Module 6- Activity 4: The Memory Lane
Please write and draw your childhood experiences of the rainy season .
Instructions: This activity is for sharing your childhood memories / joy of the rainy season.
You can write your experience based on suggested points as given below; Kind of sounds you remember – sound of rain, rain falling on roof, wind, thundering, of birds, of waterfalls, etc.
Kind of smell of the rainy season that you remember- of vegetation, of wet soil, dampness, of special food during the season, etc. Clothing at that time. Food during the rainy season, songs of the season. Festivals and crops that you remember? Any disease that people thought could affect them during the period? Problems or difficulties faced due to heavy rains. Anything else you like to share?
Take a moment to Reflect and post your comment in the comment box.
Offer students an opportunity to exchange phone numbers and for those who are interested, help them create a WhatsApp chat group. It can sometimes be difficult for a student to ask for a classmate’s phone number.
ReplyDeleteRainy season is one of the most beautiful season. It is very joyful. I use to go to my field in the season. I play there and enjoy with my friends.
DeleteWhen I think about the rainy season, I remember thunder and lightning striking palm trees in my village. All the streams that bring water from the mountains would overflow making a loud noise. The jackals used to come down from the hills and steal our hens. Most of the banana plantations will be wrecked and mangoes and jack fruits will litter the ground beneath their trees. Me and my siblings used to play in the rain, and afterwards we used to have some hot black tea and banana chips.
DeleteThe October-November rains are so sweet because it comes after a long duration....the smell of fresh soil wet with rain is really enjoyable and simulating.
DeleteMy memory of getting wet in the rain fills me with immense pleasure and delight.I grew up in a colony where there were many children of my age.So whenever there was heavy rain,we ventured out,started playing a game called Land and Water in the puddles of rain water.We also made huge paper boats with one whole news paper and tried floating those in the puddles.It was also fun getting drenched in the rain specially if it happened to be a hot summer day.
DeletePitter patter rain drops, smell of wet soil, getting cough and cold, arrival of sugarcane closer to Shankranthi, smell of fire nearing Diwali.
ReplyDeleteMy experiences of childhood related to my joys of the rainy season would help me to interconnect with similarity between my experiences of my childhood with my students experiences. We used to dance in rain and collecting hailstones in storm and not at all worrying of falling sick, though elders used to keep us warning of flu and cold as they were common during the season.
ReplyDeleteHeavy rains destroy crops and cause floods. Children enjoy this season to the utmost, they take shower, float paper boats and dive in the water of rain. All water bodies often get full of water, the rivers that dry get plenty of water. All plants and trees become green and greenery makes the environment more beautiful.
ReplyDeleteAs it rains, dry barren ponds and puddles are infused with life again. Rivers, yet again, flow at their full capacity and birds chirp all day long. Rains have, since times immemorial, been the favourite season of the land. It fuels flora and fauna enough to bear the brunt of dry barren summers and harsh freezing winters. Flowers bloom in all their full grandeur and crop roots soak up water during this time of the year. It comes after the end of the scorching summer season. It’s the time when most of the rainfall occurs; the sky is generally cloudy throughout the season. The rivers and ponds that have lost water through evaporation due to the heat are now replenished.
ReplyDeleteThe rain showers bring much relief to men and animals. The rain cools the air and the temperature drops making the weather extremely pleasant. There is more greenery around us during this season as flora and fauna thrive. This weather is great for agriculture as it augments the traditional and conventional irrigation techniques. Optimal rainfall is crucial for crop cultivation.
My experiences of childhood related to my joys of the winter season would help me to interconnect with similarity between my experiences of my childhood with my students experiences. We used to collect hailstones and snow in wintry season.
ReplyDeletePitter patter rain drops, smell of wet soil, getting cough and cold, arrival of sugarcane closer to Shankranthi, smell of fire nearing Diwali.
ReplyDeleteRains have, since times immemorial, been the favourite season of the land. It fuels flora and fauna enough to bear the brunt of dry barren summers and harsh freezing winters. Flowers bloom in all their full grandeur and crop roots soak up water during this time of the year. It comes after the end of the scorching summer season. It’s the time when most of the rainfall occurs; the sky is generally cloudy throughout the season. The rivers and ponds that have lost water through evaporation due to the heat are now replenished.
ReplyDeleteI remember my childhood days when i loved to get wet in rain and so i love today also.
ReplyDeleteWhen the rain touches soil and that smell always remind me about my childhood days.
Rainy season means full enjoyment with the tea and hot snacks, dance and jump in rain on terrace and love to play in rain , making paper boat and float in water and many more happy moments of life.
ReplyDeleteOne of my best experiences of childhood related to my joys of the winter season would help me to interconnect with similarity between my experiences of my childhood with my students experiences. We used to collect hailstones and snow in wintry season.Heavy rains destroy crops and cause floods. Children enjoy this season to the utmost, they take shower, float paper boats and dive in the water of rain. All water bodies often get full of water, the rivers that dry get plenty of water. All plants and trees become green and greenery makes the environment more beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI remember sailing paper boats in rain water
ReplyDeleteI loved to play in rain in my childhood
I remember lovely odour of land after first rain, we used to play in rain with my siblings, we used to make toys of soil using wet clay, we hear sound of frogs and birds, some times there is thunder , parents not allows us to go outside during thunder. we enjoy hot pakodas with tea or milk during rain. Some time we enjoy song " ye re ye re pavsa, tula dete paisa..., some times we sung a song "Rain rain go away, come again on another day, today allow us to play....Cold, cough , diarrhoea are common disease occurs at that time, It's a mosquito's breeding season hence diseases related to them also occrs at some places. every place ther is greenry which soothes to our eyes. We also read news abot flood, landslides at some places due to heavy rain.
ReplyDeleteGoing back to memory lane of my life takes me back to some wonderful good old golden days. Some wonderful memories are drenched in the first shower after the scorching heat of summers. I usually motivate the students to share their beautiful memories in the class
ReplyDeleteMy experience is very joyful movement of child hood we use to dance jump in rainy water. Demanding for PACODA making paper boats for rainy season. We faced skin problem like wounds,boils, cold cough but mainly still like the smell of wet soil and the SUHANA MOUSAM.
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ReplyDeleteTalk about the memory of rainy season We used to enjoy very much during the rainy season, taking a bath in the rain, driving a paper boat, jumping and slipping in stored water of rain. Due to excessive bathing in rain we faced some problems like cough cold and fever sometimes.
Pleasant memories that forced all the family members to sit together,power failure,ghost stories and the snacks
ReplyDeleteAs it rains, dry barren ponds and puddles are infused with life again. Rivers, yet again, flow at their full capacity and birds chirp all day long. Rains have, since times immemorial, been the favourite season of the land. It fuels flora and fauna enough to bear the brunt of dry barren summers and harsh freezing winters. Flowers bloom in all their full grandeur and crop roots soak up water during this time of the year. It comes after the end of the scorching summer season. It’s the time when most of the rainfall occurs; the sky is generally cloudy throughout the season. The rivers and ponds that have lost water through evaporation due to the heat are now replenished.
ReplyDeleteThe rain showers bring much relief to men and animals. The rain cools the air and the temperature drops making the weather extremely pleasant. There is more greenery around us during this season as flora and fauna thrive. This weather is great for agriculture as it augments the traditional and conventional irrigation techniques. Optimal rainfall is crucial for crop cultivation.
Rain reminds me making paper boats, playing with hailstones, feeling the droplets, listening the rain songs like-Tip tip barsa paani, Zoobie doobie, or koi ladki hai... jab vo hasti hai baarish hoti hai...., lovely smell of wet soil and shaking off rain water from tree branches.
ReplyDeleteIn my childhood i was playing football in rain which was a complete fun for me and after playing football when i came back to my home then my parents scolded me.
ReplyDeleteIn my childhood, rainy season means full enjoyment with the tea and hot snacks, dance and jump in rain on terrace and love to play in rain , making paper boat and float in water and many more happy moments of life. Shatrughan Kumar Srivastava TGT SST JNV MORADABAD
ReplyDeleteRainy Season is the most amazing season of the year.
ReplyDeleteThe rainy season is the season of joy and happiness.
Women at home cook delicious dishes at home especially spicy items during the rainy season and serve family members.
Heavy rains destroy crops and cause floods.
Children enjoy this season to the utmost, they take shower, float paper boats and dive in the water of rain.
All water bodies often get full of water, the rivers that dry get plenty of water.
All plants and trees become green and greenery makes the environment more beautiful.
The rainy season has always influenced poets and writers, especially poets compose poetry on the beauty of nature.
I still remember that when it used to rain heavily ,the areas in our village were filled by water and we used to remove our school shoes , took those in hands and walk through the water to school. That used to be really fun . And the smell of the soil , after the rain was very attractive. These days because of so many diseases like dengue and others , it is little difficult to enjoy that much but I have seen children enjoying the rain.
ReplyDeleteI still remember as a child I used to enjoy the rainy days it was fun travelling by bus and reaching the school playing in the rain was a real enjoyment during the PT periods in the school.
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Kv 2 golconda,hyd.
I still remember my Pre Primary teacher starting the rainy day with the nursery rhymes " I hear thunder..." clapping and singing it with my friends. The fragrance oozing out from the first drop of the water drops falling on the dry soil, the croaking of the frogs, the earthworm and snails enjoying in the open ground . My best memory still which continues is jumping in the puddle and splashing of water all over, making a paper boat and putting it in water. It is one of my favourite season which brings joy and happiness when I think about it.
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I remember my childhood days. When we go to school on foot. While going to school we pass through to the pond. List of date that place and start swimming in the pond. Some days we forget to go to school and return home after swimming in the pond. In rainy season we used to make paper boat and we play it before our house when rain comes.
ReplyDeleteI remember my childhood day of raining . I build a paper boat and collected water in my home roof and sailed my boat there. I used to sung song and dance when rain comes.
ReplyDeleteM childhood rainy days were very happy playing in the rain with my brothers sisters and friends and having hot food after that
ReplyDeleteMy childhood experiences of rainy seasons means floating paper boats in rain water streams. It was the time when playing in the puddles of water was the best moment of the day. Drinking hot coffee with samosa.
ReplyDeleteRAINY DAYS.......MOVING AHEAD WITHOUT UMBRELLA.... TICKLES THE BODY .....WETS THE WHOLE BODY.... COOLING THE MIND AND BODY....NEAR BY BANANA LEAF ....PROTECTS FOR A WHILE.....SINGING WHISTLING AND DANCING ON THE STREAM OF WATER FLOWING THROUGH THE MUDDY LAND....... REACHING HOME ....ANOTHER THUNDER....BLASTS AND SHOUTING FOR NOT CARRYING AN UMBRELLA....
ReplyDeleteRAINY DAYS......... WALKING WITHOUT AN UMBRELLA .......SUDDENLY RAIN DROPS.......TICKLES....
ReplyDeleteWETS THE WHOLE BODY...NEAR BY BANANA LEAVES...BECOMES THE PROTECTOR FOR A WHILE......WHISTLING MOVING AHEAD.... DANCING ON THE SMALL STREAM OF WATER FLOWING THROUGH THE MUDDY WET LAND..... COOLING THE MIND....FORGETTING WORRIES....REACHING HOME ANOTHER THUDNER ....SHOUTING AND BLASTS ... FOR NOT TAKING UMBRELLA WITH ME....BUT ENJOYING THE RAINY DAYS.
Rain reminds me of only one person and his poem: Kahlil Gibran's Song of Rain. Truely rain is an experience, a passion, a sensation, a natural blessing which cures, quenches, irrigate and cool us all. It is time to float paper boats, get wet and sing rain songs. Wow, what a bliss and estatic exprience it gives. Thank God.
ReplyDeleteI was on my way back home. I was alone and without any umbrella. It was raining continuously for one hour. The roads, streets and other place got flooded very soon. The traffics came to a halt as there was knee deep water at many places on the roads. I was drenched to the skin and my school uniform was dripping but I felt much delighted getting cool and fresh. My clothes were all filthy with the mud. I enjoyed the wonderful and an amazing phenomena of Nature which I never enjoyed and experience before or after till date, waiting for such moments of enjoy.
ReplyDeleteAfter the school i am back to home with my friends suddenly rain falls we don't have the umbrella ,so we started to run in town. There was a small trench with full of water I fall down . All the friends and near by people came to me and helped to stand we enjoyed that rain so much .......
ReplyDeleteComing back from school soaking wet, quick change of clothes, enjoying piping hot food, sitting near the window enjoying rain outside along with the pleasing smell of wet soil....... Mummyji taking special precautions to see that we do not remain wet, boiling water to be used for drinking....
ReplyDeleteKuljeet Kaur Sandhu, AECS 4 - Mumbai
ReplyDeleteComing back from school soaking wet, quick change of clothes, enjoying piping hot food, sitting near the window enjoying rain outside along with the pleasing smell of wet soil....... Mummyji taking special precautions to see that we do not remain wet, boiling water to be used for drinking....
Floating paper boats with my siblings in the rain water filled courtyard is the first sight comes down the memory lane of my childhood. Yes.... we in fact faced some difficulties too. When there was continuous rainfall, the trickling of the rain water through the tiles, inside my home gave a lot of discomfort too.
ReplyDeleteExperiencing the childhood memories and recalling them in a unique way is really mesmerizing. Once again we go to our childhood and enjoy the wonderful experience of fully enjoying the rain fall.
ReplyDeleteIn my childhood we stayed near China Border in Arunachal and the place was high mountains and rains all 12 months. It was a mix of a feel of absolute beauty and some fear of flood and landslides. Nevertheless it was pure bliss always to feel the rain and the smell of soil and vegetation around .it was like heaven.
ReplyDeleteI have very beautiful childhood memories if rain like lush greenery,smell of wet soil,hopping frogs,rainbow and fresh air.Though there were some problems also like mosquito breeding and potholes but these are just minor hiccups.Rainy season is always pleasant and rejuvenating.
ReplyDeleteRainy days reminds me of my child hood days where my house used to leak in all most all the parts and I used to keep vessels to collect the water.later when I grew up I liked to dance is rain water by splashing the puddles with my feet ( very cinematic ) recent years I like to sit with an good english novel ( preferably Robin Cook ) with spicy pakodas and hot tea
ReplyDeleteIn my childhood during a lot water filled in our surrounding & we played with paper boat.As my school do not have proper building so due this school were remained closed on account of rainy day but I goes to school with my younger brother.
ReplyDeleteRAIN reminds me the heavy flood my mother always used to remember.She tells me the dreadic situation how water reaches everywhere in our ground floor.The most memorable sentence that she always quote is my uncle stooped eating because of washroom problem as it was partially emerged in flood.
ReplyDeleteRemembered of the rainy season during my childhood school days when we used to play in rainwater after school and getting scolded from parents on reaching home.
ReplyDeletehis year I had a very pleasant and memorable experience of a rainy day.The days were unbearably hot sultry. Outside it was really scorching heat.It was quite hot and uncomfortable. Soon the sky became overcast with big and dusky clouds. There were thunders followed by flash of lighting. It grew dark soon and temperature suddenly dropped down low. Then it began to rain heavily. The clouds thundered and poured water. People were drenched but happy and so was I. It was raining continuously for one hour. The roads, streets and other place got flooded very soon. The traffics came to a halt as there was knee deep water at many places on the roads. I was drenched to the skin and my school uniform was dripping but I felt much delighted getting cool and fresh.When the rain stopped,everything looked new and fresh. I had a cup of hot tea. I enjoyed it as I had never before. It filled me with a sense of some indefinable pleasure and satisfaction.
ReplyDeleteRainy season during my childhood was lots of fun. It used to rain through the day. I used to enjoy the pitter patter sound of the rain drops on the roof of my house and I would sneak out of the house with my brother and get drenched in the rain. My friends and I would go to the nearby stream, make paper boats and float them. During the rainy season, we would also catch shrimps from the stream using a towel. Some days were stormy, we did not dare getting out of our houses on those days.
ReplyDeleteRain reminds me of how i use to come back from school wearing a raincoat , it reminds of of the earthy smell , it reminds me of greenery everywhere.
ReplyDeleteWhen it comes to childhood memories about a rainy day, I remember my father baking litti on a temporary chulha in the shed which later became our cow shed. I can still feel that smell of wet soil. Rain water used to pour down through our chhapar. My parents used to make me and my siblings sit on high places because the floor used to become damp.
ReplyDeleteLokesh Joshi, AECS 3, MUMBAI
ReplyDeleteMonsoon is my favourite season and when it rains heavily throughout a day, we call it a rainy day. During my school days on rainy days our school used to remain closed. I love the smell of wet clay at the beginning of the rainy season. My sister made many paper boats and we made them float in the backyard of our building. While doing so, we used to get drenched in the rain. We were scolded by our mother on most of the occasion. On rainy days our mother used to make Pakodas and fried Papad.
I still love rainy season and miss those lovely days.
Rainy days are the most happiest moments in my life, getting wet playing in the mud and playing paper boats are really so happy for me.
ReplyDeleteMonsoon or rainy season was a joyous one. though we used to get drenched we still loved it. rains occurred as soon as we got ready to go to school or when the school left. rain too is naughty as it wants to drench the children. the first rain after hot summers is really welcoming. I really love the smell created by raindrops falling on earth. After growing up every rainy day I prefer enjoying the rain with a cup of hot tea and fried snacks. Rainy nights are really an enjoyable one as we can sleep cozily on bed on such days. Now my children wait for good rainy days when they can play in the rain. I feel delighted when I see them enjoying the rain.
ReplyDeleteRainy days have a lot of childhood memories with it.Those wet smell of soil.
ReplyDeletethis activity exactly knocking my childhood days ,,,,these often one of the claps that we were played in BS&G.
ReplyDeletethis activity exactly knocking my childhood days ,,,,these often one of the claps that we were played in BS&G.
ReplyDeleteI loved playing in rainy season. I use to play with my siblings and enjoy the rainy season. Its one of the wonderful experience in my life .
ReplyDeletesoil smell everygreen memory of my child was recapped
ReplyDeleteStill remember sailing boats in the rain water that used to fill up at the road because of the Drainage System .I remember lovely odour of the wet sand soil. my experience is really joyful. I remember Singing Rain rain go away another day with my siblings,
ReplyDeleteStill remember sailing boats in the rain water that used to fill up at the road because of the Drainage System .I remember lovely odour of the wet sand soil. my experience is really joyful. I remember Singing Rain rain go away another day with my siblings,
ReplyDeleteI recollect my memories of my childhood during rainy days... Liked the smell of mud, I played in rain reciting the rhyme
ReplyDeletevana vana vallappa
chetulu chachu chellappa........
enjoyed hot hot rural delicacies of these rainy days.
Still remember sailing boats in the rain water that used to fill up at the road because of the Drainage System .I remember lovely odour of the wet sand soil. my experience is really joyful. I remember Singing Rain rain go away another day with my siblings,
ReplyDeleteStill remember sailing boats in the rain water that used to fill up at the road because of the Drainage System .I remember lovely odour of the wet sand soil. my experience is really joyful. I remember Singing Rain rain go away another day with my siblings,..
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Still remember the smell of the first rain and my children playing in the rain, making boats and singing rain rain come again.....
ReplyDeleteMy experiences of childhood related to my joys of the rainy season would help me to interconnect with similarity between my experiences of my childhood with my students experiences. We used to dance in rain and collecting hailstones in storm and not at all worrying of falling sick, though elders used to keep us warning of flu and cold as they were common during the season.
ReplyDeleteAs a kid growing up in Bengaluru in an open area with very few houses, rain was anytime of the day feature, with wind blowing-ooo...., blindingly bright lightning and loud thunders followed by skin-drenching rain. The pond in front of our house would fill up to the brim and birds and buffaloes would make the most of it.
ReplyDeleteRainy season is my favorite season after winter season. I like the smell of the sand when it gets wet by the drops of rain. In India, rainy season or monsoon begins in June end and it continues until mid- October.
ReplyDeleteI still remember, we used to play football in a ground full of water in rainy season and enjoyed rain and touch of water.
ReplyDeleteAmrit kv2jammu
ReplyDeleteRain remindes me making paper boats, playing & collecting hailstones , lovely smell of wet soil.
JALAJA SAJEEV
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KV. BSF CAMP, CHHAWLA
When I was a child I enjoyed rainy days very well by singing and dancing according to the tune of the rain .It was really a memorable day as I play with my friends in the rain or literally we all used to bath in the long awaited rain at home we will get everything hot to eat and drink .The branches of the trees are fluttering and dancing to tune of raindrops .The birds resting in the branches will swing and enjoying with raindrops. children are making paper boats and floating hem in water everywhere A very well anticipated cooling arrival after a heavy Summer . Seeds waiting in the soil for water to germinate will sprout and gives new plants .Altogether a soothing scene everywhere .
Rain Activity:
ReplyDeleteThe smell of first rain drops absorbed by the dry soil! Sometimes a few hail stones falling on the roof with ‘thud’ thud’ sound! The sound of cuckoo informing us it will rain today! The tasty crispy hot snacks Amma made for us in the rainy evenings! Appa handing over the umbrella to us when we were out for the school! Homemade Plastic bottle Rain gauge with the help of Appa and measuring the rain fall ! (Though not accurate and comparing it with newspaper weather report the next day) ! After a few days of rain, the first rose bud in our pot! The advertisement of Umbrella broadcasted in Radio (in our childhood –no Television) The hot Kashaya Amma prepared with milk, turmeric powder, Thulasi, ginger, pepper, jaggery in the morning instead of plain milk ! The paper boats floating in the drain! A lovely experience! All green memories!
I still remember my Pre Primary teacher starting the rainy day with the nursery rhymes " I hear thunder..." clapping and singing it with my friends. The fragrance oozing out from the first drop of the water drops falling on the dry soil, the croaking of the frogs, the earthworm and snails enjoying in the open ground . My best memory still which continues is jumping in the puddle and splashing of water all over, making a paper boat and putting it in water. It is one of my favourite season which brings joy and happiness when I think about it.
ReplyDeleteMy memories of rain is connected with my intimate friend, our walk to school through the rain, chatting, sharing our dreams, imaginations while watching the rain falling through the canopy along the road side, splashing water in the puddles, getting wet throughout, sitting in the wet clothes through the day, again back to home through another spell of rain, having hot tea at home with snacks still with the eyes plugged on the rain outside. Then the special lillies which come out of the soil only during rains, the smell of jasmine which bloom after the first rain. The smell of wet soil, cry of frogs at night etc
ReplyDeleteRainy season is the lovely season for all of us. One of the first memories I have of ‘fun in the rain’ is of making paper boats and releasing them in nearby gutters, and seeing how many reach the far end! Of course, most boats used to sink soon; and hence used to begin the competition of seeing ‘whose’ boats among the group of budding ship builders floated the most. I used to jump into puddles and splash water. What can beat the ’kick’ I felt when I played while getting soaked from head to toe, wiping my face again and again to see what’s going on around? Wow! coolness, freshness, adventure – thy name is ‘getting drenched’! It brings new hopes and life to the living things.
ReplyDelete1. Floating paper boats in rain water streams
ReplyDelete2. Playing with hailstones
3. Splashing muddy puddles
4. Standing under water oozing out of pipes
5. Feeling the rain droplets
6. Playing rain songs on the loop
My experience of a rainy day reminds me of only one particular day where i was playing with my siblings and then we were asked to come inside as it was raining . All my sisters went in and i felt a particular ice sensation on my feet. When i looked down i saw a rope like white thing moving on my feet. I was too small to realise actually what it was, but i kept still. i did not tell anybody but when i was able to realise and understand things, i remember it was a snake which crossed my feet.
ReplyDeleteThe beginning of the rainy season brought happiness at all the times in my childhood. We were eagerly waiting for it to get relief from the sun of the summer. It was very joyful to be in the open when it was rainnig, It was the time when farmers started their preparations for Kharif corps which brought greenary all around in later days. But sometimes the food caused by the heary rains used to make the lives of many of the people very difficult.
ReplyDeleteI like to get wet in rain and the smell of wet soil attracts me. Making paper boats and try to move them in flowing rainy water. Earlier my school got closed due to heavy rains as a big runnel passes near our school and that day it was declared as RAINY DAY. We were very happy and enjoyed the rainy day alot.
ReplyDeleteDawa Dolma Bhutia
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C. S. T. Darjeeling
It was around the end of June. Me and my brother had recently returned home from school hostel for summer holidays. We lived in a mud house back then. My mother had started to prepare "kholay" (khichiddi) in a huge pot on the earthen stove. The base of the pot was always smudged with black colossal because of the smoke from the wood used in cooking. By the time me and my brother had unpacked and bathed, the dish was half prepared.
My mother had gone down to the backyard where she grew her own vegetables to pick up some fresh chilli and some spinach. Me and my brother sat in front of the fire to warm ourselves as the weather was chilly and we could see fog out of our mouth everytime we talked or even breathed. However, the mist started coming in from the kitchen window and it turned out windy all of a sudden. The rooves started clattering and the slow drizzles suddenly turned into thick water droplets.
It started pouring so I looked for an umbrella and ran towards the backyard to pick up my mother because she had gone without an umbrella, as my brother stayed back to guard the kholay on the stove. I saw my mother waddling with hands full of vegetables and she had also picked two eggs from the coop, so she was trying to be extra careful while walking on the slippery mud stairs.
The backyard smelled different. The soil felt fresh to my nose. The house itself turned extra cold as it was a mud house. The umbrella wasn't sufficient to cover the both of us and the Vegetables completely so my mother's left shoulder and mine, right, drenched much.
We reached the door of the kitchen from where we could see my brother panicking over the boiling dish pouring over the stove. My mother helped me change and she tucked me and my brother in the warmest blanket available at home. She rushed to the kitchen. I exchanged views between my mother chopping spinach, radish, chillies and the raindrop falling on the window sill just next to my bed.
She brought us warm kholay in bed with unintentionally scrambled eggs. We enjoyed the rain as we slurped warm kholay in our beds. However, the coop was dripping and the hens all shifted to one corner to avoid the water. The rain did not stop for three days and because there weren't pakka roads built around that time, floods weren't rare to see.
Dawa Dolma Bhutia
PRT English
C.S.T.Darjeeling
I remember by primary school days , going to the school with my friends through the narrow way among paddy fields,enjoying the sound of frogs in the field,collecting water lillies and used to run by hearing thunder.We never used to get fever or cold though we wet ful in the rain.In Kerala school reopens on ist June, monsoon also reaches in the first week of June
ReplyDeleteRain reminds me of making paper boats, playing with hailstones, feeling the droplets, eating pakodas but craving for hot tea (as children we were not served tea), piping hot soup & khichdi at night as unwritten rule during very heavy rains with brinjal fries & papad- yummy at all times because of my mother & grandma's super cooking skills.
ReplyDeleteRain reminds me of playing ,jumping in the muddy water and getting dirty and .It also reminds me of making paper boats and playing with my siblings.
ReplyDeleteIt reminds me of making paper boats and letting it flow in the rain water, hot pakoras prepared by my grandmother, and the getting my shoes wet by playing in the rain water while coming back from school.
ReplyDeleteRain remind me smell of soil and paper boat games
ReplyDeleteIn Childhood we often remember getting wet while going to school .Going to school was turned into playful activity when we used to jump in potholes and also used to throw water on others and get others wet.We used to hear sound of creatures like frogs .We used to see how birds and other creatures used to react when rain rain suddenly comes
ReplyDeleteDuring the childhood, while returning from school we use to get wet always as we have to walk a long distance from school to home
ReplyDeleteWe enjoyed that every moment drenched in the rain...
I remember enjoying play with friends in rain. The formation of drops on the tips of tiny leaves after the rain is over gave me a thrilling and sensitive experiences. Lightning & thundering frightens me even today. Sharing one umbrella with many friends and all getting wet is another joy I experienced. Observing formation of air bubbles with the rain drops over water bodies and collecting rain waters from roofs etc. Going out to watch fishes moving over shallow rain water etc
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy rainy season wet clothes and having lots of fun with friends.pant and shoes goes dirt with mud after reaching home soaking with towel and a hot tea.
ReplyDeletei loved rainy season in my childhood,getting wet ,making paper boats are some of my fond memories.
ReplyDeleteThe word rains reminds me of making paper boats sailing them in the puddle and enjoying getting wet in the rain water.iI just loved eating pakoda, drinking soup and hot coffee.
ReplyDeleteAs and when I see or hear the term 'rain', my head swirl and step into the subconscious mind where my imagination of drops falling hard and crisp on the roof makes me feel overjoyed, cozy and full of bliss. Not only this, my cravings get along with longing for hot coffee with some steamy snacks. The entire moment creates a magical spell on me , and everything around me seems positive and beautiful.
ReplyDeleteRainy season reconnect with lots of childhood memories ,especially while going to school by walking long distance crossing overflowing canals on the way to school,We group of children enjoyed catching small fishes using our towels and even using umbrella .some days of heavy rain we use to carry additional pair of dresses to change the wet dresses before starting the class.
ReplyDeletesome of us get sick with cold and fever during rainy season,amma use to make delecious snacks to eat when we return from school.Late evening there will be thunder and lightning which i am scared off very much .As no out door games we used to play anthakshari at home .Next day early morning when we getup very nice to watch the nature .A ll plants with water dropping through leaf tips .A lot joyful moments .it was really memorable to remember those days
Rain reminds me of making paper boats, playing with hailstones, feeling the droplets, eating bread besan pakoda with hot cup of tea. I still recognize the smell of mud & soil in the rainy season which gives me a fresh mood.
ReplyDeleteI remember the sound of rain falling on roof and thunderstorm . Smell of wet soil after first rain is still in my memory .
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ReplyDeleteThe first shower of rains was always a welcome one especially since the long scorching summer heat used to cause prickly heat on my body. Elders used to say that the first rain drops would dry the prickly heat. So we children rushed out of our houses to experience the rain on our body. I have lived my whole life in a city. Hence I was always unlucky to never have experienced the pleasure of walking in the green fields as depicted in movies. It was always thrilling to see the greenery and imagine that we are amongst it. Yet the small pleasures of digging a small pool and collecting the rain water is still treasured. We used to tear pages of our old books, shape them into paper boats and seek pleasure in seeing them sail. Of course in the background we could hear our parents scream as we dirtied our clothes and our hands. Rain always brought with it skin infections. Flooding caused the schools and offices to remain shut. An unexpected holiday from the otherwise dull, boring classes with our strict teachers. Hahaha. Thanks for reminding me of those days
ReplyDeleteI still remember after hot summer when the land is dry and the first shower of rain fall brings the beautiful smell of mud which really pleases me. I loved to go out in the rain with open arm and move round and round in a bliss . Just that feeling gives me immense pleasure of my childhood days happiness
ReplyDeleteI still remember the smell of mud when the rain comes after a long gap. Like to play in the rain with wet clothes. Like to have hot spicy food. More over very happy to lay down under the blanket and watch the rain through the window
ReplyDeleteFor me rain brings happiness.I feel it through the smell of mud with my eyes closed. Sitting on verandah and observing each and every moment of raining with a cup of tea.Filling of ponds and puddles bring life back to it .Croaking of frogs can be imagined .After getting wet the leaves of plants starts shining.
ReplyDeleteIn my childhood in rainy day we play with paper boat .and enjoy the song of frog .we go for fishing and enjoy it very much.
ReplyDeleteRainy season in childhood meant dark cloudy morning giving a feeling that it was evening. Sharing umbrellas while going to school and getting semi-drenched. Sailing paper boats made from paper torn out of school notebooks, during Recess. Having hot khichidi after returning from school. If it rained in the evening then a special treat of hot coffee and pakoras awaited us. Garden and patio furniture had to be stored in the garden shed/ garage every-time it rained, which was fun at that age. Rains remind me of warm roasted Bengal grams, papads and puffed rice. The memory of the rhyme ' Pitter patter raindrops' always comes back with the smell of wet mud after the first rains.
ReplyDeleteRainy season means full of enjoyment with making boat and catching fishes from paddy field etc
ReplyDeleteThe rain showers bring much relief to men and animals. The rain cools the air and the temperature drops making the weather extremely pleasant.Amazing feeling always
ReplyDeleteDuring rain I used to go out on the street with my cousins and run paper boats we had made and then run with the boat wherever it goes.
ReplyDeleteThe moment the weather changes with cloudy and cold windy atmosphere welcoming the rain drops I just used to pull my chair in the courtyard and sit down with my book and pen to write down my feelings in the form of poem as a child. At times would sit with my sisters and sing .Full on enjoyment with paper boats when it rains continuously.
ReplyDeleteThe word rain reminds. Me of making paper boats sailing them in the puddle and enjoying egetling wet in the rain water. I'll just loved eating pakode, drinking soup and hot coffee.
ReplyDeleteThe word rain reminds me of my memorable moment. I was coming back from the market, it started raining. I was thoroughly enjoying it with my mom & sister . We started walking slowly & started singing a song. Everybody were rushing to their home faster. They turned around to see who’s that who is singing. It was a memorable & beautiful moment .
ReplyDeleteI feel nostalgic about rainy days because it brings memories of childhood. In Kerala schools reopen in the month of June and monsoon starts with it. As a kid expecting new uniform,bag,books and umbrella was an exciting experience. During recess in school, playing in rain with the friends was thrilling. As a result I used to fall sick.Still the word rain brings immense pleasure to my mind.
ReplyDeleteI feel nostalgic about rainy season. It brings back childhood memories. In Kerala the schools reopens in the month of June after a long summer vacation. The first day of school and the arrival of monsoon used to be the same day. So as a kid it was a long waited moment to go to school with the new uniform, bag, books and a colourful umbrella. During the recess time playing in the rain with friends was a thrilling experience. I loved the smell of wet earth in the first rain. With the result of getting wet, I used to fall sick. Still the rain is always a welcoming sign of happiness.
ReplyDeleteI always loved rainy season.The smell of mud,paper boats,rain bath and every thing.Once there was very heavy rain, when I was in school.It accompanied with hail stones.By chance my mother was there that day to took me home in between school time. The office people called me for that purpose.When I was coming back to my class for taking back my school bag, I thought of a naughty act.I picked up a large number of hail stones and gave them to my friends for playing in the class.Really enjoyed that moment a lot.
ReplyDeleteI have very beautiful childhood memories if rain like lush greenery,smell of wet soil,hopping frogs,rainbow and fresh air. Full on enjoyment with paper boats when it rains continuously.
ReplyDeleteThe rain showers bring much relief to men and animals. The rain cools the air and the temperature drops making the weather extremely pleasant.Amazing feeling always
ReplyDeleteDuring summer season we used to visit our village from a place like Chennai where rain was scarce. The greenery , a special smell of the soil and songs of the cuckoo bird during the month of April when it starts raining suddenly during peak summer used to fill us with such a joy that it used to be a blissful experience.
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ReplyDelete1) Sound of thunder and lightning. The first drops of rain – tip, tip barsa paani – the onset of rainy season after the scorching heat.
2) The fragrance of the rain falling on dry earth, getting wet in the first rainfall
[ to remove prickly heats if any – nani ke nuske ].
3) The blackening of the sky, the darkening of the clouds, the splish- splash of heavy rains, frogs croaking.
4) When I wore a Duckback raincoat and gumboots to school – trying to save myself from the dirty water splashed by vehicles, in turn splashing the water collected in puddles squeaking with delight.
5) The pock-pock sound of the gumboots as we walked in the classroom with our gumboots filled with water.
6) Sailing paper boats on our way back home from school and having fun.
7) Reaching home, and Maa quickly drying us.
8) The drawing room is lined with wet clothes drying up and Maa seeing every now and then if the clothes have dried.
9) Having Adrakwali chai and Hot pakodas; sometimes Hot Vada Pav also.
10) Tugging inside a blanket .
11) Always during Ganesh Chaturthi and Dahi Handi festival, witnessed rains.
12) Screaming in wonder after seeing the colourful rainbow in the sky after the rains.
12) Being born and brought up in Mumbai, I can remember a large number of diseases that came up with the rains. Also, roads getting flooded, trains not working, Mumbai coming to a standstill. But, I wouldn’t like to remember them now. Let me revel in my memories of the rain – Down Memory Lane.
Rainy days are the most wonderful days in my child hood memories..The sound of rain drops falling on the roofs of my house...window pane etc....even now I could feel. The wet mud always have a smell I love to think of.
ReplyDeleteRainy days are exemplary attributions of nature. A rainy day is typical in the monsoon season. It is indeed of great delight to children as many times their schools give holidays due to heavy rain. A sudden holiday and unexpected scope to relax offers them enormous happiness.
ReplyDeleteAlmost all of us wait for the rainy season. For pluviophile’s, it is a treat as they enjoy every aspect of rain. A rainy day is symbolic of new life and a new beginning.
Among all the seasons, I like the Rainy season the most. My friends and I went to the playground and played there while it was raining. In the evening, we also saw a huge rainbow formed in the sky. The streets are full of water because of the rain. On rainy days, my friends and I prepare paper boats and make them float in the water. I love the smell of earth when it rains after a sunny day. Rain makes the weather so pleasant, refreshing and cool. I like getting wet in the rain. I enjoy eating hot fries on rainy days.
ReplyDeleteIn our childhood days it was fun to cross a small canal which used to fill up with water after the rains,while returning from school.
ReplyDeleteRainy seasons are always a thing of fun and joy... Warm clothes and hot drinks add more colour as we had holidays during monsoon. The putter patter on the window panes, paper boats on the puddles nearby the house is greatly admired.
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ReplyDeleteRain was always a joyous experience for me. I feel it brings prosperity to our earth. Even today i love to drench in rain. water and rain were always be a part in my life. for me rain is a good taboo.
i love rainy season now also like my childhood,the smell,the tip- tap sound ,wet clothes,holidays due to monsoons,the horrible face of river near my house,i enjoy each raon with some fresh hot snacks made by mom,also i love to sit in the darkness due to electricity failure 😂
ReplyDelete,i love riding when raining...
Childhood memories...... many imprinted but one vivid one would love to share..... as a student, dressed in the best uniform, left for school on foot, along with my siblings. Midway ,it started drizzling, worried about my shining shoes and neat uniform, i started expressing anger and unhappiness.... but as the drizzle changed to rain, i started enjoying.... we all started singing rain songs, laughed and played with the clogged dirty water.... prayed to god to continue the rain.....which actually happened and to our amazement, as we reached school, it was declared as a rainy day and the school was closed on account of that. My expression was totally changed from the sad one to a happy one..... least thinking about the books and copies getting wet, state of the uniform ..... we all started for home .... walking and singing rain based songs. And thanking god for making the surrounding so clean by washing all the tall trees in such a large scale.
ReplyDeleteRainy season is one of the best we get rid of sultry and humid weather.During my childhood I used to make paper boats,somtimes use to splash the water on our friends face.My mother use to prepare some onion pakodas with warm red tea it use to taste terrific.
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I await for this season , the rains as it brings relief from heat, greenery in nature . I first drops of rain . you get the smell of wet soil , pitter patter sound of rain drops. and as the season proceeds the gusty winds and heavy rainfall, the water falls and muddy roads , water splashing when a vehicle runs through a puddle , the clouds coming down to greet you , the pakodas and bhajias and the list never ends.... are cherished memories of rainy season
ReplyDeleteI still remember the small canal on our way to school,which used to get filled up during rains and we used to cross it holding each others hands. Dangerous but very thrilling & a sense of unity among our friends.
ReplyDeleteMy childhood experience is related with the landscape and lush green environment of the rural areas. It is also concerned with the beautiful rainbow after heavy rains during the rainy season. Moreover, the eye-catching scenes of flowers, ponds, rivers, large farms with crops and various other natural creations have the long lasting memories in the mind since the innocent childhood. The crimson colour of both the rising and setting sun, the moon - lit night of the winter and the tempest sweeping fast through the villages have their charming memories still fresh in the mind.
ReplyDeleteI have always enjoyed rainy season as this was the only time that i could bunk my school. Besides this the season reminds me of so many beautiful memories when my mother will cook something nice as most of the family members remain house bound during this weather. The smelt of soil is something which i miss most about rains.
ReplyDeleteRain reminds me making paper boats, playing with hailstones, feeling the droplets, listening the rain songs
ReplyDeleteRainy Season reminds me of Jagjeet Singh Ghazal - "Woh kagaz ki kashti woh baarish ka paani"
ReplyDeleteReminds me the smell of wet soil.
Hot Tea and hot Pakodas
I used to play in rain. I used to drenched in rain. After drenching, I used to go to my mother and asked to have tea and snacks. Dancing with friends and shouting loud were the pleasant experience.
ReplyDeleteRainy season is the best of all.After months of scorching and sweltering heat,it comes as a relief to all...young and old alike.Farmers dance with joy on seeing the dark clouds.The smell of Mother Earth drenched with rain,mystifies us all.The sight is so refreshing and we can breathe fresh air.It rejuvinates us all.Not to leave behind,the logging problems and civic amenities crash, Specially in cities.Water borne diseases are widespread and people are to take care of.
ReplyDeleteSawan month,comes with rituals and religious fervour,which establishes the imp of Rain God
Rain season is just like heaven on the Earth in school days time.
ReplyDeleteMy experience of memory lane in rainy season is very very joyful as I like singing I used to to make boats and I used to sale in rainy water with different songs with kids at home and students in school
ReplyDeleteMy experience in memory lane of rainy season is very joyful, I used to play with paper made boats and watch them move in the water collected on the street. It was very interesting to watch those boats. Also water falling on the leaf surface and then dripping from the leaves was magical to watch. TGT-SCIENCE-jnv birbhum-wb
ReplyDeleteThe word rain reminds. Me of making paper boats sailing them in the puddle and enjoying egetling wet in the rain water. After rain smell of wet soil after first rain is still in my memory .
ReplyDeleteI remember the rainy season , thundering cloud noise, falling rain outside and me and my sisters ,brothers ,mother and father sitting and talking with each others bcz we are free from work ,enjoying wet wind and weather.thats free essential is not now.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the rainy season to the fullest.Mumbai rains my God....playing in the ground full of water,fishing in the canals,eating hot spicy VADA PAV.Getting out of the house on the first day of the rains parents used to tell us go out and play in the rain.Paper boats,sudden holidays!!!!!!Missing all those lovely days.
ReplyDeleteThis generation children do not know the enjoyment of rainy days.They are really missing nature's gift.
"Kale megha kale megha pani to barsa ja" is the song that mesmerizes my mind when I think of rain,rainy season, the puddles , the ponds and the lakes. How we used to wake up to the thundershowers and heavy rain. The leaking roofs, the streets inundated, and houses flooded these are the sight that flash across my mind when I think of rain. How I loved to row the paper boats and sing along," Row Row row your boat gently down the stream , merrily merrily merrily merrily, life is but a dream". The smell of hot tea and pakodas and samosas would fill the room with the aroma. At the same time I would do the rain clap activity and enjoy the rain outside. A corner of my heart would also think of those homeless and roofless people. The colours of the rainbow would flash across my mind.
ReplyDeleteit is joyful .Making paper boats and splashing water on each other .
ReplyDeleteRainy season reminds our childhood. We used to play in the rain, we swim on the pond. We used to get the smell wet earth and vegetables. Sometimes we used to suffer from col, cough and fever. But we enjoyed the rainy season a lot. Animesh Pal, jnv South Goa
ReplyDeleteI spent my childhood in Kolkata which has a full fledged monsoon season from mid June to mid August,at times even after that.Rainy season was always very welcoming as It used to give relief from scorching heat.I remember the first day of monsoon when people used to burst in joy to see the first drop of rain, experiencing the wet soil smell,the cold wind and the dark cloudy sky. I used to enjoy most the greenery all around due to rain.It was amazing to see the sudden growth of small plants and grass in the field.Everyday maa used to remind me to carry umbrella as I had tendency of cough and cold.I miss the rainy season mom made evening snacks like pakora bhajji and samosa these days.
ReplyDeleteRain is considered as a best moment especially while playing football. During hot season, we go on waiting when will the shower of rain come like blessing. We sing a song to let the rain come again.
ReplyDeleteI loved rain and rainy season,when in school it rained ,it would be difficult for us to go home due to water logging but still we warded through knee deep water splashing water on each other what fun we had, when we reached home mum gave me and my brother a good hot bath and hot pakoras to eat. We would float paper boats in the water.
ReplyDeleteRain reminds me of making paper boats, playing with hailstones, feeling the droplets, eating pakodas but craving for hot tea (as children we were not served tea), piping hot soup & khichdi at night as unwritten rule during very heavy rains with brinjal fries & papad- yummy at all times because of my mother & grandma's super cooking skills.
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Rains remind me of my school days. New session begins with heavy rains. Excitement over the new raincoat and new uniform
ReplyDeleteGetting drenched on the first day of school
Coming back home to yummy delicious piping hot food
Evenings would be another treat of hot hot vada sambar
Playing under the building..slipping and falling because of the wet ground
The smell of wet mud always excited me
In my childhood, one day I was returning home from school with my brother and on the way it started to rain heavily. That day we were not having umbrella with us .On the way some elders told us to stop in the shop till the rain stops but we didn't. We showed that we have to reach home as our mother will be getting worried. On the other hand we both were enjoying the rain along with the PRAISE......so nice was the childhood days!
ReplyDeleteI am reminded of the sweet smell of damp earth...the lush green surroundings....the fresh and clean air....beautiful clouds....puddles of water and paper boats.
ReplyDeleteMY CHILDHOOD REMINDS ME A BEAUTIFUL POEM"RAINDROPS,RAINDROPS,ON THE GROUNDS,RAINDROPS,RAINDROPS,SPLASH AROUND.RAINDROPS,RAINDROPS,ON THE STREET.RAINDROPS,RAINDROPS,ON MY FEET.RAINDROPS,RAINDROPS,ON THE TREE,RAINDROPS,RAINDROPS,NOT ON ME"
ReplyDeleteFrom my childhood days I have always loved the fragrance of soil when it rains.
ReplyDeleteRainy season means enjoying with friends, taking colorful umbrellas to school, eating Maggie and drinking coffee.. smell of soil.. it was great..
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DeleteTHE SOUND OF THE RAINS BRINGS OUT THE CHILD IN ME BUT AT THE SAME TIME THE FEAR SETS IN REMEMBERING THE TSUNAMI DAYS BUT STILL WILL ALWAYS BE THANKING GOD FOR THE LOVELY SEASON.....ALL THAT I CAN SAY IS "IT MAKES ME HAPPY AND BRINGS OUT THE CHILD IN ME"
ReplyDeleteRainy season is the most beautiful season for me. In early childhood I play and enjoy with my friends in rainy days. I loved to get wet in rain. I remember during my childhood me and my friends sailing paper boats in during rainy days.
ReplyDeleteWhen I think of rain, a lot of memories from my childhood come rushing back of my first experience of rain. I used to look out of window and enjoy the damp smell of earth, the cool breeze, the soothing sound of the raindrops and all the things associated with it. The hot snacks, tea and the beautiful festivals during the rainy season just add to my love for rain. With a joyful experience, it also brought many difficulties such as diseases, clogged drains and troubling puddles on the roads.
ReplyDeleteFalling of rain water over the thatched roof, its musical sound, collecting water from the thatched roof in vessels, colour of the water collected, it was not clear a bit yellowish, playing with rainwater by making paper boats, preparing small water wheels and enjoying when it rotates, making paths for the flowing rain water and drawing it to different coconut trees, Getting totally wet while returning from school, teachers were allowing us to go home a period earlier or so, when there was a chance of heavy rain and we were playing and getting late to become wet in that heavy rain
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ReplyDeleteRain was a blessing for me in my childhood. AS a child i along with my friend enjoy the rain. I was to dance in rain with friends. I have enjoyed the farming with my father during the rain. I caught fish, play with paper boat ,go for fishing and so many interesting activity .Now days i am afraid of rain because i may suffer from cough and cold.
Rainy season is my favourite favourite season. Flowers bloom in all their full grandeur It comes after the end of the scorching summer season.The rivers and ponds t are now replenished.I remember playing in rainy water jumping in the puddles and making paper boats.
ReplyDeletesitting on window side with a cup of tea or coffee and enjoying every drop, enjoying how every leaf, bud of plant looks happy, how a squirrel, a bird, a butterfly enjoys the rain, how the people ran covering themselves with a polybag or a board or simply their hands, enjoying watching kids playing in rain water puddles, enjoying the sky and fully washed and clean every thing of this world. oh ! those beautiful days enjoying rain in open
ReplyDeleteThe first few drops of rain reminds me of the aroma or the sweet smell of mud getting wet...
ReplyDeleteThe dry land becoming fertile and feel like cool everwhere... Enjoying the beuty of nature..
My experience is very beautiful. Living in hills with tin rooftop, the sound of the rain was clear. I lived near a lake. So I enjoyed watching the raindrops falling in the water. Sudden drop in temperature. Hot cup of tea with hot snacks that mom used to make.
ReplyDeleteThank you for making me a journey back to my childhood. All are nostalgic memories. that time the rain was seasonal. after the hot summer the new rain falling on the muddy ground Haa that smell, still I feel. Jumping out and walking through the muddy water getting scolding from loving parents. The sound of rain falling on the roof while sleeping, melodious. Going to school with colorful umbrella ,when buses are plying the spread water throughout the body . sitting near the small dig filled with water catching small fishes.... .past is beautiful and enjoyed a lot which I never get back.
ReplyDeleteRainy season is one of the most enjoyable season.
ReplyDeleteFrom making paper boats to dancing in rains to eating pakodas with chai is a delightful experience.
With mother scolding to not go in rains and purposefully going out to collect clothes that may may get wet are my most memorable experience.
Wearing raincoats and going to school , having assembly and interval sessions inside the classroom , with lights all open in the morning can still make me nostalgic
My experiences of childhood related to my joys of the rainy season would help me to interconnect with similarity between my experiences of my childhood with my students experiences. We used to dance in rain and collecting hailstones in storm and not at all worrying of falling sick, though elders used to keep us warning of flu and cold as they were common during the season.
ReplyDeleteRainy season is my favourite favourite season. Flowers bloom in all their full grandeur It comes after the end of the scorching summer season.The rivers and ponds t are now replenished.I remember playing in rainy water jumping in the puddles and making paper boats.
ReplyDeleteRain mostly reminds me going out in rain and enjoying it, rainy day of school reminds that ground gets wet and we were not able to play. Rains in evening caused preparation of pakodas at home.
ReplyDeleteIn my childhood, rain is having a very good impact. In childhood, I used to play Kabaddi and Kho Kho during rain. Working in the Paddy field with my father when it's raining, is really a wonderful experience.
ReplyDeletewhen i was child I like to play in rainy day because we can use any place for slide in mud. I was shaking the tree branches if anyone my friend was standing at below the tree. I was like to flow paper boat at stopped or flowing water. some time school also getting holiday because of heavy rain. really it was a great happiness to play in rainy season.
ReplyDeleteI remember the smell of mud when the first shower of rain comes after scorching summer. I loved to go out in the rain with wet clothes. Sailing paper boats in the puddle. Mummy used to treat us with hot coffee and pakoras. Rain reminds me of warm khichhri and papad at night. Sharing umbrella with friends while going to school always a fun. Enjoyed a lot in my childhood during rain which I never get back.
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ReplyDeleterainy season is my favourite season. I remember in my childhood days whenever it rains while returning from school w use to get wet in it and play with friends.
ReplyDeleterainy season is my favourite season. I remember in my childhood days whenever it rains while returning from school w use to get wet in it and play with friends.
ReplyDeleteMy experiences of childhood related to my joys of the winter season would help me to interconnect with similarity between my experiences of my childhood with my students experiences. We used to collect hailstones and snow in wintry season.
ReplyDeleteThey were days of fun and joy. Enjoyed the smell of wet soin after the first rain. We used to make sound of kicking ball in the puddles after the rain.Rain showeres were also nostalgic.
ReplyDeleteRainy season is v special,as I was born on August.I remember the smell of mud as the rain drops would fall on the parched land.It is so nostalgic.Not to forget the aroma of hot pakoras which would be served with tea to all.Sailing paper boats in the puddle s and splashing in them was every child's delight .
ReplyDeleteToday also the rains move me to a joyful state.
When I think rainy season,I remember my childhood activities like dancing, making paper boats, playing with friends.I can't forget the lovely smell of wet soil and eating Bhuttas and many more moments.
ReplyDeleteif remembering rain i could feel the smell of mud, i and my siblings played in the rain and made sailing paper boats...rainy drops still i loving and enjoying .......and we were going to near field and caught fish and played in flowing water.
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ReplyDeleteWhen I think rainy season,I remember my childhood activities like dancing,making paper boats, playing with priends.I can't forget lovely smell of wet soil and eating Bhuttas and many more moments.
hearing the sound of the raindrops really feels very soothing to the heart and soul. in my childhood we used to float the paper boats in the rain water. we used to get wet and enjoyed the every bit of that moment.
ReplyDeleteMonsoon memories back from childhood days simply make me nostalgic. Back then, Monsoon meant floating paper boats in rain water streams. It was the time when playing in the puddles of water was the best moment of the day. ... not to forget about those hot hot pakoras made by my mom..I miss those days
ReplyDeleteRain makes me nostalgic.Awakens in me an optimistic feeling to face ordeals of life.
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ReplyDeleteMy experience on rainy was very nice.In my school days my mother kept raincoat in my school bag but while coming back from the school on rainy day I did not wear raincoat and I enjoyed raining.My mother scolded me but I enjoyed a lot.
Oh sweet sweet childhood!
ReplyDeleteWhat joy there was in simple things of life. The joy of collecting pieces of ice when there was a hail storm. The thrill there was in making paper boats and enjoy them watching float steadily. Even now in the movies when I watch boats or see a scene where it is raining I become ungovernably wistful and go down the memory lane and am reminded of the joy there was in running and dancing about with my friends whenever it rained. Most eminently memorable moments of my life!
It reminds me the heavy rains while coming back from school...fully wet, scolding from mother why didn't I took shelter & wait till raining stops & then getting hot pakodas to eat.
ReplyDeleteI was very fond of rain , so I used to hide my umbrella so that when there will be rain I will be wet completely
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ReplyDeleteWhenever thinking of monsoon or seeing rain I remember the day a thunder made me hospitalized. I still remembere the taste of hot tea and pakkodas made by my mother just before that incident.
we used to get very scant rainfall in our area .When it rains we felt immense happy and i used to ran out and play in rain and make paper boats and leave them in streams running shallow drains,
ReplyDeleteWhen I was Child I enjoyed rain a lot when mother was busy I went into the rain I made paper boats and saw how much far it will travel. But when it was raining continuously, I felt very sad as I was missing my play and got bored at house mainly during Sundays. My father used to go to office using rain coat. My family commonly used to prepare pakodas, mirchi and peanuts, during rainy days I requested my mother to prepare them. My father liked fried peanuts a lot. One day when I was returning from school it started raining but I came home in that rain as I enjoy it a lot. These are some of sweet memories in my life which will not come back. Thanks for refreshing it.
ReplyDeleteNiva Chhonkar: I remember cycling to school in the rain with raincoat on, splashing water, getting wet when a speeding vehicle passes by, eating corn n pakoras. Remember seeing snake, snails and earthworms in the garden. Who can forget rainbow after the rains!
ReplyDeleteWhenever it rains , for me it is the sweet and refreshing smell of the wet soil . When everything on this mother earth becomes wet and clean. Rain also brings some fungal and bacterial diseases but they can be prevented by taking some healthy precautions. The rainbow which comes after it ,mesmerising.
ReplyDeleteRain reminds me of my childhood days --learning how to make a paper boat from my friends and then practising it after tearing my own copy and newspapers .Then as a master of all traits having the first teaching experience when i explained it to all small kids of my society ,my younger brother and his friendstoo.
ReplyDeletei learnt expressing my feelings through rain only as i started writing hindi poems and sailing boats in rainwater with a stick and singing filmi songs too .
i still remember tearing my old raincoat with a blade to get a new one and got a scolding from my parents .
i wish my students to recall the same when they go back their memory lane when they grew up
My fondest memories of rainy days from my childhood was of how the school used to be closed when it rained really heavily. We looked forward to rainy day holidays because they came so unexpectedly... and we could play out in the rain. inevitably I caught a cold that would last for the entire rainy season; but that didn't stop me from splashing in the rain
ReplyDeletewe used to get very scant rainfall in our area .When it rains we felt immense happy and i used to ran out and play in rain and make paper boats and leave them in streams running shallow drains,
ReplyDeleteWhen it's rain I feel like to wet my feet and fly like butterfly,and sing song.That's the time to enjoy every bit of rain.
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ReplyDelete1. Floating paper boats in rain water streams
2. Playing with hailstones
3. Splashing muddy puddles
4. Standing under water oozing out of pipes
5. Feeling the rain droplets
6. Using rain as an excuse to skip school
7. Shaking off rain water from tree branches
When I remember rainy days of my childhood days, what comes first in my mind is my way back to school on foot with my brother through the village landscape wetting in rain and enjoying and experiencing rain drops. Expecting the rain ,we had already made paper boats by tearing the notebook pages, and which were thrown on the small water bodies over there .I also liked the fresh smell of soil when waterdrops first touches the ground. But the thing is that we seldom got cold even after showering in the rain. When it rains continuously what made me happy was the rest under hot blanket expecting the hot snacks prepared by my mother.....
ReplyDeletePlaying In the water,getting drenched,coming back to home helping others in road these sweet memories comes to my mind always
ReplyDeleteThe memory of getting drenched in the rain after a hot sultry day is still alive in my memory lane, the way we used to run out of the house to collect the rain drops in our hands. The sweet smell of the mud after the first shower was an unforgettable experience. I still cherish the sweet memory of sailing self- made paper boats in the puddles of water.
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