Pranshu's English Classroom (CBSE)

 Missed by P G Wodehouse Missed is a delightful and humorous poem that describes how a beautiful summer morning—perfect for a game of cricket—turns into a terrible day for the speaker after he misses an easy catch. The speaker begins by describing the setting of the poem, a beautiful and sunny morning where the breeze carrying the scent of hay. The speaker is in white and clean flannels and is cheerful and happy. The gallery is brimming with people, including immaculately dressed ladies. Young boys are seated on rollers and the birds are singing their sweetest songs. However, the speaker's idyllic morning takes a turn for the worse. Distracted by the beauty of the summer afternoon and the buzzing of a bee, he fails to take a simple catch. The bowler gasps, the crowd roars in anticipation, and the batsman, thinking he's out, starts to walk away. The speaker, realizing his mistake, is filled with dread. He says that he feels responsible for having bungled the catch—a catch which ...

Background of the Story -  Hot Tea Across India is a travel memoir by Rishad Saam Mehta .  “The Great Wall of Rishikesh” is an excerpt from this book that narrates a thrilling river-rafting experience in Rishikesh . The story highlights friendship, adventure, humour, fear, teamwork, and sportsmanship during a rafting expedition on the river Ganges. Summary in Points The narrator meets his friends Mouneet and Chetan at Rishikesh. They join a rafting camp on the banks of the Ganges. Mouneet pretends to be confident but is actually terrified because he cannot swim. Their guide, Kana Singh, prepares them for dangerous rapids. The most dangerous rapid is called “The Wall.” As they approach it, huge waves frighten everyone. The raft survives the first wave but flips during the second. Everyone falls into the river but survives because of life jackets. Mouneet panics and behaves dramatically in the water. Safety kayakers rescue them and help them back onto the ...

  The Great Wall of Rishikesh by Rishad Saam Mehta (Summary Only For Reading)  The Great Wall of Rishikesh is an excerpt from ‘Hot Tea Across India’ by Rishad Saam Mehta. It describes an incident where the speaker, along with two of his friends, go for river rafting and have the experience of a lifetime. The speaker has a work assignment in the Garhwal region while his friends Mouneet and Chetan are visiting Devprayag. They decide to meet up at Rishikesh and consequently join a rafting camp on a beach by the Ganges. Chetan and Rishad are quite excited about rafting. Mouneet, who can’t swim, seems terrified by the idea despite his earlier declaration that river rafting is too easy for him. They set out the next morning on a bright blue raft, accompanied by a river guide named Kana Singh. The stretch of Ganges between Devprayag and Rishikesh is laced with rapids. The trickiest among them is referred to as ‘The Wall’. The intensity and pattern of currents that make up the Wall ke...