CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Along the Kathmandu’s narrowest and busiest streets, there are small shrines and flower-adorned deities. There are fruit sellers, flute sellers, hawkers of postcards, shops selling Western cosmetics, film rolls, chocolate, copper utensils and Nepalese antiques.

Detailed explanation-2: -The author describes that along the busiest streets of Kathmandu, there were several small shrines and flower-adorned deities. Also, there were many hawkers selling fruits, flutes, postcards, copper utensils, film rolls, chocolates, and some Nepalese antiques shouting out their wares.

Detailed explanation-3: -In contrast, the Baudhnath stupa was “a haven of quietness in the busy streets around”. There was no crowd, which helped build the stillness and serenity at the Buddhist shrine. 2.

Detailed explanation-4: -Summary of Kathmandu This story tells us about the author’s visit to the capital of Nepal, Kathmandu. We see that he was coming from China to visit India via hitchhiking. In this hitchhiking, he crosses Tibet and Nepal. Thus, this story gives us an account of his experience in Kathmandu.

Detailed explanation-5: -There is a bedlam of noises created by radios playing film songs, sounds of car-horns, bells of bicycles and vendors shouting to invite the customers. There are also the cows bellowing as they hear the sounds of motorcycles. Thus, the streets of Kathmandu are full of noise and din.