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Kathmandu & A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal

Gujarat Board · Class 9 · English

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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
2

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
3

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
4

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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A literary genre that combines personalSeth contrasts the chaotic atmosphere atThe author uses all five sensesIn Wordsworth's poemBoth pieces deal with the passage

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