The narrator is described as a humane person who loves nature. He visits his grandmother's place during summer holidays. At Deoli station when he was 18 years old, he had an experience where he helped a basket selling girl. Deoli station is described as a humble station surrounded by lush green trees, with a single platform that has a tea stall and fruit vendors. It sees very few passengers. The young girl who sells baskets has pale skin and bright, shiny hair, but is barefoot. She has eloquent eyes that steal the narrator's heart as she convinces him to buy a basket. The title "The Night Train at Deoli" is an apt title as Deoli station provides the setting
The narrator is described as a humane person who loves nature. He visits his grandmother's place during summer holidays. At Deoli station when he was 18 years old, he had an experience where he helped a basket selling girl. Deoli station is described as a humble station surrounded by lush green trees, with a single platform that has a tea stall and fruit vendors. It sees very few passengers. The young girl who sells baskets has pale skin and bright, shiny hair, but is barefoot. She has eloquent eyes that steal the narrator's heart as she convinces him to buy a basket. The title "The Night Train at Deoli" is an apt title as Deoli station provides the setting
The narrator is described as a humane person who loves nature. He visits his grandmother's place during summer holidays. At Deoli station when he was 18 years old, he had an experience where he helped a basket selling girl. Deoli station is described as a humble station surrounded by lush green trees, with a single platform that has a tea stall and fruit vendors. It sees very few passengers. The young girl who sells baskets has pale skin and bright, shiny hair, but is barefoot. She has eloquent eyes that steal the narrator's heart as she convinces him to buy a basket. The title "The Night Train at Deoli" is an apt title as Deoli station provides the setting
The narrator is described as a humane person who loves nature. He visits his grandmother's place during summer holidays. At Deoli station when he was 18 years old, he had an experience where he helped a basket selling girl. Deoli station is described as a humble station surrounded by lush green trees, with a single platform that has a tea stall and fruit vendors. It sees very few passengers. The young girl who sells baskets has pale skin and bright, shiny hair, but is barefoot. She has eloquent eyes that steal the narrator's heart as she convinces him to buy a basket. The title "The Night Train at Deoli" is an apt title as Deoli station provides the setting
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The Night Train at Deoli
1. Sketch briefly the character of the narrator .
A. Introduction : Ruskin Bond is probably one of the most popular modern writers . His works are rich in themes and abound in artistic excellence . They mostly picture the bond between man and nature . He employs selectively simple diction . And his narration glides on as smoothly and sweetly as the Himalayan streams . We see clear evidence of all these superb qualities in " The Night Train at Deoli " .
Main Answer : The narrator lives in Delhi . He loves nature . He visits his grandmother's place in summer holidays . He is humane . His concern for others ' feelings is commendable . He is a keen observer . He is algemotionally rich . He tells us one of his experiences at Deoli station when he was eighteen . We get an insight into his inner nature here . We see his readiness to help the basket selling girl . We also discover his willingness to reconcile to life's realities . Readers get a chance to pick up a lesson or two .
2. Describe deoli station in your words
Main Answer : Deoli station flourishes in the lap of Himalayan forests . Lush green trees surround this rustic station . It is a humble station with a single platform . The platform boasts of a tea stall , fruit Bovendors and stray dogs . No coolies are ever visible there . No passenger ever boarded or alighted a train here . A stationmaster's room and a waiting room are all we see there . What is beyond the boundaries of this station , no one knows . This simple station provides the setting to our lead characters ' rich experience .
3. Write a few words about the girl who stalled the narrator's heart with her expressive eyes.
Main Answer : The young girl flashes just twice at Deoli station . She steals the narrator's feeling heart with her eloquent eyes . She comes to the platform to sell her baskets . She covers herself with a shawl . Her feet are bare . Her skin is pale . Her shiny hair makes up for this . Her eyes are bright and eloquent . She is pursuasive . She easily convinces the narrator to buy a basket . She is practical . She asserts that she has nowhere to go . She steals , she smiles and she disappears !
4. Discuss they appropriateness of the title
Main Answer : Ruskin Bond's rich story has for its title " The Night Train at Deoli " . The title is absolutely apt to the story . Deoli station plays a prominent part in the story . It presents a rustic setting to the core theme of the story . And it is the night train that brings the lead character to this prime place . It is again this night train that attracts the attractive eyed basket - selling girl into the platform . It is here where the narrator lost his heart ilcuet ils lo song And it is here where he reconciles himself to fate . Thus the name fits well to the tale .
