১. গুৰুত্বপূৰ্ণ শব্দ আৰু অৰ্থ (Important Vocabulary & Meanings)

• Gamosa (গামোচা) – A traditional hand-woven Assamese cotton towel with red woven motifs, symbolizing love, respect, and cultural identity.

• Husori (হুঁচৰি) – Traditional Bihu singing and dancing performed in village courtyards during Rongali Bihu to bestow blessings upon households. 

• Attire (সাজ-পোছাক / পোছাক-পৰিচ্ছদ) – Clothes, especially fine or formal clothing (e.g., Mekhela Chador, Dhoti-Kurta).

• Bota / Sorai (বঁটা / শৰাই) – Traditional bell-metal offering trays on pedestals used for welcoming guests with betel nuts and gamosa.

• Delicacies (সুস্বাদু খাদ্যসম্ভাৰ / বিবিধ ব্যঞ্জন) – Choice, delicious, and special food items prepared during festivals (e.g., pitha, ladoo, jalpan).

• Solidarity (ঐক্য / একতা / সতীৰ্থৰ প্ৰতি সহমৰ্মিতা) – Mutual support and unity of purpose or sympathy among members of a group.

• Assertive sentence (বৰ্ণনাত্মক বাক্য) – A sentence that states a fact, idea, or information.

• Interrogative sentence (প্ৰশ্নবোধক বাক্য) – A sentence that asks a question.

• Imperative sentence (আদেশ / অনুৰোধ / উপদেশসূচক বাক্য) – A sentence that expresses a command, instruction, or request.

• Exclamatory sentence (ভাৱবোধক / বিস্ময়বোধক বাক্য) – A sentence that expresses strong emotion, surprise, or excitement.

• Phrasal verb (যুক্ত ক্ৰিয়া / পদান্বয়ী ক্ৰিয়া) – An idiomatic phrase consisting of a verb and another element, typically an adverb or a preposition (e.g., jump out, dress up, hand over).

• Kinship terms (আত্মীয়তা সম্বন্ধীয় শব্দ) – Terms used to denote family relationships (e.g., khura, jethai, aita, cousin).

২. পাঠৰ সাৰাংশ (Lesson Summary)

English:
This lesson is presented as a vibrant play in seven scenes celebrating the warmth and joy of Rongali Bihu. Rumi and her brother Bubu wake up with excitement on Bihu morning. Dressed in beautiful traditional Bihu attire, they join their friends Minki, Suman, and Jumi to perform Husori in the neighborhood. They visit Minati jethai’s house first, singing traditional Bihu blessings. While Minati jethai presents offerings on a bota, Bubu suddenly realizes that he is not wearing his gamosa—a precious Bihu gift from his beloved grandmother (aita). Seeing Bubu distressed, his kind friend Suman lends him an extra gamosa. The troupe then performs at Jivan khura’s house and enjoys delicious pithas and jalpan. Throughout the day, Bubu worries about his mother’s reaction to the lost gift, but his friends stand in solidary support. Finally, when they return home nervously, their mother greets them with a warm smile and holds up the missing gamosa—Bubu had accidentally left it on the sorai before leaving! Relieved and happy, everyone enjoys Bihu delicacies together, learning that the gamosa is a true thread of love, tradition, and family bond.

অসমীয়া:
এই পাঠটি ৰঙালী বিহুৰ আনন্দ আৰু আন্তৰিকতা প্ৰকাশ কৰা সাতটা দৃশ্যৰ এক মনোগ্ৰাহী একাঙ্কিকা নাট। বিহুৰ পুৱা ৰুমী আৰু তাইৰ ভায়েক বুবুৱে আনন্দৰে সাৰ পাই পৰম্পৰাগত বিহুৰ সাজ পিন্ধি বন্ধু মিনতি, সুমন আৰু জুমিৰ সৈতে ওচৰ-চুবুৰীয়াৰ ঘৰে ঘৰে হুঁচৰি গাবলৈ ওলাই যায়। তেওঁলোকে প্ৰথমে মিনতি জেঠাইৰ চোতালত হুঁচৰি গাই গৃহস্থক আশীৰ্বাদ দিয়ে। জেঠায়ে বঁটাত তামোল-পাণ আৰু গামোচা আগবঢ়োৱাৰ সময়ত বুবুৱে গম পালে যে তাৰ আইতাকে মৰমেৰে উপহাৰ দিয়া গামোচাখন তাৰ লগত নাই। বুবুক চিন্তিত দেখি বন্ধু সুমনে তাৰ বেগৰ পৰা এখন অতিৰিক্ত গামোচা বুবুক দিলে। তাৰ পাছত তেওঁলোকে জীৱন খুৰাৰ ঘৰতো হুঁচৰি গাই পিঠা-জলপান উপভোগ কৰে। গোটেই দিনটো বুবুৱে মাকৰ ওচৰত কি ক’ব বুলি ভয় খাই আছিল যদিও বন্ধুসকলে তাৰ লগত থকাৰ আশ্বাস দিয়ে। শেষত ঘৰলৈ আহোঁতে মাকে হাঁহি মুখে গামোচাখন উলিয়াই দিলে— কাৰণ ওলাই যাওঁতে বুবুৱে শৰাইৰ ওপৰতে গামোচাখন পাহৰি থৈ গৈছিল! সকলোৱে হাঁহি আনন্দত উপচি পৰিল আৰু মাকৰ লগত জলপান খাই উপলব্ধি কৰিলে যে গামোচা কেৱল এখন বস্ত্ৰই নহয়, ই মৰম, শ্ৰদ্ধা আৰু আত্মীয়তাৰ এক পৱিত্ৰ এনাজৰী।

৩. পাঠভিত্তিক প্ৰশ্নোত্তৰ আৰু কাৰ্যাৱলী (Textbook Activities & Solutions)

Pre-reading: Harvest Festivals of India (ভাৰতৰ বিভিন্ন ৰাজ্যৰ শস্য চপোৱা উৎসৱ)

• i. A four-day harvest festival in South India with kolams, mango leaves, and flowers: → PONGAL (তামিলনাডু / দক্ষিণ ভাৰত)

• ii. A harvest festival in North India marking the sun’s journey towards the northern hemisphere: → MAKAR SANKRANTI (উত্তৰ ভাৰত)

• iii. A harvest festival in Punjab where people light bonfires, sing and dance: → LOHRI (পাঞ্জাব)

• iv. A harvest festival in Gujarat famous for kite flying: → UTTARAYAN (গুজৰাট)

Activity 1: Comprehension Questions (বোধমূলক প্ৰশ্নোত্তৰ)

Question (i): Who were waiting for Bihu?
(বিহুলৈ কোনে কোনে বাট চাই আছিল?)
Answer: Rumi, Bubu, and their friends (Minki, Suman, and Jumi) had been eagerly waiting for Bihu for weeks.
(ৰুমী, বুবু আৰু তেওঁলোকৰ বন্ধুসকল (মিনতি, সুমন আৰু জুমি) বিগত কেইবা সপ্তাহ ধৰি বিহুলৈ বাট চাই আছিল।)

Question (ii): Who jumped out of the bed?
(বিছনাৰ পৰা কোনে জঁপিয়াই উঠিল?)
Answer: Rumi jumped out of the bed with great excitement, announcing that it was Bihu time.
(বিহু অহাৰ আনন্দত ৰুমীয়ে বিছনাৰ পৰা জঁপিয়াই উঠিল।)

Question (iii): Who invited them to perform husori?
(তেওঁলোকক হুঁচৰি গাবলৈ কোনে কোনে নিমন্ত্ৰণ কৰিছিল?)
Answer: Jivan khura and Minati jethai had invited the children’s troupe to perform husori at their houses.
(জীৱন খুৰা আৰু মিনতি জেঠায়ে সিহঁতৰ দলটোক ঘৰত হুঁচৰি গাবলৈ নিমন্ত্ৰণ কৰিছিল।)

Question (iv): Where did they go first to perform husori?
(তেওঁলোকে প্ৰথমে কাৰ ঘৰলৈ হুঁচৰি গাবলৈ গৈছিল?)
Answer: They went to Minati jethai’s house first to perform husori because she made delicious ladoos and ghila pithas.
(তেওঁলোকে প্ৰথমে মিনতি জেঠাইৰ ঘৰলৈ হুঁচৰি গাবলৈ গৈছিল কাৰণ জেঠায়ে বৰ সোৱাদৰ লাড়ু আৰু ঘিলা পিঠা বনাইছিল।)

Question (v): Who made delicious ladoos?
(সুস্বাদু লাড়ু কোনে বনাইছিল?)
Answer: Minati jethai made delicious ladoos and other Bihu treats for the children.
(মিনতি জেঠায়ে ল’ৰা-ছোৱালীবোৰৰ বাবে সুস্বাদু লাড়ু আৰু পিঠা বনাইছিল।)

Question (vi): Why was Bubu sad?
(বুবু কিয় মনোকষ্টত ভুগিছিল বা দুখী হৈছিল?)
Answer: Bubu was sad because he thought he had lost his gamosa, which was a loving Bihu gift from his grandmother (aita).
(বুবু দুখী হৈছিল কাৰণ সি ভাবিছিল যে আইতাকে মৰমেৰে উপহাৰ দিয়া তাৰ প্ৰিয় গামোচাখন সি হেৰুৱাই পেলালে।)

Question (vii): How did Suman help Bubu?
(সুমনে বুবুক কেনেদৰে সহায় কৰিছিল?)
Answer: Suman helped Bubu by giving him an extra gamosa from his bag so that Bubu could tie it around his head and continue the husori performance.
(সুমনে তাৰ বেগৰ পৰা এখন অতিৰিক্ত গামোচা বুবুক দিলে যাতে বুবুৱে মূৰত মাৰি হুঁচৰি পৰিৱেশন অব্যাহত ৰাখিব পাৰে।)

Activity 2: Musical Instruments of Bihu (বিহুৰ বাদ্যযন্ত্ৰ)

• Dhol (ঢোল) – The primary two-sided rhythm drum of Bihu.

• Pepa (পেঁপা) – A traditional hornpipe pipe made of buffalo horn.

• Toka (টকা) – A bamboo clapper producing a sharp rhythmic clapping sound.

• Taal (তাল) – Traditional metallic cymbals.

• Gogona (গগনা) – A bamboo jaw-harp instrument.

• Sutuli (সুতুলী) – A traditional clay whistle shaped like a fish or bird.

• Baahi (বাঁহী) – A traditional bamboo flute.

Activity 3: Kinship Riddle & Terms (আত্মীয়তা সম্বন্ধীয় শব্দ)

Riddle: “Bubu’s mother is the sister of Anuska’s father. What is the relationship between Bubu and Anuska?”
→ Answer: COUSIN (পেহীয়েক/মাকৰ ফালৰ সম্বন্ধীয় ভাই-ভনী)

Assamese Kinship Words in English:

• Khura → Uncle (Paternal younger uncle)

• Khuri → Aunt (Wife of paternal younger uncle)

• Jethai → Aunt (Maternal/Paternal elder aunt)

• Aita → Grandmother

• Koka → Grandfather

Activity 4: Harvest Festivals Across Indian States

Activity 7: Diary Entry Writing (দিনলিপি লিখন)

Sunday
15th April, 2026

Dear Diary,
What an unforgettable day it was! We had been eagerly waiting for Rongali Bihu for weeks. Today, our friends’ group wore traditional Bihu clothes and went around the village performing Husori. We sang blessings in the courtyards of our elders and were treated with delicious til pitha, ghila pitha, narikol ladoo, and fresh doi-sira. Everyone blessed us with gamosas. The sound of the dhol, pepa, and toka filled the entire village with joy. It was a day filled with laughter, unity, and festive happiness!
— Bubu

Activity 8: Recipe of Til Pitha — Listening Text (তিল পিঠা বনোৱাৰ প্ৰণালী)

1. Soak the rice for 1 hour.

2. Cover the rice powder with a wet cloth.

3. Coarse grind the sesame seeds.

4. Add jaggery to the sesame seed powder.

5. Spread the ground rice flour on a tawa.

Activity 9: Phonetics — Sound of ‘c’ (Hard ‘c’ /k/ vs Soft ‘c’ /s/)

• Hard ‘c’ (/k/ sound — followed by ‘a’, ‘o’, ‘u’):

  • can, call, came, calm, come, cover, cure, cute, culture, curious

• Soft ‘c’ (/s/ sound — followed by ‘e’, ‘i’):

  • cell, recess, celebrate, city, circle, excite, delicious, concern, delicacies

Activity 10: Grammar — Four Types of Sentences (বাক্যৰ চাৰিটা প্ৰকাৰ)

1. Assertive (Declarative) Sentence: States facts or gives information.

• Example: Minki, Suman, and Jumi are waiting.

1. Interrogative Sentence: Asks a question (ends with ‘?’).

• Example: How was your day?

1. Imperative Sentence: Gives instructions, commands, or makes requests.

• Example: Come inside and enjoy Rongali Bihu’s delicacies.

1. Exclamatory Sentence: Expresses strong feelings, surprise, or emotion (ends with ‘!’).

• Example: Oh! I am glad to see you all.

Classification of Sentences (Activity 10b):

• i. The scene opens in Rumi and Bubu’s room. → Assertive Sentence

• ii. How was your day? → Interrogative Sentence

• iii. Come inside and enjoy Rongali Bihu’s delicacies. → Imperative Sentence

• iv. Oh! I am glad to see you all. → Exclamatory Sentence

Activity 11: Word Classes (পদৰ শ্ৰেণীবিভাজন আৰু বাক্য ৰচনা)

Sentences:

• Gamosa (Noun): Mother presented a hand-woven gamosa to our guest.

• They (Pronoun): They are performing husori in the village.

• Sing (Verb): The children sing melodious Bihu songs.

• Delicious (Adjective): Aunt Minati prepared delicious pithas.

Activity 12: Phrasal Verbs from the Lesson (যুক্ত ক্ৰিয়া)

• Jumps out: Rumi jumps out of bed excitedly.

• Dress up: The children dress up in traditional Bihu attire.

• Hand over: Suman hands over the extra gamosa to Bubu.

• Bow down: The family members bow down to receive blessings.

• Wash up: Come inside and wash up before eating jalpan.

• See off: The family sees off the guests at the gate.

Did You Know: Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (বসুধৈব কুটুম্বকম)

India is a land of rich cultural heritage and strong value systems. The ancient Sanskrit philosophy of “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” (“The world is one family”) reflects India’s inclusive, diverse, and harmonious spirit where people of different traditions, languages, and faiths coexist peacefully as one big family.