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Kathmandu & A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal — Revision Notes
Gujarat Board · Class 9 · English
Kathmandu & A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal revision notes for Gujarat Board Class 9 English: 4 topics in quick points.
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Key Topics to Revise
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Kathmandu by Vikram Seth - Overview and Setting
- Extract from 'Heaven Lake' describing Vikram Seth's journey from China to India via Tibet and Nepal
- The narrative takes place in Kathmandu, Nepal's capital city
- Author gets a cheap room in the city center and explores religious sites
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Pashupatinath Temple - Hindu Sacred Site
- Most sacred Hindu temple in Kathmandu with 'Entrance for Hindus only' sign
- Atmosphere of 'febrile confusion' with crowds of people and animals
- Priests, hawkers, devotees, tourists, cows, monkeys, pigeons, and dogs present
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Baudhnath Stupa - Buddhist Sacred Site
- Buddhist shrine providing contrast to the Hindu temple
- Atmosphere of stillness and peace
- Immense white dome ringed by a road
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Street Life and Commercial Kathmandu
- Kathmandu described as 'vivid, mercenary, religious'
- Small shrines to flower-adorned deities along narrow, busy streets
- Mix of traditional and modern: fruit sellers alongside Western cosmetics shops
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