The transparent desktop item was lost while doing something on my machine. How to get it back
It is called Folder View widget.
Click top right corner of the desktop and select Add Widget.
Select Folder View widget from the list.
Click Add Widget button.
Right click on the desktop and select Appearance Settings.
Select Desktop Activity Type as Desktop
you will get back the transparent window on desktop.
thanks a lot it really helped and i would like to add one more thing ,by default this widget is set to desktop folder. You can change it to your home folder or your any other folder you like by moving the mouse cursor over the widget thus a sidebar will open and from there click the spanner icon it will lead you to its internal settings where you can define what folder you want to display