But she also answered many of the problems correctly, including the addition of multiple five-digit numbers in her head.
Sometimes she would get problems wrong and smile and shrug. The movements were fast and exact.įor almost an hour, she used the abacus-based approach to solve math problems. For each question, she closed her eyes, and then the fingers of her right hand began to twitch, a progression of plucks and jerks. Rajvir says that he is keen to learn from him.A few years ago, I stood in a small basement classroom just outside of New York City, watching a high schooler named Serena Stevenson answer math questions in rapid succession. Pranjol’s father had come to receive them there and said that he knew a lot about tea plantations. There they saw women plucking tea leaves. Both of them got down at Mariani Junction and went to Dhekiabari Tea Estate. About ten tea plants grew out of these and thus, they banish sleep when put in hot water and drunk. As per an Indian legend, Buddhist Monk, Bodhidharma cut off his eyelids as to avoid sleep during meditation. According to a Chinese legend, a few branches of tea fell accidentally in the boiled hot water. But, there are many legends associated with it. They also saw a building which was a tea garden.Īssam has the largest tea plantations and no one knows who discovered the tea for the first time. There were tea-bushes all over as far as one could see. While Rajvir is looking at the beautiful and serene scenery, Pranjol is busy reading detective book. While sipping the tea, Rajvir tells Pranjol that people drink over 800,000,000 cups of tea throughout the world in a day. On their way, they buy the tea from a roadside vendor. The last story Tea from Assam starts with two friends, Rajvir and Pranjol travelling to Assam.
Also, Buddhists monks live in Bylakuppe in the Island of Nisargadhama near Coorg. From the top of the Brahmagiri hills, we can see the complete view of Coorg. Also, Mahaseer, the largest freshwater fish is found in these waters. The forests and hills of Coorg provide a major source of water to the River Cauvery. Also, our first army chief, General Cariappa hails from Coorg. The Coorg Regiment of Indian Army is one of the most significant regiments. We may find people of Coorg wear Kuppia, a long black coat similar to the kuffia that Arabs wear. They thus settled here and married with the locals. There’s a famous story about the Greek or Arabic descent of the Coorg people that a part of Alexander’s army had to settle here as it was not possible for them to return. From September to March, the weather is good here and thus many tourists come to visit the place. It is certainly God’s abode as it has evergreen forests, spices and coffee plantations. The author describes Coorg as a heavenly place that lies between Mangalore and Mysore. Baking was a profitable business at that time.Ĭoorg is a story describing the Coorg or Kodagu, the smallest district of Karnataka. It was a single-piece frock that would reach up to knees. Also, the baker had a peculiar dress, Kabai. The maidservants in the author’s house would buy loaves of bread which they ate with tea.ĭuring those days, bread was an important part of any occasion especially the sweet bread, Bol. The author remembers the coming of the baker twice a day during his childhood days. Although, nowadays we may not see these loaves but may sometimes see the furnaces and some bakers carrying on the traditional business of their forefathers. The bakers known as paders would come to sell these bread in the street and would make a jingle sound with the bamboo. During those times people ate loaves of bread. The story is of a baker living in a Goan village. This story is about two friends exploring the tea gardens of Assam and also learning the legends behind it.Ī baker from Goa is a story that relates to the time when there was Portuguese rule in Goa. The last one is Tea from Assam by Arup Kumar Datta. The author describes the weather, environment, people, wildlife and the landscape of Coorg in this story. It is a story about Coorg, a place in Karnataka. This is a story about a baker and relates to the old Portuguese days. First one is the A Baker from Goa by Lucio Rodrigues. The chapter includes three short stories. In this article, you will be reading glimpses of India summary.
1.1 Glimpses of India Summary in English Summary of Glimpses of India
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