Glimpses of India Part 3 Tea From Assam Summary, Explanation, Word meanings Class 10

Glimpses of India part 3 Tea from Assam - Summary, explanation

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CBSE Class 10 English Chapter 5 “Glimpses of India Part 3 Tea From Assam”, Line by Line Explanation along with Difficult Word Meanings from First Flight Book

Glimpses of India Part 3 Tea from Assam – Here is a Class 10 English Chapter 5 Glimpses of India Part 3 Tea From Assam Summary and Detailed explanation of the lesson along with meanings of difficult words. Also, the explanation is followed by a Summary of the lesson.

 

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Class 10 English (First Flight Book) Chapter 5 Glimpses of India Part 3 – Tea from Assam

By Arup Kumar Dutta

Pranjol, a youngster from Assam, is Rajvir’s classmate at school in Delhi. Pranjol’s father is

the manager of a tea-garden in Upper Assam and Pranjol has invited Rajvir to visit his home

during the summer vacation

 

Glimpses of India Part 3 – Tea from Assam Introduction

Tea From Assam – The lesson is about two friends- Pranjol and Rajvir who are traveling to Pranjol’s hometown Assam for the summer vacation. Assam is known as the ‘tea country’. It has the largest concentration of plantations in the world. During their journey, they discuss about the various ‘legends’ that are known to have discovered tea.  The story tells us about the popularity of tea as a beverage.
 

 

Theme of the Lesson

This is an informative writing where the author talks about the tea gardens of Assam, the importance of tea for the world and also tells us many legends associated with it. It starts right from the origin of tea and how it transformed form a medicine to a beverage and finally, it became the most popular drink in today’s times.
 
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Glimpses of India – Tea from Assam Summary

Tea From Assam Summary – The story revolves around the infamous beverage ‘tea’ telling us more about its history and discovery. It begins from the scene where two friends, Pranjol and Rajvir are set to go to Assam, Pranjol’s hometown when a tea vendor asks them if they would like to have some freshly made tea. They buy two cups joining almost every other person in their compartment. From there, the journey begins and Pranjol starts reading his detective book while Rajvir decides to enjoy the scenic beauty. There were soft green paddy fields followed by tea bushes. Rajvir is very excited on seeing such large plantations of tea but Pranjol is unable to match the same level because he was born and brought up in Assam, famously known as the ‘Tea country’. Visiting there for the first time, Rajvir did a lot of study about how tea was discovered and that it dates back to 2700 B.C. According to what he read, it was first consumed in China and reached Europe in the 16th century, where it was mostly popular for it’s medicinal properties. There are numerous stories as to how it was discovered, one about a Chinese Emperor and the other about a Buddhist monk. The former liked the taste of it while the latter, used it to get rid of sleep. As they were having this discussion, they reached their destination where Pranjol’s parents had come to receive them and take them to their tea garden. On their way, they passed a cattle bridge and gave way to a truck filled with tea leaves which drew their attention to the fact that it was the second sprouting season. Rajvir, indeed did a lot of study before coming which impressed Pranjol’s father and he intended to learn a lot more.
 

 

Glimpses of India – Tea from Assam Summary in Hindi

कहानी कुख्यात पेय ‘चाय’ के इर्द-गिर्द घूमती है जो हमें इसके इतिहास और खोज के बारे में बताती है।
यह उस दृश्य से शुरू होता है जहां दो दोस्त, प्रांजोल और राजवीर, प्रांजोल के गृहनगर असम जाने के लिए तैयार होते हैं, जब एक चाय विक्रेता उनसे पूछता है कि क्या वे कुछ ताज़ी बनी चाय लेना चाहेंगे।
वे दो कप चाय खरीदते हैं और अपने ट्रैन के डिब्बे में लगभग हर दूसरे व्यक्ति के साथ मिल जाते हैं जिन्होंने चाय ली । वहां से यात्रा शुरू होती है और प्रांजल अपनी जासूसी किताब पढ़ना शुरू करता है जबकि राजवीर ट्रैन के बहार की प्राकृतिक सुंदरता का आनंद लेने का फैसला करता है।
वहाँ हरे धान के खेत थे और उसके बाद चाय की झाड़ियाँ थीं। चाय के इतने बड़े बागानों को देखकर राजवीर बहुत उत्साहित होता है। लेकिन प्रांजोल उसके उत्साह स्तर से मेल नहीं खाता क्योंकि उनका जन्म और पालन-पोषण असम में हुआ था, जिसे टि कंट्री के नाम से जाना जाता है। उसके लिए ये बाघ कोई नई चीज़ नहीं है।
पहली बार वहाँ जाने से पहले राजवीर ने इस बारे में बहुत अध्ययन किया कि चाय की खोज कैसे हुई और यह 2700 ईसा पूर्व (बी.सी) की है।
उन्होंने जो पढ़ा उसके अनुसार, चाय का सेवन पहली बार चीन में किया गया था और 16 वीं शताब्दी में चाय यूरोप पहुंची, जहां यह अपने औषधीय गुणों के लिए ज्यादातर लोकप्रिय थी।
इसकी खोज कैसे हुई, इसके बारे में कई कहानियां हैं, एक चीनी सम्राट के बारे में और दूसरी बौद्ध भिक्षु के बारे में। पहले वाले को इसका स्वाद पसंद आया जबकि बाद वाले ने इसका इस्तेमाल नींद से छुटकारा पाने के लिए किया।
जब वे यह चर्चा कर रहे थे, वे अपने गंतव्य पर पहुँचे जहाँ प्रांजोल के माता-पिता उन्हें लेने और उन्हें अपने चाय बागान में ले जाने के लिए आए थे।
अपने रास्ते में, उन्होंने एक मवेशी पुल (कैटल ब्रिज) को पार किया और चाय की पत्तियों से भरे एक ट्रक को रास्ता दिया, जिसने उनका ध्यान इस तथ्य की ओर आकर्षित किया कि यह मौसमचाय की दूसरा अंकुरित फसल का था।
राजवीर ने आने से पहले वास्तव में बहुत अध्ययन किया जिससे प्रांजल के पिता प्रभावित हुए और उसका इरादा और भी बहुत कुछ सीखने का था।
 

 

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Tea from Assam Lesson Explanation

Passage – “CHAI-GARAM… garam-chai,” a vendor called out in a high-pitched voice. He came up to their window and asked,”Chai, sa’ab?” “Give us two cups,” Pranjol said. They sipped the steaming hot liquid. Almost everyone in their compartment was drinking tea too. “Do you know that over eighty crore cups of tea are drunk every day throughout the world?” Rajvir said. “Whew!” exclaimed Pranjol. “Tea really is very popular.”
Word meaning
Chai- Tea
Garam- hot
Sa’ab- Sahab or Sir
Steaming- extremely hot
Exclaimed- cry out suddenly in surprise
Explanation of the above passage – The scene is set on a train station where a tea vendor asks the two friends if they would like to buy some freshly-made hot tea. They decide to have two cups of tea joining almost everyone else in their compartment. With this, Pranjol highlights the fact that “almost eighty crore cups of tea are consumed everyday throughout the world” while Rajvir remains surprised on listening to it. Indeed, tea is a popular beverage all over the world.

Passage – The train pulled out of the station. Pranjol buried his nose in his detective book again. Rajvir too was an ardent fan of detective stories, but at the moment he was keener on looking at the beautiful scenery. It was green, green everywhere. Rajvir had never seen so much greenery before. Then the soft green paddy fields gave way to tea bushes. It was a magnificent view. Against the backdrop of densely wooded hills a sea of tea bushes stretched as far as the eye could see. Dwarfing the tiny tea plants were tall sturdy shade-trees and amidst the orderly rows of bushes busily moved doll-like figures.
Word meaning
Paddy fields- a field where rice is grown
Backdrop- lie behind or beyond; serve as a background to
As far as eye could see- for a long distance until something is so far away and small it cannot be seen anymore
Dwarfing- cause to seem small or insignificant in comparison
Sturdy- strong
Amidst- in the middle of
Explanation of the above passage – As soon as the train started moving, Pranjol got engaged in reading his detective book. Both the friends were huge fans of detective books but Rajvir chose to look at the scenic beauty at the moment. There was greenery all around, something Rajvir had never seen before. After the green paddy fields, came tea plantations. As far as he was able to look, only tea bushes were visible so much so that the narrator compared it to a ‘sea’ of tea bushes. In the background, there were hills with dense forests. In between the tea plantations, there were orderly rows of tall and strong trees that were moving because of the wind. It was an amazing view.


Passage – In the distance was an ugly building with smoke billowing out of tall chimneys. “Hey, a tea garden!” Rajvir cried excitedly. Pranjol, who had been born and brought up on a plantation, didn’t share Rajvir’s excitement. “Oh, this is tea country now,” he said. “Assam has the largest concentration of plantations in the world. You will see enough gardens to last you a lifetime!”
Word meaning
Billowing– moving or flowing outwards
Concentration- cluster
Explanation of the above passage – As the train was moving, next Rajvir saw was an ugly looking building with smoke coming out of it. It was a tea garden! Rajvir got excited but Pranjol who had seen all of it during his childhood didn’t match up to his friend’s level of enthusiasm. Pranjol tells him that they have entered Assam, which is known as the ‘tea country’. The state has the maximum number of tea plantations in the world.

Passage – “I have been reading as much as I could about tea,” Rajvir said. “No one really knows who discovered tea but there are many legends.” “What legends?” “Well, there’s the one about the Chinese emperor who always boiled water before drinking it. One day a few leaves of the twigs burning under the pot fell into the water giving it a delicious flavour. It is said they were tea leaves.”
Explanation of the above passage – Before visiting the Tea country, Rajvir read a lot about tea and how it was discovered. There were numerous theories and one of which was about a Chinese Emperor who had a habit of drinking boiled water. Once upon a time when he was boiling that water, few leaves fell into it and it tasted delicious. It is said that those leaves were tea leaves.

Passage – “Tell me another!” scoffed Pranjol. “We have an Indian legend too. Bodhidharma, an ancient Buddhist ascetic, cut off his eyelids because he felt sleepy during meditations. Ten tea plants grew out of the eyelids. The leaves of these plants when put in hot water and drunk banished sleep. “Tea was first drunk in China,” Rajvir added, “as far back as 2700 B.C.! In fact words such as tea, ‘chai’ and ‘chini’ are from Chinese. Tea came to Europe only in the sixteenth century and was drunk more as medicine than as beverage.”
Word meaning
Ascetic- characterized by severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.
Banished- get rid of
Explanation of the above passage – On being asked by Pranjol, Rajvir told another story about an Indian legend named Bodhidharma. He was a Buddhist monk who had cut his eyelids because he used to feel sleepy while meditating. Eventually, tea plants grew out of his eyelids which upon consuming after boiling with water helped in getting rid of sleep. Further, Rajvir highlighted a few facts that stated that tea dates back to 2700 B.C. and was first consumed in China. All such words such as ‘chai and ‘chini’ have originated from Chinese language. Tea was introduced to Europe quite late- in the sixteenth century where it was considered to have medicinal properties.

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Passage – The train clattered into Mariani junction. The boys collected their luggage and pushed their way to the crowded platform. Pranjol’s parents were waiting for them. Soon they were driving towards Dhekiabari, the tea-garden managed by Pranjol’s father . An hour later the car veered sharply off the main road. They crossed a cattle-bridge and entered Dhekiabari Tea Estate.
Word meaning
Clattered– (loud noise made by the train brakes)
Veered– change direction
Explanation of the above passage – The train had stopped and the boys reached their destination where they gathered their luggage and de-boarded the train only to find a platform that was too crowded. Pranjol’s parents had come to receive them. After almost an hour, they reached Dhekiabari, Pranjol’s tea garden after taking a turn and making their way through a cattle-bridge.

Passage – On both sides of the gravel-road were acre upon acre of tea bushes, all neatly pruned to the same height. Groups of tea-pluckers, with bamboo baskets on their backs, wearing plastic aprons, were plucking the newly sprouted leaves.
Word meaning
Gravel– small, rounded stones often mixed with sand
Pruned– cut away from a tree
Explanation of the above passage – Their tea garden was stretched upon a vast area of land. All the bushes were cut to the same height and they had been taken care of. On the fields, tea pluckers were seen wearing an apron and carrying the bamboo baskets in order to pluck the freshly-sprouted leaves.

Passage – Pranjol’s father slowed down to allow a tractor, pulling a trailer-load of tea leaves, to pass. “This is the second-flush or sprouting period, isn’t it, Mr Barua?” Rajvir asked. “It lasts from May to July and yields the best tea.” “You seem to have done your homework before coming,” Pranjol’s father said in surprise. “Yes, Mr Barua,” Rajvir admitted. “But I hope to learn much more while I’m here.”
Word meaning
Sprouting period– when a plant sends out new growth (second harvest of tea leaves in a season)
Explanation of the above passage – On their way to the fields, Pranjol’s father gave way to a tractor that was loaded with tea leaves. On seeing this, Rajvir flaunts his knowledge by mentioning that this is the second sprouting period of the year that lasts from May to July and gives excellent yield. Pranjol’s father, who seems impressed, replies that he seems to have done a lot of research before coming. Pranjol, who was excited about learning more about the amazing beverage showed his intention for the same.
 

 
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