A Short Monsoon Diary

Introduction:

‘A Short Monsoon Diary’ is a compilation of a few diary entries of the world renowned writer, Ruskin Bond. These extract states about the silent miracles of nature. ‘A short monsoon diary’ deals with the experience of Ruskin Bond during the monsoon season in the mountains. He has described the salient features of the nature, its undefined beauty and all the flora and fauna that emerge out during season. Ruskin Bond had spent a large of his life in India and was deeply inspired by the natural beauty of the mountains. In the story he has described the flowers, plants, creepers and all kinds of insects, reptiles and animals that he witnessed during monsoon.

Meanings of words and phrase

• • mist : a cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth’s surface that limits visibility
  • melancholy: a feeling of sadness
  • conceal : to hide
  • blankets : to cover completely with a thick layer of something
  • deathly : resembling death
  • genuine : real and exactly what it appears to be
  • rears : brings up
  • privacy: a state in which one is not observed or disturbed
  • paradise : an ideal place
  • heralded : be a sign that something is about to happen
  • imprecations: a spoken curse
  • bloodletting : withdrawal of blood
  • scarlet minivets : a small bird found in tropical southern Asia
  • flitting : move swiftly and lightly
  • contrive : arrange for something to happen
  • drongos : a songbird with glossy black plumage found in Africa, southern Asia, and Australia
  • aggressive : ready or likely to attack
  • dearth : shortage
  • insectivorous : feeding on insects, worms, and other invertebrates
  • drumming : the sound or feeling of continuous beating
  • corrugated : having parallel rows of folds that look like a series of waves when seen from the edge
  • downpour : heavy rainfall
  • disconsolately: unhappily
  • thrush : a small or medium-sized songbird
  • ravine : a deep, narrow gorge with steep sides
  • soggy: very wet and soft
  • bobbing : make a quick, short movement up and down
  • suffused : gradually spread through
  • drenched : wet thoroughly