It was April 2004. I stood in the middle of the lush green field of moong (green gram) on
just before sunrise and the sky was turning a bright orange. The ground was damp and the lea
My bare feet were muddy as I walked around gingerly, inspecting the plants.
Around me were rows of chikoo trees and below a dense foliage of moong. At that pd
for anything more. The moong plants, not more than two feet tall, had green pods hanging out
and there was a light fuzz growing on them. There was still some time before the harvest. I felt
I stood watching the sun rise above the towering trees across the fence and slowly made
a white structure in the middle of this greenery. I could not believe that I was the owner of this
at my first crop as a farmer. After I had paid the advance money for the land, I thought I wo
familiar with farming. But Moru Dada, the broker who got us the land, had other ideas. He was
at once. I was not prepared for this. I was still reading books and trying to figure out what we col
go about it. Moru Dada was quite firm. He said the season was right for sowing moong and the
in Surat in the adjacent state of Gujarat.
I made a quick trip to Surat and bought around 10 kilograms of moong. Moru Dadar
the land and quickly planted moong all over the place.
A few days later, we were overjoyed to see tiny green leaves. I had never seen moon
thrilled at the sight. It was the same thrill I had felt as a young boy when I saw the first of the hi
at the Railway Quarters in Vile Parle in Mumbai. I was grateful to have taken Moru's advice.
A2. Complete the following Sentence:
i) The author decided to not plant hybrids because:-
ii) The seeds of Kasbai wasn't easily available because:-
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