It's a travelogue, a voyage through the river Brahmaputra, written by Leela Majumder. This prose piece is depicted through easy and picturesque PowerPoint presentation for students and all. This marvellous prose piece is a part of the syllabus of Tripura Board of Secondary Education.

1. BY: LEELA MAJUMDER
TBSE PROSE: CLASS XII
A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION BY: MRINAL GHOSH
PGT ENGLISH. UMAKANTA ACAEDMY ENGLISH MEDIUM.
A Trip to Brahmaputra

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 Leela Majumdar, was an eminent Bengali writer.
 Born: 26 February, 1908 in Kolkata
 Died: 5 April, 2007 in Kolkata
 Education: Calcutta University
 Spouse: Sudhir Kumar Mazumdar (1933–1984)
 Books: The Burmese Box, Two Novellas, The Yellow
Bird etc
 Movies: Heerer Prajapati
 Children: Kamala Mazumdar, Ranjan Mazumdar

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Outline story:
 Before the Second World war, people used to have an enjoyable
journey by the steamer.
 Journey started from the Hoogly river in Calcutta and ended in the
Brahmaputra river at Dibrugarh in Assam.
 The butler of the steamer took care of the passengers. He used to
buy the ingradiants on the way and cook them to serve delicious
meals to the passengers.
 The passengers enjoyed the sights and sounds of different localities
on the bank of the river.

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 The steamer took half a day to cross 144 km. from Calcutta to
reach the mouth of the narrow Namkhana canal near the Bay
of Bengal.
 Then the steamer would gradually
go through numerous canals and
smaller waterways to reach the
broad river Padma.
 On the second night, it would
reach Khulna. After that, it would
reach Barishal.

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 At Gualundo, that journey on the Padma would end. The steamer
would, then, advance through the little green groves with bunches of
plump yellow bananas on the banks of the real Brahmaputra.
 It would pass Chilmari,
Goalpara, Palasbari,
Pandughat, Umananda
Bhairab Temple to
reach Guwahati.

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 Ultimately, the steamer would reach Dibrugarh after crossing a long
distance of the upstream journey on the Brahmaputra.
 Beyond this point, the steamer had no way to go ahead through the
swift current of water.

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 During this journey, the passengers would enjoy different aspects of
nature and visualize food habit, trade and commerce and lifestyle of
the people living in the river basin.

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Here are some questions for you to prepare:
 What was ‘never to be forgotten’ experience for the passengers?
 Which stream is called ‘Madhumati’ and why is it called ‘Lovely river of
honey’?
 What was special about Barisal?
 What were the functions of the butler of the steamer?
 Why were people eager to go on long voyages on a steamer during
vacation?
 Why was it a delightful trip for the steamer passengers?
 Describe after Lila Majumdar, the steamer journey on the river Padma.

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 “It’s a beautiful spot”. Which spot is referred to here?
 What were the superstitions of the local people of Guwahati about the
temple of Kamakkhya?
 Describe the scene of Goalundo in about 100-150 words.
 What constituted the past glory of Chilmari and what has replaced it
now?

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