Question

Answer the questions after reading the text.

I first discovered Ruskin Bond on a hot afternoon in Agartala. My mother, sister and I were spending the summer with my father, an army officer, who was stationed there.

There wasn’t much to do for a young teen in the army cantonment, so I spent most of my days at the library, which had a modest collection of books. I casually picked up Bond’s Delhi Is Not Far on one such day and was immediately drawn into his gentle, unassuming, non-judgmental world.

Since that day, I’ve searched for and devoured every one of Ruskin Bond’s works. Like me, he was shy and dreamy and enjoyed the company of the written word above that of people.

Bond’s father died suddenly of malaria at 46, when Bond was just 10—a cruel blow for the young boy. It’s remarkable how Bond writes about his father’s

untimely death with a quiet dignity.

Moved as I was by Bond’s memories of his father, little did I know that I would soon be experiencing his pain first-hand. When I was 21, my father too suddenly passed away after a brief illness. Looking back at the time immediately after my father’s passing, all I remember is a feeling of utter disbelief, of thinking, This is temporary. Soon it’ll be over and he’ll be back.

Only it didn’t. He didn’t return. Slowly, the permanence of my loss started sinking in. I sought refuge in my beloved books, and no other author gave me as much relief as did my beloved Ruskin Bond.

I read and re-read Bond’s memories of his father, of his feelings post his demise. One day, on a whim, I decided to write to him. I felt he was one of the very few people who really understood what I was going through, and I wanted to reach out to him. So I penned a brief letter expressing my gratitude to him for seeing me through by far the most difficult time in my life and sent it off simply addressed to 'Ruskin Bond, Mussoorie'.

Imagine my surprise and delight when, a few weeks later, a letter arrived from him, addressed to me! It said:

Dear Radhika,

Thank you for your letter. I can well imagine what a difficult time you have undergone and am glad my writing has afforded you some measure of solace. Take heart in knowing that you will always have your father’s memories— something that neither time nor space can take away from you.

I wish I could write to you at greater length but time presses and unfinished tasks loom large.


Take care and all my best wishes, Ruskin Bond,

Ivy Cottage, Landour


Q7. Write two similarities the writer thinks Ruskin Bond and he have.


Q8.’ Only it didn’t.’ What didn’t happen? How did it affect the writer?

Q9. Do you agree with the advice given by Ruskin Bond to the writer in the letter? Why?

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Answer 1

Answer:

মানুষকে দুই ভাবে বিব্রত করা যায়

প্রথমটি হলো ছবিটির স্ক্রীনের ওপর থাকা ওই চুলটা আর দ্বিতীয়টি হলো.......

Answer 2

Answer:

7.The writer thinks that he and Ruskin bond are similar as they are dreamy and shy.

8.The writer's father hadn't come back alive, the writer was affected by his father's demise and he sought refuge in Ruskin Bond's books.As no other books gave him relief as Ruskin Bond's books.

9.Yes, I agree with the advice given by Ruskin Bond to the writer in the letter. As Ruskin Bond had gone through the same pain, hence his advice is good.