KSEEB Class 9 · English (1st language) · KTBS Revised 2024-25
Mauritius
Chapter summary, hard words and model exam answers for Karnataka Board Class 9 English.
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About the author
V.M. Inbam is a Tamil writer whose travel essay "Mauritius" introduces Karnataka students to the island nation in the Indian Ocean. The piece belongs to the tradition of descriptive travel writing: factual observation mixed with personal wonder at landscape and people.
Summary
The writer reaches Mauritius and is struck by the clean air, blue lagoons, and orderly towns. The island seems both foreign and familiar to an Indian traveller.
The writer reaches Mauritius and is struck by the clean air, blue lagoons, and orderly towns. The island seems both foreign and familiar to an Indian traveller.
Inbam describes the mixed population - Indian, African, Chinese, and European ancestries. People speak French, English, Creole, and Indian languages, yet live as one community.
Inbam describes the mixed population - Indian, African, Chinese, and European ancestries. People speak French, English, Creole, and Indian languages, yet live as one community.
The capital's markets, streets, and harbour show busy commercial life. Temples, churches, and mosques stand close together, suggesting religious tolerance.
The capital's markets, streets, and harbour show busy commercial life. Temples, churches, and mosques stand close together, suggesting religious tolerance.
Beyond the city lie green cane fields and hills. The writer notes how sugar shaped the island's economy and colonial history.
Beyond the city lie green cane fields and hills. The writer notes how sugar shaped the island's economy and colonial history.
White sand, coral reefs, and tropical plants fill the essay with colour. Inbam's descriptions aim to share sensory pleasure with readers who may never visit.
White sand, coral reefs, and tropical plants fill the essay with colour. Inbam's descriptions aim to share sensory pleasure with readers who may never visit.
The author concludes that Mauritius is more than a tourist spot - it is proof that diversity can flourish in a small space when people choose coexistence.
The author concludes that Mauritius is more than a tourist spot - it is proof that diversity can flourish in a small space when people choose coexistence.
Hard words & meanings
| lagoon | a stretch of calm sea water separated from the open ocean |
| coexistence | different groups sharing the same place without conflict |
| tolerance | acceptance of beliefs and customs unlike one's own |
| multicultural | including several cultural or ethnic groups |
| descriptive | writing that paints a picture with words |
| harbour | a place where boats load and unload goods |
| coral reef | colourful sea structure made by tiny animals |
| colonial | relating to past foreign rule and its effects |
| sensory | appealing to sight, sound, smell, taste, or touch |
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