NCERT Class 9 English Kathmandu

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NCERT Book for Class 9 English Beehive Chapter 10 Kathmandu

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Beehive Chapter 10 Kathmandu NCERT Book Class 9

 

Kathmandu

1. I GET a cheap room in the centre of town and sleep for hours. The next morning, with Mr Shah’s son and nephew, I visit the two temples in Kathmandu that are most sacred to Hindus and Buddhists.

2. At Pashupatinath (outside which a sign proclaims ‘Entrance for the Hindus only’) there is an atmosphere of ‘febrile confusion’. Priests, hawkers, devotees, tourists, cows, monkeys, pigeons and dogs roam through the grounds. We offer a few flowers. There are so many worshippers that some people trying to get the priest’s attention are elbowed aside by others pushing their way to the front. A princess of the Nepalese royal house appears; everyone bows and makes way. By the main gate, a party of saffron-clad Westerners struggle for permission to enter. The policeman is not convinced that they are ‘the Hindus’ (only Hindus are allowed to enter the temple). A fight breaks out between two monkeys. One chases the other, who jumps onto a shivalinga, then runs screaming around the temples and down to the river, the holy Bagmati, 10. Kathmandu proclaim: make known publicly or officially febrile confusion: hurried activity; complete chaos that flows below. A corpse is being cremated on its banks; washerwomen are at their work and children bathe. From a balcony a basket of flowers and  leaves, old offerings now wilted, is dropped into the river. A small shrine half protrudes from the stone platform on the river bank. When it emerges fully, the goddess inside will escape, and the evil period of the Kaliyug will end on earth.

3. At the Baudhnath stupa, the Buddhist shrine of Kathmandu, there is, in contrast, a sense of stillness. Its immense white dome is ringed by a road. Small shops stand on its outer edge: many of these are owned by Tibetan immigrants; felt bags, Tibetan prints and silver jewellery can be bought here. There are no crowds: this is a haven of quietness in the busy streets around.

4. Kathmandu is vivid, mercenary, religious, with small shrines to flower-adorned deities along the narrowest and busiest streets; with fruit sellers, flute sellers, hawkers of postcards; shops selling Western cosmetics, film rolls and chocolate; or copper utensils and Nepalese antiques. Film songs blare out from the radios, car horns sound, bicycle bells ring, stray cows low questioningly at motorcycles, vendors shout out their wares. I indulge myself mindlessly: buy a bar of marzipan, a cornon- the-cob roasted in a charcoal brazier on the pavement (rubbed with salt, chilli powder and lemon); a couple of love story comics, and even a Reader’s Digest. All this I wash down with Coca Cola and a nauseating orange drink, and feel much the better for it.

5. 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 fortomorrow’s flight.

Thinking about the Text

I. Answer these questions in one or two words or in short phrases.

1. Name the two temples the author visited in Kathmandu.

2. The writer says, “All this I wash down with Coca Cola.” What does ‘all this’ refer to?

3. What does Vikram Seth compare to the quills of a porcupine?

4. Name five kinds of flutes.

II. Answer each question in a short paragraph.

1. What difference does the author note between the flute seller and the other hawkers?

2. What is the belief at Pashupatinath about the end of Kaliyug?

3. The author has drawn powerful images and pictures. Pick out three examples each of

(i) the atmosphere of ‘febrile confusion’ outside the temple of Pashupatinath

(for example: some people trying to get the priest’s attention are elbowed aside...)

(ii) the things he sees

(iii) the sounds he hears

III. Answer the following questions in not more than 100–150 words each.

1. Compare and contrast the atmosphere in and around the Baudhnath shrine with the Pashupatinath temple.

2. How does the author describe Kathmandu’s busiest streets?

3. “To hear any flute is to be drawn into the commonality of all mankind.” Why

does the author say this?

Thinking about Language

I. Read the following sentences carefully to understand the meaning of the italicised phrases. Then match the phrasal verbs in Column A with their meanings in Column B.

1. A communal war broke out when the princess was abducted by the neighbouring prince.

2. The cockpit broke off from the plane during the plane crash.

3. The car broke down on the way and we were left stranded in the jungle.

4. The dacoit broke away from the police as they took him to court.

5. The brothers broke up after the death of the father.

6. The thief broke into our house when we were away.


Please refer to attached file for NCERT Class 9 English Kathmandu

Beehive Chapter 01 The Fun They Had
NCERT Class 9 English The Fun They Had
Beehive Chapter 02 The Sound of Music
NCERT Class 9 English The Sound of Music
Beehive Chapter 03 The Little Girl
NCERT Class 9 English The Little Girl
Beehive Chapter 04 A Truly Beautiful Mind
NCERT Class 9 English A Truly Beautiful Mind
Beehive Chapter 05 The Snake and the Mirror
NCERT Class 9 English The Snake and the Mirror
Beehive Chapter 06 My Childhood
NCERT Class 9 English My Childhood
Beehive Chapter 07 Packing
NCERT Class 9 English Packing
Beehive Chapter 08 Reach for the Top
NCERT Class 9 English Reach for the Top
Beehive Chapter 09 The Bond of Love
NCERT Class 9 English The Bond of Love
Beehive Chapter 10 Kathmandu
NCERT Class 9 English Kathmandu
Beehive Chapter 11 If I Were You
NCERT Class 9 English If I Were You
Moments Supplimentary Reader Chapter 01 The Lost Child
NCERT Class 9 English The Lost Child
Moments Supplimentary Reader Chapter 02 The Adventures of Toto
NCERT Class 9 English The Adventures of Toto
Moments Supplimentary Reader Chapter 03 Iswaran the Storyteller
NCERT Class 9 English Iswaran the Storyteller
Moments Supplimentary Reader Chapter 04 In the Kingdom of Fools
NCERT Class 9 English In the Kingdom of Fools
Moments Supplimentary Reader Chapter 05 The Happy Prince
NCERT Class 9 English The Happy Prince
Moments Supplimentary Reader Chapter 06 Weathering the Storm in Ersama
NCERT Class 9 English Weathering the Storm in Ersama
Moments Supplimentary Reader Chapter 07 The Last Leaf
NCERT Class 9 English The Last Leaf
Moments Supplimentary Reader Chapter 08 A House Is Not a Home
NCERT Class 9 English A House Is Not a Home
Moments Supplimentary Reader Chapter 09 The Accidental Tourist
NCERT Class 9 English The Accidental Tourist
Moments Supplimentary Reader Chapter 10 The Beggar
NCERT Class 9 English The Beggar

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