⧰িāĻŦ āύোā§ąাā§°াāĻ•ৈ āĻ…āϤি āĻļāĻ•্āϤিāĻļাāϞী / āĻ…āĻĻāĻŽ্āϝ)

harbinger  =  a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another (āφāĻ—āϜাāύāύী āĻĻিāĻ“ঁāϤা)

indulge  =  allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of (āύিāϜāĻ•ে āφāύāύ্āĻĻ āωāĻĒāĻ­োāĻ— āϕ⧰িāĻŦāϞৈ āĻĻিāϝ়া / āĻŽāĻ—্āύ āĻšোā§ąা)

enchantment  =  a feeling of great pleasure (āĻ…āϤিāĻļāϝ় āφāύāύ্āĻĻā§° āĻ…āύুāĻ­ā§ą / āĻŽোāĻšিāϤ)

reminisce  =  indulged in enjoyable recollection of past events (āĻ…āϤীāϤ⧰ āϘāϟāύাāĻŦোā§°ā§° āφāύāύ্āĻĻāĻĻাāϝ়āĻ• āϏ্āĻŽৃāϤিāϤ āĻŽāĻ—্āύ āĻšোā§ąা / ā§°োāĻŽāύ্āĻĨāύ āϕ⧰া)

Comprehension Solutions

1. Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
a) What type of boy is Rihon?
Ans: Rihon is an ordinary teenager with an extraordinary habit of writing in his diary.
b) How does Rihon feel at the advent of spring?
Ans: Rihon feels that the beauty of the spring season never fails to lift his spirit. He is greeted by a gentle breeze carrying the aroma of blooming flowers and hears the melodious songs of birds.
c) What has Rihon been eagerly waiting for?
Ans: Rihon had been eagerly waiting for the day he got to go to his ancestral village for Rongali Bihu.
d) How does Rihon describe his drive to his village?
Ans: Rihon describes the drive as an unforgettable adventure due to the winding roads, lush green fields, the sweet scent of blooming flowers, freshly cut grass, and the petrichor.
e) What are the things Rihon got to learn from his grandmother about Rongali Bihu?
Ans: He learned that Assamese people embrace this season as a harbinger of peace, happiness, and prosperity, and that Rongali Bihu is primarily related to the village folk and traditionally connected with cultivation.
f) Which Bihu is celebrated on the first day of Rongali Bihu?
Ans: Goru Bihu is celebrated on the first day of Rongali Bihu.
g) Name the Bihus celebrated on the fifth, sixth, and final day of Rongali Bihu.
Ans: The fifth day is the Senehi Bihu, the sixth day is the Mela Bihu, and the final day is the Chera Bihu.
2. Write a short note on Manuh Bihu.
Ans: Manuh Bihu is the second day of Rongali Bihu. On this day, people wear their new clothes. This special day is dedicated to celebrating human life.
3. Write briefly about the things that caught Rihon's eye as he reached his village.
Ans: As Rihon arrived at his village, he saw blooming orchids everywhere, and other flowers like tagar, nahar, and keteki painting the landscape. He also saw that the village was bustling with activity, with people dancing to the sound of dhol and pepa, and his cousins and aunts applying jetuka on their palms, nails, and toes.
4. State whether the following sentences are true or false.
  • 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

Activity 1: Change the following affirmative sentences to negative sentences:

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.

Activity 2: Change the following affirmative sentences to negative sentences.

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.

Activity 3: Change the following affirmative sentences into interrogative sentences.

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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