Transcript By Tamoha Saha

By
Tamoha Saha
Lipilekha Bangla School
Date: 4/11/2010
6 Seasons
In India, there are SIX seasons instead of four.
In Bengali, we call them ritu.
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Grishma - Summer. April - June
Varsha - Monsoon. June - Sept
Sharat - Autumn. Sept - Oct
Hemanta - Late-Autumn. Oct - Dec
Seet - Winter. Dec - Feb
Vasanta - Spring. Feb - April
Summer (Grishma)
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EXTREMELY HOT
50 degrees C
(122 degrees F)
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Tornadoes, hail
and thunderstorms
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Strong hot wind
causes fatal cases
of sunstroke
Monsoon (Varsha)
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Brings relief from
scorching heat.
Brings heavy
rainfall along with
hail and
thunderstorms.
Causes flood and
landslides
Monsoon Facts
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12 inches of rain
each month!!!
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The ground can’t
absorb that much
rain and cause
flooding
Autumn (Sharat)
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Pleasant weather
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Beautiful scenery
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Durga Puja and
other festivals
Late-Autumn (Hemanta )
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Pre-winter.
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Harvest season
Winter (Seet)
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Misty and
pleasantly cold
Picnick season
Very cold in the
Northern India
Spring (Vasanta)
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Sunny warmer
longer days
Flowers bloom,
trees grow new
leaves
Saraswati Puja
and Holi
Conclusion
Each season has its own advantages.
Different kind of fruits and vegetables are
available in different seasons.
Each brings distinct changes to the food and
way of living.
People living in India enjoy each and every
one of them in their own special ways
Quiz Time
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Which is the season of harvest?
Pre-Winter (Hemanta)
Monsoon can cause violent flood and …
Landslides
What 2 festivals are in the Spring?
Saraswati Puja and Holi
QuizTime
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What do we call winter in Bengali?
Seet
How many degrees Fahrenheit can the
temperature go up to in the summer?
122 degrees
In which season do we celebrate Durga
Puja?
Autumn( Sharat)