PUMPA - SMART LEARNING
எங்கள் ஆசிரியர்களுடன் 1-ஆன்-1 ஆலோசனை நேரத்தைப் பெறுங்கள். டாப்பர் ஆவதற்கு நாங்கள் பயிற்சி அளிப்போம்
Book Free Demo5. I consider what route I should take back home. If I were propelled by enthusiasm for travel per se, I would go by bus and train to Patna, then sail up the Ganges past Benaras to Allahabad, then up the Yamuna, past Agra to Delhi. But I am too exhausted and homesick; today is the last day of August. Go home, I tell myself: move directly towards home. I enter a Nepal Airlines office and buy a ticket for tomorrow’s flight.
Explanation:
As we had seen before, Kathmandu had been Seth's final destination before going back to his home. In this paragraph, Seth reveals his anxiety to get back to his hometown as quickly as possible.
He is looking at the possible options for returning home. If he is up to more adventure, he can travel to Patna by bus and train, sail up the Ganges past Benaras to Allahabad, then up the Yamuna past Agra, and finally to Delhi. Or, he could simply get an air ticket.
Having had a long journey that began in China, he is too tired and homesick. Understandably, Seth wants to get home as fast and easy as possible. It was the last day of August, and he had spent over a month on his journey through China and Tibet (having begun his journey in July).
He is looking at the possible options for returning home. If he is up to more adventure, he can travel to Patna by bus and train, sail up the Ganges past Benaras to Allahabad, then up the Yamuna past Agra, and finally to Delhi. Or, he could simply get an air ticket.
Having had a long journey that began in China, he is too tired and homesick. Understandably, Seth wants to get home as fast and easy as possible. It was the last day of August, and he had spent over a month on his journey through China and Tibet (having begun his journey in July).
Seth tells himself to go home directly. No more detours and adventures. He then goes into a Nepal Airlines office and purchases a flight ticket for the following day's journey.
Meanings of difficult words:
S.No | Words | Meanings |
1 | Propel | Drive or push something forwards |
2 | Per se | A Latin phrase - by or of itself |
3 | Patna | A city in North East India, and capital of Bihar state |
4 | Ganges | A sacred river that runs through the northern India and Bangladesh |
5 | Benaras | A holy city on the banks of the river Ganges in Uttar Pradesh; also known as Varanasi |
6 | Allahabad | A metropolis in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh |
7 | Yamuna | The longest tributary river in India, which is highly revered in Hinduism and also goes by the name Yami |
8 | Agra | A city on the banks of the Yamuna river in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which is famous for hosting India's most prized monument, the Taj Mahal |
9 | New Delhi | The capital of India |
10 | Exhausted | To feel very tired |
11 | Homesick | Experiencing a longing for one's home during a period of absence from it |
Reference:
National Council of Educational Research and Training (2006). Beehive. Kathmandu- Vikram Seth (pp.127 - 131). Published at the Publication Division by the Secretary, National Council of Educational Research and Training, Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi.
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