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State the importance of Nature in the lives of the people from the North-eastern part of India as expressed in the poem with reference to: (a) Flowers (b) River (c) Bamboo (d) East |
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Answer» (a) Flowers – Tuberoses are woven into wreaths to be placed on the body of a departed as a mark of love and respect. Sole: Most of the textual ‘Wh’ questions are converted to Activity Format. (b) River: The people believe the river has a soul. They respect their rivers and even revere it as divine as its waters are immortal. (c) Bamboo: The poet says ‘in the cool bamboo’. The colour is a cool green. The place where the bamboo grows is also cool. (d) East: The direction of sunrise is very important for the people of Arunachal Pradesh. They ensure the dead are placed pointing west so that their soul directly enters the golden house of the sun. They believe that finally souls must attain the sun’s abode in the east. |
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