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1.
Who was Verrier Elwin ? Where did he make his second home?
Ans:
Dr. Verrier Elwin was an eminent British author and anthropologist. He made the
north-east his second home.
2.
What does show Dr. Verrier Elwin deep concern for the people of north –east region?
Ans: Dr. Verrier Elwin's writings on the tribal people of north-east India show his deep concern for
the people of this region.
3.
What is the full form of AIR ?
Ans:
The full form of AIR is All Indian Reporter.
4.
From where has ‘My Impression of Assam” has been taken?
Ans
‘The
impression of Assam” has been taken from the collected works of Satish
Ch. Kakati which is edited by Prof. Dilip Kr. Kakati.
5.How
much time Verrier Elwin spent in Assam ?
Ans:
The author spent at various times about four months in Assam.
6.What
are the things that the author love in Assam ?
Ans:
The author loved and sought of beauty of Assam. He had intoxicated/interested
with the delight of the natural scene. He loved the grace and charm of the
people. He also surprised to see the human relationship, courtesy and
friendliness of Assam.
7.
What does Verrier Elwin say about the tradition of courtesy and hospitality in
the modern world? What advice does he give to the people of Assam on this
point?
Ans: The author mentions that it is unhappily a
rare thing of courtesy and hospitality in this modern world of competition
and rivalry. In this modern world, all are going competition and after the
money. These friendliness, hospitality and courtesy are not availed in this
modern world among the modern people.
In contrast, the author loved and
sought of beauty of Assam. He had intoxicated/interested with the delight of
the natural scene. He loved the grace and charm of the people. He also
surprised to see the human relationship, courtesy and friendliness of Assam. He
had seen so much courtesy and friendliness in ordinary people, from shop
keepers, from the chap who helped to inform the way on the road and also from
officials and above all from the hill folk. He mentioned that he had seen the
tradition of hospitality and friendliness which was a great and precious thing
for Assam.
8.What
was the thing that the author exited very much in Assam ?
Or:
How does the author describe the Kaziranga National Park?
Or:
What difference does Verrier Elwin draw between the Game Sanctuaries of East and
Kaziranga?
Ans: The author Dr. Verrier Elwin exited at the
Kaziranga Game Reserve. The author went to East Africa and spent a lot of time
in famous Sanctuaries but he only observed hippopotamus but not a single rhino
there. Instead, in Kaziranga, within a couple of hours, he had seen a dozen of
rhinos. He had seen many rhinos, some were irritable but most of them made him
charming when he visited by elephant and took photograph.
9.
What difference does Verrier Elwin draw between the Game Sanctuaries of Kenya
and Kaziranga?
Ans
: In the game sanctuaries of Kenya
and Tanganyka , there is a sort of tradition that everyone should co-operate to
make the Sanctuaries a success and a lot
of money is spent on them. But no one would dream of poaching. Also, there are
not so much animals on these sanctuaries.
Instead, in Kaziranga Game Sanctuary, anyone
can see hundreds of giraffes, Zebras, ostriches, wild elephants and even lions,
wandering about near the roads in perfect confidence. They are very fond of man
and friendliness.
10.
Why does Kaziranga make a real success than East Africa’s Sanctuaries?
Ans:
The East Africans are carnivorous and violent people. They haunt the animals. But,
India has a tradition of non-violence and brotherhood with animals. So,
Kaziranga makes a real success than East Africans.
11.
What appeal does the author make to the scholars of Assam concerning the songs
and poems of the state? Why does he make this appeal?
Ans:
The author mentions that the songs and poems of Assam are very interesting and meaningful.
The boys of Assam sing some songs which words ought to know. This appeal does
the author makes to the scholars of Assam concerning the songs and poems of the
state to learn and observe the songs and poems of Assam.
The
author appeals like this because the most of the school boys prefer jazz music
from Hollywood but not interest in own tradition. Also, the author mentions that
most of the folk-tales, myths, poems and songs in the hills of Assam have not
ever been written down.
12.
Why, according to Verrier Elwin, should wood carving be taught and encouraged
in our educational centers?
Ans: The author
excited very much at the carving in wood of Assam. The Thangkhuls of Manipur
make splendid decorations on their houses as Maos and Marams. The Konyaks adorn their morungs; the Angamis make magnificent
village gates; the Phoms and other tribes are expert in fashioning images and
pipes and also in decorating drinking mugs or making toys. Some of these are of
extraordinary vigor and beauty. We should not let it be lost. At this
situation, not so many educational centres are avail in Assam for teaching and
encouraging the art of wood-carving.
So, according
to Verrier Elwin, it should be taught and encouraged in our educational centers
on wood carving.
13.What
does the sense of colour that mention by the author ? How does the
Gandhiji describe the color and the
maidens of Assam?
Ans:-
The author wonders the sense of colour of Assam. The author informs as the Gandhiji
words that the maidens of lovely Assam weave poems on their handlooms. The author
also informs that women of Assam produce textiles of exquisite taste and
sophisticated colour.
14.
How does the author describe the personal decoration of Assam?
Ans:-
The author describes the personal decoration of hill people of Assam as so
wonderful. The Kabuls and Kachas make some car ornaments from the lovely
blue wings of birds. They also use scintillating wings of beetles, the natural
stones, beads of cowries and flowers for their beautiful decoration. The author
also surprises at the arrangement of the clothes which likes a symphony of wild
flowers where everything matches.
15.
What is the Sola topi?
Ans:-
Sola topi is a form of head-gear long ago abandoned by Europeans in India, or a
parody of western dress to the fine,
simple natural attire.
16.
Who was Mr. Raymond? How does he describe the bad taste of India? How does the author reaction against this ugliness or on it?
Ans:
Mr. Raymond Mortimer was a discerning critic who recently visited India .He had
founded that the beautiful people of India could be so fond of ugly things.
Also, he admitted that many Indian homes; there are ugly furniture, ugly
clothes and ugly pictures.
In the authors
view, if Mortimer had gone to the hill villages then he would not able to say
like that.
17.
“You have a great treasure there”--- What treasure is Verrier Elwin referring
to and what is his suggestion about the treasure?
Ans:
Dr. Verrier Elwin mentions that in Assam, there is a great treasure which
consists of many beautiful natural things. There is a good taste of the sense
of colour and form, the delight in beauty, the love of rhythm, and the right in
music. In Assam sanctuaries like Kaziranga, there are several animals than East
African’s sanctuaries. The art of work and music are wonderful which ought to
know. The carving in wood of Assam makes
splendid decorations on most of the houses. The Assam is also famous for
maidens for which Gandhiji once said that ‘the maidens of lovely Assam weave
poems on their handlooms’. In Assam, women
produce textiles of exquisite taste and sophisticated colour. For these reasons,
the author comments, “You have a great treasure there”.
On
this regard, the author suggests that we should never look down on the simple
and natural things of our villages and to Study them with love and sympathy.
Also the author mentions that these great treasures cannot be manufactured by
the factory or ordered by an office. They grow out of the ancient soil and once
they are gone, they can never be recovered. ` God Bless you all