Memories Of A Chota Sahib
1. Narrate the author’s reminiscence of the two forest bungalows he and his family stayed at the south bank.
Ans. Two comfortable forest bungalows served the needs of the author during his tenure at the South bank. The bungalow at Kulsi was delightfully located on a wooden spur above the river and was surrounded by tea plantations. On the other hand, the bungalow at Rajapara was located in a clearing and was delightful in its own right. But it was plagued by a colony of bats which live in the roof and on the nearby trees and lent a musty smell to the entire bungalow. Close to the bungalow at Rajapara was a bheel, which had been formed as a result of an earthquake. The presence of the skeletons of dead trees projecting out of the water, lent the place on cerie look
2. Of the two forest bungalows that the author live in with his family? Which one was his favorite? Why?
Ans. The forest bungalow at Kulsi was Rowntree's favourite. He found it comfortable and delightfully situated on a wooden spur above the river. Another positive thing about the bungalow was that it lay surrounded by tea plantations, planted nearly sixty years before the author's time and almost mature by them. On the other hand, the bungalow at Rajapara, although comfortable, was plagued by bats and reeked of their furty smell.
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3. What information does Rowntree give about Manas Wild life Sanctuary?
Ans. In the article Rowntree informed us that Manas Sanctuary bordered the Himalayan State of Bhutan. The sanctuary is the home of one horned rhino and the rivers of the mahseer.The another important feature of the river banks in the sanctuary a beautiful party place. The Governor of that time asked Rowntree to arrange Christmas Camps on the river bank.
4. Relate the author's reminiscence of the bats at Rajapara.
Ans. Rowntree had a delightful bungalow at Rajapara, but the place was plagued by bats. The bats living under the roof led to a constant musty bat smell throughout the bungalow. Moreover their droppings served as a content reminder of their presence for the residents of the bungalow .A colon of fruit bats, which were larger but less smelty, lived on the outside the bungalow. There creatures, with a wing span of five feet issued forth at dusk in search of food. To the author they seemed like a strange hart of ghostly shapes gliding through the air on silent wings.
5. What enterprise had the European and his wife ventured into? Was it profitable?
Ans. The European couple had ventured into simul plantations. They had leased a piece of land from the forest department with a view to growing simul trees for the nearby match factory.No, the plantation of simul tree was not profitable for the couple. Because the deer that they wanted to keep out by planting electric fences; easily jumped over the erected barricade and made their way into plantation.
6. What characteristics did the North Bank take on during the rainy season?
Ans. The rainy season turned the North-bank into a bed of Malaria and was best avoided. Travelling in the North Bank at this time of the year passed its own problem. The rivers were in flood and the rising waters washed away the bamboo bridges erected at the start of the cold weather. Those bridges that survived the onslaught of the flood waters, swayed and creaked alarmingly under the weight of any passing vehicle, but there bridges were immerely strong and extremely useful.
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7. Several species of which family are found in Assam? What happens to the trees around which they climb?
Ans. Several species of the fig families are found in Assam.In time the fig tree around which ficus grows, becomes completely encased by it. The ficus ends up forming a smooth bark around the host plant and finally the host tree dies and the epiphyte takes over. In certain cases, like the banian tree, the host tree sends down aerial roats from their branches to help buttress the huge bulk of the tree.
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